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Evening star., 1938-11-23
Re-enatfment SOUGHT
To Test Widow in
Monoxide Death
Suicide Verdict Stricken:
Dopper Salesman Held
On $4,000 Boil
BY the Associated Press.


WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Nov. 23.-
A step-by-ste re-enactment of the
eerie" helping hand" death case, In
which a 44-year-old housewife is
charged with aiding her husband to
die, was ordered today by Police
Chief John J. Donegan of Hastings
on-Hudson.
Il want to see exactly what hap
pened." Chief Donegan said. "and
I want to see If her re-enactment
follows her story"
The widow, Mrs. Marie Burck-
halter, vas held In $4,000 bail on a
f1rst-degree manslaughter charge as
Westchester County authorities
withdrew tentative verdict of sui
eide.
Under eldom-invoked law, she
is accused of "abetting" the auto
mobile-exhaust death of her hus-
band, Eugene, At, chemical company
executive, in the family garage at
Hastings last Saturday.
Assistant District Attorney Ebert
T. Gallagher. describing Mrs. Burck-
halter as a very, very clever Wom-
an" said her story in the main had
been unshaken throughout 10 hours
OF questioning, ending at / am.
today.
There have been several small
changes in her story" Gallagher
said, "but she seems to have an
adroit explanation for everything"
He indicated he was far from
satisfied, however, and declared the
case was wide open"
Held with her in default of $4,000
bail was Melvin Kittel, "a, dapper
salesman and former Californian,
who had been her companion fire.
quently in recent weeks.
AS examination of Mrs. Burck-
halter continued, two psychiatrists
sorted the facts of her life in search
Of an explanation for her conduct.
Blood Tests Taken.
While the psychiatrists pursued
those questions, DR.. Amos o. Squire,
county medical examiner, answered
others with report that Burck-
halter's blood contained a lethal
measure of carbon monoxide and
that he had been drinking and TAX
ing hypnotic medicine, as his widow
said.
The maid was quoted by Gallagher
as saying:
"She Mrs. Burckhalter) took him
into the garage about noon. 1t was
raining hard and the master was
shaking, he was SO weak. When she
came back it was $40 pm. by the
kitchen clock. I said to her, What
you doing with that sick man in
that cold garage? Want him to
catch pneumonia?'
He's all right, Betty she said to
me. He's in the car and I closed
all the doors and windows and
stuffed them with papers. He won't
be in the draft. Just don't disturb
him"
II wanted to go see how he was
doing but she told me not to, so I
didn't.
1--WE worked in this house for 21
months and I never saw him fight
with any one. He'd take a bottle of
liquor, lie down on a couch, and
bother nobody.
When he'd have a few drinks I'e,
get down on the floor and read tie
Bible to him. After I read a while
he'd ask me to sing, and I'd croc's
few hymns to him. I liked thct
man and don't like the idea of h s
boys saying he was a regular devil
in his cups"
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Carriers Vote 10 Ask
u. 5. 10 Sell Barges
On Mississippi
Also Ask Government
To Give Railroads
A Freer Hand
By the Associated Press.

6y Luc ASSOClSteQ FIcSS.
Representatives o. railroads, other
carriers and large-scale shippers
voted yesterday to ask the Govern
ment to sell its Mississippi River
barge lines.
Ending a two-day transportation
conference sponsored by the United
States Chamber of Commerce, the
group also asked the Federal Gov
ernment to give the railroads freer
hand in solving their critical prob
lens.
Questions of revising rate-making
and of Federal aid to the roads were
postponed until a future meeting,
however.
Besides protesting Federal compe-
tition with the railroads through
operation of the Inland Waterways
Corp, the conference asked Con-
gress to remove restrictions on VOL
untary consultations. and urged
repeal of the undistributed profits
tax, measures limiting train length
and working conditions and special
Government rates under the land
grant statutes.
j. j. Pelley, president of the As
sociation of American Railroads,
called the recommendations a great
help to the railroads.
The barge line action highlighted
the session. Mr.. Pelley told re-
porters that Government operation
Of the barge lines constituted un-
fair competition by public money
with private capital because of the
tax exemption and other favors
which enabled the barge lines to
undercut railroad freight rates.
Besides the millions spent in max
Ing the Mississippi and Missouri
Rivers navigable, members of the
conference estimated the Federal
Government had invested about
e25,000,000 in its barge lines.
The conference rejected all pro-
posals for compulsory consolidation
OF railroads and also suggestions for
a new Federal agency to spur
mergers.
Charles Donley of Pittsburgh,
president of the National Associa-
ton OF Advisory Boards, said the
resolution proposing voluntary
rather than compulsory consolida-
tions was sponsored primarily by
shippers and farmers. 1t also bore
the hearty Endorsement of the rail-
roads represented.
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Ambassador Back
From Mexico City
BY the Associated Press.

