Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1930, Page 12

HOME OF MEDICINE | OAL Our low prices lnustdellverya SCENE OF MOVING W. A. En..slm Ancient C|rene Was Known ‘W. A. Stove, $15.30' ‘W. A. Nut..$14.75 Fairmont Egg $8.25 New River Egg, $11.00 A.ll?‘I 11 r . D is ‘A’ lll " creen welght nnnnmn B. J. WERNER 1937 Fifth St. N.E. North 0079 6% No Commission Charged You can ‘take 12 years to pay off your loans without the expense of renewing. $1,000 for $10 per month, including interest and principal. Larger or smaller loans at proportion- ate rates. Perpetual Building Association Established 1881 t in Washington Assets Over $23,000,000 Cor. 11th and E N.W. EDWARD O BALTZ, Secretary ulmmmllllflmlll|l||'l||||l||||'|||f|l||||||||||l|||_ Low-Fare Qutings = Fares shown are Round Trip WINTER SPORTS TOUR to EBEC NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY CHATEAU FRONTENAC A DAY IN MONTREAL ber 5o to 4, Dn'-‘“r s Jaawsrr 4 ine. $1.25 BALTIMORE $5.00 NEW YORK m'l'mns. December 7. 21 of interest. $3.50 PHILADELPfIIA $3.25 CHESTER $3.00 WILMINGTON Washington ... .7.20 A. 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G‘e‘ Kruschen and gain in energy ~Vitality—Know the Joy of Liv ing—free from harmful ‘acid_and toxins—get it at Peoples Drfug Stores or any drug store in the ‘world.—Advertisement. as “Bread Basket” of Roman Empire. Announcement has been made in Rome of the successful transfer of some 80,000 Arabs with household equipment, camels and herds from the desert regions of Italian-owned Cirenaica to the more hospitable coastal plain. “This North Africa area was called Cirene by the ancients and to them its name was synonymous with medicing says a bulletin' from the headquarters of the National Geographic Siciety. “From its historic port, Apollonia (Marsa Susa), was shipped a famous cure for all ills ranging from croup and raw wounds produced bv whipping to bites bv mad dogs. This miraculous herb, silphium, became so valuable that it was worth more than its weight in silver. Later, under Roman dominion, Cirene's citizens destroyed every living plant to avold an excessive tax. This unfortunate killing of the goose that laid the golden egg stopped the stream of drug-'aden galleys that enriched the independent city. May Again De “Bread Basket of Rome.” “Situated cn a bold promontory pro- truding into the Mediterranean, Ciren- aica is a dry, parched land with scarcely a stream or creek. A shelf of limestone hills, resembling a gigantic backbone. stretch across the base of the foreland. Between this ridge and the blue sea, a fringe of fertile fields 60 to 70 mules wide, lying dormant for centuries, now teems with Italian eolonists an1 migrat- ing Arabs. With the help of modern irrigation methods it is honed this region egain will merit its h|stor1cnl nickname, ‘bread basket of Rome.” “Southward is the vast Libvan rocky and barren, gradually, farther inland, becoming a sea of orange- colored sand. Green, palm-studded oases with a deep well of cool, pure water in the heart of each, ca] by the Bedouins ‘Isles of the Blest,’ from the southern border of Cirenaica lproper These oases are ports for camel cara- vans which plod slowly south toward Cufra, the trading center of the war- like and fanatical Senussi. Camels, Donkeys and Motor Cycles. “Visitors to Cirenaica usually sail from Brindisi on steamers laden to ca- pacity with Italian officers and their families bound for Bengasi, the princi- pal seaport and capital. Bocause of a rocky bottom which prevents dredging in the mole-inclosed harbor, passengers disembark into small boats, which bob precariously on the gentle swell char- acteristic of thess coastal waters. “Pirst impression of Bengasi is of a bit of Europe transplanted. Since 1911, when Cirenaica was occupied by the Italians, a new town on modern lines has been built alongside the old Arab section. Wide avenues shaded by date palms and lined with neat houses pat- terned after Moorish architecture bor- der a public park planted with imported tropical plants and shrubs. Donkeys carrying nondescript loads, from hooded Arabs to bundles of firewood larger than themselves, and camels ‘pad padding’ along, vie with motor cycles and auto- mobiles for right of way. Lovely, dark- hued debutantes fresh from Rome and Paris and proud army officers, resplend- ent in the white tropical uniforms of Italy, stroll along wide sidewalks in striking contrast to slow-moving bur- noosed Arabs, scurrying fed-fezzed boys and veiled Moslem women ornamented with gold coins. ‘Where Camels Take a Drink. “While hundreds of miles of ha-d- surfaced roads have keen built, the au- to .obile in outlying sections still fol- lows caravan trails used for centuries. A group of camels being watered beside the trail is an amusing sight. The cameleer draws rain-caught water in goatskin bags from a well and dumps it on the Yocks. The camels then fight and snarl to suck this odorous, yellow fluid trox? the puddles, each one as it fills swelling like a leech. Without the camel life in the desert