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Evening star., 1936-04-11
PAYNE T0FURN|SH
ARMY GOODS DATA
Former Assistant Secretary
Due to Appear Before
House Committee.
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Frederick Payne, former Assistant
Secretary Of War, was TO appear be-
fore the House Military Affairs Com
mittee today for questioning concern
Ing reports ne knew Army goods in
tended for charitable purposes were
diverted to private sales channels.
A letter signed by Payne was put
into the record yesterday by Chairman
McSwain. It indicated the War De-
rartment knew of the plans for di-
version prior to February, 1882, when
the committee adopted a resolution
recommending sale of surpluses at be-
low cost for distribution to the needy
through the American Legion.
Payne's Letter Quoted.
Payne's letter said, in part:
"This department has been informed
that about 1000 Army overcoats, said
to be those sold to a representative of
the American Legion at Detroit, in
tended only for use Of the unemployed
Of the State, we're sold by Max Siegel
III 4NC" oAh W AAASAOA <SiOo., 1AS'B VA
London, Durbon and Natal. and
shipped by the SIS. West Cawthorn,
July 2, 1882, for Capetown."
The letter further said Army repre-
sentatives examined the coats in the
hold of the ship and reported mark
ings on containers indicated they were
originally shipped from st. Louis.
Records show" the letter said.
"that of 1000 overcoats sold to charit-
able organizations throughout the
country, 376 were shipped from the
st. Louis depot to the American
Legion at Detroit.
"They were sold to Robert J. Byers.
adjutant of the Department of Michi-
gan, with the understanding the
articles were to be given away to the
unemployed and not to be resold."
Origin of Plan Disclosed.
Testimony before the committee was
that Byers appeared before meeting
of the Legion National Rehabilitation
Committee in Washington early in
1882 and proposed plan for purchase
Of surplus War Department goods be-
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but that he would like to retire def
initely from the Mexican political
scene. He explained that he had
wanted to do so for some time but his
friends wouldn't let him.
Bitter denunciation of communistic
policies he attributed to President
Lazaro Cardenas favored Gales
comments on the troubled situation
below the border.
Controlled by Radicals.
He charged that the Mexican gov
ernment is controlled by a group of
radicals determined to force Com
munism upon the Mexican people.
To this tendency, he attributed the
constant labor troubles and rebel
hous outbreaks in the southern re-
public during the past year.
President Cardenas, supported by
the army, is the key figure in the
Mexican picture. Gen. Gales said,
and 'is of such uncertain mind that
it is impossible to tell from one day
to the next what he is thinking"
What the outcome will be, Gales
would not venture to say. Asked
whether the varied organizations op-
posed to the present administration
would revolt, Gales threw up his
hands and said: "Quien sabe" (who
knows.
1T is my hope that revolution will
not be added to the troubles of the
Mexican people" he declared.
Accompanied by Friends.
The plane carrying Gales was
scheduled to reach Los Angeles at
3::35 pm. (6::35 Eastern standard
time). He said he would motor to
San Diego, home of his daughter.
Mrs. Fernando Torreblanco.
Gales was accompanied by Luis
Leon, Luis Morones and Melchor
Ortega, also exiled.
With the party travelled Capt.
Manuel Fuentes of the Mexican army,
who will accompany Gales to San
Diego and return from there to Mex
ice City.
Gales appeared refreshed after his
night of rest in a Dallas hotel.
Revolution Stirring.
Revolution is already stirring in
Mexico" said the former President
and maker of presidents. MY exile
will make matters worse"
Communism, the exiled strong
man" added, "is creeping steadily
over the country.
Gales said he never would, under
any circumstances, again accept the
presidency of Mexico, but would con-
tinue my fight on Communism and
anarchy if called by my people"
He went to California as a volun-
teer exile when President Lazaro Car
denas overthrew his powerful political
machine last June.
Lays Blame on Cardenas.
Gales was i'll when he went to
California last June. His return to
Mexico several months ago caused a
general stir in political circles.
Saying he was watched by police
and bounded as common criminal"
after his return, he blamed "a serious
situation" in Mexico on Cardenas.
"Cardenas is backed by Commu-
nists," said the former ruler. 1.-THE
Presidents policy of fostering COM
munism may not lead to revolution,
but it is running the infant industries
of the country and can lead only to
anarchy and chaos. Cardenas and
are friends, but we differ on princi-
pies"
II will spend the remainder Of my
life resting" he said. mo politics,
no fishing, no hunting-nothing but
rest"
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Geneva

