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Evening star., 1937-09-12

Lawrence makes her second guest ap-
pearance of the week, being heard on
the Hit Parade; Tansman's "Trip
tique," in three movements, is fea-
tured by DR.. Frank Black, conduct
ing the N. B. c. String Symphony Or
chestra.
THURSDAY-Senator William E..
Borah discusses the Constitution
speaking before local Masons in Con-
stitution Hall.
Music is served by Victor Bav.
conducting the c. B. S. Symphony
in "Appollon Musagete," rare Stra-
whisky ballet, and by the Spa Festival
IN the afternoon. Foot ball FORCES to the
front in the sports field, Eddie Dooley
naugurating his Fall series of grid
IRON news periods and Tony Wakeman
facing the VOL microphone to bring
a play-by-play of the Washington Red
skins-New York Giants game.
Maurice Evans, English actor; Will
lie Howard, stage and screen come
dlan; Helen Stansbury. first woman
airline executive; Stroud Twins. COM
edy team, and Tommy Riggs are Rudy
Vallee's guests.
H'RIDAY-The Constitution snatches
the lions share of radio time on
Its birthday, with President Roosevelt
Evening star., 1937-09-12

but only recently have they been
taken seriously beyond the confines of
few conference chambers. Starting
with heated discussion at the Amer
ican Federation of Musicians Conven-
ton at Louisville in mid-June, the
strike question actually became mat
ter of immediate concern when the
unions Executive Board ended week
long conference early last month by
throwing the gauntlet down to broad
casters and demanding that they de-
eide how many additional musicians
they will put ON their pay rolls.
Although fortified with musical
backlog of transcriptions and record
ings, executives of number of sta
tions deem the situation so critical
that they have been holding series
of meetings in an effort to line up the
broadcasting industry behind uni
form policy.
At present, the union and the broad
casters are far apart in their views.
The union, for example, claims that it
has 125,000 members and that only
about 800 are employed as staff"
musicians by stations and networks.
Broadcasters, on the other hand, ex-
plain that the 800 figure is far too low
an estimate. They point out that
thousands of other musicians are en-
Evening star., 1937-09-12

side of Mount Rushmore in the Black
Hills Of South Dakota.
NATURDAY-The final concert from
the Saratoga Spa Music Festival
will be heard; Columbia presents
preview OF preparations for the Amer
ican Legion Convention in New York
City; Ethel Norman is the guest of
the Hit Parade; an international
broadcast from Denmark presents a
typical barn dance in that country:
Horace Heidt lays down his baton and
submits to interviewing over VOL.
NEWS AND THINGs-Arch Nc
Donald, WJSV's sportscaster,
has turned actor Alleging to have ex-
perience in Southern stock company
behind him, the rotund mikeman will
take to the boards at the Cross Roads
Theater tomorrow night, playing a de-
tective in Sun Up" Oscar Bral-
ley has been resigned to conduct the
orchestra for the Phil Baker broad
casts :. DR.. Allan Roy Dafoe returns
to the air on October First per-
formance Of Robert Schumann's Violin
Concerto will be heard in an interna-
tional broadcast, October 20 Cal
Tlnney, author and humorist, has been
signed as master of ceremonies for q
new variety show, bowing over WMAL
on september 20 {. Carson Robisons
Buckaroos have been signed for series
over Mutual, beginning October 4
Fred Waring took his entire troup to
Hollywood for the making of Variety
Show" but left the Lane Sisters there.
Warmers placed them under long term
contracts.
Big shows originating in Hollywood
have adopted policy of non-b broad
cast "previews" before a selected au-
dience to test reaction That Sun
day Night Party show will be cut to
half-hour with James Melton drop
ping out and symphonic pattern
adopted. Melton is weighing three
offers Shep Fields Orchestra is
slated to move over to the Bob Burns
SHOW . Burns and Allen will get
four-weeks' vacation in October
The March of Time switches to the
N. B. G. Blue, October IA.
SWlngmaniacs perks up when the
Raymond Scott Quintet is announced.
The syncopation on SCOTS compost
tions takes rank as the highest form
OF mot rhythm. The outfit will get
regular spot any day now.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Family Lives on Air.

