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Evening star., 1936-08-02
FIRE PERIL GROWS;
S|XSTATESSUFFER
Crisis Develops as Flames
Rage in Dakotas, Montana
and Lake Region.
BY the Associated Press.


ST. PAUL, August IA new crisis
in the fire menace linked with the dry
weather developed tonight with flames
raging In scattered areas Of six North
west States.
Forest and brush fires ravaged parts
of Montana, Minnesota, Michigan and
Wisconsin, while prairie fires in South
Dakota and North Dakota proved trou-
blesome. Destruction Of IL buildings in
Seneca, s. OAK, was attributed, first
reports stated, to a grass fire. Ten busi-
ness structures, church and one resi-
dence were leveled.
Fire on Isle Royale.
Isle Royale, just of the north shore
Of Lake Superior, was the scene of a
forest fire that had destroyed thou
sands Of cords Of pulpwood and was be-
ing fought by Conservation Depart
ment employees from Michigan. Help
also was summoned from Minnesota.
Flames, burning through timber and
grass lands, threatened 300 homes at
Crosby, MINI, and were checked only
when q shower fell in the later after
noon.
A few miles east Of Anoka, about rs
miles north OF the Twin Cities, 300
men fought flames sweeping through
brush and swamp land.
Resort Threatened.
In Northwestern Wisconsin. near
the south shore Of Lake Superior, fire
in the Brule Forest crept near a re-
sort, including buildings called the
prairie fire near Lidgerwood, N. Oak,
the late President Coolidge vacationed
there.
Firemen and volunteers halted a
prairie fire near Lidgerwood, N. D.,
which menaced farm houses and de-
stroyed hay.
The Lewis and Clark Forest in Mon
tana still was being ravaged by q fire
that had covered 10000 acres.
VILLAGE IN PATH OF FIRE.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
.T.V.A.P0WERHOUSE.
PUT IN OPERATION
220- Mile Transmission Line
Carries Current From
Norris Dam.
BY tie Associated Press.

BY TIE ASSOCIATED FreSS.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, August l.
The Tennessee Valley Authority an
nounced today the Norris Dam power
house in Northeastern Tennessee has
been placed in operation.
Hydro power generated by the dauf's
two 6,000-horsepower generators is
being sent over a 220-mile, $4,000
volt transmission line to Wilson Dam
on the Tennessee River in Alabama.
The Authority said it had notified
Commonwealth & Southern Corp. and
its subsidiaries-the Alabama Power
Co., Tennessee Electric Power Co,
Georgia Power %. and the Mississippi
Power Co-of the completion of the
plant and given notice that contract
between the Authority and these COM
panies would expire in three months
The contract was executed January
4, 1884, to remain in force until three
months after completion Of Norris
Dam power plant or until December
81, 1888, whichever date was earlier
Forrest Allen, assistant co-ordinator
Of the T. v. A., explained that expira-
ton of the contract will end restric-
tions by which the Authority agreed
not to serve certain territory now
served by Commonwealth & Southern.
Also, he said, it will end a provision
Of the contract permitting the four
subsidiary power companies to de-
mand 10000 kilowatts over and above
the amount Of power interchanged
between the companies and the
Authority.
Evening star., 1936-08-02

from the rear Of the heat chaser by
its hostess, Hope Batcheller.
my friend Stickley on traffic at
North Capitol and Massachusetts told
me about you all, and I'm glad you
found me. It sure Is hot"
From Pvt. Hoover, who was found
walking his beat by the Naval Hos
pital, the truck toured the streets
through the downtown area, into
Southwest Washington, toward George
town, past Fourteenth and U streets
and eastward to North Carolina and
Massachusetts, avenues northeast, from
IL am. until pm.
1t found hearty friend in Officer
H. H. Thompson, on duty near the
fourth precinct station in the 400
block of E street southwest. As he
cooled himself off with his root beer,
he looked down to see hot and dusty
6year-old Allen E. Brown, jr., whose
father is a policeman on duty at
headquarters.
Thompson swooped Allen into his
arms and the two of them enjoyed the
heat chaser refreshment together.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
HORSE TO GET DAY
At BENEFIT SHOW
Parade of Old Vehicles to
Feature Exhibition We'd
nesday at Midd|eburg.