Continued From First Page)
in the background, ready for call if
conciliation failed.
Evidence of Italo- British tension in
the East African controversy arose
from yesterdays session of the Locarno
powers. Baron Pompeo Aloisi, Premier
Mussolini's Geneva spokesman, bluntly
attacked Britain by name.
Turning to the representatives of
France, Belgium and Britain, Baron
Aloisi declared:
MY government wants to know
from each OF you whether the presence
of Italy is desired here, and whether
her collaboration in the work of
European reconstruction is wanted"
The news from Ankara, that the
manded revision of the Lausanne
treaty, in notes to diplomatic represen-
tativeS of the powers. to permit it to
fortify the Dardanelles, did not tend
to ease the situation.
An official communique, issued after
the Locarno conference, warned Adolf
Hitler, that Germany had not yet
made any contribution to re-establish-
ment of confidence for negotiation of
new treaties and for construction of q
better security system.
Ask Pledge From Hitler.
Informed sources interpreted this
to mean the Locarno powers looked for
some gesture from Der Fuehrer, such
as promise that he would not fortify
the left bank of the Rhine, on Frances
Eastern frontier, at least until new
peace system had been established.
Anthony Eden was commissioned to
seek clarif1cation from Hitler of his
proposals for European security.
The French considered the forth
Evening star., 1936-04-11

coming British effort to achieve a
durable peace arrangement as one of
despair, but the British looked upon
it with full hopes for success.
Having sought joint protest to
Germany against any Rhineland for
tification and four power defensive
alliance against the Reich, the French
expressed disappointment over the out
come Of the Locarno conference, but
saw some reward in the warning to
Germany.
Foreign Minister Pierre -Etienne
Flandin also obtained a reservation
that if Germany proceeded to forUify
the Rhineland during the period CT
coming discussions, then Britain,
France, Italy and Belgium would NEE.
again at once to discuss the situation
anew.
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low cost for distribution to the needy
through the Legion
Byers' proposal was adopted by the
Legion and subsequently approved by
the military committee which sub
mitted it to the War Department.
The letter was read at the insistence
Of Lieut.. Col. William r. Gruber, who
was on duty in Payne's Office at the
time
Evening star., 1936-04-11

net in 1914, was raised to the peerage
as Baron Invernairn of Strathnairn
in 1921. He was chairman of Duncan
Stewart & Co., Ltd, Glasgow, and a
director Of Coltness Iron Co., Ltd, and
other companies. In 1917 he was
president of the Iron and Steel Insti-
tute.
Lord Invernairn died without an
heir and the title becomes extinct.
Evening star., 1936-04-11
Boards Plane for Daughters Home
in San Diego.

DALLAS. Tex, April II P.-Gen.
Plutarco Elias Gales flew westward
into exile today, determined to remain
aloof from the Mexican political sit
uation-made dangerous, he claims
by communistic tendencies of the
Cardenas government.
Affable and clear-eyed after
nights rest here, the former President
and three political followers forcibly
ousted with him boarded an airliner
at $50 am. (9:35 Eastern standard
time) for Los Angeles. From there,
the one-time virtual dictator of Mex
leo will proceed to San Diego.
1t was evident that Gen. Gales
plans for the future were indefinite,
Evening star., 1936-04-11
LORD INVERNAIRM DIES
British Steel Magnate Raised to
Peerage in 1921.

LONDON, April II (P.-Lord In
vernairn, iron and steel magnate,
died yesterday at the age Of 79.
William Beardmore, created a baro-
Evening star., 1936-12-29
NEWPEAKSL|KELY
AT STEEL PLANTS
Buying Expands Backlogs
Beyond All Previous
Peacetime Records.
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

