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Evening star., 1937-06-27
HEALTH SCHOOL
APPEAL IS MADE
Mrs. Grant Asks They Be
Operated on 24.Hour
Basis.

An urgent appeal for the 24-hour
daily operation of Washingtons two
special health schools for tuberculosis
contact children-Allison and Toner
vas made yesterday to Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou in A letter from Mrs.
Ernest r. Grant, managing direc-
tor Of the tuberculosis Association.
The two schools render a very
valuable service" Mrs. Grant wrote.
but that service could be increased
Manyfold If they were operated on a
74-hour basis So many of the little
pupils come from homes where the
economic status is substandard, where
there is overcrowding and where suf1-
eient wholesome. nourishing food is
voefully lacking. to say nothing of
the danger resulting from daily con-
tact with the active pulmonary pa
hent IN the home. Naturally, the
aenefit derived from the very ex-
eellent care the children receive in
the health schools are considera bly,
lessened by the children's daily re-
turn TO such homes.
"Ot present." Mrs Grant contin-
ued, the tuberculosis contact chill
dren who attend these two schools
receive two nourishing, wholesome
meals daily, and dormitories are
equipped with comfortable beds which
are used during rest periods. To con-
vert these schools into 24-hour serv-
Ice would require very small addi-
tlonal appropriation. especially when
you take into consideration the fact
that the rather large item of trans
rortation could be allocated for night
personnel" Bus transportation for
the children Is maintained by the
schools.
Mrs. Grant said she had conferred
with District Health Officer George
c. Rutland, and that he stated
inauguration Of the 24-hour service
et the two health schools would in no
way conflict with the work Of the
Chlldren's Sanatorium. She asked DR..
Rallou in the letter that she be AL
lowed to appear before the Board OF
Education to speak on the schools
expansion before the 1898 budget was
completed.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

OF the ceremony Is expected to be
the procession Of the flags. Many
military, patriotic and veterans or
carnations have arranged to partici-
pate in this colorful parade, which will
sweep through Potomac Park behind
the color guard of the Army, the
Navy. the Marine Corps, the Coast
Guard and the District National
Guard.
Col. OehuAn in Charge.
Col. John w. Oehman will direct
the procession, with the assistance of
Col. Peyton G. Nev1tt. Col. Oehman
Is the commanding ofiicer Of the Dis
trict National Guard.
The f1ag-raising. with the pledge
OF allegiance. will open the cere-
monies and the nag lowering will close
them. Throughout the exercises 13
Boy Scouts. representing the 10 orig
inal States, will form a semi-circle
IN the rear Of the speakers stand
After the last speech. a spectacular
Evening star., 1937-06-27
i. S. Death Zones Determined
Public Health Service Finds Certain Diseases More Fatal in
Various States
BY THOMAS R. HENRY.

1T DEPENDS good deal on where
you live what you may die Of.
i A strange and largely mex
plicable distribution Of the death
zones" of tuberculosis. cancer. appen-
dicitis and typhoid fever In the United
States has Just been determined by
the United States Public Health serv-
ice.
For some incomprehensible reason
the Government statisticiAns fnd 4
person living in the Carolinas. Georgia,
Arkansas or Oklahoma has, statis-
tically speaking. less than half as
much chance Of dying from cancer
as one living in the New England
States, New York, Minnesota, Cali
fornia or Oregon.
The queerest finding of all is that
one runs about twice the risk Of dying
OF appendicitis in Arizona. Colorado.
Utah, Wyoming. Nevada. Idaho and
Montana as in Alabama, Georgia and
Carolinas, Virginia. the District Of
Columbia, Pennsylvania. West Vir-
ginia, Massachusetts,, Connecticut and
Rhode Island
Typhoid fever cuts queer death
swath, concentrating on Georgia
Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken
lucky West Virginia, Oklahoma and
New Mexico, and almost completely
skipping Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Its concentration in the South might
be expected, but why should it hit
one Southern State and pass over an
other?
The tuberculosis death rate concen-
trates in Arizona. New Mexico. Colo
RADIO and Nevada, but is less than
e-fourth as great in Utah. Wyo-
ming and Nebraska. 1t may be ex-
planned that persons in advanced
stages OF tuberculosis 90 to the South
western desert and mountain States
and are very likely to die there-but
why should Nevada have four times
the death rate from this diseasc as
the quite similar mountain State OF
Utah?
The Public Health Service doctors
DIR L. L. Lumsden medical director
OF the service, and c. c. Daur, now
Of the faculty OF Tulane University
throw up their hands when it conn es
to explaining this distribution. They
suspect they may be on the trail Of
something important.
The four diseases whose distribu-
ton they have studied may be Pc
culiar in their distributional peculiari-
Evening star., 1937-06-27

