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Evening star., 1937-11-10
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 10.-The pre-
miere Of his first musical comedy
caused 22-year-old Bradford Greene
to smile today despite ruling that
he must complete six-year hitch" in
the U. S. Navy.
Il am very, very pleased" said
Greene in commenting on last nights
performance Of Right This Way"
for which he composed the musical
score.
Greene enlisted in Uncle Sam 8
service last May after he was unsuc-
cessful in efforts to sell the score of
Right This Way" Then Miss Alice
Alexander. pretty 23-year-old blond
angel" Of the play. decided to back
the show financially.
The slender pianist asked Navy Of
f1cials to release Greene from his en-
listment to pursue a career as COM
Evening star., 1937-11-10

ton, born In Hungary and Travelled
extensively, has command over Hum
garian, French and German. He can
get message into fewer words in one
Of these languages.
The wire, translated by Bato, read !:
L can come after all if you want
me to. Will arrive by train at 1914
Chat 1914 is how you say 'tizen-
kettotizennegykor' in English). Please
buy ticket in Brown section. Will re-
pay"
In English it would have cost me
"a cents" Kenton explained.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
PROGRESS REPORTED

Reporting great progress" in the
current organizing campaign, the Ma
tional Federation Of Federal Employees
today reported formation of three new
locals-Fort Knox, KY; Flagstaff,
Ariz., and Fresno, Calf.
The first is composed of employees Of
the Civilian Conservation Corps and
the Quartermasters Corps, War De-
partment; the second, Forest Service
and Social Security Board, and the
last, Internal Revenue, Interior De-
partment and Weather Bureau.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
.TABER CR|T|C|zES
j. S. TRADE PACTS
Fail to Bring Farm Results,
Grange Head Says in Cen.
venti0n Address.
BY the Associated Press.


HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 10
Louis J. Taber Of Columbus, Ohio,
master Of the National Grange, urged
American farmers today to preserve
their independence" in keynote ad-
dress, opening the organizations list
annual convention.
Referring to regimentation as 4
Sinister influence" Taber said, "ag-
riculture must be the last Of all in
stitutions in our land to surrender
to the philosophy that individual in
itiative. ability and freedom Of choice
are things Of the past. The Grange
should today dedicate its future not
only to fight for cooperative purposes,
but fight against unnecessary regi-
mentation in every form"
Tariff System Hit.
Declaring that neither our tariff
system nor our reciprocal trade trea-
ties are bringing the desired results,
Taber said:
I'VE all rejoice in the revival OF
world trade, but when we bring the
matter back to agriculture and con-
fine it strictly to farm schedules, we
find the startling fact that in the first
six months of 1887 our trade deficit
is serious:
Agricultural imports $1,151 ,038, ,222
Agricultural exports 435,099, 1886
Agricultural trade
deficit S715938 837
while some of these commodities
were not competitive, yet they tell the
story of millions of lost acreage to
our agriculture.
Wallace to Speak.
His remarks were regarded as par
| ticularly significant, coming a few
days before convening of the special
session of Congress to consider farm
legislation. Secretary Wallace and
other administration farm officials are
to address the convention before it
concludes November 10.
IF Congress and the administration
will correct the errors Of the Farm
Board and A. A. A. legislation, and
give to the open country the frame
work Of real agricultural charter Of
liberty, they will have taken one Of
the historic steps of this generation"
Taber declared
Taber also recommended increase of
the farmers share of the Nations in
come to give to agriculture parity of
income; loans for crop storage on
farms and increased funds for the
Surplus Commodity Corp, with
definite Strengthening of marketing
agreements and provision for the
storage of periodical. local and sea-
sonal surpluses, with sufficient car
ry-over to prevent drought or short
age from penalizing both producer
and consumer
Evening star., 1937-11-10
HARRISON is HONORED
BY MANAGING EDITORS
Oklahoman Named Chairman of
Association-How of Cleve-
land Vice Chairman.

