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Evening star., 1936-09-27

10 the disadvantage of the French
when the franc s devalued.
Man in Street Watched.
Proponents Of devaluation, seeking
to insure quick parliamentary ap-
proval of their measures, anxiously
watched the Frenchman in the street
to see what his reaction would be.
Informed persons said Sunday
would tell the story" II the thrifty
citizens continue their customary Sab
bath pursuits, informed persons felt,
there would be little opposition in
Parliament.
But, 1t was said, II street out
breaks occurred against anticipated
shrinkage in the buyling power Of the
franc. then the government might
look forward to long struggle.
As cabinet ministers and the gov
erning board Of the Bank Of France
labored over monetary measures to
submit to the special session Of Par
lament, informed quarters believed
gold embargo would be declared
shortly to halt the expectation Of
gold.
The emergency session Of Deputie,
Of the Chamber and members Of TIE
Senate was called for 8 am. q am.
Eastern standard time) Monday. To-
morrow the Chamber Of Deputies Fl
nance Committee takes up the task.
The importance Of the time ele-
ment, informed persons held, might
force devaluation through Parlia-
ment in one day to forestall specula-
ton In the franc.
Last Chance Seen.
Paul Reynaud, leader Of the devalu-
alton movement, asserted tonight:
This Is our last chance. We can
not afford to bungle 1t. The situation
Ii delicate because it Is tardy. How
~x,~. will S,,rnnnI J,
Evening star., 1936-09-27
Reaction
Monetary Pact Hailed
As Great Step" to
Revive Trade.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 26.-Co-opera-
tive control OF international monies by
the United States, Great Britain and
France was hailed by monetary au-
thorities tonight as the most import.
ant aspect Of the French move toward
devaluation Of the franc.
The monetary accord among the
three nations particularly was seen as
q great STEP toward the reconstruc.
ton and restoration of international
trade.
BORDEAUX, France. September 26
R.-Maurice Thorez, secretary-gen-
eral Of the French Communist party,
declared tonight the party opposed de-
valuation of the franc, but would vote
in favor Of the government measure to
preserve the French Peoples Front.
LIMA, Peru, September rs Py.-
Banks were closed today and the
French franc was unquoted following
French moves toward its devaluation.
COPENHAGEN, September rs tF9
Foreign exchange dealings today
were suspended in the Bourse with the
exception of the British pound ster-
ling and the Scandinavian currencies,
which are part of the sterling bloc.
PARIS, September 26 P).-Finan-
cial authorities said tonight the drain
on Frances gold reserve had been
halted effectively pending parlia-
mentary action on devaluation Of the
franc, expected Monday.
The Bank of France reported no
gold had been sold today and no fur
ther shipments Of gold abroad were
reported. They had been large prior
to the rise in the discount rate Of the
Bank OF France from 3 to s per cent
Thursday and the governments an
nouncement of its devaluation plan
today.
Evening star., 1936-09-27
REICH OBSERVES
p
ANCDEVALU|NG.
Dr.. Schacht Won't Comment
: on French Cabinets
: Decision.
b the Associated Press.

1the Associated Press.
BERLIN, September 2s.-dermany
eau afford to sit tight and watch the
developments arising from the pro-
posed devaluation Of the French franc,
the German press concluded today.
The Bourse reacted quietly to the
steps toward realignment Of the franc,
although 1t was taken by surprise by
the swift naturalization Of the situa-
ton.
Foreign banking circles, however,
widely expressed the opinion that ad.
justment Of the mark to the franc,
tho pound and the dollar is made in
evitable by the French cabinets de-
ciSion.
DR.. Hjalmar Schacht, German min
ister Of economics and president Of the
ReichS5aNk, did not mention the cur
rency problem when he addressed q
Mining Association meeting today at
SaarbFuecken.
He evaded direct questions concern
ing the effect Of franc devaluation on
German policy with the statement:
IT am not yet ohdcially informed
about devaluation."
The Berliner Boersenzeitung, flnan-
cial paper. said:
"Ths Reich Is not directly con-
cerned and we can calmly watch the
situation develop.
"Ths German devjsen monetary
system Is firmly stabilized and pro-
tected against any eventualities."
ITALY READY TO ACT.
Evening star., 1936-09-27
due regard to the experience Of other