eral Independence day chairman, an.
nounced last night.
Because July 4. the day tradition
associates with the signing OF the
Declaration Of independence lol years
ago, falls on Sunday, the celebra-
ton will take place July 5, begin
ming at 7:l5 pm. with 4 pAtriot,c
concert by the United States Marine
Band, under the leadership Of Capt.
Taylor Branson
Ha1en to Preside.
Commissioner Hazen will preside
at the official ceremonies. He will in
troduce Senator F. Ryan Duffy Of
Wisconsin. orator OF the occasion. as
well As Representative McGranery Of
Pennsylvania, who will read the Dec
laration Of Independence. and Rev. H.
w. Bur9an Of Hamline M. T. Church,
who will deliver the invocation. All
present will be asked to Join in the
pledge Of allegiance to the flag.
One Of the most impressive parts
Evening star., 1937-06-27
VOL UNTEERS TO REOPEN
CHILDREN'S FREE CAMP
Treasure Cove Establishment to
Be Availa BILE for Young in
Need of Assistance.

The reopening of a free health camp
for children at Treasure Cove on the
!. Potomac River is planned by the VOL
unteers OF America. committee on
camp policies and admissions will con-
sist Of DR.. Dunlop P. Penhallow, DR..
W, H. Clements, DR.. Conrad Praetorius.
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, Maj. Christine
Eroh and DR.. Edith Seville Coale.
Applications for admission OF chill
dren will be received tomorrow, We'd
nesday and Friday between 9 a m and
noon at All Pennsylvania avenue. Only
children who are in need OF assistance
in fighting off tuberculosis malnu-
triton. etc, can be accommodated, it
was said.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
A. u. REGISTRATION
DAYS ARE LISTED
Tomorrow and Tuesday Will Be
Devoted to Work-Record
Entry Expected.

With indications pointing to the
largest Summer school registration in
its history, the American University
has set tomorrow and Tuesday as for
tually all of which are held in the late
afternoon and evening, after Govern
ment working hours, will begin
Wednesday.
The university's Summer school
program deals almost entirely with
Evening star., 1937-06-27
JULY 4TH PLANS
NEAR COMPLETION
Celebration July 5 Will Be
Launched With Concert
by Marine Band.

Plans for the 1887 celebration Of
Independence day in Washington have
been almost completed by the sub
committees in charge Of arrange
ments for the Water Gate ceremony,
Commissioner Melvin c. Ha1en, gen.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

connection with the Summer school
program basic work In the neld OF
public administration designed to be
OF particular value to persons who
have recently entered the Federal
service, as we'll as basic courses in
the field Of Government correspond
ence, statistics. economies, accounting
history. political science and extern
poraneous speaking.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

ties. or great many other maladies
may have similar erratic distributions
Generally, the death rates shade of
from one State to another, but in
some cases the transitions from high
to low are very sharp.
Evening star., 1937-06-27

display OF fireworks will begin on Co.
lumbia or Roosevelt Island.
Ten thousand seats will be available
az 70 cents each for the occasion.
Arlington Memorial Bridge will be
closed to tratic during the eyenin.,
Evening star., 1937-06-27
EDUCATOR DIES

DURHAM, N. C.. June 2s .P.-Dr
Z. McNeill Poteat, Is. former presiden,
Of Furman University, Greenville, &
c.. and 4 leader in the Baptist
Church, died at a hospital today after
4 long illnAAa
Evening star., 1937-06-27

The next job will be to find hidden
factors-something that makes ap-
pendicitis have twice as heavy a
death rate in wyoming as in Alabama
and makes the cancer death rate Of
New York twice that OF Oklahoma.
Evening star., 1937-06-27
NAMED BISHOP