BY tne AssoclateQ PfeSs.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 10.-The
Executive Committee Of the Managing
Editors Association of the Associated
Press has unanimously chosen Walter
M. Harrison of the Daily Oklahoman-
Times. Oklahoma City, as chairman
of the association for the coming year.
Nat r. Howard of the Cleveland
News has been made vice chairman
to succeed Mr. Harrison.
Mr.. Harrison succeeds Basil Walters
as chairman. Mr.. Walters, who was
made chairman of the organization
at the New orleans meeting, has
recently been transferred from his
position as managing editor of the Des
Moines Register-Tribune to executive
editor Of the Minneapolis Star, and
resigned the chairmanship.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
APACHE TO BE RETIRED
Coast Guard to Decommission It's
Oldest C,,ffar

COast SuArd TO Oecomm1sS1on Its
Oldest Cutter.
The Coast Guard announced today
1t would retire on Monday its oldest
cutter, the Apache-a veteran Of As
years in Government service, including
two wars.
Originally named the Galveston and
put in operation on the Gulf Coast in
1891, it participated in the defense of
New Orleans during the Spanish
American War 1t was assigned as
the Apache to Baltimore in 1905 and
has been Chesapeake Bay tradition
ever since.
During the World War the Apache
was assigned to mine-laying duty of
the Virginia capes.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
Rat Population Is Halyed.

Government biologists say that 20
years ago there was ore rat for every
human being in large cities, but now
the average has declined to about
one rat for every two persons.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
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"$100 Club" to be composed of vol.
unteer workers who report increased
gifts. Workers who are able to re.
port an increase in single gift
which was SIS or less in amount tt
S100 or more, up to $249, will b<
eligible for membership in the "S10C
Club" Those who obtain increase,
Of from $3.50 to $499 will be enrolled
in the $3.50 Club"
Higher Clubs Formed.
Two similar clubs, a $1,000 Clut
and $500 Club were created yester-
day, the former with an initial mem
bership of five and the latter with 1t
members.
Charter" members Of the $1,000
Club are Samuel H. Kaufman, Mrs
Charles c. Glover, Newbold Noyes
Mrs. George c. Scriven and Mrs
Charles Goldsmith.
Members of the $500 Club are Mrs
David S. Barry. jr.; DR.. Arthur C
Christie, Mrs. Wilson Compton, Mrs
James c. Dunn, Myron Hofer, George
Hewitt Myers, Mrs. E. 1. Kaufman
Miss Bertha Israel, Mrs. Sidney F
Taliaferro and w. H. Courtney.
The members of both clubs received
membership ribbons from Chest Presi.
dent Clarence Phelps Dodge at Q
luncheon meeting OF the Special AS.
signments Unit yesterday at the Viii.
lard Hotel.
The opening membership list of the
$3.50 Club will include Clarence A
Aspinwall, Ben Ourisman, Mrs. Nelson
Perrin, Dwight Davis, Mrs. Robert v
Fleming, Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper
Coleman Jennings and Mrs. Marion
Ring.
First members of the 500 Club tx
be rated g. eligible are Melvin Behr.
ends, Frederick M. Bradley, Mrs
Hutchinson I. Cone, William S. Cul.
bertson, David Karrick, Mrs Rudolph
Max Kaufman, Mrs. Fedora j. Lewis
Moran F. McConihe, Mrs. Andrew
Saul, Walter s. Ufford, Winslow B
Van Devanter, Richard Wilmer, An.
drew Saul, David 8. Barry, Col Henry
P. Erwin, Fleming Newbold and Pau
Shorb.
Two More $500 Gifts.
Two new gifts amounting to $1,50(
were announced at yesterdays meet.
ing. Members Of the unit also an.
nounced other contributions which
represented increases ranging from :
to 400 per cent.
Among the gifts reported yesterda,
were those of George r. Beneman
$1.500; Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett, $500
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, 500, an in.
crease Of 1924 per cent; Mr.. and Mrs
Wrisley Brown, $500; Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Phelps Dodge, $3.50, an in.
crease Of per cent; Mr.. and Mrs
John Spalding Flennery, $1,000: Mr.
and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, $500
an increase of % per cent; Hub Fur.
niture Co., $500; S. Kann Sons Co.
Inc, $4,000; Mr.. and Mrs. E. /. Kauf.
man, $4,000, an increase of so PEI
cent; Mr.. and Mrs. william Hurd Hill
$500, m increase Of 20 per cent: Mrs
Irwin Laughlin, $500; Mrs. Ella c
Loose, $1,000. = new gift; Alvin I
Evening star., 1937-11-10

