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Evening star., 1937-10-09
CROP REPORT SPUR
| T0CONGRESSCA
Cotton Forecast Called
Final Push to Special
Session.
~ the Associa ted Press. .

~ the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Departments cot
ton crop forecast Of 1873 900 bales,
second largest IN history. appeared
today to give the final push, If any
u needed, toward . special session Of
Congress.
II one Is called. probably between
November 3 and Is, surplus crop con-
troll legislation will be Its first busi-
ness.
On that legislation, aimed ut stabiliz-
ing prices and supplies. the admin
istration pins hopes Of stopping such
sharp price declines ~ the newest
cotton estimate caused
New Orleans quotations dropped AZ
much AZ $2.15 q bale after the fore
cast was flashed over the wires yes
terday, and the staple for future
delivery slumped $14, TO $3.50 a bale
at New 1ork. Prices touched the
lowest points in more than four years.
Moves Considered.
Informed persons said President
Roosevelt and Secretary Wallace, in
= private discussion late yesterday,
considered these moves TO aid the
cotton South, where prosperity leans
heavily on the white gold":
/. A special session Of Congress
to tighten up production control over
cotton next year.
z. Revision upward Of the Govern
ment cotton loan from its present top
Of . cents . pound. in An effort
to bolster market prices which have
dropped below cents.
3. Reduction IN the acreage limit
for cotton to be planted under the
present farm benefit legislation.
The new crop estimate was nearly
1 500 900 bales above the prediction
4 month earlier and more than S.
00O, 900 bales above last years crop.
The President indicated in his re-
cent speech at Grand Forks, N. OAK,
that cotton was q commodity which
he had in mind when he talked of
early crop control action.
Cotton seed is planted as early as
February and the President pointed
out that even il surplus control
bill were passed at the regular ses-
sion, beginning in January, 1t hardly
could be working. by the second month
Of the year.
He emphasized in speeches and in
talks with Western members OF Con-
gress that prosperity of cotton farmers
meant much to wheat, beet and corn
farmers.
Opinions Of Congressmen.
He reported afterward that three
fourths Of the Senators and Repre-
sentatives he interviewed ON the West
| ern trip favored q special session for
general crop control action.
On top of the Presidents expressed
sentiments, Secretary Wallace told
newsmen yesterday the present Scent
loan and 3-cent subsidy gave no as
surance, in the face of the extraord-
mary yield. that the cotton price would
hold at II cents. Current cotton QUO
tations confirmed his statements.
Even though some further step Is
taken to bolster the sagging price of
cotton this year, Wallace still wants
the surplus crop measure applied to
all next years crops, az a safeguard
against such as now has happened to
the SouthS leading crop.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
R. c. A. REACHES ACCORD
WITH RADIO WORKERS
Contract Covers 10000 Employees
OF Camden Plant-''Scars of
Strike" Declared Healed.

e the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 9.-The
United States Electrical and Radio
Workers Of America, a c. L o. affiliate,
last night announced the signing of q
working agreement covering the 10 900
employees of the Camden, N. j.. plant
Of the r. c. A. Manufacturing Co.
The announcement said the agree
ment heals the scars left by one of
the first great c. T. o. strikes" during
which hundreds of strikers were in
jured and arrested in the Summer
Of 1895.
1t provides immediate recognition
OF local l03, U. E. & r. W. A., as sole
collective bargaining agency for the
Camden plant.
Payment of approximately 500. .0c0
in 1895 vacation pay withheld from
several thousand strikers as q result
Of the strike
A 36-hour week and rates of pay
at least equal to those paid in the
radio manufacturing industry In the
Camden Philadelphia area, where the
highest rates in the industry prevail.
The union agreed to ask the National
Labor Relations Board to withdraw all
discrimination charges fled against
the company.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
By stah Correspondent of The Star.

BY StAH correspondent OF Inc Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October g.
Despite a broken neck and the birth
Of her nineteenth child, Mrs. Myrtle
Arlington. 39-year-old wife Of n
Woodbridge railroad employe, was ION
the road to recovery" today
Mrs. Arlington, who was married II
years ago, was brought to Alexandria
Hospital on Sunday with a fractured
neck suffered when an automobile in
which she was riding skidded and over
turned near her home.
On Thursday-just four days later
she astounded local members OF the
medical profession when she gave birth
to her nineteenth child, an pound
10 ounce daughter.
Her attending physicians, DR.. c. L.
Fifer. who is treating her for the neck
fracture. and DR.. J. A. Sims, who al
ministered obstetrical attention, both
marveled this morning and declared
Mrs. Arlington would regain her
health.
The mother. apparently undismayed
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Court Clears Mountaineer, SO,
OF |Witc1,ing' sAunt Jane,' 81