regions would be difficult. He/not only provides trans- portation but nmlk, meat when mutton 1s absent, and wool for tents, ropes and grain sacks. “From time fmmemorial sponge and tunny fishing have been the chief in- dustries along the coast of Cirenaica. Greek divers swim down, holding a roek; pluck a sponge from the bottom, and then upon releasing the weight float 1 the surface. The Cirenaican variety being especially fine, it is sometimes transplanted to other parts of the Med- iterranean. In ancient days, it is said, voni were put in Greek helmets as absorbers’ for the warriors. “The principal agricultural and food crop is barley, quantities of which are exported to the motherland and Scot- land. Henna, olives, vegetables, fruit and grapes are raised in the more fer- tile regions, while dates, figs and skins brought in by caravans from the south are shipped to Italy, the last to be| made into gloves and shoes. A Beautiful Venus Found. “All that remains of the splendor that | was Cirene’s are a few marble founda- tions, columns and monuments un- earthed by archeologists. The lovely nude statue, Venus of Cirene, was found in the ruins after a heavy rain- storm. This graceful figure is consid- ered by many, even though headless, one of the finest bits of Greek sculpture eve brought to light. “There are several strange animals resident in dry Cirenaica. One is the pug-necsed jerboa, a rat-like anomal, whose tail is longer than its body. - The yellowish Libyan wildcat is an a) cestor of our own domesticated ‘tabbies.’ In the pouch of the civet cat a fatty substance of musky odor is found, which when blended with other scents helps| make the rarest perfumes.” ot i 1 WASHINGTON OPTIMISTS TO MAKE CHARTER VISIT Entire Local Club to Go to lich- mond for Presentation by Inter- national Head of Organization. | By plane and bus the entire Wash- | ington Optimist Club will go to Richmond, Va, on December 12 to participate. in the awarding of an Optimist charter to a group of Rich- mond business men gathered together L;ugugh the efferts of the Washington club. Before Gov. John Garland Pollard of Virginia, who will be an honor guest at the charter dinner, Optimist Inter- national President Robert J. Sutherland will present the Richmonders with their charter. The dinner will be followed by & ball. . ‘The Washington delegation will be headed by Herbert B. Nevius, governor for the llxleent.h district, Optimist In- ternational, and by th B. Willlams, president of the local cl 4 DIE IN PLANE CRASHES Man, Wife and Son Killed in Ono Accident. ns were mmmummsnu week end. Prench, 30, his wife and 8-year-old son were killed instant yesterday when the plane which was from a height of , 30, was injured fatally Saturday, . Gilen in a crash at THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, DEC ‘KMBER 1, 1930. NEW YORK, December 1.—The fol- lowing is a summary of important cor- poration news prepared by the Stand- ll'd S.atistics Co., Inc,, New York, for the Associated Press. ‘Weekly News Review. Dullness was the keynote of last week's security markets. Quotations on the New York Stock Exchange de- cllned in all but one session, the index to pnces of 90 leading issues losing 3.4 points (2.5 per cent) during the five trading periods. Volume of turnover lvenged about 1,800,000 shares per five-hour session, the smallest in sev- eral months. Bond prices continued to move downward with the three divisions of' the Standard Statistics index of high-grade obligations establishing new lows for the year. The composite aver- age declined 1.28 point (1.3 per cent) during the week, and stands 0.5 points ;gsv per cent) above the low point of In the commodity markets grains showed some strength, but practically all other commodities were lower. Cot- ton was especially reactionary lowering nearly 40 points. Copper remained nominally at 12 cents a pound, but sales were reported at 10!z an ll cents. Money rates have not as yet been affected by the increased holiday demand. Call money continued offi- clally at 2 per cent, but was again available at 11, per cent outside the exchange. Evidence that low money rates are expected for some time is given by the reduction ln four months’ time money charge by 14 of 1 per cent to 214 per cent. Brookers' loans were llquldnted $63,000,000 further during the week ended November 26, making the ninth consccutive week borrowings have declined. Present aggregate bor- rowings of $1,122,000,000 are the small- set since April, 1925, and represent a decline of nearly 70 per cent from the high point of last year. ‘The week’s reports from industry in- dicated that there has been a further slowing down in activity, a usual de- velopment at this period of the year. Where minimum prices have been quoted, they have been placed at the ower limits of recent price spreads, a stabilization, at best, at the lowesi levels for the year, New automobile sheet and strip quotations have proved a distinct disappointment, being at levels which permit little or no profit. Thus, it would appear, the major stimulus of price attempts, as constituted to date, has been toward the eradication of . | special concessions. Railroad Freight Traffic. Latest figures of railroad freight traffic, for the week ended November 15, show another larger than seasonal de- cline. Total of IZD 251 cars was 52,150 below prcvious week and 153,675 cars less than in 1929 period. 