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Evening star., 1936-08-09

AR|D|TY RECORDS
Kansas Sets Heat Mark.
Canadian Crops Hard
Hit by Drought.
Rx tbs Associated Press.

CHICAGO, August (P).-At least
one new heat record was set in Kansas
today while weathermen of two other
States-South Dakota and Illinois
were totaling temperature figures for
the driest, hottest July in history.
The mercury hit 110 degrees at In
dependence, Kansas, one point above
the all-time high set in 1885. At
Parsons. it was 108 degrees despite
% of an inch of rain last night.
Wellington, in Southwestern Kansas,
reported Ill degrees.
Hard-baked gullies dotted South
Dakota as dry reminders of streams
whose flow was never before stopped
Weatherman B. r. LaskoWski looked
at his books for July and announced
that the State had both frozen and
boiled" thus far in 1886.
At Mcintosh, thermometer columns
dropped to 58.8 degrees below zero in
February. On July S. it was 120 above
in Gam Valley-a range of 1888
points, one less than the difference be-
tween freezing and boiling water.
Illinois Aridity Record.
In Illinois, July was one, long hot
wave. Temperatures rose to lis de-
grees. Rainfall averaged l2l inches
294 below normal, the driest in the
weatherman's memory.
With Canada reporting the shortest
wheat crop in years, the drought was
marked down definitely in grain mems
calendars as much worse" than 1894
Industry began to feel the pinch OF
the dry weather. In Chicago. the In
ternational Harvester Co. laid of
thousands Of workers because of de-
creased demand for farm machines
In Pittsburgh, some steel orders were
| cancelled.
Country merchants in the st. Paul
Minneapolis area we're reported still
optimistic" however, in reports from
the Department of Commerce at
Washington.
Some relief, in the form of cooler
weather, was promised Minnesota and
the Dakotas over the week end. The
rest of the drought belt was to blister
again, the weather bureau said, but
rains were forecast for Southern uli-
nois and Indiana.
CANADA'S CROPS HIT
Evening star., 1936-08-09
|EDWARDCROSSES'.
TROUBLED EUROPE
Uses Plane and Train on
Trip to Mediterranean
to Board Yacht.
Ey ine Associated Press.

Sy nv hSbOCIdLeQ FIeSS.
CALAIS, France. August ed
ward VII of Great Britain today took
his first vacation as King in an air,
land and sea trip across Europe to
the troubled Mediterranean. focal
point of European unrest.
He few the English Channel be-
hind a pilot newly designated as
Captain of the Kings Flight" and
rode by train in a special car from
Calais toward YugoSlavia. Once he
enters that country his route lies to
some point on the Adriatic coast,
where he will board his yacht.
The King travelled incognito as the
Duke of Lancaster. So strict was the
insistence on cloaking his identity as
King that British flag, flown at the
Saint Inglevert Airport, near here,
to herald his arrival, was ordered
down just before his airplane's wheels
touched.
Edward is the first British King
to fly abroad. He may have estab-
lished another precedent when he
ordered a simple divan-bed substi-
tuted in his cabin on the yacht
Nahlin for big, imposing walnut
bedstead. which somebody had in
stalled there for his comfort. The
big bed was too formal. he explained.
The Kings vacation was not with
out its worries, for his ministers. his
subjects and the heads of nations
whose territories he will touch or
approach.
A little anxiety arose because the
Mediterranean easily could become
the center of naval activity in the
event European unrest broke its
bonds and war ensued.
Accompanying the royal party at
sea will be two British destroyers.
Edward Cancelled a projected visit
to the picturesque villa of Maxine
Elliott, at Collie Juan, on the French
Riviera. because of the Spanish sit
uation.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
ID. A. X. to Launch Vigorous
Teacher Oath Driue in Fall