THE legitimate stage may have its
Barrymores, but radio has the
Petersons. three generations of them.
Arthur Peterson, jr., plays the part
Of DR.. Rutledge, the kindly old min
lister, in Guiding Light; his father
is heard regularly in dramatic pro-
grams on KSTP in Minneapolis and
his grandfather acts on WCCO in
Minneapolis.
Evening star., 1937-09-12

as featured speaker, his address being
aired from the Sylvan Theater on the
Monument Grounds Others to be
heard in the evening are Senator
Arthur Vandenberg, William Green,
president of the American Federation
OF Labor, and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Henry A. Wallace
Another feature of the day is to be
the unveiling of the huge head of
Abraham Lincoln, carved on the
Evening star., 1937-09-12
"Funnies" to Fame.

Tyrone POWER, who will make
his radio debut as a dramatic star
over the N. B. c. blue network Octo-
Der 3, first broke into radio as a reader
of funny papers.
IL was at a time when stage and
screen jobs were not to be had. Young
Power, whose famous father had
trained him for Shakespearean roles.
asked for an addition at a Chicago
broadcasting station. His classic die
tion won him the humble job of read
Ing the "funnies" on the air, and his
vivid handling of that job led to i'm
portant dramatic roles.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Speaks Their Language.

A Ian ROBERTS, tenor, heard over
the Mutual Network, has signed
for series of 10 motion picture
shorts. Roberts sings in nine differ
ent languages and each of the films
will prestnt him singing the folk
music of different European nation.
Evening star., 1937-09-12


composed of members of the New York
Philharmonic, conducted by F
Charles Adler, with Ethel King Com
stock, soprano, and Edwina Eustis
contralto, as soloists.
The first American performance of
work by Haydn, "Amors Pfeil," writ
ten In 1773 and discovered recently
In Vienna library, is to feature the
Initial program on Tuesday, while the
first two world premieres have been set
for Thursday-"Joyance," by the
American composer, Horace Johnson,
and Schubert suite, composed of
bits written for his only opera. Rosa
munde." Thursday, too, will be high
lighted further by the first presenta-
ton in this country of "Phantasy" by
the seventeenth century composer,
Friedrich Wilhelm zachau.
The Cadman suite features Satur-
days concert, with the score COM
bining Indian, Negro and old fiddlers'
tunes, followed by. two more ''firsts,"
Anis Fuleihan's "Chanson de Bilitis."
with Miss Eustis as soloist, and Charles
Kingsford's And Already the Min
utes. The Fuleihan work will be the
second effort by that composer to be
premiered at the current festival.
Evening star., 1937-09-12
1t Finally Got Them.

1--WE years ago present members of
Benny Goodman's Orchestra had
no thoughts of swing. OF the II mu-
sicians, only we're working in bands
at the time of Goodman's organiza-
tiOn
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Strike Threatens Halt
In Live Music Programs
Grim Battle of Radio and Union Musicians
Expected to Reach Climax
on Thursday.
on Thursday.

hilarious
torchtime
wv alike marking Thursday
musicians will decide whether they will
700 stations Nationwide
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Music Premieres Hold
Radio Weeks Spotlight
New Works and Old to Make Debut Con.
stitution Day Given Prominent Place
by Networks.
BY Chris Mafhiseu.

& tn Is 70 week Of world prems the
t compositions
~ B. G. from the Saratoga pro-
VIII several
haro
folk melodies The Spa Teaer sarao snrnas
Evening star., 1937-09-12
Air Headliners
Afternoon Programs.