ernment had been defeated on dozen
occasions, but each time Mr.. Mac
Donald declared the issue was minor
and did not call for resignation. Mean
while he pursued steadfastly his
policies Of conciliation abroad, sought
formulae to satisfy the Nationalists of
India and strove to build up partner
ship conception of the British empire.
A world economic conference at
London in June, 1888, under the pres.
idency Of Mr.. Macdonald, was one Of
the most conspicuous failures of this
era OF parleys. To prepare for 1t he
visited the United States in April and
talked with President Franklin D.
Roosevelt at the White House and
while sailing down the Potomac.
The break finally came on June 7,
1885, when -Mr. Macdonald yielded
the prime ministership to Stanley
Baldwin and took the latter's post as
lord president of the council. This
new lineup was tested at the polls
November Is, and Mr.. Macdonald
was humiliated by an overwhelming
defeat in his constituency. He re-
gained seat in Parliament in a by
election as representative Of the
Scottish universities.
King Lauds Macdonald.
| OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 10 R.-
Prime Minister Mackenzie King, in q
tribute today to James Ramsay Mac
Donald, friend for many years, said
his death closed "one of the outstand-
ing political careers in modern times"
Hull Expresses Regrets.
BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Hull issued the following
statement last night on the death of
Ramsay Macdonald:
Il have learned with the deepest
sorrow Of the death of the Right Hon.
Ramsay Macdonald. His death re-
moves from the world a great leader,
profound statesman and loyal friend
I'm my association with him in our
individual tasks of making clear to
each other the point of view of our
respective countries. 1 always found
him fortnight and helpful repre-
sentative of the great people he was
privileged to lead. His untiring efforts
for peace placed him in the front
ranks of those who tried to make
better world for us to live in"
| Hoover Lauds Statesman.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Former
President Herbert Hoover, friend of
the late j. Ramsay Macdonald, said
today of the former British prime
minister:
THE United States has never had
a more sincere well-wisher among
commanding statesmen abroad than
Mr.. Macdonald. His steadfastness Of
faith in the United States has been
tested time and again all his public
life. We in America must realize that
we have lost good friend"
Son Returns to London.
| BRUSSELS, Nov. 10 P).-Malcolm
Macdonald, British secretary of state
for dominions and son of James Ram
say Macdonald, flew to London today
| in a Royal Air Force borohinp p1ane
Evening star., 1937-11-10
CRIPPLE SENTENCED

Wheel Chair Invalid Gets 10
Years in Mothers Death.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (R.-Wil-
liam George McKibbon. IS. wheel
chair cripple convicted Of fatally beat
ing his aged mother, was sentenced by
Judge Thomas White yesterday to
serve one to ten years in prison.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
Hoover Lauds Statesman.
Son Returns to London.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 10 (P).-Malcolm
Macdonald, British secretary of state
for dominions and son of James RAM
say Macdonald, flew to London today
in a Royal Air Force bombing plane
after receiving condolences on the
death of his father.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
Macdonald

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-11-10

Ming Lauds Macdonald.
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 10 (R.-
Prime Minister Mackenzie King, in q
tribute today to James Ramsay Mac
Donald, friend for many years, said
his death closed "one of the outstand-
ing political careers in modern times"
Evening star., 1937-03-14