to determine courses of study. Courses
Of study will be safe in the hands Of
loyal teachers"
In States requiring the oath, Mrs.
Becker said, the Daughters will be
checking closely" on enforcement; in
the others they will be urging enact
ment of the law.
I'VE are not trying to raise any
red scare but do maintain our posi-
tion is sound" she said. "Our one
purpose in insisting on this pledge is
to weed out. as far as possible, the
un-American teacher engaged in
planting subversive doctrines in the
minds of future citizens"
She added that she issued her state
ment "to correct reports that the D.
A. r. was attempting to create the
alarming impression that Americas
public schools are packed with COM
munistic teachers"
Evening star., 1936-08-09

also to determine without prejudice
or partiality the just and reasonable
portion of such demand which should
come from each one Of the oil produc-
ing States, and imports and with
drawals from storage, would make it
possible to stop the excessive supply
of petroleum products which breaks
down the price structure and threat
ems to cause premature abandonment
Of wells of settled production. '''
Policy Only Guarantee.
THE point Of fundamental impor-
tance in the present so-called com
pact between the States is that We
have nothing but a declaration of
general policy in regard to a uniform
conservation law. - So far as the
basic fundamental proposition of lin
iting production to consumption de-
mand is concerned, the proposed COM
pact does not touch this all-important
point at all. In addition thereto,
Federal control is needed on the fol-
lowing terms:
/. That the States, by voluntary
independent action and practical, in
formal cooperation, or otherwise, by
State compact, always be given first
opportunity to fix proper quotas for
themselves and to enforce them.
q. That the Federal Government
aid the States in this endeavor by
lending its powers in controlling stor-
age Withdrawals and imports, which
the States concededly cannot do.
IS. If the States fail to make and
enforce proper ALLEGATIONS. than then
the Federal Government do that
necessary job"
Landon added that "the enforc-
ing authority which is given to the
board in this bill is one of the most
important phases"
After the Supreme Court decision in
the Schechter case on May IS, 1885,
placing definite limitations on the
Federal power to act in interstate mat
ters, hope Of passing the Thomas-Dis-
ney bills or similar legislation was
abandoned.
Meantime, the idea Of an interstate
compact had steadily been gaining
ground. 1t was finally executed in
Dallas, Tex. on February Is. 1885
Congress ratified the compact the fol-
lowing August. The States of New
Mexico. Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois
Colorado and Texas agreed to it and
1t is now in force. Other States may
join at any time.
The compact expressly stipulates its
purpose is not to limit production OF
fix prices 1t declares for a policy OF
conservation, provides for fact-finding
and creates a commission to recon-
mend measures of coordination. At
meeting in Dallas just concluded
representatives of signatory States pre-
dicted other States will join them.
Independents have said they will
continue their fight for tariff on oil
or higher excise taxes. AS late as May
of this year a Ways and Means Sub
committee of the House conducted
hearing on the Disney bill to double
the existing excise tax of 81 cents a
barrel, but took no action. This bill
also would have taxed imported bunker
oil, for use in fueling ships. which in
1888 was exempted. and limited i'm
ports to As per cent Of domestic de-
mands.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
HELD IN ASSASSINATION
Moslem Leader Detained in Death
of Algeria Dignitary.

ALGIERS, Algeria, August 8 R.-
A Moslem leader, Taieb El okbi, was
detained tonight after an investigat-
ing magistrate questioned four men
accused of assassinating Mufti Ben
Dali, another Moslem dignitary.
Taieb, a champion of pure Moslem
doctrines, was alleged by police to
have offered 10000 francs (about
sl,950) for the killing Of the multi,
stabbed August 2.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
"HORDE" OF MICE

MINOT, N. Oak, August 8 R).-
Housewives blamed the drought today
for q mouse infestation that caught
them and merchants who sell mouse
traps unprepared.
They said sun-baked fields and
dried-up vegetation apparently drove
mice In from the fields earlier than
usual in search Of food. Supplies OF
mouse traps were quickly exhausted
and new shipments expected over the
week end were awaited to relieve the
situation.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
DI0NNES DRAW THR0NG

Visitors From q. 8. Lead Process
sion of 141, ,342 During July.
CALLANDER, Ontario. August 8
(P).-Visitors from the United States
led a long procession Of tourists to
the nursery of the Dionne quintuplets
last month.
OF 30,216 automobiles and 81 busses
which brought ,342 sightseers to
the Dafoe Hospital, It was estimated
today, 20 per cent came from tie
United States. A
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Bv the Associated Press.