'Electricity production, which is expscted to be one of the first indices to respond to & change in the business trend, recorded a slight gain in the week ended Novem- ber 22, but was more than 6 per cent smaller than in the correspanding week of last year. In proportion, this de- cline was the severest registered so far this year. Building contracts awarded in the third week of Novem- ber increased on an average of $2,000,- 000 per business day compared with the preceding week, according to F. W. Dodge Corporation, for the month to November 21. Rate of lets per busi- ness day was $12,050,200, against Oc- tober average, $12,973,100, and Novem- ber, 1929, average of $15,640,500. Ol statistics for the week of Novem- ber 22 were uniformly favorable, crude output, gasoline and fuel oil stocks all showing decreases. However, despite the success attained this year in the restriction of crude production and the more recent headway toward a con- traction of refinery activity, the oil in- dustry must still look forward to a number of months of even closer 2lign- ment of production with seasonally low Winter demand to result in a sound basis for improvement in 1932. It is estimated refinery operations will be reduced by some 7 per cent further dyr- ing the six months to March 31 if stocks are to be held to a workable basis for the start of the heavy selling season mnext year. Additional curtail- ment of crude outturn would be neces- sary to accomplish this objective. In the meantime, under the influence of extreme competition and necessary dumping on the part of a number of small producers, prices of both crude and refined products have been carried to the lowest levels witnessed in many years. At current quotations, in fact, all divisions are at minimum and it is believed several months of balanced op- erations must be accomplished bifore prices can be brought to levels ccn- ducive to expended income. In the steel industry, mill operations have been reduced to 40 per cent of theoretical capacity compared with 43 per cent in the two preceding weeks. Isclated increases are being recorded in some instances instigated by the start of rail production or by automotive requisitions for early new model output, but on the whole it is expected an increase in operations must await the turn of the year. ‘The recent efforts of steel producers to effect a reversal of the downward trend of prices have been far from en- couraging from the standpoint of any major expansion of earnings during the early part of 1931. The Companies. d‘Alleghcny Steel Co. adopts six.hour v at m! Brillo M(g third-quarter share earn- spend.” ings, 34 cents, vs. 51 cents in 1929; nine months, 83 cents, vs. $1.20. Butterick Co. share earnings, 10 months to October 31, $1.10, vs. $1.74. Edison Electric Illuminating of Bos- ton to spend over $1,000,000 in enlarg- 'ing. Kneeland street unit. Ford Motor, Ltd.,, reported planning production of taxicabs. International Shoe Co. to re-engage 800 men at Olney plant and 200 at Flora plant. Missouri - Kansas - Texas Railroad share earnings, 10 months to October 31, 82 cents vs. $3.86. National Biscuit Shredded Wheat plant returns to nx-dly schedule; has been on five-day week. Republic steel operatluns reduced to 45 per cent. Sharon Steel Hoop operations reduced 15 per cent from last week. Stewart-Warner Corp. introduces new motor coach speedometer register. ing_ 1,000,000 miles. United Aircraft & Transport through passenger service between Pacific and Atlantic Coasts begins December 1. ‘Western Pacific Railroad deficit, 10 months to October 31, $203,099, vs. net income $565,898 in 1929. St R : VAST ART DISPLAY OPENING PLANNED Burlington House to Contain Treasures Thousands of Years Old. LONDON (N.AN.A).—Although ,the great exhibition of Persian art does not open at Burlington House until Janu- ary, active preparations have been go- ing on for months for what is likely to be one of the most wonderful col- lections of treasures ever housed under one roof. The exhibits will cover the work of several thousand years, from the far- off days when Darius was king to the time of the great Shah Abbas and his successors, and they are valued at The Shah of Persia, sponsor of the about $15,000,000. exhibition, has sanctioned the sending of anything selected from the imperial collections and from the famous Shrine of Imam Riza at Meshed and the Shrines of Ardabil and Qum. Many works are being lent by the great mosques of Persia. Great in Variety, ‘There will be architectural sections and ornaments, including examples of figural stucco relief from the fifth to the twelfth century; some 1,500 draw- ings, miniatures and illuminations; 