I'oo p'm.-WMAL, THE Magic
Key"
iH'So p.m.-WJSV, Washington
New York Base Ball
Games.
Evening star., 1937-09-12

nRAMA-A gentle young woman
who becomes a heroine when
confronted with peril will be portrayed
by Irene Rich-WMAL at 8:45.
"Dr. Faustus," tragedy by Christo-
pher Marlowe, will be presented in a
new adaptation for radio over WMAL
at o'clock.
The life story of st. Peter Claver,
who worked among the slaves of Gen.
tral America, is to be dramatized on
the Ave Maria hour-WOL, $50.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

NORTH CUT BANK GIN ALBERTA)
Home OIL Ltd cOutts NO LsD sec l-isw4 Water $3.50
Kellogg No / Sc Nwa NEa sl-2sg-4w Testing 22ss
Radigan- Balsnger / NW 2l27-5w Water 2522
PLEVNA DOME
AGcDOnadPevna l s-es-ssE Rig
- =, PoN9ERA, OIL FIELD z,
Fulton Erickson / SW Swa MA l027-4W OH 1874
Hastin ckson No NWa l0-27-4w 1890
Hastings Erickson No NV EMaNWs iO.27-4W on 1907
NILS Erickson No 1 sw swa swa s274w on lS%
J W al No l 2-2aN-5
RATTLESNAKE BUTTE
Hardendor Ausad No sW NWs NWl 22ls2sE Location
-1nersou No sWl 2ss-IzE
ROUND BUTTE
Miracle on-BaIey No 2 s-5s-2sE 1880
Calf Independent Tribal No sw NE sss-s2E Oh 1858
asss5s: sE T NJ IS g r 4 4ss sss5
WALLER AREA
Tsxaco-van ' Unit sws sws sO5w water 1902
Texaco- Unit No Nwa SEA s2-sl-5W Water 1850
Texaco Unit No NWa 2l-30S-5W Water 3l55
WHITLASH FIELD
-AGahoney CIVIL SEA swa 2337-4E 1913
Western Gas-schafer OH 2l65
Western No Up
Western Natural Gas WaSs No r sT Nw E S Gas 2S0
Western Natural wanace l5-s7N-4E 22s5
WHITEHALL DISTRICT
Ne i, 5 1850
& Gas-Wley NO NET NWa lO-ssN-sOE
WINIFRED DISTRICT
N 10 NV NV a# We wv f sn Gas 1lss
l 6-20Nl8E 22O
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Elnmons Pennock No l Sc NWa NWa 6o2l8E 1881
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YELLOWSTONE COUNTY
Co IL $50
Fverton OH Co-Fox No GEL NWa NE 14-2N-2SE 1850
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
CUT BANK OIL FIELD
Completions


Is dakota Mo M Ss| No. Sa'w NV, NE, w a n s S
ees ga Eo Sc, Ns ts 5 1885" saM Gas sss
Glacier Prod Connolly c sEaNE OSw sA1 Gu Fl Gas
Glacier Production Connolly No swswa 6ss5w Dbl 2s
a asE Fuller No Sss s 7i3 saw SS S
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Unit
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ssr Ne No SW swas%s 1s'Sw 20 B B 5e
ianion-A Agent No aAI ISL Lot o. 7-sa-sw
Ianlon-AI. No 2 sElNWi i2-32-6W
anon AgentAl 1928 No o.: sw NE 2sssw - s. Dbl so5s
Inaaa on ad $50 So M No s sW Nw sw BS s ss
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Montana -Headight-Briton 4
NO M s sW NV NV T B
St Bnk No sw sEaNEl I7-ss5w 100 Bbl 1900
IS NO NC SEA Ea, E sssssW P5 6 s on
M K On-Hagund No 8 Sc NwNE l4346w go Bbl 1898
SANTA SANTA Rita Madison No Nw sWa so-s4-Sw Show OH z
santaFa ta-Rasm NEaswa
TaI4ant-Erst No i G Nwa swa ls-ss-5w sS4 Gas SSl5
TsITant No NE NEisEs $40
TexacO-c uranNo iC SEA SEA 5-s2-5w 202e
Texaco-state Mass No c l6-s2-5w
No NEsE i7sssw 5S ssss
Texaco- mn Nw8sEa 24-Ss-6w Show OH SOFT
Texaco- Aforrson No 22-s5-6w
TexaCos c sEaswa s-a2-5w l5S Bbl 2s7s
Texaco Tribal Al i2 No swisEs
Unit Nine No NEaNW es2-5w rs Bill 5000
WagrenB c SEA NE3 l434-6W Show Oil 2S7A
SESE4 1-S2-6W Dry 324
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