A campaign by the Daughters of
the American Revolution for strict en-
forcement of teachers oath laws.
starting with the Fall school term.
was announced yesterday by Mrs. Will
liam A. Becker. president-general.
In urging enforcement of laws now
on the statute books of a score of
States. the Daughters have frequently
crossed swords with the National Ed
ucational Association, which has held
that the oaths were not in keeping
with academic freedom and unfairly
implied disloyalty in the school-teach-
ing profession.
Mrs. Becker in a statement said:
"No patriotic teacher should object
to taking the oath of allegiance. It is
an honor, not reflection, upon char
acter. It does not carry with It in
reference IN the right Of educators
Evening star., 1936-08-09
German Employment Record.

BERLIN, August 8 R.-The
government issued optimistic statistics
today showing a reduction Of Ger
many's unemployed to 1.170,000. a
new low figure, even below the 1,25l,-
600 mark for the boom year OF 1923.
Automobile registrations were re-
ported II per cent higher than In
July. 1a&.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
REJECTED.

NJ RS. MILDRED HEREFORD
Nh DUGAN, who gets as few re-
vt lection slips as any one in
1 4 the writing business. got one
the other day. which she thinks is
the tops in originality.
Some time ago there was an item
about her in the Wayside column. It
told, without mentioning any names,
OF an editor who rejected a manu-
script of hers on the ground that the
viewpoint expressed was insufhciently
mature; not inexcusable misjudg-
ment in view Of the fact that Mrs.
Dugan had not signed her own name,
but used masculine nom-d plume.
The Wayside item went on then to
tell how she laughed and her friends
laughed over the editors letter.
1t eventuates, however, that the
editor laughed last. The latest man.
uscript submitted by Mrs. Dugan to
the same editor came back with that
Wayside item attached; the obvious
deduction being that her viewpoint
still strikes the magazine as being
immature.
X X X
ORDER.
The automobile industry has ar
rived at that point it dlwayS has
dreamed OF in so far as one OF
WGShingtons leading newspaper
executives is concerned. The point.
OF course, is the one OF hGuing
customer call up and order car
Just as a housewife orders a bunch
OF carrots or some similar item
Without q demonstration, 1Uith-
out eract knowledge OF what the
model he pdnted looked like
Without anything, indeed, but q no
| tion that he Uanted netD car
the erecutipe called local dealer
the other day.
II want sport sedan model.
equipped NTH radio, deliuered to
my Office at, 4:30 today" he said.
He got tt-and he is lot more
happy ouer the purchase made that
Uag than ,Uould be a housewife
who bought bunch OF carrots the
same Uay.
TRUCKIN
THIS dance craze "truckin" re-
ceived a few added new steps
recently, and, of all places, in one of
our own local precincts. The orig
inator. porter at the station. added
| these steps to the national dance on
an inspiration which took the form
of a small pack Of flrecrackers placed
in the hip pocket of his overalls. The
firecrackers were touched off by a
playful officer.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Dogs by the Gross.

.@HARLINGEN. Tex. (P).-As a boy
W. q. Lewis was heartbroken when
bis favorite dog died. Now he has 400
dogs-but will never 3. lose them.
They're made Of china. n
Evening star., 1936-08-09