due regard to the experience Of other
countries.'
A meeting of the council Of minis
ters today was understood to have
drafted the following monetary bills:
l. To call in all gold.
2. To raise salaries equal to de-
creased buying power.
& To protect short-term bondhold-
erS.
I. TO adjust public organizations
debts.
s., To revise customs provisions.
With these proposals said to be ready
for parliamentary consideration, de-
valuationists charted their main course
along these lines:
l. Slicing the 65.5 milligram gold
content of the franc to between %
and 43 milligramsta devaluation of
between "a and 80 per cent.
(The French francs last quotation
before the foreign exchange market
was closed was 6.58as cents. The
United States dollar thus bought
slightly more than IS francs.)
2. A 10000, 900 ,000-franc stabiliza-
ton fund to insure maintenance Of
the new value Of the franc.
Reaction Il Divided.
Reaction within France to the pro-
posed cheapening Of her currency was
divided, with many informed persons
holding that the Blum government was
in for . sti1 fight.
Said Vincent Auriol, minister Of
finance, praising Belgium adherence
to the accord:
I'VE expect other adherences to the
accord" which he defined rs "a
declaration of an economic and none
tary entente Of three democracies."
Despite the efforts Of Auriol and
Blum, however, the government lead
ers were not united for devaluation.
Evening star., 1936-09-27
POLAND WON'T DEvALUE.
Finance Minister Ready to Join Money
ANrnrd

Finance Minister Ready to Join Money
Accord.
WARSAW, September 26 @.-Eu-
gene Kwiatkowski, Polish minister Of
finance, today announced that Po-
land would not devaluate her cur
rency despite Frances action.
He asserted Poland stood ready to
Join the international monetary ac-
cord announced last night among the
United States, Great Britain and
France.
WarsaX business and financial quar-
tiers, however, were highly nervous and
all banks, including the Bank Of Po-
land, refused to buy or sell any foreign
exchange.
BELGIUM BACKS ACCORD.
Evening star., 1936-09-27

French market through the operation
Of the trade agreement signed by Sec
retary Hull and Ambassador Laboulaye
May 6. We have increased our pur-
chases Of wines and laces. and for
products from the United States and
its territories and possessions France
negated ad valorem increases on man
ufactures and semi-manufactures, as
well as ordering direct reductions also
on large number Of products.
Tourist Trade to Revive.
Frances improved foreign trade sit
uation Is not expected to be limited to
the passage Of goods across the seas.
The tourist trade. for which France
has invested billions of francs in
hotels. shipping. railways, is due for
a revival
To protect itself in the worlds
money jungle, France will follow the
lead Of England, America and Belgium
in establishing that mystery Of ma
tional financial operations, the stab
ilization fund.
The stabilzation fund is a protec-
ton against speculation and inimical
dealings in a national currency by q
foreign country. Britain set up its
$3,175 million fund almost as soon as
it went of gold. How it has been
used specifically is kept a state secret.
but in general 1t acts as q lever to
protect the price Of the pound
throughout the world.
America has Q fund of $4,000
millions. Secretary Morgenthau keeps
1t active. but for what particular
purposes he has disclosed only twice
yesterday. when he used it to buy
pounds from Russia. and two years
ago, when he lent the Bank Of France
Evening star., 1936-09-27
u. S. FRANCV|EW
: HIT AS.POL|T|cAL
Hamilton Says Morgenthau
Uses French Crisis to
Cloak Policy Shift.
Ey the Aasociatsd Press.