doctored her q littls. Some time last
Spring he said he had doctored the
COW and Aunt Jane was pretty poorly
ON account Of it."
"Aunt Jane" BewiIdered.
Miles Sykes, owner Of the COW. said
he told his wife to let Stanley doctor
the COW and Raymond Mullins testi-
fied that Rocky Joe" doctored . COW
on one occasion. Both disclaimed any
belief in magic or witchcraft as did
j. w. Childress and Henry Stanley,
the only other witnesses.
The defense offered no testimony
and Aunt Jane" did not take the
stand for the prosecution.
Like the witch burnings OF three
centuries ago the trial settled nothing
other than to give the aged father
his freedom and leave Aunt Jane" a
little woman who nervously twisted
a checkered apron in her hands, ap-
parently bewildered.
Won't Commit Self.
She it was who, apparently fright
ened. swore out the warrant for
Rocky Joe" on the ground that he
had called her q witch and said she
would die.
The white-bearded Rocky Jos
talked readily in corridors OF the Bible
and the church, but he remained 81
lent on the subject of witchcraft ane
uyt ofhar ho boliAvod in ron iIlrinO
Overalled and bewiskered neigh.
bors from the Rocky Branch anc
Cane Creek sections who followed th'
proceedings intently apparently sides
with the witnesses in their skepticisn
of magic arts. although the scalps oi
some may tingle on dark nights Al
they recall some OF the legends told by
persons who swapped tales before
court opened.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
0'CONOR PLEDGES
TO EASE TAX LOAD
Latest Maryland Candidate
Promises Not to Build Pc.
liticaI Machine.
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, October 9.-Attorney
General Herbert r. O'Conor, newest
candidate for the Democratic guber-
material nomination. opened his CAM
paign with q pledge of economy de-
signed to ease the load on the tax
payers mind and wallet.
II elected, II shall endeavor to get
at least dollar in value for every
dollar Of the taxpayers money" he
told the Wallbrook Democratic Club
last night. II shall try to locate and
stop every leak"
He berated the Republican admin
istration of Gov. Harry w. Nice with
the charge that Much Of our money
is not spent economically and much
OF it for things we very we'll could
do without"
Won't Build Machine"
Frankly, 1 want to be Governor.
II I am chosen, as I hope to be, I
promise you that I shall 70 at once
into the tax situation and do some
thing to bring order and system out
OF the present helter-skelter unsci-
entific wasteful and makeshift meth
ods by which your money is being
collected and spent.
Il shall not attempt to build an
OConor political machine, and shall
make my appointments with an eye
to the quality OF service the ap-
pointees can render the State"
There will be no budget sent by
me to the General Assembly that will
take most Of the time of the legisla-
tive session to untangle in order
to find out what it means and what
it contains"
Rebukes David Winebrenner.
David c. Winebrenner, Sd, Frederick
County Democrat who has announced
support of Mayor Howard w. jackson
for the Democratic selection, came In
for share OF rebuke.
David" said O'Conor, - states
that q number of the political leaders
who are backing my candidacy are
doing so primarily because they are
convinced that it meets with public
approval that the POLITICAL
minded individuals previously con.
sidered other prospective candidates
but were forced to the conclusion
that I would be acceptable to the rank
and file of the party.
That is the finest compliment that
could be paid. But just to keep the
record straight, 1 want to repeat
that I have never been. am
not now, nor intend to be committed
to any politician or group of poll
ticianS ."
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Hurt in Fall Down Stairs.

Raymond Taylor, IS, of 224 Tenth
street southeast. today is in Casualty
Hospital with serious injuries suffered
In \ fall down the stairs at his home
yesterday afternoon. He has concus-
sion of the brain, cuts on the scalp
and possibly \ fracture Of the skull
His condition was reported as "unde-
termined.'
Evening star., 1937-10-09
METHOD|STS VOTE
TO|NCREASE WORK
Baltimore Conference to
Give Attention to Bishops
Crusade Today.
- the Associated Press.