msgr. Paschang Appointed to
Post in China.
VATICAN CITY, June rs P-
Pope Plus today appointed Mser.
Adolph J, Paschang. formerly Of ST.,
Louis. Mo, bishop and vicar of St.
Louis. Mo; bishop and vicar apos.
tolic OF Honeymoon, Kvantuna Prov
lnce. China. The new bishop has
been missionary in China since
1921, under direction Of the Mary.
knoll Seminary Of Ossining, Ny.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
STEEL WAGES HIT
ABOVE '29 LEVEL
Unusually High Prices Held
Since March Advance,
Survey Disc|oses.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, July 13-Finished
prices have been firmly maintained
since last March when they were ad-
vanced sharply to an unusually high
level the Alexander Hamilton Insti-
tute finds. The average price of fin-
ished steel, according to the compila-
ton by the Iron Age, is 2605 cents
per pound at the present time, as
compared with 2.159 cents a year ago
and with 1873 cents at the low for the
depression in April, 1893. In addi-
ton to being 39l per cent above that
low, present prices are 124 per cent
above the pre-depression peak in
1929, when the average was 2.3l7 cents
per pound.
An important factor accounting for
the present high price of steel is the
cost OF labor. AS result Of the in
crease which went into effect on
March is, average wage rates in
April rose to a new high record of
85.6 cents per hour. This rate con-
tinues to prevail. 1t compares with 65.5
cents in April last year and with the
depression's low of 462 cents in June,
1888. Wage rates at the present time
are 28.9 per cent above the pre-
depression peak OF 664 cents in 1929.
This compares with the increase Of
only l24 per cent in prices. 1t is
thus evident that the current high
price level is a necessity, especially
since there has apparently been little
increase in the productivity OF labor
since 1929 to offset the advance in
wage rates.
Lower steel prices are consequently
not in immediate prospect since labor
appears to be in too strong position
at the present time to submit to wage
cuts. 1t is apparent that a sharp cur
tailment Of production with accom-
panying unemployment must first oc-
cur before labor will agree to lower
wages despite the fact that the
workers earnings are unreasonably
high at the present time. Although
the cost of living in April was lib
per cent lower than in 1929, average
earnings per worker were l2.4 per
cent above the 1929 level with the in
crease in wage rates more than off,
setting reduction in the number of
working hours.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
AUTO OUTPUT OFF
IN SHORT WEEK
Decline to 10O,O31 Units Is
Due to Vacations and
Changes in Models,
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Speelei Dispdtch TO Inc Star.
DETROIT, Mich, July l3.-Auto-
mobile output last week in tn. United
States and Canada declined to loo,o31
units during the four working davs q,
the period, Ward Automotive Reports
said today in its weekly review. The
service said the previous weeks out
put was about fifth higher, totalinz
l22,89O cars, and that last wear At
TINS time, during a fye-day working
week, the industry completed loO,64s.
Wards said that shutdovns for va
cations and model changeovers were
already in sight and would appear be-
lore the end of the month in the cases
OF manufacturers desiring to make
early lntroductions of their 1888 mod
els. The service declared that substan-
tll backlogs Of orders existed in plants
"hlch mad experienced strike dificul-
Ties this Spring, but added that vir-
tually all of these backlozs would be
cleaned up by the end of this month
Wards declared that internal dim
culties were raging inside the United
Auto Workers Union and that a left
wing lnSurrection would make its an
pearance on the union convention noor
at Milwaukee next month.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
GRAIN CROP IS SET
AT %,0DO,0]D,0)O
Market Experts Declare
1887 Harvest Will Hit
Eight Year High.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the AsSociate ted Press.
CHICAGO, July 13-Market ex-
perts estimated today the 1887 harvest
Of principal grains, including the Ma
tons first $4,000 10000 corn crop
since 1929. would be worth almost
81 900 900, 900.
Timely rains in the midst OF the
heat wave have contributed 10 al
most ideal growing conditions for
corn, the farmers greatest money
crop. The market valuation of corn
and the other major grains-wheat,
oats and rye-WaS figured at more
than $500. 100000.
The valuation was an eight-year
high and l3 per cent greater than a
year ago. Barley, fax and other crops
will add TO the total, which represents
good chunk OF the years total farm
income, estimated at to 10 billion
dollars.
The valuation was based on Chi
cago prices for grain deliverable in
the Fall and Winter and on the most
recent forecasts OF production, both
subject to change.
High Prices Prevail.
The experts called attention to the
high prices prevailing in the face of
forecast of the most bountiful pro-
! duction since 1882. Corn is rapidly
reaching tasseling stage in many Sec
tions of the belt The prospective
yield of 2.57l ,85l 900 bushels would
top last years crop by more than =
billion bushels and would be the
biggest since 1882.
Nevertheless. the current price Of
| corn deliverable here in September
is 81 cents a .bushel higher than a
year ago. while December delivery
corn is cents higher. At 80 cents.
| December, the 1887 corn crop would
be worth approximately s2,057, 500, 900.
This price is the highest for new
| corn at this time Of growth in eight
| years.
Cattle Prices Up.
Most corn is fed to live stock. With
top hogs quoted around S1275 per
hundredweight and best cattle up to
sl6.75. practically the highest prices
IN nine and seven years, respectively,
analysts SAID that on the basis Of
present price developments the mar
ket valuation OF corn probably would
/ be Increased substantially by live
stock feeding.
| The biggest wheat crop since 1881,
| estimated at 882,287.OO bushels,
would have a valuation Of sl.05s.-
! 100000 If sold at around sl2O. which
is slightly below current prices for
all deliveries in Chicago. The price
is the highest for wheat at this time
Of year since 1929,
Evening star., 1937-07-13
Flow of Gold
ToU. S. Shous
Hating Signs
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July 13.-The long
continued flow of foreign gold to the
United States showed signs of drying
up yesterday. For the first time in
two months there were no reported
engagements abroad for shipment
here.
Engagements have been declining
gradually since devaluation of the
French franc, although banking
circles estimated 100000 to 500
100000 is in transit on account Of
previous transactions.
Tapering of the movement was also
eOincident with a rise in the pound
sterling rate, which had the effect
of lowering the price of gold in the
London open market, This made it
less profitable to ship gold here at the
United States Governments price Of
S35 an ounce.
The decline was also associated,
banking circles reported. with the
subsistence Of the old and ott-denied
run1or that this Government was con-
sldering cut in the gold price.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
NEW YORK PRODUCE,

