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Evening star., 1937-11-29
CANADA REMAINS
WHEAT CHAMPION
Gordon Gibson of ladner,
B. c., Is Victor With Re-
ward Variety.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-Gordon Glib
So of Ladner, British Columbia, re-
tanned the wheat championship of the
world for Canada today with reward
variety at the International Live Stock
Show.
Gibson's sample weighed $50 pounds
to the bushel. 1t was hard red spring
wheat.
L. E. Peterson. Victor, Mont, won
the reserve championship with sam
pie OF hard red winter wheat known
as Montana No. 36. repea ting his per-
formance Of last year when he was
runner-up to Wheat King Herman
Trelle, Wembley, Alberta.
Peterson's sample was heavier wheat
than that of Gibson. 1t weighed 66.3
pounds to the hushel.
Irelle, five times wheat king. showed
. sample of marquis variety this year,
deserting the reward variety with
whlc.! he had won previously, in order
to pay tribute to the late Sir Charles
Saunders, famed Canadian cerealist,
who developed the marquis variety.
The reward variety is widely grown
In Canada and was developed at the
Canadian government experimental
station at Ottawa
Considerable interest was manifest
m the approaching choice Of q beef
baron to wear the crown that went to
Oklahoma A. and M. Colleges Angus
steer last year.
Eight f1nalists will tramp the ring,
probably tomorrow, when Alexander
Ritchie, manager of the Royal Farms
at Windsor, England, will select the
hnest steer in the Nation Eligible for
final judging will be the junior grand
champion Hereford steer owned BY
Homer GRADER, 18, of Mineral Point,
Wis, who won out Saturday.
Judges faced work in earnest TODAY
after two days of only moderate ac-
tivity. All live stock judging was sus-
pended yesterday.
The grain judges worked throughout
the Sabbath, however, and found an
oats king-Alex M. Stuart Of Ailsa
Craig, Ontario. 1t was the tenth time
in 18 tries that Canada took the oats
title.
Young America kept much of the
spotlight the first two days of the
thlrty-eighth exposition. Boy and
girl All Club members throughout the
Nation received awards for leadership
and skill in domestic sciences. Kansas
State College won the title for the best
team of collegiate liv- stock judges.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
WORST RAIL CRISIS
DECLARED FACED
President Of American AS
sociatlon Appeals for In
creased Revenue.
BY the Associate Press,

BY the Associated Press.
j. j. Pelley, president of the Asso-
ciation Of American Railroads, told the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day: THE financial condition of the
railroads Of the United States Is
probably worse today than at any time
In their history"
Pelley appeared before the commits
sion as the first to speak in support
OF = petition by the roads for a Is per
cent increase in freight rates. Such
an increase, plus limited passenger fare
increases on Eastern lines, would boost
annual revenues an estimated $5f7,-
100000.
The railroads, Pelley declared, are
completing their seventh consecutive
lean year"
S6 in Receiver Hands.
"Ninety-six railroads." he said, "are
In the hands of receivers or trustees.
80 Of them Class / railroads operat-
Ing 10000 miles. Other systems are
threatened with bankruptcy.
"The cause Of the present financial
distress is increased operating costs,
over which the railroads have little or
no control, and decreased earnings per
ton-mile and per passenger mile.
Since May l. 1885, which may be
regarded as about the bottom of the
depression, prices OF things we use
have increased 40 per cent. Our taxes
have increased rs per cent. our wages
have increased l8 per cent.
Revenues Decrease.
During the same period revenues
for carrying 4 ton Of freight one mile
have decreased 10 per cent. aud reve-
nues for transporting a passenger one
mile have decreased 20 per cent"
The administration may have to
resume Reconstruction Finance Corp.
loans to railroads, \ Federal ofIicial
said today, unless their earnings i'm
prove.
Whether such action finally is
taken, he said, will depend to 4 large
extent on the outcome, of the rail-
roads demand for increase in freight
rates plus higher passenger coach
IareS on Eastern lines
The last rail rate increase was
granted October 22. Limited to some
heavy commodities, it was estimated
to produce added operating income of
47,500,0OO a year.
The outcome of the rate case, the
Government oficial said, may not
finally determine resumption of loans.
Emphasizing that the problem Is still
only in the study stage. he said that
even If the increase was granted, it
might not offset rising costs entirely.
On direction Of President Roosevelt
the r. F. c. stopped making new loans
September 80. Unaffected by the cur
tailment order were loans for which
commitments previously had been
undertaken.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
Il BADLY BURNED.
IN GAS WELL BLAST.
All Injured in West Virginia
Explosion Expected to
Recover, However.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. %
Eleven men, critically burned when a
gas we'll explosion made torches of
their clothing, rested in q Charleston
hospital today, where physicians said
they probably would recover.
The explosion came yesterday at the
United Fuel & Gas Co.'s we'll In the
heart Of the Kanawha Valley gas
field at Sissonville while a dozen
workmen were busy removing tools.
The well came in u hours ago at
10000 900 feet 4 day.
Frank Kingry. driller and the only
workman to escape the flames, said he
had noticed gas in the engine house
and warned them not to start the
engine because there might be an
explosion"
"A little later I heard the engine
start" he continued, and flames shot
far up the 87-foot derrick, lighting
the countryside for hours.
Kingry aided two men to extinguish
their burning clothing, and the others
beat out the fire themselves
Evening star., 1937-11-29