Those pessimists who predicted the
gas buggy would supplant the horse
will find themselves foiled at yet
another turn this Wednesday in Mid
dleburg, Va, when spanking parade
of rigs, gigs, calabashes, coaches,
carts and a covered wagon or two
circles about the ring Of the Purcell
vile Library benefit horse show.
Reviving memories of every conceiv-
able type of conveyance known in
the days before Mr.. Ford peopled the
highways with mechanical monsters,
the display of horse drawn vehicles
will be replete with period costumes,
fair ladies and brightly-garbed gen.
tlemen ready to tool team Of four
from "hyar to thar"
The famous covered wagon COM
pany which made such a hit at the
Warrenton horse show last year that
the national exhibition imported
oxen actors and all to Madison Square
Garden last Fall, also will put In
an appearance. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Butler, Clay Bayly, Mrs. Henry Frost,
ST.; Miss Janet Harrison, Daniel G.
Sands, william Hulburt and children
and other prominent residents Of
Northern Virginia again will enact the
roles Of American pioneers in the
unit of pageantry. Prizes will be
awarded for the best light, speedy
types of rigs and another set for the
heavier sort. Among these will be a
handsome calabaSh which Is to be
auctioned off to add to the benefit
fund.
In addition to the special costume
and vehicle contest, there will be II
regular hunter and pony classes,
scheduled to start at 10 am. OIL the
Sands estate, Glenwood, where the
hunt races are held each
Fall and Spring. All proceeds Of
the meet will be applied toward the
new Purcellville Library Building,
which is to rank as one Of the most
public institutions In the
northern sector of the Old Dominion.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
PHONE RATE REDUCTION
LAID TO F. c. c. INQUIRY
Pra11, Commission Head, Says
Long-Distance Cuts Near
1S Per Cent.

By the Associated Press.
Belief that long distance telephone
rate reductions announced by the
American Telephone g. Telegraph Co
for September / are an immediate
result Of a Federal Communications
Commission investigation was ex-
pressed yesterday by Aiming S. Pran,
commission chairman.
In statement, Prall said:
Although the new rates have been
fixed voluntarily by the telephone
company, I am convinced these re-
ductions are an immediate result Of
the work Of the commission in investi-
eating the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co., and in regulating the
vast telephone industry"
He added that the new rates would
provide "a considerable reduction" 4"
amounting to as much as 18 per cent
on transcontinental messages. The
company estimated that the annual
savings to telephone users would be
more than $1,000, 900.
Evening star., 1936-08-02

THE dread Mormon cricket has COM
bined forces with the drought to
threaten destruction to Montana crops
and rangeland. With his scythelike
teeth, he and his black hordes have
left trail Of deSolation behind them
extending across the State.
As pictured here through the tele-
photo lens. he was identified by Goy-
ernment scientists as the same species
OF cricket that almost exterminated
the colonization attempts Of Brigham
Young and his Mormon followers in
the Salt Lake Valley of Utah
Montana citizens called on the
w. P. A. for protection against the
scourge. A new poison bait is being
tried out successfully on 5000 acres
of wheat in the eastern part of Vel
lowstone County. One hundred per
cent kills in several fields have been
reported.
Evening star., 1936-08-02

Again" the Maine "Stein Song" and
the national anthem.
Lloyd Bach, who helped design the
caravan, said the musical part of the
programs would offer music with the
greatest appeal to each character
istic area.
The caravan unit departing for
Maine included two women in its list
Of speakers. One is Louise Alexander,
associate professor Of government at
the University of North Carolina, and
the other is Tina c. Thompson, young
school teacher Of Waterville, Me-, who
will make speeches in French.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Unit of 'sRoosepelt Cararan''
Started for Maine by Farley
y the Associated Pres.

