Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1931, Page 12

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' A-I2 w» TENS COTTONUT PN NEARS VOTE 30 Per Cent Planting Law Agreed Upon by Joint Legis- lative Group. By the Associated Press. & AUSTIN, Tex., September 21.—Only formal ratification of a 30 per cent compromise acreage reduction program remained today to complete the action of the Texas Legislature on the cotton marketing emergency. The bill, as agreed upon by Senate and House members of the #ree Con- ference Committee, was ready to be re- turned to both branches and little trouble was anticipated in its passage. The committee agreement vas reached late Saturday. Members cf the committee expressed belief the bill would curtail cotton pro- duction in Texas in 1932 and 1933 by 50 per cent. Under its provisions farmers are pro- hibited from planting more than 30 per cent of their cultivated area to cot- ton in 1932 and 1933. Another provision prohibits farmers from planting cotton on the same land two years in succes- sion after 1933. The co.npromise plan was made necessary after the Senate and House had adopted bills calling for acreage reduction to on~-fourth and o hir respectively, of the land under cultiva- If no_ unexpected hitch “develéps, Texas will be the first State to adopt 2 coton curtailment program. Louisiana and South Carolina have adopted the “no 1932 cotton” plan advanced by Gov. Huey P. Long of Louisiana. TRADE GROUP APPROVES PARLEY OF WHOLESALERS Electric Industry Seeks to Rid Self of Prevailing Unfair Practices. Application by electrical apparatus wholesalers for a conference to discuss ways to eliminate unfair trade practices said to be prevalent in ths industry has been approved by the Federal Trade Commissioner. The wholesalers have asked that the meeting be held in Cincinnati in November, but & decision on this point has not been reached. Commissioner Charles H. March will preside at the conference. The petitioners do more thzn 60 per cent of the wholesale electrical business in this country. The total volume an- nually is estimated at & half billion dol- lars. They deal in such commodities 25 wiring and construction materials for electrical transmission, and for pro- ducing light, heat and power; appliances for generating electricity, radio sets, tubes 2nd batteries, electric fans, wash- ers, vacuum cleaners, irons, ranges and Tefrigerators. ‘Those practices to be discuss:d in- clude false advertising, interference with competitors’ business, selling goods be- low cost, price discrimination, commer- cial bribery, secret rebates and repudia- tion of contracts. —a. Sir William Simpson Dies. LONDON, September 21 (%) —Sir willlam J. R. Simpson, 76, director of the Tropical Hygiene Instifute at Put- ney, died unexpectedly last night of pneumonia. d,|an inch thick designed t Daring Fashions Vie for Milady’s Favor in Gotham Strange Colors, Shapes | Feature New Hat, Gown and Shoe Designs. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 21.—New York's style shops are busy with their own fashion openings. Ever since the first of the month one after another of | the larger and more exclusive shops has had its models parade to music as it exhibited its American-made costumes for the Fall and Winter season. - One fur concern took its mannikins to the Belmont Park race track last Satur- day, where its newest coats and wra were exbibited in the Turf and Field | Club and in the paddock of the park. | An independent modiste created for | her own use two new and unusual ma- terials. One for sports clothes is made | of string and angora woven loosely into | bright colored strices. The other is a silk serge which is worked up smartly {into an afternoon dress of modernized renaissance style. A new interpretation of the tiny hat fad is & close-fitting velvet chapeaux with a twisted roll brim. Felt is also used in the creation of this hat, and sometimes a perky bow is set toward the back of the left side. Men have made so many requests for a thinner and light-weight cigarette case of metal that a number of jewelers have been forced to adapt a woman's case into masculine lines to meet the fad. One of these is but a quarter of carry 20 cigarettes at cne t'me. It is unusually long and narrcw and made of solid gold rolled thin. | Necklaces are being formed of multi- | colored stones that they may be worn with any eolor of custumes milady dons. One of these contains six different semi-precious gems. There were 71 beads in the necklace, each separated by tiny circlets of crystal. The beads were graduated lumps of rock crystal sep- arated one from the other by lapis lazuli, carnelian, Indian jade, rose quartz and blue chalcedony. Grease-Proof Cartons Sought. PITTSBURGH, Pa., September 21 ().—Dr. Marion D. 