repeal or amendment OF the labor
relations and securities laws.
I'VE are today faced with a major
business recession which can easily
assume critical proportions" Hamilton
said, IF proper measures to check it
are not taken.
In the face of presidential groupings
it is the duty of the Congress in this
emergency to act-and to act imme-
diately."
The cumulative effect of New Deal
legislation, he declared, "has been to
handcuff, to shackle. to hog-tie the
legitimate activities of the business of
the Nation
1t is right and proper for the Presi-
dent to confer with business men, he
said. but declared industrial leaders
feel that limits to effective cooper
alton have been set by the reckless
and needless policies of the New Deal"
Mr.. Roosevelt discussed his housing
campaign with group Of industrial
leaders and also has been conferring
with utilities executives on methods
OF stimulating construction in that
field
Additional cooperation of business
leaders with the administration eco
nomic program was regarded as a pos
slble result of a meeting in Chicago
Wednesday and Thursday Of the Com
merce Departments Business Advisory
Council
Hartman Statement,
w. A. Hartman, chairman of the
council, said:
We are today in q period when
mutual understanding of Government
policy and industrial problems, with
appropriate adjustment OF one to the
other. Is Of vital importance to our
national welfare"
The council. an organization of
about 40 business and industrial execu-
tives. makes recommendations to the
administration on policies affecting
business.
Closely linked with the administra-
tons business program is Mr.. Roose-
Velt's announced desire to balance
next years budget.
He will send to Congress tomorrow
= message asking that annual appro-
priations for Federal aid in road
building be substantially reduced. Un-
omcial estimates have indicated about
$l60, 100000 could be cut from the
annual budget total II the highway
appropriation were curtailed to the
pre-depression level of $4,000, 900 to
100000. This years appropriation
was $3.50 100000.
Meanwhile, the administration, en-
phasizing the curtailment of emer-
gency spending, turned to normal
channels of releasing Government
funds as a means Of increasing the
now OF money in trade.
Omcias estimated that at least s245.-
000, 900 could be put into circulation
almost Immediately by punching Gov
ernment orders for supplies at this
time instead of spreading them over
the fiscal year to next June 80.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
Chest
Continued From First Page }

practically a miracle to enable the
Chest to reach its goal by tomorrow
noon
The zero-hour battle to save the
campaign from failure was directed
primarily to those people who make
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year and con-
slider they have done their duty by
giving $40 or s25 to the Chest. This
type OF subscriber was being resolic-
tied.
Other sources of additional funds
we're not overlooked by the Jealous
Chest workers. They remained busy
yesterday and their efforts were sup
ported by appeals from church pull
pits.
Continued apparent apathy toward
the Community Chest will mean that
"sick people will continue to suffer.
orphans will be refused admittance
10 institutions and old people will
nave to take their chances on the
bounty OF relatives" Herbert L. Willett.
1r.. Chest director, said in declaring
that the fate of the campaign rests
squarely with the people of Wash
1ngton.
Families will be broken I'D be-
cause the family service agencies can
not give them proper care" he con-
tinued, boys and girls will be left
out on the street corners to drift
into possible delinquency because the
settlements are carrying a full load;
sick people will not be able to get
treatment-and all of these things
will affect all of Washington because,
after all, rotten spot in an apple
eventually affects the whole apple.
1T is squarely up to Washington
10 decide whether these conditions are
to exist or whether they are to be
prevented by the subscription of the
entire goal sought by the Community
Chest"
Additional gifts announced today
include Mrs. Henry Leonard. 500;
Mrs. Frances T. Shiras, 500, and Mrs.
Charles L. McCawley, a second addi-
tional contribution of 5000. These
were turned in by Richard w. Hynson,
chairman of the campaign Special
Assignments Unit.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
MRS. JOHNSON DIES

