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Evening star., 1936-09-21
COTTON SPINNING
WELL ABOVE 1885
Rate at 1853 Per Cent,
Against 76.4 in Same
Month Last Year.
Hy the Associated Press.

Hy the Associated Press.
The cotton spinning industry was
reported today by the Census Bureau
to have operated during August at
1853 per cent of capacity, on single
shift basis. compared with 1913 per
cent during July this year, and 1914
during August last year.
Spinning spindles in place August
81 totaled 28,065,5l8. of which 23,433,
$50 were active at some time during
the month, compared with 26.i57 ,094
and 23,249,572 for July this year and
30,0l4,994 and 22,046.652 for August
last year.
Hours Average Higher.
Active spindle hours for August to.
tailed 1873 ,009, ,997. or an average oi
270 hours per spindle in place. COM
pared with 7,859,348.920 and 279 fol-
July this year, and 5,545,24l, ,375 and
1875 for August last year.
Spinning spindles in place August
Ol III COItOll-SlOWhi6 oodeoc eoeoAcS
19.038,542. of which l7.269, Az were
active at some time during the month
compared with 1909. .036 and l7.l45,-
500 for July this year and 1888 .046
and 16,274,032 for August last year.
Active spindle hours for August ir
cotton growing States totaled S,853,
804,413. or an average Of BOT hours
per spindle in place, compared with
6.O58,855.873 and 3l8 for July this
year and 4,323,34l,849 and 224 fol
August last year.
State Figures Given.
Active spindle hours and the aver
age per spindle in place for Angus,
by States follows:
Alabama, 588. .596. .56s and 312; Geor.
gia, /, ,046, ,0S5 ,266 and 3l6: Mississippi
So, 1888, ,962 and 259; North Carolina
1,723.O72,73l and 285: South Caro-
lima, I.927,0l9,416 and 334; Tennessee
214.217 $50 and 1886; Texas. 65,088, ,24s
and 257: Virginia. 9,405, 1922 and 277
Evening star., 1936-09-21
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. September 81 0P).-Poultry
live. ] car, % trucks; steady hens. Ala
pounds up. 1871; less than 4ia pounds,
Ip. Plymouth and White Rock. 11Ia: coll
ored. If; less than 4 pounds Plymouth
and White Rock. l6: colored. 14iz;
Plymouth and White Rock broilers, 16:
colored. Is: bareback chickens, II: Leg
horn chickens. IA; roosters. Ia; Leghorn
ROSTERS. IL: hen turkeys, 10: toms, Is:
No. , turkeys. 16; old ducks. 4l2 pounds
up. Ia young white ducks 4l2 pounds up
Is: young colored. IA: small white ducks
IA small colored. IL: old geese. 11la;
Butter e.0sa. unsettled: creamery
specials 1913 scoret. 34I2a35; extras (a2l.
"a: extra hrsts t9O-qD. 33a33L: hrsts
tss-sSl. 31s4a32i4: standards go cen
steady: extra hrsts local 26: cars. S6I.;
fresh sraded firsts. local, IS; cars, asa;
current receipts, 23l3.
Potatoes, 209 on track. $50; total y. g.
shipments Saturday. s62; Sunday, IS:
weaker and unsettled. supplies moderate
demand slow Sacked, per hundredveisht
Idaho Russet Burbanks q s. No. j. . 3Oa
2:!5; y; g. No, .. praetieslly. free from
Triumphs. partly sraded . 10: washing
ton Russet Burbsnks. combination grade
go: Colorado Red McClures. U. s. No. l.,
5a2 35: Wisconsin Cobblers. u. S. No /.
few sales. 1.G5al 90: U S. No. y 0Oa
! 05: Minnesota Cobblers partly graded,
l.50s1.15.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
ACTIVITY MOUNTS
STEEL PLANTS
Institute Finds Operations
Up 1.9 Points to 74.4
Per Cent Mark.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 2l.-Oper.
ations In the steel industry for the
current week advanced 19 points to
744 per cent Of capacity. the highest
point since the record was begun i'll
1888, compared with TBS last week,
the American Iron & Steel Institute
estimates today.
A month ago operations averaged
725 per cent Of capacity. while a
year ago the rate was 48.9 per cent.
Trade sources attributed much OF
the increase in steel activity TO
covering" by manufacturers on items
to be advanced in price for fourth
quarter tonnage. 1t was also said
automobile demand is holding well,
although orders from that quarter are
still restricted during the Fall change
over in automobile designs.
1t was also pointed out that oper-
ations in the tin plate branch II
the steel industry continue at a high
rate and belief was expressed that
tonnage of this type will break all
records since 1929.
This weeks rate of operations
topped the previous high this year of
"a per cent Of capacity. reached in
the last week Of June.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. September 81 OP.-Raw
for spots with no additional sales reported
Futures opened at an advance OF :
points on the spot month on scattered
later deliveries under further liquidation
and hedge selling promoted By the action
Of the spot market.
Fluctuations later were narrow, with
trade houses buying on the decline With
a. little local covering this vas sufhctent "a
midday ruling about TO 3 points net lower
September. however. was / point net
higher, while November, after selling Oh
around 55 at midday. with January al
.46 and March and May. 2.43
In refined moderate Withdrawals were
reported and prices were unchanged al
4.15 for fne granulated.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
PHILADELPHIA. PRODUCE