ny the Associated Press -
NEW YORK, August Equipped
to play both religious and patriotic
music, the first motorized unit of "the
Roosevelt caravan" was started toward
Maine today by James A. Farley, chair
man Of the Democratic National
Committee.
It was the first Of a caravan Of
probably so" large, white motor cars
and trailers that will operate as
broadcasting, re-broadcasting and am
plifying bases for campaign speeches
and phonograph records.
Among the music records taken on
the trip were Happy Days Are Here
Evening star., 1936-08-02

than s pounds per man, it was an
nounced.
District Of Columbia trainees attend
ing this years encampment are Lowell
j. Bradford, Norman L. Botsford, jr
Richard L. De Saussure, jr.; Philip E.
Fogarty, Richard B. Washington,
Charles H. Fugitt, Richard B. Wright,
Charles L. Kay, jr.; Edward B. Pryor,
Ralph j. Peake and William H. Hick-
man
Evening star., 1936-08-02

TINE Stars Heat Chaser" was
enthusiastically acclaimed yes
/ terdsy by Maj. Ernest w.
Brown. superintendent Of
Metropolitan Police, and by Inspector
william w. Holmes.
The truck bearing q cargo Of Ice
cold soft drinks with free curb serv-
ice" for perspiring officers guiding
traffic and guarding the law has COM
pleted two days Of activity and will
continue to make its rounds until the
temperature cools permanently.
THE Star is to be recommended for
its civic interest in making possible
this contribution to the force" Mai.
Brown said, land as superintendent, I
express appreciation and thanks for
the personnel of the department"
He added that the service of afford
ing refreshments in the way Of soft
drinks while on duty during the ex-
treme heat is deeply appreciated, most
helpful. and no doubt contributes to
the efficiency Of the membership Of
Evening star., 1936-08-02
COLORADO CELEBRATES

DENVER, August 1 CP).-Not so old
as many of its pioneer residents, Colo
rado celebrated its Goth birthday ami
versary as State today.
The Nation was 100 years old, Ulys-
ses S. Grant was President, Custer and
his troops had been wiped out at the
Little Big Horn few weeks before
and gold was easy to find in the Rock
les when Colorado joined the circle Of
States.
1t was the thirty-eighth to enter
the Union.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Motor Apparatus Stands by 70 Help
Michigan Town.

TRAUNIK, Mich, August / tP.-
The Alger County forest fire, which
has been burning since Thursday
morning, was less than a half mile
from the village of Traunik early
tonight.
Two pieces of motor fire apparatus
from Rapid River were brought here
by railroad late this afternoon.
The fire late today had burned over
approximately 5000 acres.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Seaman Dies of Iniuries.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, August l (R.-
Robert w. Opie, "a. of Philadelphia,
seaman first class. died today in the
naval hospital here, the third VIC
tim of Tuesdays gun explosion aboard
the cruiser Marblehead.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
WEEDS WEALTHY MAN
Woman Secretary, 80, Becomes
Bride of Gould Lawyer.

NEW YORK, August l P-Miss
Lola Lafferty, a secretary, left her
modest apartment in Greenwich VII
lage today to become the bride of Wal
ter B. Walker, millionaire lawyer.
Miss Lafferty, 80 years old, has
been financial secretary to the Frank
Jay Gould interests; Walker, 54, is,
financial-l gal representative for
Gould in the United States. They
have worked together 10 years.
Tomorrow she will preside over
Walkers mansion at Ardsley- on -Hud-
son.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Married SO Years.

Edward Stephens. aged 96, recently
celebrated the sixty-ninth anniversary
Of his marriage, in Stawell, England.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
FAMED FEMINIST
A|SESEDUCATOR'
Carrie chapman Catt's
Tribute to Mrs. Terrell Ap-
pears in Magazine.