oktClui oiSpAtCh W Inv 0bAI.
NEW YORK, December 2s,-Most
Of the peaks in the steel industry
which have been unmatched since
1929 seem destined to fall during
1887. according to q survey by Dun g.
Bradstreet, Inc.
with production maintained above
the 1000, ,000-ton mark for of the
elapsed II months of 1886 and the
steel ingot operating ratio at q seven
year high, the surge of buying since
November has expanded backlogs be-
yond any comparative records in
peacetime history.
Most Of the mills will be forced
to skip the usual year-end shut downs,
except for brief periods required to
make deferred repairs and to install
new equipment for the higher sched-
ules planned.
Showing a gain of S05 per cent
over the 1884 comparative tonnage
and 40 per cent over that Of 1885,
steel ingot production for the II
months OF 1885 amounted to 42,4e7,7l7
gross tons, according to the statistics
compiled by the American Iron g.
Steel Institute. When compared with
the annual average of Al 500 900 gross
tons for the 10-year period ended with
1929, this represented rise Of "a per
cent. With the fast pace Of December
operations, total production for 1886
has been estimated at around A.
100000 gross TONS, the largest since
1929 at 54.850,000.
Large consumers have expressed
the fear that steel may be dificult to
secure at the time it is wanted during
1887, even should the expected labor
troubles be avoided, due to the i'm
minent shortages in pig iron, raw steel
and particularly coke.
Employment in the industry is at
the highest point ever reached. ex-
ceeding that Of 1929, while the ad-
vance granted early in November
lifted the wage scale to a new record.
Reaching a new peak since 1929.
the backlog of orders had become so
bulky at mid-December that many
mills were forced to allocate, as well
as to turn down. substantial tonnages
as impossible of delivery before Janu-
ary l.
Since July. 1885, production each
month has been in excess of that of
the comparative one of the year pre-
cedlng. and In October, 1896, went to
4,545,00l gross tons. The latter was
the greatest for any month since
August. 1929, and was passed in only
seven previous months in the indus
try's history.
Production for November was only
slightly lower at 4,337,4l2, which
brought the total for the II months
Of 1885 to 42.4s7,7l7 gross tons"
Evening star., 1936-12-29
Daily Oil Output
Off ll,727 Barrels
FrOmLast Week
- ths Associated Press.

- ths Associatsc Press.
TULSA, Okla. December 29.-The
Oh and Gas Journal reported today
a drop Of 11.727 barrels 0aily in the
Nations production Of crude oil for
the week ending December Is, bring
ing the total daily output to 3,l25.el3
barrels.
Oklahomas production dropped L..
IT'S barrels daily, to 59S.600: East
Texas increased 113 barrels, to 450,9li.
and all Texas increased 463 barrels
daily, to 1,216,849.
Louisiana decreased 1,010 barrels, to
240,335; California decreased 14.100
barrels, to $4,000. and Kansas rose
1850 barrels, to 176.150. ~
Production In Eastern fields, includ
ing Michigan, increased 1909 barrels
daily, to 142,599. In the Rocky Noun
tain area there was an increase Of
1900 barrels, to $500.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. December anS % , e. U, 9, so6 Dept. s,
rect;. uneven; mostly 1920. lower than
Mondays average; bulk good and choice
spsrinsIy; IHs1 flshs iizhts and pigs. dulI: lev
140-160 pounds. 9.60a10.10; bulk better
Grade packing sows. 9.85a9O.
Cattle. 10 900: calves; 1000: steer mar maj
but early trade on. choice and prime steers
and yearlinFs steady: top. l3.1G; with some m
mostly yeariings: in-between Grade steers
uneyenly steady to 25 lower: liberal supply
short-feds in crop with better-graoe
Ssishty kinds prsdominstins: prospects
1tnas and liehtweight steers; she.stock
scarce: cows fully steady; hsitsrs stead, STEADY
strong 70 so higher: weiahty SAUSAGE
bulls selling freely as meager supply per.
mits up to 625: selected vealers to 1900;
practical top. IL 80.
Sheep, 5000. including 100 direct: fat
larabs practically at standstill; indications
ssssdy s1od 70 ehSee 1nsaE stye no and h.S 1sS
$50 and above: best handyweieht lambs
held above, 9.65; few aged sheep steady;
native ewes, 3.b0a4bO.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
CARRIERS REPORT
BIG GAIN IN NETS
November Total at $685.
1927, Against $4e,e7e,-
493 in Same 1885 Month.