They started popping and the por-
ter, tossing his. mop across the room,
started truckin around the station,
holding the back pocket of his over
alls as far away from himself as the
loose-f1tting garment would allow,
heading for the back Of the precinct,
stepping high, wide and handsome.
What truckin," was his only COM
ment when all was quiet again.
PASTIME.
Witnessed at Chevy Chase Circle
early one morning recently-tUo
young bakery truck drivers whiling
dway te,D moments By tossing to
each other a tew buns from their
Wares. Perhaps they were stale,
1nyUay.
MIS-NoMER.
THIS story was told, and certified as
true, at the annual meeting of
the Maryland Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation.
A new druggist in one of the less
elite sections who, like all modern
druggists, operates a soda fountain
as side line, put up pie la mode"
sign this Spring.
To his surprise nothing happened.
Nobody ordered the popular dish.
Evening star., 1936-08-09


Zioncheck's death ended assault
charges filed against him by Mrs.
Young after she tried to regain pos
session of the apartment and was
evicted from it. Similar charges still
are pending against Mrs. Zioncheck.
Romney said the Representatives
request to straighten out his affairs
had been made during his last day in
the Capital, after he had leaped L
foot fence and fled from the Maryland
sanatorium, where he was taken under
protest from Gallinger.
He left here with serious perse-
cution complex, the sergeant at
arms said, adding that his fate prob
ably would have been the same had
he remained. Romney said he was
glad he assisted the Representative
to go to the bedside Of his sick mother
before he died. u
Evening star., 1936-11-20
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