WINCHESTER. Va. October g.
The Baltimore annual conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
voted yesterday to increase its an
nual work program from $4,000 to
982 900, increasing its budget TO $l42,-
900 for the ensuing fiscal year.
Bishop Arthur j. Moore. presiding,
told the conference he was anxious
that 1t give due attention to the sec
ond phase Of the bishops crusade. He
called meeting this afternoon of pre-
siding elders, board chairmen, mission
leaders. and others conducting the
crusade with the announcement that a
report was to be formulated by them
and would be matter of special busi-
ness today.
The election OF ministerial and Law
delegates to the general conference IN
Alabama next May was completed with
the following named:
ClericS-Revs. N. B. Harmon and
]. c. Copenhaver Of Roanoke. E. C.
Berry OF Washington, Hubert Syden-
stricker OF Winchester. G. G. Martin
Of staunton, Homer H. Sherman of
Front Royal, H. M. Canter of WASH
ington and E. L. Woolf OF Harrison
burg.
Lay Delegates Named.
Lay delegates-John H. Roeenberper
OF Winchester, J. E. Easter of Roa-
noke, N. B. Canter of Harrisonburp
George H. Lamar of Rockville. DR.. C.
3. Conman Of Lewisburg, w. Va: J.
K. Norman of Elk Jarden. w. Va:
George r. Harrison Of Baltimore and
DR.. II. l.. Durham of Buena Vista.
More than 5000 was received in a
special offering for Chinese war viz
tins and presented to DR.. w. G.
Cramm. General Secretary of the
Board Of Missions.
The conference adopted an amend
ment by DR.. Harmon that the com.
mittee be enlarged TO include presid-
ing elders OF the conference border
dstricts-four representative members
OF the Baltimore conference. includ-
ing two lAymen from the area which
would fall In the Northeastern juris-
diction, and that conferences be held
between those concerned in uninca-
ton.
John n. Rosenberger, conference
lay leader. presided at the anniver-
sary service of the Board of Law Ac-
tivittes last night. DR.. G. L. More
lock OF Nashville. general secretary.
was the principal speaker.
C0hey Heads Mission Board,
Rev. Harry Scott Cof1ey Of Gov
ngton. Va, was elected president of
the Board Of Missions at an execu-
tive session Of the board.
Bishop Moore told the conference
that Japan was In charge of mill
tarists. The wrong side seems to
be IN charge today" he said.
4e added that what is happening
IN China will affect the perpetuity
OF "our Christian church"
Paying tribute TO the ehurch's mis-
sionaries. in China, DR.. Cramm said
not one has left his post, though
bombs have fallen within q block of
| them"
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CINTWOOD. Va, October s.
Witchcraft came out Of a superstitious
past today to touch lightly q 1897
court case and quickly vanish again
as Rocky Joe" Stanley, 83-year-old
patriarch, won dismissal OF charges
of calling 82-year-old Aunt Jane"
Dutton q witch.
Curious persons by the hundreds
came eager for hair-tingling tales Of
eerie figures riding down the lonely
coves and over the towering slopes Of
the Cumberlands. but no witches
danced, no cauldrons simmered and
only one Of five witnesses testified that
the keen-eyed Mountaineer used un-
known power in doctoring cattle.
"Rocky Joe" did not take the stand
Il have no power; it's all Gods, !"
he said after striding from the court
room with the words Il knew If I
got justice this is what would happen" !"
He Cured the Cow.
He sat through the hearing in Trial
Justice Gallie Friends court, a nom
rhalant spectator. but other specta-
torres laughed loudly at times and the
court had to rap for order.
1t was from Alec Mullins, State
witness, that the testimony Of Rocky
Joe's" cattle doctoring came. and Null
Inns gave the only testimony that the
aged father of Is children had ever
mentioned. Aunt Jane" might have
been construed as attributing to her
connections with witchcraft.
II heard him talk q little about
witchcraft," said Mullins. ''He
claimed to be a doctor against such
as that. An old man had a cow that
went wild and tried to run over every
body. Uncle Joe came down and
Evening star., 1937-10-09
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Cloudy, fol-
lowed BY rain beginning late tonight
and tomorrow; slowly rising tempera-
ture; gentle to moderate northeast and
east winds.
Maryland and Virginia-IncreaSing
cloudiness, followed by rain beginning
late tonight or tomorrow; slowly rising
temperature.
West Virginia-Probably rain tonight
and tomorrow; warmer in east portion
tonight.
River Report.
Potomac River very cloudy and
Shenandoah muddy at Harpers Ferry;
slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Report fer Last ~ Heurx
Evening star., 1937-10-09