The tollowing appreciation OF
Mary Church Terrell of Washing
ton, aDritten by Carrie Chapman
Gait, famous feminist leader, ap-
pears in q recent number OF the
Oberlin College Alumni Magazine.
Mrs. Terrell, prominent as q COL
ored educator and lecturer toas for
II years member of the Board OF
Education in the District.
The times-news., 1936-07-30

reparations and demilitarized
zones.
Whether or not this view is
correct, the League has been so
badly shaken by the conquest of
Ethiopia, it can hardly be expect
ed to deal with another problem
of such magnitude for years to
come.
Britain and France will prob
ably make every effort to keep
PRESSING political problems away
from Geneva in order to give the
League breathing spell.
Meanwhile. the League will
keep alive bv increasing it's activ-
ity in economic, social and finan-
cial fields. This life-savinr device
was successfully tried after the
Leagues failure in Manchuria.
Despite its weakness, however,
the League still remains the best
mirror of European politics, for,
sooner or later, all political cur
rents swing towards Geneva.
Looking into the Leagues mirror,
this is how Europe appears:
l. Great Britain has not yet
made up her mind whether Chan
cellor Hitler or Premier Mussolini
constitutes the greatest menace.
A majority of the British cabinet
seems to feel that Mussolini is
Public Enemy No. l, because he
threatened the empire, but a
strong minority feels that Ger
many represents the greatest po-
tential danger. Geneva believes
Britain will continue to rearm fe-
verishly, strengthen her communi-
cations in Mediterranean against
a possible thrust and try to keep
on friendly terms with Germany.
If Hitler strikes in eastern Eu-
rope, Britain will try to remain
aloof. Only in case of an attack
on Belgium and France will the
British Tommies march.
2. France, unlike Britain, is
certain that Germany is her en-
emy. The Left Wing government,
which is fighting Fascism at home,
will continue former Premier
Pierre LavaPs policy of seeking
Italy's aid against Germany at all
costs. At the same time, France
will cling to her alliance with pow
erful Soviet Russia and maintain
her relations with Poland and the
Little Entente. These alliances
gave France her postwar hege-
The times-news., 1936-07-30

ceptable. Get all right help to
understand the Bible.
CD Read to Learn of Jesus. He
IS central in the Scriptures. The
Ethiopian found him there. Philip
preached him. We find him in
the Bible, or we read in vain.
(S) Read 1t Believingly. when
once the meaning was clear to
him, there were no question
marks in the Ethiopian's mind.
He believed his Bible.
t9) Read 1t Obediently. The
confession of faith and the act of
baptism followed the Ethiopian's
reading. We should know more
Bible, if we would obey what we
do know.
Go Read 1t Joyously. Beyond
the baptismal waters the Eth
opian went rejoicing and doubt
less re-reading on his way home
ward. There is pleasure and prof
it in reading the Bible.
GOLD IN THE GOLDEN TEXT
Therefore they that were scat
tered abroad went every where
preaching the word. Acts 8:4.
Scattered but not silenced, the
disciples left Jerusalem only to
bear witnes sin wider area. Fore
ed out of the metropolis under
fire they dispersed to kindle new
fires of evangelism wherever they
went.
Prosecuted but still preaching,
the disciples proclaimed the Word
of God with increasing ardor and
widening success. They would not
change or cease their message at
the dictate of the enemies of
truth.
And today the Word will do its
blessed work in the world if given
a chance. And what a chance
there is in our modern world with
it's international contacts and con-
veniences!
The times-news., 1936-07-30
nrrKIY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
NJ lips MISSIONARY LABORS
By HIGHT {. MOORE

