Show I French Franc Takes Plunge Washington The French franc crashed to a new low re record ord Tuesday It was close to 50 on the dollar In Paris and fell fen to its lowest level In history cents for one franc franc- francin francin franc francin in Wall Street The par value ot of the franc is 1930 cents Impatience among mong the French people and growing anxiety In business quarters lest thel thelI the I present present economic pinch develop Into a national calamity accompanied t tits is unprecedented collapse in the value of at French currency The Paris produce exchange sought to prevent specula specula- speculation speculation speculation tion in sugar by forbidding all deals at prices higher than last Fridays Friday's closing The silk Industry at Lyons Lons of at which city Premier Herriot is May May- Mayor Mayor or openly assailed parliament in an outspoken address to the presidents president of the chamber of or deputies and senate semite The Industry Is faced with disaster because of at Inability to buy the necessary necessary necessary sary raw silk abroad at the present value of ot the franc The sharp break or of the French franc In I New jew Tew York also carried with It the Belgian franc trane and the Italian lira but not to the same extent |