bS tIIt ffSSUCI8IeU EIcS1.
Mexican Ambassador Francisco
Castillo Najera returned by airplane
today from Mexico City. where he
conferred with officials of his gov
ernment on the Lima conference.
He arranged to confer with State
Department officials before leaving
for New York, to sail Friday as
chairman of Mexico's delegation to
the pan-American gathering.
Evening star., 1938-11-23

The disturbance that was central over
Southwestern Quebec Tuesday morning has
moved northeastward to Labrador. Cart
tends thence southward over Western New.
foundland and from there southwestward
to Tennessee. stearns. Ky. 3O.10. inches.
Pressure is low from extreme Northern
Alaska eastward to the Greenland-Iceland
area. seydisfjord., Iceland; 1885 inches.
and Barrow. Alaska. 20 SO inches. and 1t
coast. s.. 8: sseherazade. 90. .o6 inches.
Pressure is high over practically all other
sections and It is abnormally high from
the North Pacific coast eastward to the
Plains States. Missoula Mont. 81 90
inches, and 3. s., Indiana, 400 miles
cipitation, mostly light has occurred in
the lake region. the Ohio and middle
Mississippi Valleys. Arkansas. Western Ten:
nessee the. Rocky Mountain region; and
The weather has become colder from
the lower lake region and Northern New
England southwestward to Texas. and the
temperature is now below normal from
the Pacific coast eastward to the Ohio
and Lover Mississippi Valleys ,.m,.ta and the
ture reported in the Unied States this
morning was 8 degrees at Yellowstone
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. 81. 2:3O pm. yesterday. Year
ago. Al.
Lowest, As, z an today. Year ago. 20.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 96 on August ID.
Lowest, 1S. on January 2S.
Humidity for Last 81 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest 95 per cent, at 4:30 Am. today.
Lowest AZ per cent. at $40 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear At
Harper's Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Report

Comba-Rain probably
colder tonight tomorrow with lowest
shifting becoming moderate
probably changing
north portion tonight probably ending tomorrow morning. colder
night and tomorrow; hard freeze tomorrow night
Vugna-Rain changing portion
tonight probably morning. tonight
tomorrow; night.
West Vrgna-Ran this afternoon changing colder
tonight generally fair COLDER preceded light
Evening star., 1938-11-23
Senator Duffy to Sail

Senator Duffy, Democrat. of Wis
consin notified his Office today he
would sail from New York Decem-
Der Is for the Canal Zone, where
he and his family will spend Christ
mas.
Evening star., 1938-11-23
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ON THIS LIST?