&c CHICAGO; November 20 lP.,zPoultry,
Rsboinu RResbos up hens s eIs tha2 sn41rs
Plymouth, Rock, l5ig: White Rock. l6:
colored. 14ls: less than 4 pounds Ply
mouth and White Rock 14l2: colored. -:
Plymouth and White Rock broilers, IL COL
ored. 16; Leshorn chickens, 111a: roosters.
-: Leehorn roosters. II: turkeys, hens.
u: young toms. 1917: old. IA No . tur-
keys. B; ducks. white, 4l2 pounds up IS:
e,olored, IA; small white. IA: small colored,
Dressed turkeys steady: young hens %:
o!d. 20: young toms. more than 16 pounds
53: ~ pounds and less. %: old. 1871: No.
Butter. 1883; unsettled; prices un-
changed; Eggs. 2.S73: steady: extra frsts
cars and local, 35: fresh Graded firsts. car
and local. 3312: current receipts. 32la: re-
frieerato3r standards. 29i2: refrigerator ex-
Potatoes. 81: on track. o71: total United
states shipments. 43I steady: supple,
moderate: demand moderate Sacked pei
cwt;: Ioaho Russet Burbanks. q. s. No /
3na2: 70. according to size and quality;
y; 8: No; . 1;s5a2 90: Colorado Red Nc
Clures. U 9. No. l. e4Oa2 80: Bliss Tri.
umphs. partly graded. 2IO; Nebraska Bis.
Triumphs. U. 8 No. /, 2.35: Wisconsin
Round Whites q. s. No. !. .70a1 so.
Potato futures: Idaho Russets, jan
uary, 2.93.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
LIQUID CARB0N|C
EARNINGS MOUNT
$1,106,823 Profit Compares
With $903,273 for
Previous Year.
Ry the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, November 20.-Liquid
Carbonic Corp. reported net profit for
the fiscal year ended September 80
of sl,106,823, after all charges and
Federal taxes, equivalent to $3.16 a
share of capital stock. This COM
pared with $9o3,273, or s25s a share.
the preceding year.
Net sales totaled $13, ,705977, a gain
of "a per cent, compared with the
previous year.
w. K. Mcintosh, chairman, said
untitled orders and incoming orders
and shipments so far in the current
fiscal year are substantially above a
year ago. He said construction now
planned or in progress include an
addition to the factory in Chicago, a
new Carbonic plant at San Francisco,
and expenditures to increase capacity
in Dallas, New York and Los Angeles.
He said the company's voluntary
pension plan will be carried along with
the Federal social security act at least
as long as 1887.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
IRON CONSUMPTION
INCREASES SHARPLY
4, 1884, ,809 Tons Used in October
Compared to 2,S10,s63 in
Same 1895 Month.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. November 2o.-
The report Of the Lake Superior Iron
Ore Association showed 4.384. 800
tons Of iron ore were consumed by
furnaces during October This was an
increase of 358,119 tons over the pre-
ceding month and compares with
2,9l0,863 tons in the corresponding
month last year
The consumption in June of 1880,
at the time of unusually high opera
tions in the industry, was 4,288,47l
tons.
One hundred and thirty EIGHT out Of
1876 available furnaces were in blast
on the last day of October this year,
the report showed. This is a gain of
seven during the month and COM
pares with high point Of 143 in June.
1890, and the low of Al in December,
1888.
Ore on hand at furnaces and Lake
Erie docks at the same time increased
more than 5000, 900 tons to q total Of
35,l56,099 tons on November /. This
put such stocks slightly above holdings
on the same date last year.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
INVESTMENT COMPANY
PLANS DISTRIBUTIONS
special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 2o.-In a
letter to its shareholders. Mas
sachusetts Investors Trust announces
that two distributions will be paid on
its shares in December.
One Of these distributions will be
an extra Of about IS cents per share,
which is the approximate amount
per share by which estimated total
net income from dividends and in
terest during 1885 exceeds the aggre-
gate Of distributions already made
during the year.
The trustees also plan to declare a
special distribution of approximately
81 per share, which will be the esti-
mated net profit realized from the
sale of securities during 1896. Such
a distribution of profits. although a
capital disbursement. is taxable as
income under the present law.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
Stock Seat Price
Near Years Low
Under S. E. C.. Plan
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne ASsOCldteu rIcoS
NEW YORK, November 20.-Stock
Exchange seat prices fell to levels close
to the years low today with arrange
ments for transfer of a membership
at S105,0O0 and another at $lo2, 900.
The previous sale brought 100000.
The low price of 100000 was estab-
lished last May. The top was STA 900
q. in February.
In october a seat sold as high as
Sl35,000. Since then the price has
steadily declined in spite Of sharp up
turn in market activity.
Stock Exchange circles have at
tributed the movement to the Security
and Exchange Commissions regulatory
program calling for segregation Of
dealer broker functions.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
SLOWER PACE SET
AT COTTON MILLS
Rate Slightly Under Month
Ago, but Still Well Above
Last Year.
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The cotton spinning industry was
reported today by the Census Bureau
to have operated during October at
1888 per cent of capacity, compared
with 1888 per cent during September
this year and 1898 per cent during
October last year
Spinning spindles in place October
81 totaled 27,911 ,666, of which 23.-
638,270 were active at some time dur
ing the month, compared with a.
962,666 and 23,514,270 for September
this year, and 29,656.536 and % 1872, 500
for October last year.
Active spindle hours for October to-
tailed 8,328, ,468,743 or an average of
298 hours per spindle in place, COM
pared with 8,088, 1855, ,427 and 289 for
September this year, and 7,445, ,lS5, ,686
and 251 for October last year.
Spinning spindles in place October
81 In cotton-growing States totaled
1907, 1868, Of which 17,372,302 were
active at some time during the month,
compared with 1899, ,204 and IT,
3l8,738 for September this year and
19,305.554 and 16,995,l94 for October
last year.
Active spindle hours for October in
cotton-growing States totaled 6,432,-
1923 3,260, or an average of 338 hours
per spindle in place, compared with
6,254. .973, $50 and 329 for September
this year and 5,754,61e,294 and 29s for
October last year.
Active spindle hours and the aver
age per spindle in place for October
by States follow:
Alabama, 5l,065,657 and 346;
Georgia, 1,135.7l2.o50 and 34l; Mis-
sissippi, 68,74s,700 and 3o4; North
Carolina, 1,943, ,958, ,O64 and 321; South
Carolina, 2,077, ,158, 5s3 and 365; Ten
nessee, 227,l34.370 and 355; Texas, 60
877.0l0 and 276; Virginia, 1914, ,7l6 800
and 300.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
PLAN OFFERED TO HOLDERS.