Mrs. Blanche o. Johnson, 81, of
12l7 Massachusetts, avenue NV. died
Saturday in Sibley Hospital after q
short illness.
Funeral services will be held at
z:3o pm. tomorrow in Chambers
funeral home, 1400 Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Il native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Mrs.
johnson had been a resident of this
city for the last six years. She is
survived by son, Taylor o. johnson.
with whom she made her home here.
and sister, Mrs. Olin v. Stark, Mich
olson, Pa.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
Housing
Continued From First Page }

tSOilGluutu TTOIQ C1ISG Ed&S.J
citation would be authorized to sell
debentures 30 the extent of 20 times
its capital thus giving it fund Of
| $1,000, 100000. and to make direct
loans on large projects when private
funds are not available When such a
loan has been made the association
could sell debentures secured by the
| mortgage. This asSosiation, 1t was
said, is intended to syphon money
from sections Of the country where
capital is plentiful to other sections
where building projects are needed
but capital is lacking.
s. Revise the section of the act per-
mitting loans up to $4,000 for repairs
and modernization. Such loans, for
example, would be available for in
stallation of new furnace, but not
for the purchase of an electric re-
frigerator. They will be available to
commercial and industrial concerns
as we'll as to private home owners.
The President also asked Congress
to make the limitation of $4,000, ,00O,-
600 on the amount of mortgages in
surable applicable to the amount of
insurance to be outstanding at any
time. Under the present act. this limi-
tation extends to July /, 1899, no
provision being made for the period
after that date.
Discussing the message with re-
nNYfnre Endnro1
Mariner S. Eccles,' who headed 4
committee that studied the housing
problem, said the program did not
involve the expenditure of any new
Government money but was intended
only as backing of private capital.
Mr.. Eccles warned against expecting
results Immediately after the legisla-
ton is enacted. THE most that can
be hoped for" he said, "is to lay the
basis for the planning of operations
in the spring"
The proposal to cut the down pay
ments on small homes to 10 per cent,
Mr.. Eccles asserted, had been ques-
toned by some private financing
agencies that said the cost OF fore
closure and the delay involved would
make it dangerous for them to finance
small houses even with an insured
loan
The costs of foreclosure on small
homes must be borne by the private
lending agencies, and, according to
Mr.. Eccles, the expense ranges from
high OF $3.50 in some States to 4
low of $50 in Massachusetts,. The
time necessary to put through a fore
closure runs from two months in
Massachusetts, to a maximum Of 18
months in some other States. Mr..
Eccles said an effort would be made
to get all the States to reduce the
costs and speed up the machinery Of
foreclosures.
Action May Come Soon.
The recommendations may be acted
on during the special session, leaders
said, thereby getting precedence over
bill 10 modify business taxes. The
latter, advocated both in and out
Of Congress, as q method Of helping
corporate business, is not expected to
be ready before January IS.
John Hamilton, Republican national
chairman, criticized the undistributed
profits and capital gains levies last
night in a radio discussion of the eco
nomic situation. He also advocated
Evening star., 1937-11-29
ILLUSTRATED TALK

Earl A. Trager, chief Of the Natu-
ralist Division Of the National Park
Service, will give an illustrated lecture
on The Glories Of Our National
Parks" at pm tomorrow in the as
sembly room Of the Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Church.
Pictures taken on q recent field trip
to the parks by MIR. Trager will be
shown. He will speak about Indian
relics OF the Southwest, wild animals
in their native haunts, rare mountain
and desert flowers, as we'll as scenic
gems Of the Western parks. Natural
color movies and slides will be utilized
in the lecture.
The Washington times., 1937-08-03