The increased number between soo
of this Community Chest campaign The smaller
and the contributors doing their Will
pledge the to make at least
Soo Both pledge increase almost
your gift this list
Evening star., 1938-05-16
PRICES AWAITED
BYSTEEL BUYERS
Higher Mill Rate Likely in
Summer and Fall if
Plans Develop.
ES the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. May 16.-Buy-
ing of steel shows no improvement and
the situation is complicated by the
general tendency to await announce
ment of third-quarter prices, the mag
azine Steel said today.
Buyers feel they have nothing to
lose by waiting for the price an
nouncement and the possibility of gain
should they be reduced. High wage
rates in the industry enter the picture
as steel makers assert they cannot re-
duce until wages are lowered, the mag
aZine said.
Better mill activity is seen in the
summer and fall if developments in
plate and structural markets are real
lied. Takers cargo ships and Navy
work aggregate large tonnage. New
York is considering bids on 80 dump
scows, requiring 5000 tons of plates.
Structural work contemplated in
cludes $500 tons of steel for the Man
haitian section of the Queens Midtown
Tunnel In New York, 1850 tons for
repair and widening of the George
Washington Bridge and 14,750 tons
for tunnels for the Delaware Aque-
duct. Tennessee Valley Authority is
inQulring for 1900 tons of transmits
sion towers and 1000 tons for
power house. A mercantile warehouse
at Washington will take 1,4OO tons
and the Main Avenue Bridge at Cleve-
land has been awarded 8,175 tons.
Railroads continue to evince little
interest in buying. Placing of 1O,967
tons of rails by Erie constitutes the
only rail business recently.
Operations continue at low ebb,
dropping one point last week. There
was no change in the rate at Pitts
burgh at 25 per cent. Eastern Pennsyl-
vania at 27.5. Buffalo %, Birmingham
66, New England 30 and Detroit l8.
Chicago lost l point to 31.5 per cent,
youngstown 3 points to q, Wheeling
B points to 38, Cleveland S to %, st.
Louis 3 to 1873 and Cincinnati Is to 25.
NEW YORK, May Is lP.-Oper-
atlons in the steel industry for the
current week will advance 8 of
point to 3o.7 per cent of capacity,
compared with 30.4 per cent last week,
the American Iron and Steel Institute
estimated today
A month ago operations were at the
rate of 32.4 per cent of capacity,
While a year ago they were 80 per
cent.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
DRIVE ON HEAVY
TAXESPRED|CTED
Iron Age Editor Declares
Public Will Demand New
Policies.
Speciel Dispatch to The Star.