PHILADELPHIA. September 81 P.-
Live poultry; Fowls, P, R.; fancy. 22 mixed
sry, l3s14; old roosters Rocks and Reds,
Is: White Leehorns, IA: pullets, fancy.
24a25: roasting chickens. fancy Rocks
22a23: Springers. P. R.. fancy. -21a3:::
ordinary. 1sa19: cross breds. p. r.. la
20: Reds. Springers 17s19: Spring chick
ems. mixed colors 11al9: White Leghorn
brolers, 1Sal9: ducks White Pekin. fancy,
young. "a; old. l1al2: mixed colors. l0a
! |; Muscovy ducks, white, l2a13: colored,
Dressed poultry: Fowls, fresh h-killed
Western, in boxes. 11a25: chickens. all
sections 2Is2a: old ROSTERS, dry-picxed,
Western. I5a1s: ducks. Long Island. iceo
barrels. -.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, September 81 P.-Stock
prices we're strong and active today, the
industrial section. especially steels, to-
baccos silk and shipping issues command
ing most attention Transatlantic shares
sold at higher prices with Woolworth Ltd,
being in good demand. Home rails. German
advances
PARIS The Bourse closed with a hrm
tone. maintaining a general Improvement
in prices. French renteS finished 40 to
40 centimes above Fridays quotations
and Bank of France shares were quoted
Evening star., 1936-09-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK September c1 (P.-Foreien
exchange quiet: Great Britain in dollars,
tns s'os,s in Cables, so6. solaay % Bills sna nan.
France, demand. $685.: cables: $685.
Italy. demand I.s6,2: cables. f.s6la.
Demands-Belgium, 1899: Germany.
free 1923: registered 22.40: travel $500:
Holland. 7.ss; Norway, c545; Sweden
Switzerland. 3a.59: spain unauoted
Portugal. 4.61: Greece, .94Ia: Poland
1888; Czechoslovskia Ala: Yugoslavia
2.31: Austria 1SS9n: Hungary. 1880.
Rumania "a Argentina 33.77n; Brazil
s.12lan: Toxic. 296I: Shanghai 30..5:
HongkonE 3l3l: Mexico City. 2s.SS
Montreal in New York 100 oaas: New
York in Montreal. a9 90ss Nominal.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
CRUDE OIL PRICES.