NEW YORK, November 20 P).-Di-
rectors of Collins & Aikman Corp. Of
fered stockholders a plan Of recapital-
ization Of the outstanding per cent
preferred stock into a per cent pre-
ferred stock with conversion feature,
on the basis of IA shares Of common
stock for each share Of preferred. The
plan would result in reducing the pre-
ferred dividend requirements from
$342, ,188 to $244, ,420 annually.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

. CHICAGO. November 20 a, Omitted
States ss ano DepsT't%snt q Asrieultsre>. Hons,
fully steady with Thurs6ay's ayerase:
tatsr asn t%Eadins % strong to 10 higher. top.
pounds, e.4saS.70; most iSO.fso isTrSIv pcunds,
S:1oa9;35: choice strong weight piss, 500
VI; bulk desirable sows. 9.00a9. .z5.
Cattle. 1000: calves. 500: beef steers
and she stock generally steady; most
sa sStesfs comprising middle and lower grade
igntwelghts and yearlings under $50;
Ioad well.finished l,J6O-pound builocks,
II I:50 to shippers; beef cows mostly 4. 50a
5.50; low cutters and cutters 325a4.25
mostly 3:50a4; 90; bulls weak. EeneralIy
5 S;0e down; outside, 5.25: yealers steady;
200; sparingly; stockers and feeders
stessSs; sSs.n 1000 ,,,,,s,n. , .oo a,,.,,.
fat lambs active; bulk fully steady 70
strong With best time Thursday: sheep
nstivs and led come6aef lambs. s.75a9. 90
mostly: top. 9.10 to shippers: native swes.
ing lambs, S.25, II
Evening star., 1936-11-20
BANNER YEAR FORECAST
FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY
By the Associated Press.

b the ASSOCIATED Press.
SEA ISLAND. Ga, November 20
Howard Z. CONN. chairman of the
board OF Southeastern Cottons. Inc,
forecast banner year for the textile
industry as directors assembled for
the three-day semi-annual meeting
beginning today.
THE textile industry should have
a banner year" CONN said in a
statement. Consumer buying power
is being substantially increased and
the Nation wide demand for goods
both by industries and for home use
inevitably will increase
He said Southeastern Cottons. which
comprises 40 Southern mills, expects
to do a S60,000. 900 business
Elroy Curtis of New York Is presi-
dent of the association.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
BROKERS' LOANS DROP
22 MILLIONS IN WEEK
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Loans on securities to brokers and
dealers held by weekly reporting MEN,
Der banks in New York City, were re-
ported today by the Federal Reserve
Board TO have totaled 1881 900 900 for
the week ending yesterday. a decrease
of $22, ,oo0, 900 for the week.
Loans for the corresponding week q
year ago totaled $3.50, 900, 900.
Distribution for the week, with COM
parsons for the previous week and the
corresponding week o year ago, were:
In New York City, this week, $S74,-
00o, 900; previous week, 1895 900 900:
year ago, $797, 600. 900.
Outside New York City. this week,
ST., ,0o0, 900; previous week, s7S.o0o,-
900; year ago. $4,000. 900.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
HOLDERS ARE CALLED.

NEW YORK, November 20 [P.-
A special stockholders meeting Of
Stone & Webster, engineering man
ayers. has been called for December 7
to vote on a proposed reduction in
capital to $40. 900 900 from $50 .ooo. 900.
The reduction is for the purpose of
placing directors in a position to de-
clare any dividends possible to lessen
the concerns burden under the Fed
eral surtax law, officials stated.
Evening star., 1936-11-20
SELZNICK FILM FIRM
PREPARES TO EXPAND
BY the Associated Press

By the Assoc1hted Press.
HOLLYWOOD, November 20.-Re-
financing and production expansion Of
Selznick International Pictures. Inc,
was announced by John Hay Whit
ney. chairman of the directorate.
Ten to twelve major productions
will be on the company's 1887 pro-
gram. he said, including four to six
In technicolor.
No figures were included In the an
nOuncement,