NEW YORK, May l6.--American
public opinion, which year ago halted
John L. Lewis in his Government
sponsored march toward labor die
tatorship, is now forming an equally
decisive command which shortly will
be issued to check the current business
depression. John H. Van >Deventer
editor of the Iron Age, said this morn
ing in an address before the National
Association of Sheet Metal Destribu-
tors at Cleveland, Ohio
The American people are preparing
to warn those in power to compose
their differences with business and
put an end to outrageous taxation
which takes dollars from laborers'
pay envelopes and dividends from in
vestors. the editor said.
Attrlbuting the current slump to lack
of confidence mainly due to labor
troubles, the speaker declared that
there is hope in the fact that this
is a man-made depression" and thus
may result in recovery as swift as
the decline
The public mind is all powerful
and when it gets TO work it forms
an irresistible force against which
both plutocrats and politicians are
helpless" Mr.. Van Deventer told the
sheet metal convention. Il do not
think that common sense will permit
us to travel much longer down the
road of poverty when we have the
ability and the resources at every hand
to achieve prosperity
The immediate prospects of the
steel industry are not as bright as the
long-term outlook and I do not think
that you are going to see very much of
an upturn until well into the third
quarter. There is no material reason
why we should have had this pre-
cipitous decline We had plenty of
money, plenty of credit, We had high
wages and good demand The one
factor that was lacking was the psy-
Geological factor of investor confidence.
Thus with confidence gone, we had
the unusual spectacle in America of
an unwarranted depression. To my
mind, it is far more a Roosevelt de-
preston than the great depression
beginning in 1880 was a Hoover de-
preston
When the public acts to check the
present slump the Nation will see the
beginning of a new day for capital,
for labor and for the steel industry.
Mr., Van Deventer told the convention.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. May IS ,lP,.-Maior Euro
terms Of the dollar in }uiet foreign reign eX- X.
The belsa showed Aeadier tone fol-
lowing formation of new Belgian cabinet
losing only 0l OF cent, Sterling dipped
Mexican oil situation cited as a factor in
.00A of a. cent, while the Swiss franc
and Holland gullders were unchanged
. Great Britain in dollars. others in cents
Great Britain. demand. 4.96l2: cables,
a6ia: 60-day bills 495s4: France. de-
mand, o,5al2; cables, -:;5aia: italy. de-
Demands-Relsium.. 1853: Germany.
4G Hosnd Oeneyoent @ NorI. A. trsyel sGsds gs d25
$3.50: Denmark. 22.15: Finland. 2:22;
PORTUGAL. !. SO: Greece. .Ss: Poland. 49, 90:
Czechoslovakia. 3? .4sia: Yueoslavia; 2,35:
mania. rs; Argentina, 81 Ion; Brazil
ss,e5:: Hong Hong" Kong. 'o 80. S.; Mexico city.
23.3On; Montreal in New York. 99.21 70;
New York in Montreal. 100.7S1s.
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
ALL|S-CKALMERS
EARNS $1,4O3,64S
Quarter Profit Compares
With $1,504,897 for Same
1887 Period
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. May 16.-Allis-
Chalmers Manufacturing Co.. for the
March quarter, today reported net in
come of S1.403 648 before the un-
distributed profits surtax, equal to 79
cents common share, against ST.
5O4,897, or IS cents in the March,
1887, quarter.
Untitled orders March 81 totaled
s2O,248,O25, against s2l.243,567 three
months earlier and $20,235,5 ,507 on
March 81 a year ago.
Billings for the first 1898 quarter
were S2O.310099, a gain of IA per cent
over the l7,788,395 for the like 1887
period, while orders were S19,324557,
against S24,205, SOS, decrease of 20
per cent.
The company, maker Of heavy in
dustrlal machinery, electrical equip
ment, tractors and farm machinery,
has principal plants at West Allis,
Wis; Cincinnati, Ohio; Pittsburgh,
Pa; Springfield, Ill La Crosse, Wis;
La Porte, Ind, and Boston. Mass.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
NET Of COLUMBIAN
CARBON DECLINES
Quarters Total at $7O7,.
155, Against $1,448,536
in Period Year Ago.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 16.-Columbian
Carbon Co. and subsidiaries reported
today net profit Of s707,155, equal
to $l.32 share, before provision for
surtax on undistributed profits, for
the March. 1888. quarter. This COM
pares with 81 ,448, ,536, or $3.50 a share,
in the corresponding quarter Of 1887.
Columbia G. & E.
Columbia Gas g. Electric Corp, re-
ported for the March quarter net
income of s4,4S9,796, equal after pre-
ferred dividends to % cents a share
on common stock. This compares
with s4,434.023. or % cents share, fos
the like period last year.
For the IL months ended March 30
net income was sl3629.263, equal to
SO cents a share of common stock
against s11,289486, or SO cents q
share in the preceding IL months.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
CRUDE OIL PRICES.

TULSA, Okla. May 16 LN.-Base crude
oil prices: M!dcontinent area-0klahoma-
Kansas gravity scale. csc to l 30; North.
North Central and West Central Texas,
gravity scale CSC to 81. 20
East Texas. ST 1885; West Texas tPermian
Basin, gravity scale. 1Sc to 81 .0S; North
Louisiana-Arkansas, gravity scale: aOc to
S!.22 Rocky Mountain area--Salt Creek,
Wyo. gravity scale, 81 :O6 to 81 80.
Eastern area-Pennsylvanta grade
Bradford So. .O5: same grade
in Southwest Pennsylvania lines, Sill;
same Grade In Eureka lines. 81 .65: same
grade in Buckeye lines, $1.55. Corning,
Evening star., 1938-05-16
GREYHOUND CORP. ASKS
APPROVAL OF SHARES
BY the Associated Press.