TULSA Okla. September 81 iP'.-Base
crude oil prices: Mid continent area: Okla-
Sis. North and North Central Texas
Gravity scale. "a cents to Sl.0s. East
Texas. S115
West Texas fPermian Basin,-Gravity
scale 16 cents TO 81 10. North Louisiana
Arkansas---Gravity scale. rs cents TO 81 10
Rocky Mountain area: Salt Greek. Wyo.
Gravity scale "a cents to Sl.1S.
Eastern area: PENNSYLVANIA grade Brad
ford-AlleganyD. S235: same Grade in
grade in Eureka lines 81 80: same grade
in Buckeye lines S1.S1. Corning. 81 81
Evening star., 1936-09-21
CURBL|ST MOVES
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Most Issues Show Gains,
but Realizing Brings
Some Losses.
N the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 2l.-Stocks
In the curb market were generally
higher today, although late selling sent
some to net losses.
Industrial shares proved the bull
vark of the advancing group. Sizeable
gains we're scored by Gulf Oil, up ! y
at ssha. Royal Typewriter up 81. at
77A. and High Grade Sylvania up at
d. Associates Investment rose 2 to 81
Oil and some utility stocks reacted
late in the session. Consolidated
Mining & Smelling lost Ia to 59h,
following early sharp headway. Gulf
Oil closed lss higher at ssla, but
Creole and International lost fractions,
Evening star., 1936-09-21
Rubber Earnings
Expected to Show
Additional Rise
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

NEW YORK. September 2l.-Earn-
inss for the tire and rubber industry
for the full year 1896 should show
even greater gains than during the
first half, according to new analysis
appearing in Poor's Industry and In
vestment Surveys.
I'm the latter period. the combined
net income of the four largest manu-
facturers totaled s1l, l,266, 900. 81 per
cent over the s6,s7s.oo reported for
the first six months of 1885.
Contributing to this improvement
was a stable and fairly profitable price
level for crude rubber and q higher
sales volume for all rubber products. Vi
Evening star., 1936-09-21
NEW PLANT PLANNED.

NEW YORK. September 81 CP).-
Tide Water Oil Co. announced today
a contract for construction of pro-
pane-butane rectification plant at its
Bayonne, N. j.. refinery. The plant
will be capable of producing $4,000
gallons of propane and 1900 gallons
Of butane daily.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
US. TREASURY POSITION.
ey tre Associated Press

The position Of the Treasury on Sep
tember is: Receipts. S5O.123 367 So
expenditures. S36 749 O45. so: balance
S@.276 .a67. 200 .26: customs receipts for
the month. S@o,II6,S2 ,S22.5l.
Receipts for the fiscal year fsince july
j.. S1.014 .47o,1 139. 20: expenditures. 81.
446. .51s.461 81. including S495. .OO4, 5a7 %
of emergency expenditures; excess of ex-
penditures S432, 04O 322, 20: gross debt
S33,S12 800. I47.4S. decrease of So
assets. S1e.170 100. .O54.59.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, September 81 lN united
States Of Sn,.f %.
Boston market today. Quotations on
praetically all descriptions Of greasy do
OF selling prices prevailing last week
Prices in Australia, according to cabled
were fully arm compared with closing
prices Of last week.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
LERNER EXTRA VOTED.

NEW YORK. September 81 R.-
Directors of Lerner Stores Corp. de-
" clared an extra dividend of so cents
and . regular quarterly Of so cents
on the common stock. payable Octo-
ber Is to stock Of record October 8.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK. September 81 lP.-The
visible supply Of American grain shows
the following changes in bushels: Wheat
decreased 93s, 0oO. corn decreased SOC 600
o0n. barley increased 5:37, 900
Evening star., 1936-09-21
MONTREAL SILVER.

f.. MONTREAL seDtember 81 LF:EsilveI
lower September "A Sob; December
~ Sob: March. 44.5nb. Bid
Evening star., 1936-09-21
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, September 81 (P.-
Friday, September Is, at AN.
Evening star., 1936-09-21

ww-With warrants. xw-without war
Ssnts. n-Nev. wi-When issued st
fspd)-Stamped
fNesotiabiiity impaired by maturity.
fCompanies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1936-09-21
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK September 81 GPI.-Crude
rubber futures opened steady. to :
hisher. September. 1858: December.
16.60b: March. 16.s0b. Bid
Evening star., 1936-09-21
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
NEW YORK. September FL 1P.-New
York Security Dealers Association:
(Ouota tions as of o'clock
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

NEW YORK September 21 CFh.-Federal
Land Bank bonds:
Quotations as Of o'clock)
Evening star., 1936-09-21
SH0RT-TERM SECURITIES.