power developments as yardsticks is
to be successful.
Dr. Person graduated from the Uni
versity of Michigan, where he studied
under Henry Carter Adams, the first
statistician of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, who directed the
establishment of the basic system of
accounting for railroads After gradu-
alton Dr. Person was professor of
business organization and manage
ment at the Amos Tuck School of
Dartmouth College for IS years.
For the past five years he has been
engaged in consulting service in New
York in business economics and man.
agement and for the past three years
he has given considerable amount
Of time in Washington as successfully,
a member Of the Mississippi Valley
Committee, acting chairman of the
Water Resource Committee Of the Ma
tional Resources Board and consult
ing economist of the Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration.
Following the principal address
there will be general discussion led
by E. ]. Coyle, economist for the
Rural Identification Administration.
c. Milton Clark, president of the chap
ter, will be in charge of the meeting.
Accountants and accounting students
are cordially invited to attend.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
.BACKLOGS ASSURE
FACTORY ACTIVITY
Orders on Hand Indicate High
Rate of Operations Until
Well Into Spring.
Special Dispstch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 13.-In its
weekly summary of the general busi-
ness situation, the Standard Statistics
Co. of New York, currently comments
as follows:
The outlook for business activity
for the next few months is now fairly
well defined Order backlogs in q
number Of important lines assure COM
paratively high operating rates until
we'll into the Spring. Normal seasonal
influences will become increasingly
favorable for such industries as auto
mobiles. petroleum, agricultural equip
ment, building and allied trades. Pros
poets for retail trade during the Easter
season are the brightest in the post
depression period.
The near-term business situation,
therefore, can be viewed with op-
timism, from the standpoint of both
production and distribution of goods,
even though operations of individual
plants may be restricted by labor
troubles
Prospects beyond the Spring
months are less clear. There is no
doubt that some of the recent and
current rate of industrial activity. as
well as present large order backlogs,
reflects advance buying in anticipa-
ton of labor troubles and advancing
material costs
Rapidly rising labor costs may
cause dislocations, the effect of which
may not be apparent for several
months"
Evening star., 1937-03-14
.,0D3,306 EARNED
BY SIMMONS CO.
1886 Net Compares With
Only S1,291,O23 for Pre-
ceding Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-The Sim
mons Co. and its subsidiaries, makers
of furniture and mattresses, reported
today for 1896 net profit of s4,003, BOG,
equal to 1888 share. This compares
with S1,29l,02 or Sll4 share, in
1885.
Hecla Mining Co.
The Hecla Mining Co., Wallace
Idaho, showed 1886 profit of 1924, ,604
before depletion. equal to 80 cents a
share. The 1885 profit was S7l3,537
or II cents share.
National Sugar.
National Sugar Refining Co. of New
Jersey reported net profit of sl,458,-
224, or S2.52 a share, contrasted with
net loss of S205,56 in 1895.
Phelps Dodge Corp.
Phelps Dodge Corp. reported for
1886 net income, after all charges ex-
cept depletion. of Sill 1892, SAT, equal to
s2.25 share on 5,97l,240 shares
This compares with $6,l47,878, OF
$l.2l share, in 1885.
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Columbia Broadcasting System and
subsidiaries reported for SO weeks
ended January net profit of S3,755,-
523, equal to SAL share on COM
bined class "a" and "B' stocks
against s2,81o,o79, or $3.50 a share
ON combined stocks, in 1885.
Pet Milk Co.
Pet Milk Co., with plants in various
parts of the country and headquarters
at st. Louis, reported 1886 net profits
of s9ll,552, equal after preferred divi-
dends to s1.99 share OF common
stock, against $787,921, or $l.58 q
share, in 1885.
Associated Gas & Electric.
Associated Gas g. Electric Co. fol
IL months ended December 81 re-
ported profit of $3,122,81o, after Fed
eral income taxes, provision for retire
ments. subsidiary preferred dividends
and annual fixed charges. No COM
parison was given with the preceding
IL months.
Laundry Machinery.
The American Laundry Machinery
Co. reported net profit for the fiscal
year ended December 81 of S728,372,
equal to sl.25 share of common stock
outstanding. The profit was the
largest since 1881 and contrasted with
a net loss of $186,623 for 1885.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
STAPLES ADVANCE
To AN0TKERPEA
SINCE LATE 1929
Broadest Climb in Months
Recorded, With Metal
Prices in Lead.
BY A. A. PATTON,

NEW YORK, March l3.-The
scramble for commodities intensified
last week and prices swept up to the
highest level since late 1929, with few
defections in the ranks.
The trend of quotations has been
steadily upward since November. 1886
The rate of gain has increased sharp
ly in recent weeks, with the latest
period showing the broadest advance
in months.
The Associated Press weighted in
dex of 35 important wholesale staple
prices jumped to 94.69 per cent of the
1926 average, from 92.48 the previous
week and compared with 74.9l a year
ago.
In the 10 weeks that have passed
since 1887 was ushered in, the index
has picked up per cent.
The non-ferrous metal index topped
the list of gamers with a humping
IS per cent rise. Other industrial
commodities held firmly to second
place, up 10 per cent.
Actual Shortages Faced.
The soaring advance in this cate
CORY stemmed partly from heavy in
dustrial demand-activity was the
highest since November, 1929, in the
latest week, according to the Asso-
clated Press .index-and partly from
actual shortages of available goods.
Faced with this situation, corpora
tons whose production lines depend on
these staples stepped into the market
for supplies. Inventory building has
been going on for some time, trade
circles said.
Metals paced the upturn again last
week. Antimony, copper, steel scrap.
lead, tin and zinc were heavily bought
throughout the world Speculation
was reported to have been a greater
impetus than actual productive re-
quirements.
The remaining raw materials of
industry pushed to a new peak for
seven years, led by hides, rubber, lin
seed oil and bituminous coal. Turpen-
tine was slightly lower.
Farm Products Gain.
AAe pressure OF consumer demand
and poor rainfall record in February
served to boost most agricultural prod
ucts. Corn, wheat, oats, rye, cattle
and lamb were strong. Hogs dipped
fractionally.
Cotton chalked up another sub
stantlal gain in response to increased
retail takings and half-cent rise in
cotton cloth quotations. Other tex
tiles, including wool and silk, shared
the improvement.
Foods scored the first sizeable re-
covery since the pickup last Fall
Eggs, sugar, flour, lard and butter con-
CURED, while cocoa and coffee slipped
back
The index, with it's components
based on 1926 as 100, compared as
fo1J ~-e
Evening star., 1937-03-14
OLIVE OIL SHORTAGE
INITALY IS REPORTED