unoficially that the Italian reply
ruled out the possibility of q meeting
to discuss withdrawal of volunteers
unless Germany was invited
The Spanish governments note,
which also was reported sent to Paris,
claimed the Valencia government had
information that new italian inter-
vention in the Spanish war would in
clude gas attacks on Spanish cities"
of strategic importance.
A Spokesman for the italian En-
bassy termed the Spanish allegations
"an absurd, bombastic statement" {"
British government officials indi-
Gated they would devote the week end
to careful consideration of the Italian
reply. Informed sources said that in
view Of the absence Of Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden, who was at Bal
moral with the King, this study would
be followed by review Of the entire
situation by the cabinet next We'd
neSday.
Chamberlain Cautious.
The cautious tone of Prime Minis
ter Neville Chamberlain's speech last
night, 30 far as policy and action were
concerned, was taken to indicate
Great Britain wants to 60 slowly,
although strong pressure for quick
action Is expected.
Chamberlain's speech, replying to
President RooSevelt's proposal Of q
quarantine" Of aggressor nations,
placed Britain solidly behind the
forces working for international peace.
The prime minister described the
Presidents pronouncements Tuesday
at Chicago as "a clarion call from
the other side Of the Atlantic"
Evening star., 1937-10-09
SERMON SERIES TO END
Church of the Pilgrims Pastor to
Speak on "The Cross. -

DR.. Andrew Reid Bird will preach
At the Church of the Pilgrims tomor-
row at II am. on '"The Cross and the
Commonplace" The topic of the eve
ming service 1T 3 O'Clock will be "The
Cross and the Ultimate" These two
conclude the series Of sermons on the
general theme Of Living in the Light
and warmth and Power Of the Cross. I"
The Young Peoples Society and the
Fellowship Group, for older young
people, will have their meetings At s
pm. The following officers have just
been elected in Young Peoples So
ciety: Walter Bird, president; Evelyn
Carptiner. vice president; Charles KEEL
ley, treasurer; Martha Young. secre-
tary; ]. c. Stokes, editor; Robert Her
ring and Francis Knight, group lead-
efs.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
COURT BUILDING PLEA
is ASSAlLED BY,HAZEN
Terms Ridiculous" Garnett Pro-
posal Structure Be Placed Un-
der Federal Control.

Commissioner Hazen today termed
ridiculous" q proposal by United
States Attorney Leslie c. Garnett that
the new District Police Court Build
ing be placed under the jurisdiction
Of the Department Of Justice.
In a prompt rejoiner Hazen said
the District taxpayers are paying for
the new building. and he. could see
no reason why the Federal Govern
ment should be given control Of the
building.
In answer to Garnett's plea for
space for the grand jury in the
court building Hazen asked: why
doesn't the Attorney General provide
space for the Federal prosecution
machinery in Z Federal building?"
He added that numerous District
agencies are in crowded quarters and
that all available District space Ii
needed for them.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
CHARGES ATTACK
Girl Says Boys Took Her to Sc
cluded Spot on Bicycle.

LOUISVILLE, KY, October Q (R.-
Two 'teen-age boys were under arrest
today after q l5-year-old girl charged
they abducted her on . bicycle last
night, took her to a secluded spot in
Camp Taylor, = suburb, and attacked
her.
Mrs. Jennie Vitatow, mother of the
girl, also named Jennie, swore out
warrants against Orval Yokum, II,
and Arlie Riggs, 16.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Chamberlain Cautious.
Reich Fayors Refusal.

BERLIN, October . @.-Italy's
refusal to take part in . conference
with France and Great Britain on
the question Of withdrawing foreign
volunteers from the Spanish civil war
met with unqualified approval In ON
cial German circles today.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Prepares for Snubs.

That old Greek, Diogenes. certainly
made his point clear in 4 striking, II
unusual. way. He was once seen Of
fering his hand to statue and, natu-
rally, asked why7 ITO accustom my
self to refusal" the philosopher said.
Evening star., 1937-10-09

The 8S persons arrested today were
ordered to appear in court October 20.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
Report fer Last "a Hsurs.
Record for Last "a HourS

Record for Last "a Hours
From noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest. IS. 2:30 pm. yesterday. Year
ago. II.
Lowest. 40 $50 Am. today. Year
aso. 6S.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 81, on August 20.
Lowest. 19. on February 2s.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todsy1
Hiahest 81 per cent at 3 am.
Lowest, 80 per cent. at pm.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1937-10-09
The Sun and Moo

one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1937-10-09

Monthly precipitation in inches IN
Capital tcurrent month to date):
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
GIANTS SHOVE PIRATES
TO THIRD WITH VICTORY