CReported by chas. D. Barney g. Coz
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Noted Music
Of Schubert
In Operetta
Blossom Time," Pop
ular Musical Play,
Opens February II.

blossom TIME" romance-f filled
and musical-laden operetta. will
come to the National Theater next
Monday, February II, for a one-week
engagement. The musical play was
first produced almost IA years ago
and since then has remained popu-
lar, travelling far and wide to discover
new lovers of the undying melodies
and romantic story.
Almost all of the music of "Blos-
som Time" Is taken from the unfor-
getable compositions of Franz Schu-
bert and the score Of the operetta
was adapted by Sigmund Romberg.
Schubert himself is faithfully de-
picted as the chief character in the
play, which is based on an episode. at
least partly authentic, taken from q
biographical sketch Of the great COM
poser shortly after his death and done
into an operetta by A. M. Wilmer and
H. Reichert.
The cast provided by the Shuberts
for this production of Blossom Time"
includes j. Charles Gilbert, Helen
Arnold, George Trabert, Robert Lee
Allen, Robert O'Connor, Marjorie
Sweet. Warren Proctor, Joseph Toner,
]. Frank Conroy, Marion Weeks,
Evelyn Wyckoff, Barbara Towne, Jack
Burley, John Wheeler, Mary Cecil,
Clement Taylor, Ray Romaine and
Geraldine Bork. There also will be a
singing and dancing chorus and an
augmented orchestra.
Evening star., 1936-02-09

A IL the players /; Call 1t a Day"
are so gratifying that one hesi.
tates to select few for compliment.
Miss Frances williams impersonation
Of the wise and humorous wife of Mr..
Anders' coldly amorous portrait
painter Is, nevertheless, entitled to a
boost, which this habitual booster now
bestows upon her. She knows what to
do and how to do it. So do all Of those
concerned in Call It a Day" from
Mr.. Simonson to Miss Dodie Smith,
including Mr.. Merivale and Miss
Cooper. She, Of course, is fair and
fascinating, and he handsome and
strong even in his only weakness,
Also in Call 1t Day" you can see an
exhibition Of bright characterization
by Miss Viola Roache as a carelessly
respectable matron who is fond of food
and han or two and who tells about
it comically and inoffensively. If you
don't think the new Guild show at the
MoroSco is intelligent entertainment,
cross me out from the list of your adj
visers.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Coming Attractions.
A mn HARDING and Herbert Ms