I dumb before the shearer, the hu
initiation without show of justice
the life taken from the earth. Tc
whom was the prophet referring
in all this? The eunuch wished to
! know. To the earnest seeker came
now the needed light: "Ther
Philip opened his mouth, and be-
gan at the same Scripture, and
preached unto him Jesus" How
earnestly the evangelist must have
shown the Ethiopian how the
words of Isaiah were fulfilled in
the atoning death of our Lord
And how the very light of heaven
must have filled and flooded the
Ethiopian's SOUL e.
THE CONVERSION
Obeying the Bible. The instruc-
tion and appeal of Philip to the
Ethiopian were not in vain. He
surrendered his heart to the new
found Messiah and desired to fol-
low him in baptism. LAS they
went on the way, they came unto
a certain water; and the eunuch
saith, See, here is water; what
doth hinder me to be baptized?"
To be sure of genuine conversion,
Philip said: IF thou believest
with all thine heart, thou mayest. -
Faith comes before baptism. And
the eunuch thus made his profes-
sion of faith: II believe that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God" 1t was
enough. Let the crystal and COM
manding words of Scripture tell
us exactly what happened now:
And he commanded the chariot
to stand still: and they both went
down into the water, both Philip
and the eunuch; and he baptized
him. And when they were come
up out of the water the two men
were separated. Philip, under dl-
vine impulse and seemingly in an
ecStatic frame of mind, was
caught away" so that the Ethl-
opian saw him no more, our next
glimpse of him being at Azotus,
not many miles away, whence he
proceeded until he came to Caesa-
rea, his future home. And in our
last glimpse of the eunuch we see
him with new-found JOY in his
heart pursuing his way homeward.
READ AND HEED THE
WORD OF GOD
IL Read 1t. Own a first-class
copy of the Bible. Have your
own copy. Keep it, not for looks,
but for use. Thumb it, mark 1T,
soil it and make it your own. Read
it.
(2) Read it as Gods Word.
That was the attitude of the Eth
opian, and it should be our attl,,
tude. How reverent he was, ana
how devout we should be!
90 Read all of it. We have
not only the Pentateuch, as David
did, or the Old Testament, as the
Ethiopian did, but the complete
Bible. We may rightly give prl-
macy to the New Testament, but
we must not neglect the Old. Read
the entire Bible.
(4) Read 1t at Every Opportun-
ity. The Ethiopian read it as ne
rode in his chariot over rather
rough road. Make a place for its
,erusal. Why not use in this way
many odds and ends of our time!
Isl Read 1t UnderStandlngly.
How the traveller longed that day
for a brighter light on the sacred
page! He wanted to know its
meaning. :, :,
CO. Read 1t With All Available
Help. When Philip appeared, he
was heartily welcomed. His COM
ments were illuminating and &C
The times-news., 1936-07-30
EUROPE ENDS
PEACE HOPES;
WAR NOW seen
Youth of Many Nations Is
Already Looking to Death
on Battlefields
By WALLACE CARROLL
Copyright 1896 by United Press)

GENEVA, July 80. (UP)-
Fear of war broods over Europe
these midsummer days like an
ominous hush heralding violent
storm.
"You are lucky to be an Amer
ican," young Austrian said last
night while strolling on the green
shores of Lake Geneva. "ln few
years l and all my friends will be
killed in war"
His statement reflected the
thoughts and fears Of millions of
young Britons, Frenchmen, Bel
gians, Poles, Slavs, Albanians,
Russians, Czechs, Italians and
Germans.
The hopes of the younger gen.
Grafton, which so ardently desires
peace, are being dimmed by the
grim prospect of death on the bat
tlefeld. This represents a pro-
found change in the psychology
of Europe.
Only two years ago, when the
disarmament conference was al
ready in its death agony, mental
peace still prevailed. Sixty ma
tions were trying to reduce the
worlds armaments to insure
peace. Now hope of peace is al
most abandoned. Every nation is
arming feverishly in preparation
for the coming struggle. A def
mite war consciousness prevails
everywhere.
Two relationships, in Germany
and Italy, whose leaders have
openly glorified war, are playing
the music to which Europe is
dancing.
The prestige of the two great
western democracies, Great Brit
ain and France, has fallen lower
than at any time since 1918. Brit
ain, successfully defied by Italy,
has been wooing Germ any.
France, haunted by Hitler, has
been cOurting Italy.
But the two relationships,
spurning their democratic suits,
have chosen to make q marriage
of convenience" and now are hon
eymooning in Austria.
Weakness on the part of Great
Britain and France has brought q
decline to the League of Nations
for the League worked we'll only
when these two were able to give
her strong support. Some observ-
ers are convinced the League is
passing away with other vestiges
of the post war peace machinery,
They point to the fact that af-
ter all wars the victors have form
ed blocs and alliances to. safe
guard their gains. These combina-
tions have worked only so long as
there was harmony among the vic
tors. The League was new kind
of alliance to guard the gains
reaped from the Versailles settle
ment. Now that so much diScord
prevails among the Versailles pow
ers, however, the League may be
passing into oblivion along with
The times-news., 1936-07-30
EDNEYVILLE