BY the Associated Press.
A serious olive oil shortage in Italy
threatens to reduce the supply for
the United States.
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics said Italy had resorted to an
export tax and other measures to
conserve the olive oil supply.
Usually Italy is the worlds largest
exporter and the United States its
most important outlet The bureau
said the United States normally pro-
duces only to per cent of olive oil
needed for domestic consumption,
with Italy supplying 88 per cent of
packaged and "a per cent of bulk
imports here.
Important olive oil districts in Spain
also have prohibited exports. The
olive crop in other countries was re-
ported short.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
INVESTMENT COMPANY
STOCK INDEX RISES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 13-The in
vestment companies common stock
price index rose slightly last week to
new bull market highs. according to
the averages compiled by Distributors
Group, Inc.
The average for the common stocks
for 10 leading management companies
influenced by the leverage factor stood
at 2743 at the loose of March IL, COM
pared with 2707 on March S.
The average of the mutual funds
closed at 1910 on March II, compared
18th 1912 at the close Of the previous
week.
Evening star., 1937-03-14

A IS per cent increase in gold pro-
ouction is planned by the Soviet for
1897.
In one way Russias present gold
holding is a guarantee of peace" says
Business Week. ANY nation will
hesitate to attack a Russia well SUD-
Piled with the precious metal. Here
is something to dampen the martial
ardor of the Nazis with practically
no gold) and of the Japanese mill
tarists (who have comparatively lit
tle}. !;
Not only is the U. S. S. R. now
self-sufhcient in its supply of food
with at least three-year supply be-
ing held in reserve, according to in
formed estimators-but she is well
able to make large emergency orders
abroad and pay tor them In. cash."
Evening star., 1937-03-14

Thomas M Cahill, Washington Post;
Robert l.. Flather, American Security
& Trust Co.; Richard Hatton, the
Washington Herald; Edward C. Stone,
The Evening Star, and Eliot H. Thom-
son, Washington Loan & Trust Co.
Although the convention is several
months off, unusual interest is being
s.-own by the various bankers at this
early stage, said Mr.. Groom yester-
day. Special attention is being given
this year to entertainment for the
ladies.
Trade Well Above Last Year.
Department stores sales in Wash
hgton stores were 142 per cent ahead
OF the same week last year and 1.8 per
cent better than in the previous week
this year, the Commerce Department
stated yesterday.
Bank clearings during the past week
totaled $25, 146.811, compared with
6,991 ,446 for the previous week and
$19,06l ,402 for the same 1886 period.
The value of building permits revealed
some recession, standing at S4O3 300.
compared with s667,75O in the previous
week and S579,600 in the same week
year ago. Visitors to the Smith
sonlan Institution showed a marked
increase.
Both retail and wholesale trade
we're on the upgrade throughout the
fifth Reserve district, with Easter and
Spring buying the predominating fac
tors. Weather conditions generally
were favorable. Baltimore pointed to
increased industrial activity and nu-
merous wage and salary increases as
particularly good business signs. Rich
mond reported notable trade gains
and Charleston, S. c., said business
was % per cent ahead of the like
period in 1886.
Potomac Power Bonds Lower.
Potomac Electric Power 81 Der cent
bonds sold at 1919 on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday, against the
last previous sale at 104 The sale of
only one ST 900 bond was recorded
exchange members stating that heavy
bond sales in New York were probab bly
responsible for the offering and the
lower price.
American Security & Trust Co.
stock held the limelight in yesterdays
market, eight 10-share lots changing
ownership at 302. The price was near
the high for the year, which is 305
Washington Loan & Trust Co. stock
also appeared on the board, four
shares moving at 290, A few days
ago this stock reached 300. a new
high mark.
washington Railway & Electric As
came out at l06 on two $1,000 trans
1ers. The last previous sale was at
1861. Bid and asked prices on other
Issues were practically unchanged.
Evening star., 1937-03-14
Goodyear Boosts
Tires 6 Per Cent.
Others to Follow
b. the Associated Press.


AKRON, Ohio, March 13-The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. an
nounced today per cent increase in
tire prices, effective Immediately.
The B. F. Goodrich Co. said that it
would make similar increase. It was
generally expected that other firms in
the rubber industry would take similar
action, although formal announce
ments were lacking.
Recent wage increases and the ad-
vancing cost Of crude rubber were
given by Goodyear and Firestone as
the reasons
This is the second increase this
year, one Of per cent having been
made effective by all companies jan
uary 18.