A mn HARDING and Herbert Mar
shall are co-starred in THE Lady
Consents" story of the adventure
which makes a husband realize how
much he loves his wife. which will be
the next screen attraction at R-K-O
Keith's Theater, opening Friday. The
supporting cast includes Margaret
Lindsay, Walter Abel, Hobart Cava-
naugh and Ilka Chase. The eleventh
issue Of "The March of Time" also
will open next Friday.
The Petrified Forest" perturbation
Of Robert E. Sherwood's successful
stage play, will come to the screen of
the Earle Theater Friday and Bebe
Daniels and Ben Lyon will headline
the stage show. Leslie Howard and
Bette Davis are starred in the film
and Genevieve Tobin, Dick Foran,
Joseph Sawyer and Charles Grapewin
have important roles. In addition to
Miss Daniels and Mr.. Lyon, the Radio
RamblerS, James Alvan in ''Harmonica
Harmonies" and Grace Du Faye and
Company will be seen on the stage.
Rose Marie" the M-G-M musical
production which once more unites
the singing stars of Naughty Mari
etta," will be the Loew's Palace screen
feature starting next Friday. jeanette
Macdonald and Nelson Eddy, new
singing favorites, are the principals in
this adaptation of one of the most
famous of all operettas. which is filed
with the original melodies.
George Raft and Rosalind Russell
are featured in 1T Had to Happen" &"
which will be the screen attraction
at Loew's Fox Theater the week start
ing Friday. Leo GARLIC, Airline Judge
and Astrid Alwyn are prominent in
the supporting cast. Fresh from a
16-week tour of Europe, Dave Appolon
will bring his International Varieties
to the Fox to headline the stage show.
He brings a company of 40 persons,
including his famed Hawaiian String
Ensemble.
James Cagney and Pat O'Brien re-
turn downtown to the Metropolitan
Theater Friday In Ceiling Zero" mo-
ton picture based on last seasons
successful stage play of the same
name. The film, adapted by Comdr.
Frank Wead, the author of the play,
just completed a week at the Earle.
"The Bride Comes Home" is def
nitely promised for the Columbia
Theater, starting next Friday. The
film. the return of which was delayed
a week because of the popularity of
"A Tale of Two Cities" has Claudette
Colbert, Fred MacMurray and Robert
Young in the leading roles.
'Ruggles Of Red Gap" hit comedy
starring Charles Laughton, will be
shown at the Little Theater this week,
opening today and running through
Wednesday. THE Scoundrel," much
debated Hecht-M Macarthur film, star
ring Noel Coward, will open Thursday
and run through Saturday.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Star Returns
To National
In New Play
Dear Old Darling" F"
With George M. Co.
han, Tomorrow.

GEORGE M. coHAN returns to
town tomorrow night, to appear
at the National, under his own man
agement, in Dear Old Darling"
play of his own writing, with himself
es the star.
Dear Old Darling" is the story of
q retired business man who becomes
involved with girl he met in France.
His sweetheart leaves him because
Of the alleged affair, and then things
begin to happen. Funny-looking cops
and wide-eyed villains pop out of all
corners and one twist follows another
In true Cohanesque style.
The comedy has been on tour for
eight weeks and several critics have
called it Cohan's best play.
Joseph Sweeney, one of the best
known stage villains, whose most re-
cent Broadway appearance was in
Damon Runyon's "A Slight Case Of
Murder" is prominent in Mr.. Cohans
supporting cast. Sweeney, too, is
probably the first Of the dead-pan
comedians.
Others in the cast are Charles D.
Brown, Ruth Shepley, Theresa Max
well Conover, Walter Gilbert. Marian
Shockley, Ben Lakeland, Joseph r.
Garry, Reynolds Denniston, Edna Hol-
land, Forrest Orr, Jack Williams and
Dan Carey.
Mike Hirano, the Good Man Fri
day Of the Cohan dressing room for
many years, makes his debut as an
actor in Dear Old Darling"
The play was directed by Sam For
rest and the scenery designed by Oden
Waller.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
To Direct GOOD Earth. :"

SIDNEY FRANKLIN gets one Of the
- most important directorial as
signments of years. He has Just been
chosen by Irving G. Thalberg to di-
rect THE Good Earth" from Pearl
S. Bucks famous novel of China, at
the Metro Goldwyn- Mayer studios.
With Paul MUM as Wang Lung
and Luise Rainer as O-Lan, the wife,
the story of a lifetime among the
farmlands Of Northern China is short
ly to go into production.
Franklin has directed some Of the
screens outstanding productions, in
GLIDING 1.-THE Barretts of Wimpole
Street." Reunion in Vienna" "Pri-
vate Lives" "Smilin' Through" "The
Last of Mrs. Cheyney," Quality
Street" and others.
Final tests are now being conduct
ed for the nine principal roles to
surround MUM and Miss Rainer. In
all, there will be nearly 10 speaking
parts in the story.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Today's Film Schedule