3000 examples of gold, silver and bronze work; a thousand old brocades and velvets, many hundred examples of painted and enameled pottery and, of course, numbers of carpets, includ- ‘ing 20 of the finest known silver, gold -nf silk carpets, generally called polo- naise. American museums and millionaire collectors have managed to acquire | most of the best Islamic art that has been allowed to leave the East, and many of these treasures are being sent to London for the exhibition. One of the most valuable things that will be shown is coming from New York. This is the ibex head, now owned by Mr. Joseph Brummer, which was dug up in Volhynia a century ago and is held by many experts to be the most won- derful piece of animal sculpture of its kind in the world. Notables on Committee. On the committee organizing the ex- hibition are Siz Reginald Blomfield, Lord Zetland, Mrs. Emile Mond, Lord Londonderry, the Duke of Alba and Mrs. Philip Snowden. Meanwhile London 18 _becoming markedly Eastern-minded. Every one is seeking information on the subject of Persian art, and the more frivolous gayeties of the little season are being tempered with lectures on Persia and the Persians, the culture of Egypt and other kindred subjects. Dress, too, is being influenced by the coming exhibition, and to Lady How- and de Walden belongs the honor of | being the first hostess in London to give a Persian ball. (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- paper Am-nce GAVEL WILL BE GIVEN ALUMNI OF COLLEGE A gavel made from the wood of the Sir Christopher Wrenn building of Wil- liam and Mary College will be pre- sented to the Washington Alumni Club of that school at a good-will luncheon December 13 in the University Club. ‘The presentation will be made by the club's president, Col. Francis Scott Key-Smith, who secured a piece of the original foist taken from the building during its restoration. Another gavel will be given to the Baltimore branch of the alumni. Invitations to the luncheon are being sent to Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, president of the university, and other members of the executive staff and faculty. Dr. Amos Koontz, president of the Balti- 15th at. H Street Dupont Circle more club, will also attend. Cifts For All...and all PAID OHIOAN CUTS CORN PRODUCTION COST Plows, Plants and Harvests Crop by Use of Motorized Equipment. By the Assoclated Press. LARUE, Ohio, December 1.—C. T. Guthery, & farmer of Larue, says the| price of corn is of little concern to him. He has learned to produce it at a total cost of only 21 cents a bushel. He does it on a mass production basis, plowing, planting and harvesting by machinery. It costs him 62 cents an acre to plow, he says, pulling three 18-inch plows at | the rate of 112 acres an hour. Prepar: tion of the seed bed, done by a combi- nation of tools which cover 2% to 3 acres an hour, costs 48 cents an acre. Planting costs 22 cents an acre, and harvesiing, including cribbing, costs $1.14 an acre, Actual Expenditures. The costs enumerated, Guthery says, are actual expenditures for labor, gas, oil and repairs on the implements. In figuring his total cost of 21 cents a | bushel he includes cultivation, interest and tax on the land; interest, taxes, de- preciation and upkeep on the machin- ery, as well as cost of seed and fertilizer. “It requires only 4! man hours for us to raise an acre of corn,” he says, | “and our average yield is 60 bushels to the acre.” “Don’t worry about the market,” he advises. “That's no longer a source of complaint with me in corn growing.” Guthery uses three planters in a sin- gle unit, covers five rows at a time at the rate of 7 acres an hour with the rotary hoe and pulls a wagon along with his one-row picker to gather the corn without extra labor and power. Profits to Depend on Cost. From other sections of the corn belt come reports of sympathetic leaning to the theory, advanced by the Farm Board for one, that agricultural profits may depend as much on a lower cost of pro- duction as on a rise in prices. An Iowa farmer, using 6 and 8 horse hitches, produced corn for a total out- lay of 2112 man hours an acre. Use of labor depends considerably, however, on how it is employed and the number of operations completed. Whereas one Iowa farmer produced corn up to the period of harvesting at a cost of 2.8 man hours an acre, 2 tractor hours and 3.2 horse hours, another used 6 man hours, 4.2 tractor hours and 4.8 | horse hours. Bettering Guthery's 412 man hours an acre, including harvesting, is the regord of an Iowa farmer who, using motor equipment entirely, spent only 3.6 man hours an acre on his corn, as com- pared to 300 man hours an acre where all operations were performed by hand. MISS BARROWS TO SPEAK ‘Will Discuss “Platoon School” Be- fore D. C. Association. Miss Alice Barrows of the United States Office of Education, Interior Departmnet, will address the District of Columbia Public School Association ‘Wednesday night on the platoon school. 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