to widen Iowa roads is part Of q highway
safety campaign there.
The planet Jupiter has o diameter
IL times that OF the earth, yet it can
be seen In daylight only under ex-
tremely favorable conditions and then
only by persons with exceptional eye
sight.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
STUDYING MONTANA ROADS

Officials OF the Iowa state commerce COM
mission have written 70 d. A. McKinnon, chief
engineer Of the Montana highway board, for
information relative 10 Montana's system or
road construction. Most Of Iowa's paved roads
are concrete. Officials there are DESTROYS OF
widening the shoulders OF their highways and
In doing so want to use the bituminous sur
facing which is in use IN Montana The plan
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
KEVIN-SUNBURST FIELD
1887 Completions

@ NE N SEA aSsw gst O i B 1 1873
No No s sW 5a w 100 B s l lsis
20 e, MY NY SCI N l''aw Ell 1919 IsI3
No. No. E swlNW 8. Bs oil 1851 1851
Big west-BarkuoO sO-s5-sw 1873
ssssas No % sE Ms sS E!
Big No 90 c NV ssaswa lsssw IS sS 1927 1927
@ No S os1 S E N Iss4w " Oh sss
Blaze No. 6 NEs sw. ls-sa-1w BbI 1905
Ne Is " sa' II w 81 Is
Nwa NEa sS-ss-gw is@
No NJ CSC s sEa S sssW $50 " s5 @
CO NO NO. GEL $50 b5 on 1899
oa s ne oo No l sEzs B5 ON aS
CrmIey Fberger No 10 sw NEa SEA 2s5-2w on 1890
No. Ne Ne o swa N SEA s. 20 BS1 1880
To h Sc MY IVY NEE NEE sg " 1ss
Do ct S0 DE n' Nc c sws NV. ,sssw BB 1852
B Bao e NM SS N0 s a SEA SEA ssu wa
R AS No. No sEw WI assW S 1928
GwL vi, sE AM 2w ply 1881 1881
NO Sc rs, gws 1 sT v SssSw - BD 1879 S
So as sw N NV V T ia5ssw " 1909
s S No Sc NV W F NE sosw Show oil abb Iss
H Sy No. NJ NV E NHa N7 sw q 3d. B S Isso
Lamont Proleurn-va Note No NEarw
Liam P as M No. G s sa HSs VS." IS Bs 8 1872
Mcknight No No S NW Sc s E ssW BS Oh 1871
s9s To No NV F%SW S Is1s5 ls'a" rs s s
No. NV E NW. T Sna ls-sssW bS G
SWA NE 29SW 5OBoL on 100
NE NW3 u-SW go bp
Goeddertz No CIVIL NEaSW3 l2-35-3W Bp
EraGoedderz SCI SW3 l2-35-3W 70 boL 1oIS
z Sc SW3NW3 2O-35-1W 80 Bb- 10y
8, 35-362W HBol l5I2
Oen Engemoen No. @ NW3 NW3 l4-35-2W on 1871 II
NE3NW3 S3-35-3W snow On lo6S
i NW4 22-35-3W 20 BDL !5I0
SW NEaNWa 1l-S5-3W 204 BoL lO0 H
II CSL SE3SEa B-S5-zW
NE 26-S5-4W BoL On
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SEs5W3 NW3 IL 34-3W Apo i29s
Schmidt NO SWlNW3 29-35-3W zoo Dbl !aoo \
NW4 29-35-3W on iSOe
S-35-lW Bni isoo II
SEA 18S52W Snow OH i0Oe
l8-35-2W Snt io9o
@ NE3SWa 29-SS3W lSp tsOo
SwaNEa u-34-2W % 1soL Icy
3 u34-2W Ina Sas 14co
SW7NW3 lZ-S5-5W SDl
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SWa SW4 9-S5-zW ~ IoL 1Ssa
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SE3NE3 SS62W 10 Spl ioo!
SE3NE S5-S0-zW ~ 6D ~
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27