EDNEYVILLE, July 30.-Mr.
and Mrs. Dixon Grow and son, B.
D., of Shelby spent Sunday with
the formers uncle, w. E. Moss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rhodes and
Mrs. Rhodes, sisters Ruby and
Edna Siler, of Okron, Ohio, are
visiting Mr.. Rhodes parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. G. Rhodes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Brooks and
son, Billie, of Kansas City, Mo-,
are visiting Mrs. Brooks mother,
Mrs. Walter Justus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Lee and
son, Chester, of Marietta, Ohio,
are visiting Mrs. Lees parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Rhodes.
A large number attended the
Walls reunion at Edneyville
school building Sunday.
Professor and Mrs. Roland
Morgan, principal of Tri-High,
high school of Henrietta, with the
senior class of 1885, spent the
weekend at Laurel Cabin, owned
by T. c. Rhodes in this section
They enjoyed it very much. In
the group were: Misses Polly Nc
Nicely, Ellen Sparks, Ruby Dob
bins, Jeanette Piercy, Virginia
McCraw, Hazel Hawkins, Sabra
Burgess, together with Kenneth
Hughes, Glen Melton, Frank
Smith, Glen Spratt, Herman
Owens, Donald Morris and Wal
ter Hicks.
The times-news., 1936-07-30

mony on the continent, but this
hegemony is fast declining.
The reasons for this decline in
clude: t:i:rstly, remilitarization
of the Rhineland reduces the eff
fectivenesS OF French support to
countries like Poland and Czecho-
slovakia, as small German force
behind the Rhineland fortifica-
tions might stave off the French
while the German army swept
eastern Europe; secondly, the
French bid for Italian support re-
pels countries like Jugoslavia who
aligned themselves with France as
protection against Italy; an d
thirdly, Germany's growing mill
tary strength is inspiring fear and
respect throughout central and
eastern Europe.
Geneva believes the most likely
disturber of European peace is
Germany. Few believe, however,
that Hitler will strike against
France or Belgium. Germans have
no desire to batter their heads
against the famous French Magi-
not chain Of forts and they know
that Britain probably will move
against them if they strike in the
west.
The recent Austro German
agreement opens up two other
avenues for possible expansion.
Germany may now move to the
southwest along the pre-war line
or to the northeast to Danzig and
the Baltic states to make a thrust
at Russia, which some Nazis open
ly advocate.
Contrary to first impressions,
the Austro-German agreement
now seems greater victory for
Hitler than Mussolini. AS one OBJ
server said, "Hitler became tired
of shaking the Austrian apple
tree. He can now wait until the
ripe fruit falls into his lap"
While thus waiting, Germany's
influence will continue to grow
in southeast Europe. Dr.. Hjalmar
Schacht, Reich minister of nation
al economy, already has brought
countries like Jugoslavia and Bull
garia into the Reich economic or
bit. Other countries yearn for
German armaments.
The times-news., 1936-07-30
FACE WHEAT CRISIS

CAPE TOWN. (UP).-A col.
lapse of the wheat industry iE
South Africa before the end of
the year is feared by growers and
millers, unless the government in
tervenes. The Union has wheat
surplus of 100000 bags.