NEW YORK, July l3 tPl.-Eges, %.
h56; unsettled. Mixed colors standards
s2La.'.; nrsts. 21-2l1 "a. Other mixec
Butter. 2o,143; Arm. Higher than ex-
ira, 32s2-3Sl.' extra te2 score), 3oH
scores), 26-2sh; centralized 90 score)
Cheese. 430,915: steady and unclaimed
Live poultry by freight slow and un-
settled. No quotations
Live poultry, by express, broilers. Rocks
1923. Other express prices UNCHANGED
Dressed poultry irregular: fresh. chick
ems tboxes). roasters, 21-29, Other fresh
and frozen prices UNCHANGED.
., Whites; resale Of premium marks: 3o1a-
marks, 27la-2ala; exchange specials, 26-
c6la: exchanae standards. 2425; fancy
mediums. 26-2sH: exchange mediums
25l7. Other whites. all browns and duck
egeS UNCHANGED
Evening star., 1937-07-13
FOREIGN BUSINESS
REPORTS ARE BRIGHT

Advices to the Commerce Depart
ment from business representatives in
foreign countries include:
1taly-Industrial production main
tanned, with larger raw material i'm
ports.
Greece-Foreign trade expands.
Peru-Commercial and industrial
activity sustained at high level, with
world demand for principal products
flrm.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
PRICES SEE-SAW
ON CURB MARKET
Stock List Rules Spotted,
With Fractional Gains
and Losses.
by the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. July 13.-Curb stock
prices see-sawed today. the list spotted
with fractional gains and losses.
Among oils on the upside were In
ternational Petroleum, Creole Petro-
leum. Imperial Oil and Cosden Petro-
leum, While fractional declines were
shown by Sunray Oil, Gulf Oil and
Humble Oil.
Trends in the utilities also were in
both directions. Slightly higher were
United Gas preferred United Light e.
Power preferred "A" and Standard
Power e. Light. A bit lower were
Cities Service, Electric Bond e. Share,
Niagara Hudson Power. American Gas
Il Electric, Arkansas Natural Gas and
United Gas.
In the Industrial Group Aluminium
Co. of America and Cyanamid "B"
showed gains
Pennroad was slightly lower.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
MONEY IN CIRCULATION
is $49.86 PER CAPITA

The Treasury reports money in cir
culation totaled s6,44s,223,76 on June
80, or $49.86 per capita.
This compared with $6,46l ,857,e85,
or s49.s9 per capita, on May 81; S.
241 ,200,493, or $48.60 per capita, on
June 80, 1886 and 6,266,72l, or
1852 per capita. on January /, 1879,
when Official figures first were compiled
Evening star., 1937-07-13
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.
Ey the Associated Press