CHICAGO. September 26.-John
d. M. Hamilton, national chairman
Of the Republican party, said today
the Roosevelt administrations an
nouncement yesterday that It would
cooperate with France In its plan to
devaluate the Franc had political i'm
plications.
"A political broadside was Issued
by Secretary Of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau. jr.," Hamilton's state
ment said, "in which he does not con-
fine himself to . mere announcement
Of cooperation with France, but takes
advantage Of the French monetary
crisis to announce change Of policy
on the part Of the administration in
order to forestall further Republican
criticism Of the short-sighted policy
hitherto pursued by the administra-
ton"
II do not question the wisdom Of
the assistance given the French ma
ton in this period Of grave difaculty,"
Hamilton added. "As stated by Gov.
Ali M. LAndon In his Portland, Me-,
speech, in which he pointed out the
serious consequences Of the torpedoing
Of the London economic conference
by President Roosevelt In 1888. CO.
operation with other nations in the
economic fleld Is essential to both re-
covery and peace.
However, We have but to contrast
Mr.. Morgenthau's statement with the
telegram Of President Roosevelt to
the economic conference to see what
. complete somersault the admins
tration has made. But 1t Is three
years too late.
"Mr. Morgenthau says:
The Government of the United
States welcomes this opportunity to
reafnrm its purpose to continue the
policy which 1t has pursued in the
course Of recent years, one constant
object Of which Is to maintain the
greatest possible equilibrium in the
system Of international exchange and
to avoid to the utmost extent the
creation Of any disturbance of that
system by American monetary action
In his telegram to the London
Economic Conference in 1888, Presi-
dent Roosevelt said:
The world will not long be lulled
by the specious fallacy of achieving q
temporary and probably an artificial
stability in foreign exchange on the
part Of . few large countries only
Referring to Mr.. Morgenthau's
reference to any disturbance in the
monetary field by American monetary
action, it would be unkind to mention
the effect of our silver policy upon
monetary conditions in China and
other silver countries, Just as II would
be unkind to quote that part of Presi-
dent Roosevelts telegram in which he
insists upon the necessity Of balanced
budgets"
Evening star., 1936-09-27

TO dispose Of large accumulation Of
sterling resulting from q long favor.
abls balance Of trade with the United
Kingdom. 1t was thought that with
the weakening Of the pound Russians
might have believed the moment op-
perfume to dispose Of their sterling re-
serve in exchange for other currencies.
The Russian move was q sensa-
tional development on the heels Of
the agreement reached by the three
great powers Friday night for Coop
Grafton In devaluation of the franc.
The agreement provided that coun-
tries party to it should use "appro-
pirate available resources" to prevent
disturbance Of international exchange
which might result from the under
standing that Britain and the United
States would not wage a monetary
war with France.
Morgenthau Acted Quickly.
Morgenthau, in q specially called
press conference, announced he had
moved swiftly to throw the stabiliza-
ton fund behind the pound when he
learned Of the offer to sell by the
Russian State Bank.
He was informed Of the offering,
he said, shortly after exchange deal
ings started in New York yesterday
morning. The French and English
exchanges were closed.
The Treasury chief said the RUS
~{~S ~A1Ifvs~ 1~AAEAA r.
$5.02 to $49l. When the Treasury
bought pounds, however, the price
was pushed back to $496.
Morsenthau said the Russian move
was "the only instance today of any
government, any bank or any individ-
ual trying to artificially influence the
foreign exchange markets In the
United States" 49,.
Then, emphasizing each word. he
added significantly:
II sincerely hope that this incident
will not be repeated"
Questioned as to whether he antici-
pated any more attempts to hammer
down currencies Of the three nations.
Morgenthau said that If there are
any we are ready" ~.
How far are you willing to go?"
was the next question.
THE limit"
"How far IL the ltmit?"
1.-TWO billion dollars"
Profit on Pounds Reported.
Although declining toSreveal ut ex-
actly what price the pounds were
bought, Morgenthau said it was .
figure which gives the United States
Government . handsome profit"
The monetary agreement among the
United States, Great Britain and
France brought confusion IN Moscow
financial quarters.
Russia, It was understood. win Try
TO keep IT, rubles peeged TO francs,
- the ssv 1lms maintaining the
Evening star., 1936-09-27

Q few millions In dollars against Q fti-
ture delivery OF gold.
Belgium established its fund by TAX
ing over the profit Of revaluation OF
the gold reserve Of the national bank.
As with America and England. its
purpose has been to stabilize its in
ternational currency unit, the belga,
on foreign exchange by movements
known only to the members Of the
government.
Evening star., 1936-09-27
MOST ILLEGAL LIQUOR
IN DRY STATES AREA
Alcohol Tax Unit Supervisor Also
Reports More Stills In
Southeast District.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, September 2e.-Super-
visor r. z. Tuttle Of the Alcohol Tax
unit said today the Georgia Ala barila-
Florida-South Carolina district Yield.
ed more Illicit liquor and stills dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80
than any other in the Nation.
Georgia and Alabama are legally
dry States.
In the Atlanta district. which COM
prises the four States, he said 3,7s7
Illicit stills. s7,547 gallons Of moon
shine whisky and 2,817.6T2 gallons Of
mash-the stuff the liquor Is made
from-were destroyed.
He added that SITS persons were
arrested on liquor charges in the four
States during the year.
Evening star., 1936-09-27
ITALY READY TO ACT.