LOEW'S FOX-~Tough Guy"
at 2, 4:3o, 7::25 and 1910 pm.
Stage shows at 3::25, $40 and
9:05 pm.
PALACE-"Strike Me Pink" at
2:20, 4:45, 7:05 and $50 pm.
COLUMBIA-"A Tale of Two
Cities" at 2, 4:35, ITO and
Gas pm.
R-K-O KEITH'S-"Next Time
We Love-" at 2, 3:58, 5:56,
7::54 and 9::52 pm.
WARMERS EARLE-"Lady of
Secrets" at 2:55, 5:25, 7:45
and 1910 pm. Stage shows
at 2:o5, 4::30, 6::55 and 9:2O pm.
METROPOLITAN-"You May
Be Next" at 2, 3:55, 5:55,
7::55 and 9:45 pm.
BELASCO-"First a Girl" at
2:15, $3.50, $50. 7:45 and
9::48 pm.
LITTLE - "Ruggles of Red
Gap" at 2, 4:01, 5:44. 7:45
and 9:46 pm.
Evening star., 1936-02-09
Sweet Aloes" Coming.

EVELYN LAYE, one of England's
- most prominent musical comedy
and stage stars, heads the cast of
Sweet Aloes," which Lee Ephraim
will present at the National Theater
the week of February "a.
Tyrone Guthrie, who recently di-
rected Call 1t a Day." highly &C
claimed on its opening here, has di-
rected the new play, which has to do
with transatlantic love affair that
is worked out in England and America.
Jay Mallory, who wrote Sweet
Aloes," appears as a member Of the
cast under her real name, Joyce Carey.
The settings for the three-act comedy
were done by Raymond Sovey.
Evening star., 1936-02-09

tea with this afternoon-and the
young daughter, the youngest par
ticularly-might very well have been
expected to burst into the room at
any minute.
y X
TO FIND the theater in a mellow
mood is strange sort of a busi-
ness when you look around to see
what is going on outside of it. It
has usually been supposed that the
stage reflects the costumes and man
ners and habits of the day; that
when We got along little in life
if we turn back the pages of our drama
text book we should find theatrical
idyls based on current headlines. and
cruising along at breakneck speed
from one day into the next.
What then shall we say as we look
over the pages for 1856 and find
that Queen Victoria was the most
popular character, or that Jane
Austen was riot with the ticket
brokers and that a young girl of -
in love with painting, was Victoria s
Broadway runner-upper?
It's all very strange-but it's true.
Lynn Rigges' "Russet Mantle" is an
other play in simple harmony. While
we have not seen it we are told that
the amusingly detailed characterize
tionS are the best part of it, and that
two middle-aged women furnish most
of the best lines.
y X X X
WE WONDER if the films will fol-
low suit. If Mr.. Max Gordon,
who is now in Hollywood, is prevailing
upon Miss Norma Shearer to break out
as Jane Austen heroine after she has
done with Juliet. If, maybe, the Tone
family, when it gets on a bit, won't
consider playing Call 1t a Day."
Mention of Juliet reminds us of all
the trouble to which Miss Shearer is
going to get Juliet just right. Almost
daily now come bulletins from M-G-M
saying that she appeared at formal
dinner the night before in Juliet
gown and Juliet cap. Rumor has it
that she sleeps in Juliet nightgown-
if there is such a thing-and that she
has given up tennis because no CO.'S
tune can be devised suggesting the
heroine Of Verona for the game.
This is commendable, if hardwork-
ing new quirk in the theater Suppose
the rest of the actresses follow suit
At that rate Bette Davis would be
charming to have around at a party
Can't you see her arriving at a party
in her Dangerous" clothes-busting
her cocktail glasses on the floor, bust
ing her hostess in the nose and hic-
cuping through the salad course.
Or Mr.. Laughton? Wouldn't he have
been pleasant to have around during
the filming of "Mlrtiny on the Boun-
ty"? If only he and Miss Davis could
have arranged to meet at that time
We'd have bet two bits on Laughton
having the blackest eye!