Advance reports from 101 class I
railroads. representing OIL per cent Of
total operating revenues, Just received
and made public today by the Asso-
citation of Railroads, show that those
roads in November had q net railway
operating income of s65 .9o6 .297. COM
pared with s48,979,4 ,493 in the same
month last year. Complete reports
for all class I railroads as TO their
revenues and expenses in November
are expected to be available within a
few days.
Operating revenues of the 10l class
I railroads in November totaled $326.-
608,056, compared with $274,282, $50
in November. last year, or an in
crease of l9.1 per cent.
Operating expenses of the same
roads in November last year totaled
s226.269 ,857. compared with sl99,476.-
839 in November last year, or an in
crease of 1874 per cent.
Taxes paid in November by these
railroads amounted to s24.375, ,204,
compared with sl6,4s4.s26 in No.
'CAhDSlB 40oot VI dll illCI cdSe OI 40 pcT
cent.
Forty-nine class I railroads in the
Eastern district, representing 972 per
cent of total operating revenues, had
a net railway operating income in
November of $4,000, ,692, compared
with $29.636,o62 in November last
year. Nineteen class I railroads, rep
resenting 1919 per cent of the total
revenues in the Southern district, had
a net railway operating income of
s6,507,757 in November, compared
with s3,376,900 in the same month
one year ago, while 80 class I rail-
roads, representing Ss7 per cent of
the total revenues in the Western dis
trict, had net railway operating in
come of s2l .395.s4s in Nocember.
compared with sl5,s66,531 one year
ago.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. December % dP.-Stock price,
concerns continuing active Rubber share;
reacted following q decline in the price fol
featureless and oils and mining share;
sold lower. German bonds brought higher
prices. while home and foreign rails helc
steady. Transatlantic issues were mixed
and gilt-edsed securities remained quiet
PARASITIC industrial list was generally
higher in the Bcurse TODAY while railroad &
issues were in supply and the interna tiona a.
group sold lower. Rentes finished un-
changed to 25 centimes above Yesterday
close: but Bank Of France stock dropped
1870 francs on the day.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 29.-Rails,
United States Government and Polish
loans moved briskly ahead in the
bond market today.
New Haven IS extended an early
gain to more than 4 points on con-
sent by Federal Court of interest pay
ments on some of the systems loans.
St. Paul IS netted more than
points North Western 4s4s Erie IS
and Great Northern 4las improved a
little.
Studebaker IS and International
Hydro Electric IS dropped point or
80. international Telephone IS were
up around point.
The United States Government list
moved 1872 to around 1882 of a
point higher, with Treasury 2sas Of
1854 and the ass in the van. The
Is and the 3ass of 1s43 were some
what lower
Polish obligations were we'll taken.
French stamped Is came under pres
sure.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
B. & o. LOADINGS OFF
MODERATELY IN WEEK

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 2S.-Car-
loadings on the Baltimore e. Ohio
Railroad for the week ended December
2e totAled 42.465, comprising 26,195
cars loaded on line and 1920 received
from connections.
BY comparing with the same week Of
last year, this was an increase Of II, ,757,
when the total was 30.70S. consisting
Of Is, - cars loaded on line and II ,264
received from connections.
For the week ended December 10,
1896. the total was 5l.104, Of which
33.760 cars were loaded on line and
1884 received from connections.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
MAYTAG BOOSTS WAGES.

NEWTON, Iowa. December 10 (R-
F. L. Maytag, chairman Of the board
of the Maytag Co., which manufac-
lures electric washing machines here.
announced q 5 per cent wage increase
for company employees. The increase
will amount to more than $l75,ooo
annually.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
METAL MARKET.

aiNEw YORK. December 20 d1.-Copper
export. IL s5a9O. Tin steadier; spot and
:atesdy; spot New Yori. 0so0a6.os East
Epct. 5.1b; future. S.S5. iron frmer; Nd!
2, fob. Eastern PennsylvaniA. 81 so: Buf.
falo; 20.50; Alabama. 1900. Aluminium.
sntimony. quicksilver. platinum and VOL
frantic unchanged.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
$8.142.00O TO BE SPENT.

NEW YORK. December 29.-
A construction and improvement
budget of $8.142, 900 for the Northern
States Power Co. in 1887. more than
double the 1896 expenditure, was an
nounced. :.
Evening star., 1936-12-29

Arnold Constable Corp.-Declared a
dividend Of so cents a share on COM
mon stock. payable January 90; on
December Is. 1885, dividend of 12i.
cents share was distributed on COM
mon stock.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
INVESTING COMPANIES

NEW YORK. December % P.-New
York Securities Dealers Association.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, December % ,R.-Csl
money steady; | per cent all day. Print
commercial paper. - per cent. Time
loans steady: so days-6 months ia pei
cent offered. Bankers acceptances un.
changed Rediscount rate. New York
Reserve Bank, Ia per cent.
Evening star., 1936-12-29
EXPORT COPPER RAISED.