Senator Burke language that: Resolved, 1t is
the sense OF the Senate that an appointment to
the Supreme Court should be made only at
time when the Senate may act" on the nornina-
ton, prior to the nominee taking his place on the
high bench. The resolution was left on the table
where it might be subject to action any time it
may be called up.
But even before Vandenberg acted in this due
form to warn the President how the Senators felt
about the matter, the lawmakers were threaten.
ing reprisals against any recess court appointee
who might have the boldness to take part in the
Courts deliberations before the Senate gave him
the official OK.
Said Nebraska's Burke, leader in the fight
against F. D. RS court plan: II will oppose any
justice who sat on the Court before before being
confirmed should consider such action suffi
cient ground for voting against his confirma
ton"
Judiciary Chairman Ashurst cautiously admitted
any recess appointee would be wise not to take
The Washington times., 1937-08-03
s. CABS TAKEN
FROM STREETS

Taking the first major step to
enforce the Districts financial
responsibility act, Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer has ordered
the Columbia Cab Association S
fleet Of 50 taxicabs off the streets.
Van Duzer also suspended in
definitely the license plates and
permits for operation of the cabs.
At the financial responsibility d.
vision Of the Traffic Department,
Edward R. Deane, the chief. an
nounced the company's telephone
had been disconnected, the taxicabs
had been taken off the streets and
a number of the drivers had sur
rendered the license plates and
operators permits.
The action resulted from a $3.50
judgment handed down in Munich
pal Court against the association,
which was not paid. The judg.
ment, which named all members
Of the association. was the out
come of suit for damages based
on a traffic accident on August 20,
1886.
Van Duzer said the suspension
will continue until the Judgment
is paid and liability insurance of
1000 for each taxicab is posted
by the association.
Praising the effects of the fin
ancial responsibility law, Van Du-
ger declared it will tend to rid the
streets of the District of irresponSi-
BILE drivers. Under it's terms,
driver may be refused operation
privileges after his first accident
until adequate liability insurance
is obtained.
The Washington times., 1937-08-03
Improvement
|OF AIRPORT IS.
VOTED ON HILL
May Bill Reported
By House Group

Reaffirming its action Of last
week, the House Military Affairs
Committee today ordered favor
ably reported the amended May
bill for development and expan-
sion of the Washington Hoover
airport.
After it had taken similar action
last week, the committee later
voted to withhold the actual filing
Of the report in the House, pend
ing further consideration Of the
matter.
However, today without holding
any more hearings, the committee
instructed the acting chairman,
Representative Andrew j. May
CD of Kentucky, to report the
bill
Official Not Heard
1t had been expected that Sam
Solomon, vice president of the air.
port, would be heard further on
the matter before the committee
acted today, and, although he was
present, he was not given an op-
portunity to testify.
Under the amended proposal,
Military Road, which bisects the
airport, would be leased to- the air
port for Is years at 81 a year, in
return for which the airport COM
pany would give Arlington county
$4,000 for construction of a sub
stitute road nearby.
Would Lease So Acres
The bill also declares that the
Department of Agriculture should
set a lease price on SO acres of the
experimental farm adjacent to the
airport and should lease that area
to the airport if its manager agrees
to the rental.
Solomon has made it plain that
he will not agree to such a PROPOSE
ton, pointing out that $25, 900 for
a 25-year lease on Military Road is
too high a price and that he be-
lieved the lease price determined
by the Department of Agriculture
for the experimental land would
be prohibitive, since the depart
ment has expressed itself as de-
Sirous of retaining the acreage.
The Washington times., 1937-08-03

The pullman conductor, Horace, the red cap
and various assorted come-to-see-you-off relatives
sprang to pick up the letters of the alphabet, the
slide and the ribbon. The odds and ends were
plunked on the pullman platform.
my bags! My bags!" cried as the train
twitched impatiently.
Here they is ma-am" The red cap piled six
pieces of hand luggage in behind me. (You must
be prepared for all kinds Of weather people had
said). ,"An aboard! All aboard! for the cav go!"
And Peggy and were starting to See America
Last.
Peggy as carefree as a butterfly in the spring
time. And me, full of anguish-on my way on
write-as-you.go holiday with only fragments of
typewriter on which to record my wandering
thoughts.
Don't you worry bout that machine" said
the porter of the Maid of Devonshire Gear So
on the ticket) "1T jes get you little piece of
string. Thatu fix up yoh typewriter as good
as new"
Maybe so. Only maybe. But with the key
The Washington times., 1937-08-03
By John O'DonneH
and Doris FLeeson