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FOR YoOu and YOURS FRESH CLO In these days whe CLEAN THES n children need so many fresh, clean clothes, and grown-ups for that matter, too, HOME LAUNDRY service gives you more lei sure for the performance of the many duties of house-keeping and returns your family laundry fresh and clean in from one to two days at prices that mean T real economy. hen, too, remember that “Nothing is ‘Lost’ at HOME LAUNDRY.” DAMP WASH .. .. I.Day Service Everything lessly ciean, neatly folded and returned damp THRIFTY All articles carefully wash- ed, flat work chiefs returned damp @ soft water and pure s baths, 4 to 6 rinses, drying will finishing and efficient inspecti and SANITATION. Enjoy this completely ng apparel neatly folced, washed spot- in wax paper. 5¢ .+ 2-Day Service 8c and handker- finished, in wax paper. DOUBLE CHECK i1 arsictes, carefully sorted for fabric and color, are washed in NET BAGS with rain- p flakes. 3 to § successive suds it wringing or crushing, careful e 100% CLEANLINESS exira protection at wo extra cost. Call ATlanti: 2400 HOME %u;hm lke HOME LAUNDRY TilE EVENING IREAPER MODELS 10 BE EXHIITED Priceless Display Planned at Lexington, Va., Sep- tember 25. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., September 21— A priceless display of replicas and models of harvesting instruments d ing to 2000 B.C. has been arranged an added feature of the Washington and Lee University McCormick day pro- gram at Lexington, Va., September 25. The exhibit will be open all day in Reid Hall on the university campus. On display will be replicas of the Egyptian sickle, the old Roman scythe, an early American cradle and an actual Hainault scythe. Almost every type of plow will be represented, and charts ani otographs add to the educational value of the collection. Models to Be Displayed. Perhaps the most interesting section to most of the thousands of visitors who are expected will be the working models of all the McCormick machines, beginning with the original 1831 reaper. The miniatures are all perfect from. an engineering standpoint, and will be operated on a traveling belt, with each performing its real function. Ther2 a working model, too, of a Gallic stripper used in the first century. ‘Wooden horses and riders, hand carved, drawn models. The general celebration plans are wel} along. and the university daily is re- celving many acceptances from men of national prominence who will attend Workmen at Walnut Grove farm are completing the 172-foot stage for the pageant which will be presented on the will be an impressive detail of the horse- . | STAR, WASHINGTON, Afternoon of September 25, and are also setting up bleachers for 5,000 persons. The statue of Cyrus Hall McCormick, which will be unveiled on the campus at the morning ceremonies, is to be set on the base in & day or two. A descend- ant of McCormick, who was born near Lexington, and who there irivented his harvesting machine, will pull the cord unveiling the statue of his ancestor. Dr. John H. Finley, New York, is to be the chief speaker. Gov. John Garland Pollard of Virginia is to preside over the ceremonies. MRS. MINNIE MACMONAGLE | DIES IN SWITZERLAND Was Sister of Mrs. Clement Best of D. C. and Aunt of F. 8. Moody, | Jr., Tennis Champion’s Husband. ot By-the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, September 21.— Mrs. Frederick S. Moody yedterday re- ceived cable news of the death of her sister, Mrs. Minnie Corbett MacMonagle of Menlo Park, in Montreux, Switzer- land. i Mrs. MacMonagle, social leader of the Bay district and the aunt of Frederick S. Moody, jr., husband of Helen Wills Moody, the tennis champion, was on a tour of Europe with another sister, Mrs. Clement Best of Washington, D. C. She was taken ill six weeks ago. Mrs. MacMonagle was the mother of the late Sergt. Douglas MacMonagle, first San Francisco aviator killed in the World War. She served as a canteen worker in France after the death of her CRACK-SHOTE2A%H | your own teeth. | Kling. Guaranteed better than any- | Large package, 35¢ at all druggists. ¢ 3 N, 1 KILLERS OF MAIL MAN IN RUM ERROR FREED Four Officials Acquitted in Caro- lina of Slaying Inno- cent Victim. MONDAY, 0 By the Associated Press. WILMINGTON, N. C,, September 21.— Four Yew Hanover County officers tried on charges of manslaughter in connec- tion with the death of Lupo Roberts, mail truck driver, in a gun battle pre- cipitated when they halted his truck while seeking a liquor runner, were acquited yesterday. _The jury’s verdict was returned at | 4:37 p.m. It recelved the case at 4:40 | p.m. Saturday. Judge N. A. Sinclair warned the four defendants—E. J. Hale, L. M. Massey and E. B. Crews, sheriff's | deputies, and Porter Davis, county | officer—after the verdict was returned | not to violate other laws in attempting to enforce the prohibition laws. H The four officers with a fifth deputy, | W. P. Starling, built a barricade across | the Smith’s Creek Bridge, near here, | {:sety Ml:‘:h L8 to stop s liquor runner | en | . | over the road. s b i Roberts’ truck was halted r mid- | FalseTeeth Don't allow your false teeth to drop or slip when you eat, talk or laugh. Just sprinkle a little Kling on your plates. 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