The Greyhound Corp. of Chicago
asked the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today for permission to issue
1861 shares of common stock, on the
basis of $l2 share, to purchase the
properties and assets of the Old Col
ony Coach Line, a New England COM
pany.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.

ment of AgricultureI Cattle. 1880, in
cluding 1,450 direct. Steers 25 higher;
mostly good 1850 and 1900 pounds go.
top sausage. 175 Cows active fully
steady: low cutter and cutter, 4.15-6.25:
common and medium fat cows. 6.25-725 5.
3.4S0 direct. Vealers active. 80 higher
on light receipts; choice medium weights.
II 90 Gull and common, 80 and 100
pounds. 800 80. Calves nominal.
Sheep and lambs 1920 including
1890 direct. Sheep nominal Spring
lambs steady with Monday: strictly good
to choice ~ and IS pound Tennessee and
VirgniaS. IL 90 straight.
Hogs. $3.50. including 1920 direct.
Market steady; 1S5 pounds. 800.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK May 1e UP.-Eggs, 60
43O; firm. Mixed ,colors; special packs
22A-2334; standards, 22la; flrsts, 213A:
seconds 2o-21; mediums. 19A; dirties,
No. l. 20-2o14: average checks, 19-19l4:
Butter, 1,1543I3; weaker. Creamery.
higher than extra, 26H-27; extra (92
score). 20; firsts tsS-aD, 23la-2534 Sec
onds (s4-S7D. 201s-22 ".
Cheese. 900 527; about steady. State.
whole. milk flats. held fancy, 1895, 1924;
held, 1887, 19l2-21l2: fresh. fancy, To-
Live poultry, by freight, Arm. Fowls.
eolored, 23; Leghorn. q; old roosters. IS.
o3-S5. mostly 25; crosses. 17-24. mostly
2O-23: reds. 19la-21, mostly 20; Leghorn,
10. Fowls colored. 23; .Leghorn. y -22
Old roosters 1915, mostly IA. Turkeys,
hens. 25: toms. 20.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
NEW PHONE SERVICE.

VIENNA, May Is Especially "A
telephone dial device has been de-
veioped here which records the hour
when the subscriber will return. Any
one calling in the interim is auto
matically Informed when the party
will be back,
Evening star., 1938-05-16
POTATO PLAN FAILS
TO GET NEEDED VOTES
By the Associated Press.

RALEIGH, N. c., May 16.-1ncom-
plete unoficial returns indicated Sat-
urday night that a proposal to limit
the marketing of early Irish potatoes
would not receive the necessary two
thirds majority from North Carolina
farmers.
Scattared returns showed: For
marketing agreement, 538; against,
SOL.
Farmers in 80 Eastern North Caro-
lima counties voted Saturday and Fri
day on the question.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
CURB[|ST TAKES
UNEVEN COURSE
Few Industrial SpeciaIties
and Oils Gain, but
Utilities Ease.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 16-A group of
industrial specialties and oil shares
stood out in the Curb market today
for sizable gains. while utilities con-
tinued on the offered side
Ahead more than a point near the
final hour were Sherwin Williams,
Red Bank Oil and Aluminium Co.
Smaller advances were made by New
Jersey Zinc, International Petroleum,
Creole Petroleum and American Gas
& Electric
Electric Bond & Share, Niagara
Hudson Power, Arkansas Natural
Gas "A" and United Light & Power
had small losses.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
VISIBLE GRAIN SUPPLY.

NEW YORK, May Is (P.-visible
supply of American grain shows the
following changes from week ago
Tin bushels: Wheat decreased 1884,
900, corn decreased 3,224,000, oats de-
creased 2,04e, 900, rye decreased 403 900
and barley decreased 1,170,000.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
PAYMENTS HUGE

NEW YORK, May l6 (SpeciaD -
Americans, who own 70 per cent of
the worlds life insurance, received
S2,400, 100000 in claims last year.
Insurance companies thus paid policy
holders or their beneficiaries at the
rate of S4166 a minute.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
Du POnt Declares
Usual Dividend of
so Gents q Share
BY the Associated Press


WILMINGTON, Del. May 16.-Di-
rectors of E. l. du Pont de Nemours
g. Co. today declared the second quar-
terly interim dividend Of so cents a
share on common stock, payable June
March Ia a similar amount was paid,
while in June last year 50 was paid.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
MONEY MARKET,