his seat before being confirmed" This view was
privately echoed by other statesmen.
Fear Recess Appointment
What do the Senators fear?
Plainly they expect the President to make re.
He indicated he might. last week, when he asked
the Attorney General for an opinion as to his
power to do so. Promptly Connecticut's Homer
S. Cummings told him it was legal and that
precedent exists for doing it, True, previous re-
appointees to the high court bench did not
take their seats until confrmed-but that was
on their own notion.
Any one familiar with the Senate knows that
it was an extremely tactful motion for the
recess appointees to make-in fact it was prac-
ticaly Sef-preservation. The Senate Is jealous
Of even its slightest prerogatives and its power
to confirm Supreme Court appointees is one Of
its greatest privileges.
Lawmakers Wary of F. D. r.
The truth is the lawmakers are somewhat
wary of F. D. r. He sprang a smart Court
plan on them and nearly put it over. They
seem to have a lingering fear that, through
some skullduggery, he'll slip them Justice they
won't want. They thought they had him
stymied when they nominated the late Senator
Robinson from their own ranks-but they are
now without a conservative Senator to whom
Roosevelt owes any such debt as he did to the
ArkanSan.
Meanwhile the President keeps his own coun-
sci about the man of his choice. One school of
thought asserts Solicitor General Stanley Reed,
formerly Of the RFC, able but not scintillating
a New Dealer but not radical, is the white-hared
boy.
The Washington times., 1937-08-03
TUESDAY, AUG. 3, 1887
Seeing America Last By Helen Es5ary

board in scraps, what's to keep me from getting
my geography mixed?
may put my Greta Carlo In the Grand Can.
yon. And the rangers of the Yellowstone in
Hollywood. Time and a repair man will tell.
Through Western Maryland
Meanwhile the train is hurrying through the
hills of western Maryland. The winding tracks
for miles and miles are bordered thickly with
large pink wild flowers.
The world is hot and still outside our air
conditioned chariot The river is as smooth as
a mirror after the rubbing down of an ardent
filling station attendant.
Fields of fat corn; hundreds of freight cars
IN the sidings, every seat in the train filled
here is visible prosperity and plenty.
Approach for Hours
We are approaching Chicago in the early morn.
ing. For hours we approach this great city,
For hours, we ride by factories spouting busy
smoke. Last time I came to Chicago the fac
tories were dead -. thrilling city is this Lake
Michigan Giant like it better than New York.
1t is more reasonable.
The SkyScraperS are superb. The parks along
the lake are like the neat blooming gardens be-
side the Swiss lakes.
Different From East
Chicago people are different from the people
of the East. They are bigger and more blond.
They look Scandinavian, many of them.
In the hotels women order large lunches and
eat them hungrily 1t is bliStering hot on the
streets Summer clothes on the women and
few coats on the men
Only between trains are we here. One Of the
many clocks on Michigan Avenue warns us that
it Is time for us to rush for the streamlined train
that will take us across the prairies to Denver.
The Washington times., 1937-08-03
Woman Is Sought
AS Begging Thief

A woman who asks for help at
front doors and then snatches any
valuables that may be within reach
while the householder isn't looking
was being sought yesterday. The
last complaint came from Miss
Olive Garrett, of 3433 Thirty
fourth st. N. w.. who said her
pocketbook containing 500 diSap-
peared after the woman called.
She found the pocketbook empty
later.
The Washington times., 1937-08-03
County Parks
Improvement Plans
Get Under Way

Plans are under way for I'M
provement of county roads in Ar
lington county and coordination
of the county park system with
the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission plan.
After a meeting yesterday, it
was announced the county would
ask the State legislature to match
county funds for park and road
work. This in turn would be
matched by Federal funds.
One Of the projects to be de-
veloped is a park at Fort Myer and
the Lee Boulevard.
The Washington times., 1937-08-03
Helen RObichaux's
Recital Announced

Helen Robichaux, soprano, was
presented in recital at the Freund
Studio House, 5315 Sixteenth ST.,
Sunday night, before a special
audience, Robert Frederick Freund
announced yesterday. She pre-
sented Coenen's Frulingslied,
KreiSler's Stars in My Eyes,