Hannah Porter jann No ? c SEA s-slw
SW3 NW3 333W Oil 1893
Petroleum Acreage-Feeg NO Sc SW3 SEA 14-S5-2W $50
& ader-vVa No
Ohio-Sunbur C 2322W 2M l442
Scotland AcrJamer c 29-35-3W 100
Welsh Brothers 29-35-3W
Fchof
Smith Government 1, NE4 25-36-3W
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
ACTIVE OIL-CAS FIELDS


ANAr0NDA cTpurTupp
OnsFey / NEaswl $3.50
BAKER-GLENDIvE
Montana Dakota Utilities NO NEa Nva l7N-e2E on slOo
a1ontana-
Nagasco Corp No C SEA $50
l Sc NEa SEA s-sN-5sE Dry 1900
Acne rssneoss NO 0I sW sWs Me-
sscE oOdcs No NE HWa sWs sSsssE
sehvnsl NO I NEs Eol LEE EA2EE SIS
Hnsy Gas and on No Lot Sex ss a S0nA ss
BLACK BUTTE
Gsa:ss Nc Nc G So sE NE LIRE slH sDuanS
AGracle-aOvrnment No CIVIL Sec s-ss-2sE 1865
Kyle Esnsueh No swswa l2s7lw Water ADD ADD s sS5s
Montana Gas Corp sO NC SEA s NV a ss lw abs @
Montana Gas ccrp-clark No 2OM Gas
Utilities ssslssE IN Gas so, go
BOwdOin- Utnitas 527 c 4sis4E "a gas 900
TO0 n' s S No rs ES X" sE r. asSsE 10000
British American synd No Nwa SEA 177s2-s2E I'M Gas 1888
City q Malta 9 SEA SEA - spuddng
sOnanaDakOta Utilities Den No !; NV swa Nwl ssas4E $50
,-o...- No.. :, - BRoADvIEW DOME DO EE, ,.,u,sv ,o
BUTTON BUTTE
Rowland ct swOOdward No ! sen 500
NO NV MS a E 1s% water ADD
Tarrant-1aonste NO SEA NW asN-sw Rig up
Unanzeny ct avarker No 4 sW9 ssssggw water 1855
coULMooRE STRUCTURE
Lewis & Clark Oil synd Drnin No NV Na sWa ll-lsW spuddg
Dana-Hardy No I 22-as-s5E TOO
Commentator l WIS 500
rarrantohnn NO. aA Govt sw NWaNwi a5,lN-a4r Dry
snnth-NGOwatt No sw swa SEA 7-s32E Producing
Smith Mcdonald 17-S3-2E SAN Gas
Frazer No S NV ME MEa asssaE sS Gas 7s5
Smith Land Bank No NEs SEA n-Ss 2sO
G. / CITY o: No, l7-ss-aE
g. smlhH asv s0 No. o NwaNEa ls-ss-2E 1885
G. L smith Hines No i SEA SEA 2c-ss-aE 400
CREEK FIELD
oRsassa N No. i IS S n E ans ian,
ooE No No. a sssa 4 IS NE s' '' s
No PYEE NJ 81 S SERs ggcEqR SHOW 1851
EAST BRIDGER
CO No Elk BAsIN IL, OH ~, FIEk2 Oh 1925
CoGovenment No sw swa NEs sSss-2sE TOO
FLAT COULEE OIL FIELD
Hamlt ct al MOI arms ! 10-37-5E Oil 1919
FLAT WILLOW
Guy Smiths ct al No A ITO
GUY smithN 2 1910
SEA S54I25E Abandoned 1S45
GENOU STRUCTURE
G NE8 2S-26N-3E 1880
HARDIN STRUCTURE
B s sP on No sEs Ne SEA- i ST a N' isis n ADD 4sS
p.r.n. NJ !. nw, sr, ,J HARTMAN DOME 500
HAvRE
Drought No / SIC Nwz SEA 2s-a2N-6E 700
Nadeau-Fee No SEA NEa SS34-l7E Add ISS
Nadeau-oTea No. NV Nwa NWa s4s2nI-l7E Water 1850
Hunt NO NV SEA NEa sO-l4S15E 1850
LEWISTOWN
East Crest Brake No l NV SEA swa l4-15N-lsE $40 50O
Flathead- IewiSown No NE4 NEa l3-5lsE i10O
g. SingleySkaggs NO G NWa SW 715N-20E 400
LUTHER-FOX DOME
No l Nwa l4-es-lsE $40
RyanBngsss NO. Sc swa NN1 MS 1sS R3ME 1900
NO Sc SEA N MQSsSs5s 5Ea BONE OH 1907
No gwa NE 2sss4s Water on S sss
TsTTan st etc NO No sws NwS s2sa5r
NV Vwa sE 2ssssE . Oh 1919
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-11-27
NEW LOCATIONS -