NEW YORK, December 20 R.-
Sales Of copper for export were made
today at 11.9o-tl SIS cents a pound. q
new high mark since June, 1880. Yes.
terday's sales were at around ll.SS
cents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-09
FROM THE RECORD

. EP. FORD ID. CALI Has the gentleman ever
Az tried to trap a gopher? s.
Rep. Faddis Cd, Pa0: No: but have trapped
things that were great deal harder to trap than
gophers, such as fox. mink and offers.
Rep Wadsworth (Fs. N. ": was much inter-
ested III the observation of the gentleman from
Colorado Rep Taylor to the effect that the coyote
is the most cunning and elusive animal and the
most difficult to eradicate 1t happens have had
some experience with that particular animal in
Texas. can remember very well offering some
small boys, averaging from 10 to IL years of age
so cents pair for coyote ears. They went to work
in range country, and at the end of two months
I had to withdraw my cfer. They brought in ears
by the doze
Re- CALI: Mr. Chairman. it has
been said that in order trap coyote the trapper
must be smarter than the coyote. That might ac-
count for the ease with which the people of New
York catch their coyotes and the difficulties that
we OF the West have in catching the same animal.
His (Rep Wadsworth's) xamarks are not APP
plicable to the western coyote. The coyote is sly
crafty, cunning animal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-09
WHY KEEP THEM ALIVE?"

pAUL DE KRUIF says the results of medical re-
search are being denied to millions of children.
Fernaps we'd better listen. Because de Kruif is a
scIentlSt IN MS own right and has proved an able
popuiarlzer OF medical and meteorological research
IN his books "Mcrobe Hunters" and Men Against
Death" His tales of the march of science brought
hope to the sick and suffering.
But somewhat embittered de Kruif makes his
appearance in his newest book, "Why Keep Them
Alive?" He knew science was performing miracles.
He set out to find what use was being made of these
discoveries. He was aghast at his findings
For 10 years now" he writes, give helped to lure
the manned, the sick, and even those doomed, to
this sideshow (of science) to antalizng vision
of themselves strong-limbed long Lived, and more
and more free from pain. :" But he found:
There is toxin to destroy diphtheria. "Yet last
year this now needless contagion killed 5000 chill
dren in America and dragged 1000 through torture"
There is a safe and powerful guard against syph-
Ills, he says. yet this plague is on the increase
Children are blinded by it with no chance of this
new help from science"
tuberculosis can be made a cruel memory. Yet
in many American cities right now TB is on the up
There's insulin to drag surely doomed. coma
tose men, women and children back from the graves
UTlnK, ne virtues. why is Cne diabetes Qeath rate
increasingly"
Pneumonia fe1nains the most formidable killer
at all ages" But there are effective serums and
treatments for all kinds of pneumonia.
Why? We have facilities to fight disease. We have
money. We have doctors. The case Of the Dionne
quintuplets, born in poverty, weak and tiny things
indicates what medical science do when proper
is taken, he says.
But :. we have poverty, he adds bitterly. We
have unemployment, unequal distribution of wealth.
We have the prostitution of science and scientists
for private profit st know that the clever men who
nlonopolized the common inheritance of science
would never share it. fundamentally. I know that
their greed, based upon fear made them Indifferent
to heartbroken child. If in war; there is always
lmitless credit to kill, that ever stops for
lack of dollars why isn't there lintless wherewithal
to arm our science SO that it will give life to all
future heartwrecked children? :"
Yes, why not?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-03-09

this looks to us nightly like approaching an
tive dictatorship and administrative despotism.
Alas, unhappy country"
In another issue:
We saw the executive power grasp in one hand
the sword and the purse Of the nation, and in the
other the legislative and judicial authority and hold
them in relentless grip to the complete annihi-
lation OF our constitutional rights. We saw
trade disordered, government finances ruined, an
enormous debt piled incalculaby high, intolerable
taxes We saw the superb Constitution under
which our country has grown great and respected.
torn in shreds"
1t all has very very familiar sound. And that
year Gen. George B. Mcclellan ran against Lincoln
on Save the Constitution" platform.
1t does seem that with all our modern progress
we should be little more inventive when it comes
10 political slogans. We ought to be able to think
up a new one at least once in a hundred years.