The position Of the Treasuray July 10:
Receipts, Sl3.13S.4 .44s.2I; expenditures,
$24 .}31 a11 80. balance S2,5Os."g9
I6a.65 customs receipts for the month.
81 $50 R14s1.
Receipts for the fiscal year (since July
-. &110046. .s4O.2a. expenditures S3Gs =
062 .a25 so. including S69 S6A .4g1 - Of
emergency expenditures. excess of eX-
Dendltures. Sl3S. .0I6.ns5 81 gross debt
S36 81 900, 1925, an increase OF S42a :
ln6 s6 over the previous day; gold as
sets. xl2 3gs, 1915. SOIL including ST.
49, .a0l sa4.7 Of inactive gold
Receipts for July 10. 1896 tcomparable
date last year. SIf6@3 1919 35; expendi-
31..212 I9343: customs receipts for tn.
month. SlO163l36l7
Receipts for the fiscal year SIOG 3g2.
Os3.25. expenditures. S23f a31 ! - Sc
including $5O.0lO?46.4? of emergenc,
expenditures: excess of expenditures
$40. 544 494 81: gross debt S3! 551 j -,
a44.I3, gold assets. SlU.6'!3,1 ,115 so4.13.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. July 13 lP-Stocks closed
lrresular IN quiet market today. Trans
on slightly from the highs. The trend of
industrial and oil shares was uneven
Gllt-edged issues maintained steady
tone. German bonds eased.
PARIS. July 13 P.-The BourSe closed
generally heavy today. Government bonds
were in supply. with losses as high as 90
points Bank OF France ended so points
net lower. Suez Canal declined - points.
ROYAL Dutch countered the trend. closing
slightly hisher.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
TOBACCO IMPORTS.

Imports of leaf tobacco into China
in the first five months of the current
year totaled 23.s5s,o0o pounds, COM
pared with 7,297,0O pounds in the
corresponding period of 1886. report
to the Commerce Department states.
The United States furnished 20.-
S57, 900 pounds Of the imports.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
Philadelphia Counts Trees.

Philadelphia has the most compre-
hensive and accurate street tree CEN
sus Of any city In the country. Also
it is drst In the world in its number
Of trees, over 10000 exclusive OF
those in It's beautiful Fairmont Park.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
Prison Waits 10 Years,

AFTER serving A months In the
trencnes, Pierre Rameau deserted tn.
serVlan front in March, 1918. and took
re1uRe IN Spain. Recently he crossed
the frontier and gave himself up. A
court martial at Marseille. France
mas sentenced him to five years i'm
prisOnment with hard lshor
Evening star., 1937-07-13
Cuban Town on Stills.

On the way to the Isle Of Pines
in the West Indies is Batabano. "the
Little Venice" of Cuba. 1t is a town on
stilts with canals for streets, and Is 4
sponge community on the south coast,
36 miles from Havana.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL, July l3 tP,.-Silver
futures opened steady. $40 lower
July, 4475b; September, 44.50b; De-
cember, 4445b. Bid.
Evening star., 1937-07-13

Dividend rates IN dollars based on last
nual rate-not including extras. tao.
cumulated divldendt. a-Paid last year.
being in bankruptcy or IN receivership, or
being reorganized under the bankruptcy
act. or securities assumed BY such COM
panieS.
Evening star., 1937-07-13

ww-With warrants xw-Without war
rants n-Nev. st tStpl-Stamped
sNeeotiability impaired by maturity
fConpa nies reported in receivership,
Evening star., 1937-07-13
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
BY private wire direct to the Star.

All time shown below 10 daylight savins
on which the ExchanEs 10 now operating.
Evening star., 1937-07-13
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK July 13 ,P,-Can money
steady; ! per cent all DAY: prime COM
mercial paper ] per cent Time loans
steady: 5000 DAYS Ia. As months
| l., per cent: bankers acceptances un-
changed Rediscount rate, New York Re-
serve Bank "a per cent
Evening star., 1937-07-13
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK, July 13 fP.-New York
Security Dealers Association:
Evening star., 1937-07-13

Rhodesia is to have its first air
service soon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-01
ALL INDIA IDLE
AS WALK0UT
GRIPSNATI0N

BOMBAY, April / (INS0-De-
spite elaborate precautions to
prevent it, a general strike gripped
virtually all India at 4 p. m. to-
day as nationwide religious cere-
monies of mourning marked inau-
guration of provincial autonomy
under the new constitution.
Spread of the strike, in the face
Of statements by authorities that
a move of this sort or other anti
constitution demonstrations would
be barred, brought Britain face
to face with still another serious
problem to add to her worries over
the European situation.
Despite prevalence of the strike,
officials said there was a remark
able" absence of disorder. There
were numerous arrests, but these
were mainly for obstructing trat-
fic in midas teeming cities.
Congress Seats Vacant
All-India congress party benches
-strongholds of the opposition to
the new constitution-were empty
in various provincial legislatures,
notably at New Delhi.
Banks were the only commercial
concerns doing business in Bonn
bay, where the stock exchange,
commodity markets, stores and ma
tionalist newspapers, as well as
mills, were closed.