NEW LOCATIONS - KEVIN-SUNBURST
New No C
Occur dAleneKevn Truststewart No NE NEa Rig
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-12-24


 coming of the Wise Men, with thelr gifts of gold tranLlneense and myrrh =.
 From these inspiring things the Song of Christmas fashioned more than twenty centuries ago The years have added new notes of happiness Carols and song upon the air candles sIeamins into the night =. secret whispernss and laughter in the home greetings going from friend to friend deeds of love and mercy done in the name of Child
 No great symphony or composition can match the Song of Christmas It rises above the cater and roar of the city; it throbs through the scattered town and bamlet it sings through the sunt islands of the South permeates the frozen wastes of the Nortbland. In overwhelming volume its strains echo around the world
 Before its magic the hosts of darkness take fiji sht It touches the umberins chords of memory heals old hurts and scars it binds loved ones in closer and deeper tie There are no riendess or forsaen within its sound under its influence the strong reach out to hell the weak Peace and Love and Joy these are its Oudes notes, and they are for all men. For the Song of Christmas the greatest of all songs because it is under stood by every heart.
The daily independent., 1937-04-17
March of Time
Is Censored By
Kansas Officials
Remarks of Sen. Wheeler
Are Deleted On Ac-
count of Bias

New York, April 16-U.R)- An
order to eliminate a speech by Sen.
Burton K. Wheeler ID Of Mon
tana opposing President Roose-
velt's supreme court proposal from
the current issue of March of Time
wa given today after it had been
reviewed by the Kansas State
board of review.
The order was given to eliminate
the speech from the film only in
Kansas. Mae Clausen, chairman
of the Kansas board of review,
wrote the objection.
we feel this dialogue is parti-
san and biased" the letter to di--
.rIbutors said.
The finn which melted tie &C
ton Of the Kansas board is a sur
vey Of the nationwide controversy
over the plan to increase the num-
Der of justices to the court.
In the speech to which the GEN.
,ors tool: objection, Senator
Wheeler said:
You can say that the privilege
of appointing postmasterS will not
be accorded to me. You can say
that I'll get no more projects for
The daily independent., 1937-04-17
Early Spring Sales
Are Disappointing
Rut Current Lag Should Bolster Sales In
NAY and June-But Mr. Babson yarns yarns
A0ainst Ouer-Ertensi0n OF lnstallmeW
SelIinq-There Is Danger In 1T.