NEW YORK. May 10 R.-Call money
mercial paper. ! per cent: time loans. 60
80 days. IA; four-six months. ~ per
cent; bankers acceptances unchanged:
5000 days. la-,. per cent: four months,
months. 9/16-h per cent: five-six months,
ss-is per cent; rediscount rate. New York
Reserve Bank per cent.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa May 16 P.-
Strawberries: .24-quart crates. various
most offerings ordinary to fair quality and
condition. 2.25-: 800: poor and small, 1.15-
200: Maryland and Delaware. 3.5O-4 .25;
225-30O.
Evening star., 1938-05-16

The increase in exports was due,
the bureau said. principally to larger
shipments of grain. A year ago short
supplies forced this country to import
large quantities of grain.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. May 10 R.-Sugar fu-
No 4 contract. on increased covering and
trade and Cuban buying.
July No. sold up to "a and Sep
tender 10 941a or 2la points net higher.
In the No, 3 contract trading was con-
fined to September at Los and March.
200, or unchanged to / point net higher.
Evening star., 1938-05-16

r In bankruptcy or receivership or being
reorganized under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed by such companies
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or semi-annual declarations.
Unless otherwise noted special or extra
dividends are not included.
Also extra or extras. Declared or
paid so far this year. no regular rate.
Payable in stock. g Paid .aSt year
h Cash or stock Accumulated dividend
paid or declared this year. WV With war
rants. XIV without warrants. war War
rants.
Evening star., 1938-05-16

American toys may be introduced
into Brill.
Evening star., 1938-05-16

a Also extra or extras.
Declared or paid so far this year.
Paid last year.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
INSURANCE STOCKS

NEW YORK. May ls tP.-Inyestrent
BaNhcrS Conference Inc
Evening star., 1938-05-16
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

Capital Traction $500 at 81.
Washington Railway e. Electric pfd.-
10 at l122s, 10 at 1929.
Evening star., 1938-05-16
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK. May 16 tP.-Bar silver
4234. unchanged.
Evening star., 1938-05-16

Eek dividend.
Plus extras e2es extra. f2lsEs ex-
ira: &c extra, z Sl4 extra paid No
Evening star., 1938-05-16
FOREIGN RoNDS

Ger Con Nun as A. o03. oO3. o03.
Hanover City rs 70 -, % %
Lima City Gas SO a7s a7s 97s
WV with. warrants. XIV without war.
rants. n New. st tstpl-Stamped
sNegotiability impaired by maturity
fCompanleS reported in receivership
Evening star., 1938-05-16
BONDS.
PUBLIC UTILITY.

Bid and Asked Prices,
The Washington times., 1938-11-25
CAPITAL TRANSIT
SHOWS BIC CAIN
IN NET PROFITS.
Earnings for October
More Than Double

Net profits more than doubling
those of the same month last year
we're reported today to the Public
Utilities Commission by the Capt.
tai Transit Company.
In its statement for october,
1898, the transit company re-
ported a net profit of $38,192, as
compared with $15,244 for Octo-
Der of last year.
TEN-MONTH PERIOD
The 10 months of 1898 ended
October 81 showed a net profit OF
$l93,124, with the same period
last year netting $87,114.
The report showed operating
revenues for october were $685.,
736 and operating expenses be-
fore depreciation were $700,878,
as compared with operating rev.
enues of $924,821 and operating
expenses of $681 ,233 in october,
1887.
Taxes amounted to $50, 800 in
October, 1888, and $73,1e1 in the
same month last year, deprecia-
ton was SOS, 094 this october as
compared with $99,560 last year,
and interest charges were $60,307
as compared with $50, 406.
MORE PASSENGERS
The company carried 13,984,599
revenue passengers during the
past month and street car and
bus miles totaled 2,642,058. In
1887 the cars carried 13,736,922
over 2.6O5 1913 miles in october.