Some Financial Experts See Reduc-
son in Lira.
ROMK. September as R.-Italy
was stated authoritatively today to be
prepared to take whatever measures
may De necessary to prevent roper
cusdons here in the wake Of the
French proposal to devalue the franc.
OMcials watched the situation close
ly Is financial experts pointed out
thst italy probably would await the
action Of Switzerland and the Neither
lands before any decision Is made.
IN italian financial quarters opinion
was divided on the effect Of Frances
move on the lira, with q slight ma
jority Of experts stating they believed
the value Of the Ira might be re-
duced,
Evening star., 1936-09-27

Georgia shon ~ her class at Lanter County
School In Lakeland continued
her husband nominated. Mrs Rtvers reported find
chief interest in the educational advancement youth
Georgia rather than In the social glamour the capital
The Democratic nomination for the office anta
mount to election In Georgia. Wide World Photo
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Evening star., 1936-02-26

with a hearty dinner. However, the
wound was very tiny and you never
missed what the leech took. While the
ceature Is inches long, and usually
finds enough fish, snails, turtles, other
leeches and such neighbors to supply
him with sustenance, he is never one
to let an opportunity pass him by.
Have you ever seen leech walking? =?
The creature has a suctionlike gadget
on each end of its body. When wish
ing to go places 1t stretches its full
length, holding fast to the object it is
fastened to by the hind suction cap.
Bending its head low, it presses its
mouth to the object. Then, again pull
Ing its length up in the form Of a
hoop, it measures again its length. 1t
may not have feet, but you can see it
makes pretty long strides. and 1t has
4 to 10 pairs of eyes. so 1t must see
where it Is going.
In the olden days. when the leech
was called into service, a fourishing
Evening star., 1936-02-26

least two more Owls to be fed, and
perhaps three. And you know with
out being told that those young Owls
are going to be fed meat. Yes, sir,
that certainly is bad news, 80 far a.
I'm concerned. Just as If I didn't
have trouble enough trying to keep
whole skin as it Isl
Blacky had to admit to himself
that this was quite true. A few min
utes later he spied Jumper the Hare
and promptly told him the good news
that Mistress Spring was on her way
'That Is good news" said Jumper,
'but how do you know it,"
Blacky explained that Mrs. Hooty
already had her eggs and was sitting
on them. Jumper shook his head
II call that bad news. If those Owls
were nesting anywhere but here in
the Green Forest ! might call it good
news, but as it is, I call it bad news
the very worst kind of news"
It was just the same way with
Danny Meadow Mouse and Peter
Rabbit when they heard the news
On the other hand, Lightfoot the Deer
agreed that it was good news. You
see, Lightfoot and Mrs. Lightfoot and
their children had nothing to fear
from Hooty and Mrs. Hooty, even
though the latter did have to hunt
extra hard In order to feed their chill
dren.
As for himself, now that he got to
thinking 1t over. Blacky was begin
ming to agree with Chatterer and
Jumper and Danny and Peter. Two,
and perhaps three, young Owls would
require lot to eat while they were
growing, and that just wasn't good
news for anybody. No, sir, that
wasn't good news for anybody, not
even tor Blacky himself. He knew
that neither Hooty nor Mrs. Hooty
would hesitate an instant to seize him
and kill him If they got the chance.
'It's funny" said Blacky, talking to
himself, 'how good can sometimes be
bad, but it can. Yes, sir, it can.
There is no doubt about that. It is
good that Spring is nearly here, but
it certainly isn't good that there are
to be more hunters in the Green For
est. ! hope that when Hooty's chill
dren grow up they won't stay here.
That would be just too bad. !
wish
A sudden thought had come to
Blacky. What If he could get those
eggs? Then there would be no young
Owls. Also. ne would have q good
meal.
Copyright. 1936)
Evening star., 1936-02-26
"A Diatribe on Mans Inalienable Privilege.
For the Gentleman
LOOK OUT BELOW.