ing is not a good omen. Factor
les are running day and night
Warehouses are filling up with
goods. Merchants have the big
gest supply Of stocks on hand III
five years. All this is based on
the theory that much hlgher
prices and favorable trade are
ahead. Actually. latest reports
show department store sales only
5 to 10 per cent above last year.
while mail order and chain store
results are somewhat better.
These figures are in accordance
with my previous estimates; but
il should be remembered that they
represent DOLLAR volume.
I emphasize DOLLAR sales be-
cause UNIT volume figures are not
so seed. Retail price tags have
been marked sharply IN the
past few mcnthS. Certain lines
have been advanced Is to 20 per
cent since the Fourth OF July;
while a fair average Of all items
shows q seven per cent gain. This
mark-up has slowed the progress
Of retail buying to a considerable
extent. Sharp jacking-up OF
prices means a corresponding slash
in buying power of workers pay
envelopes. Twenty dollars per
week can buy only as many goods
today as S186J could buy six
mcnths ago. Hence. retail price
increases. due to wage or hour
The daily independent., 1937-04-17
Degrading OF Prince Nicholas May
Bring CivL War To The ROunadn1dns
King Carols Brother, Who
Was Expelled From the
Royal Family, Has Very
Strong Support.

Vienna, April 16-WR)-Ruman-
ia tonight was reported near re-
vo.ution or civil war because of
the expulsion Of Prince Nicholas
from the royal family. It was the
gravest crisis since the aSsassina-
alton of Premier l. G. DuCa by
Iron Guards in 1888. Despite CEN
sorship border dispatches report
ed that peasants, socialists and
conservatives had concluded an
alliance to defend King Carol
agair-'.t the outlaWed Iron Guards
who are backing Prince Nicholas.
The bloc repeatedly was rally
ing under the cry: For each mur-
der committed by the Iron Guards,
VIC will kill 10 Of them"
The crisis was precipitated by
Prince Nicholas expulsion because
he demanded that his beautiful
wife. the former wife, the form
er Jane Lucia Deletj, and their
four-year-old son, Peter, be Civ
en- royal status. Nicholas married
in 1881. defying his brother, who
Immediately dissolved the marri-
age by royal decree.
The real reason behind Nicho-
las expulsion, however, was re-
ported to have been discovery Of
an Iron Guard p OF to stage a
coup G'ctat and after dethroning
King Carol, install Nicholas, Bal
kan experts said.
Whether he vii succeed, they
added. depends oa the army's at
titudc. They said the present cab
met could not hope to dGGtroy the
Iron Guards because Premier
Tatarescu lacked nationwide pres
tige. They expected the cabinet to
resign.
Nicholas was placed under ar
rest at his country estate this
week. He prepared to go into eX-
lie with his wife and child. An Or
der expelling him from the coun-
try was suspended, however, and
it was reported Nicholas was chal-
longing his brother to force him
out.
The daily independent., 1937-04-17
By ROGER BABSON

washington, D. c.. April 10
1887. I am not surprised oy tile tile
disappointing reports OF Spring
retail trade recently turned IN all
over the country. Latest hgureS
show unit sales only slightly ABOVE
last years level; while gensI"4
business is running 20 per cent
above the same period. IheIe are
various reasons for this unSatlS-
factory showing. such as coio
weather. an early Easter. LABOR
unsettliment. higher prices, ana
the heavy sales volume during
February. As the season WORKS
along. however, the current lag
in sales should bolster volume IN
May and June.
Prices Still Climbing
Retail trade is cur most SeaSl-
tive index of public sentiment. III
the final analysis, public Sentl-
ment rules the volume OF ouSl-
ness. Viewed from this angle, the
present stalling of American ouy-