ington senators, It's. Earl White
hill coasted to victory. distributing
nine hits. After getting off to
four run lead in the first inning,
off Cascarrella. the Tribe batted
around in the third with an eight
run assault climaxed by Earl Aver
ills homer with two on base.
The Chicago White Sox won
their ninth in a row, 1875, from the
Philadelphia Athletics. Bill Diet
rich, who hurled no-hit, no-run
masterpiece in his last start, pitched
for the Sox and retired in the
eighth with substantial lead when
the AS threatened with a two run
rally. Chicago batsmen banged
Turberville, Williams, Fink and
Gumbert for 16 hits, four of them
by Tony Piet.
Oral Hildebrand held the Boston
Red Sox to six hits and the st.
Louis Browns triumphed, 9-6. Yves
Ferrel went the distance for Bos-
ton, being found for "a. dozen safe
ties including homer by Harlan,
Gift.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08

SPORTS PARADE
By HENRY McLEMORE

NEW YORK, June 8. U,R)-A gen.
tleman of Minneapolis Il do not dare
divulge his name for fear the
squirrels in that city would have
him stored for the winter within
an hour has written in for my
opinion ON the 1887 Davis Cup play.
He wants to know-honest, I'm
telling you the truth-how I feel
about the chances of the American
squad. which, as these lines are
written, is bob-bob- -bobbing along
on the high seas toward England.
The letter flattered me nearly
to death, because it came at a
time when | was almost convinced
that the citizens of this country
not only do not want my opinion,
but were actually being inoculated
so they wouldn't catch it," 50 TO
speak, in crowds. have even heard
Of instances where entire families
were qusrantined because a news
paper containing my opinions had
gotten into the house.
MY Davis Cup opinion is that the
United States team of Donald
Bulge, Bitsy Grant, and Gene Mako
will return to these shores the cup
France lifted in the late 1920's.
(Cries of hear! hear!") My rea-
son for such an opinion is this:
Not for many, many years has in
ternational tennis had so few first
class players. In all the world to-
day there are but three players
capable of standing alongside the
giants of the days gone by They
are Bulge, Baron Gottfried Won
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Wild Bill MeIhorn Burns
Up Oakland Hills Course
To Become Meet FavOrite

that the winning score at the end
of the. 70 hole grind probably will
not be lower than 800
Tony Manero, defending cham
pion from Salem, Mass, who sur
prised the golfing world last year
with a record-breaking 283 to win
the most coveted prize of the game,
did no better than 73 in the morning
practice round yesterday and "a
in the afternoon.
The best score as the boys con-
tinued their tuneups today was a
so, three under par. turned in yes
terday by Ky Laffoon of Chicago.
Gallery favorite as the big event
approached was Sam Snead Is
year-old West Virginian, whose
great power and sensational game
this season make him a threat to
Manero's title.
Snead. Gene Sarazen, Johnny
Goodman and Paul Runyan, among
other champions preparing to de-
throne Manero. disagree with most
contenderS about the difficulties of
the course. They agreed the course
is not so tough.
jug McSpaden, runnerup to Den
ny Shute for the 1887 PGA title,
came home with par figures in his
first practice round.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-08
Bench Warming
BY BURDETTE KINNE
Post-Press Sports Editor

seau said, that Brown really was
mt interested in getting Graves but
instead, in melting trouble between
the two clubs in order to rally the
support of Brawley fans who are
always ready to back Northend
sport functions against the Ell Gen.
tro organizations" .a......-=
Meanwhile Graves is preparing
for a tough battle with Johnny
Dean in Ell Centre Thursday
night. The Bomber indicated his
willingness to fight in Brawley
and added that he couldn't un-
derstand why "MiStah Brown
don't want me To fight in Braw-
ley."
Noel johnson, interviewed in re-
gard to the Graves tangle, said ne
knew nothing of the fight between
Graves and the Brawley club and
insisted that the Brawley and FL
Centre clubs were not involved in
the misunderstanding.
johnson pointed out that five of
his boys were fighting in Brawley
Tuesday night and added that if
there were hard feelings between
the clubs he probably wouldn't al
low his battlers to perform in Braw-
ley. . lef.t $50 -
II am sure the Graves problem
can be ironed out, johnson said,
"as Mousseau is more than willing
to let the Bomber perform in the
Northend arena. ... .... -.
Thus amateur fight officials to-
day awaited Floyd Browns next
move. In his hands lies the prob
lem Of smoothing the break. Favor
able action by the Brawley match
maker is all that is necessary TO
end the dispute and thus bring
the clubs in Ell Centro and Braw-
ley. closer together. 49, ..r.
Cooperation between the clubs is
the goal of directors of both organ
izations and when that goal is
reached both cities will profit. .