1HE ladies, the big sissies, have
done their darndest to steal
our pants-fguratively speak
Il ing, of course. They swank
about on beach and boards in some
thing they call pajamas. They en-
coach on our ski breeches; they leg up
on the old grey mare in our horse
pants, and we had hardly discovered
the comfort of tennis and beach
shorts before they snatched the idea
for themselves. Now they're all hot
and bothered over pirate-like pants
they call culottes, whatever they may
be.
Okay-let 'em have them. They'll
never look like what we, in our
urbanity, call trousers. And that goes
for you, too, Marlene! Getting down
to the seat or rather the legs Of
the subject, it should be matter of
masculine pride to give scrupulous at
tention to these last vestiges of mas
culinity, so that pair of trousers OF
sea-going proportions will not inspire
q band to strike up Here Comes a
Sailor" or The Man on the Flying
Trapeze," because of calf and thigh
hugging effect, reminiscent Of some
muscle-bound gynlnast.
X X
WE WOULD not minimize by one
w jot or iota the importance Of
perfection of detail in jacket or waist
coat. But we decry vigorously the
tendency to concentrate all attention
on the aforementioned.
Evening star., 1936-02-26
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
That good for one you'll sometimes see
For some one else quite bad may be.
old Mother Nature.
IKE a lot of people whom we all

[Y IKE lot of people whom we all
know. Blacky the Grow likes
to be the carrier of news.
Sometimes his news is good
news, and sometimes it is bad news.
It doesn't make much difference to
Blacky, so long as he is the first one
to tell it. Now no one else knew
that Hooty the Owl and Mrs. Hooty
had begun nesting. Blacky knew it
for the simple reason that they were
using Blacky's old nest, and he had
happened to visit 1t. At FIRST he was
very indignant, but after a bit he
consoled himself with the thought
that probably Mrs. Blacky would have
objected to using the old nest over
again, anyway. Then, as Blacky
thought it over, it occurred to him
that the mere fact that Hooty and
Mrs. Hooty already had eggs was good
news, for it meant that the Winter
was pretty nearly over and that Sweet
Mistress Spring soon would arrive.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel was the
first to whom Blacky told the news.
"I've got some good news" said
Blacky.
Chatterer looked at Blacky's suspi-
ciously. What Is it?" he asked.
"Misstress Spring will soon be here"
replied Blacky.
"How do you know" demanded
Chatterer.
"Hooty and Mrs. Hooty have al
ready begun nesting. Mrs. Hooty has
laid her eggs and is sitting on them,
and you know as well as do that
they wouldn't begin nesting If Mistress
Spring was not due to arrive soon"
II don't call it good news: call
it bad news" barked Chatterer.
How is 1t bad news?" demanded
Blacky in his turn.
1T means" replied Chatterer. "at
Evening star., 1936-02-26
Natures Children
Common Leech.

little business was carried on, keeping
the medical profession supplied. Once
the creature found out what was ex-
pected Of him, he kept pumping away
until he had consumed or swallowed
three times his own weight. Then, by
force, he was removed. His usefulness
was over, for 1t would take him nine
months to digest his banquet.
There is no record that any leech
gave up of its own free will. That Is
why any person called by this name
is generally known to practice methods
for his own gain that place him So
cially among these parasites.
Copyright, 1e36.)
Evening star., 1936-02-26
Mexico Pushes Road Program.

Mexico is pushing its government
road construction program. The Lare-
do-Mexico City highway Is nearing
completion and is expected to be ready
for use not later than June. Other
roads are being built in various parts
of the country. The 1886 appropria-
tions include $4,000. 900 by the govern
ment and $3,080, 900 by the states.
Evening star., 1936-02-26
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

T ERE are the original blood
suckers. At one time they
were important in the prac-
4 i tice Of medicine. That time
was not so very long ago, either. The
members Of the medical profession
who sought the assistance Of these ef-
ficient bumpers were known as leeches,
and their profession was referred to as
leechcraft. When all other methods
failed to help the patient, they decided
to bleed him. That was when the low
ly leech got meal that lasted him for
nearly year!
The leech is a parasitical worm. It
Is found In the fresh water as well as
the sea and in damp ground. The one
formerly used in America for blood
letting had the high-sounding scientific
name, Macrobella decora; the one in
Europe, Hirido ofilcinalis.
The old swimming hole usually had
an abundance of them, and no doubt
you have unwittiIgly furnished several
Evening star., 1936-02-26
Highlands to Get Roads.

The Western Highlands and islands
Of Scotland are to benefit from the
governments huge road development
plans. Most Of the residents in the
districts are small farmers who could
Evening star., 1936-02-26

The Star, in cooperation with
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Fashion Editor, The Evening
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Evening star., 1936-02-26
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