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The Washington times., 1929-04-01
SisterhOOd to Present
Queen Esther TOrnOrrOw

The Sisterhcod Of the Congrega-
ton Talmud Torah B'nai Israel
win present = Purim play and
dance. "Queen Esther, tomorrow
at . p. m. at Joppa Lodge S7all,
Ninth and Upshur st. ". w.
The Russian song. queen
Esther" win be sung BY Harry
Loeb. accompanied by Miss sylvia
Poretslky. Miss B. r. LAWNS di.
rects 4 cast including walter
Schlesinger, Bessie Brodslxy, El.
Ener Klavans, Lewis Jacobs, Ethel
Dfcken. Joseph Reff, Harold Sachs,
Sidney Sachs, Sarah Steffel, Julius
Lewis. Herbert Lewis, Frances VIII.
liams, Philip Brodslxy, Samuel Brod.
sky, and Herbert Lafaky.
The Washington times., 1929-04-01
Ocean Water Urged
For Restoring Youth

PRAGUE, April I.N.S.l. Drink
sea water, urges Professor Ru.
zioka, Of this city. already cele-
brated for his theory Of remaining
young.
..It win bring health and long
life," says the Tcheh aaVant. "and
everyone should drink at least one
glass of it at every meal.
The chloride and iodide salts con.
tained h sea water make It . most
efficacious tonic, according 70 the
doctors
The Washington times., 1929-04-01
TROUBLE
F0RESEEN IN
MARKET
B 8. FORBES

=
saaaa tsli us that evsry life.
avery organization. always 4
moving toward : crisis. sithsr
gcod 81 bad, Il was not dim.
cult to fcresee that wall strest
was rseling towards 8 crisis ot the
unpleasant kind.
DiIe ok the Cllerrydale school.
ing support at 4 very critical mp.
naent averted what threatened TO
become panic.
The sudden, swift, vigorous rally
was impressive, but, taking none
tary, political and speculative con.
ditfons into consideration It would
Be rash. IN the writer's opinion,
to conclude that all trouble Is past
and that serenity and constantly
rising prices lie ahead.
Average Loss
Just how severe was last
weeks collapse?s
The average loss suffered ~
representative industrial stocks
between March 81 and March IS
was $3s q share.
'sBut the market in two days.
recovered all its losses ana IN
sOnne cases more = has been Gaily
declared. It hasn't 1ndustrials
ended the month fully IL points
below their March is top.
Serious Outlook
That the quoted value Of Amer
ican stocks should shrink in value
several billions OF dollars within
the space of IS houra was serious
enough in itself specially Tor
the many SPECTATORS on margin
who were sold out. But recent
happenings IN stock markets have
carried much graver danger. The
abuse Of the money market by
spectators not only raised inter-
est rate exacted from business
and all other borrowers. thus
tending to discourage building
and other forms Of enterprise:
but Il inevitably melted attacks
upon our whole Federal Reserve
currency system, and nobody can
foretell what effect coming events
in Congress- may have upon ma
tional prosperity and employment.
Therein lies the worst danger.
Copyright. 1929. by p. &. F'orbssl
The Washington times., 1929-04-01

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The Washington times., 1929-04-01

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The Washington times., 1929-04-01
Snrnlns sea

The Government ended its March
Income and corporal tion tax collection
period today with about $500, ,O00. 600
paid In, an increase Of about $780,
O00, 900 over last year.
The large increase was fT spite OF
the 1 " per cent reduction IN the
scorpOratioia tax, and reflects out
standing corporate and individual
prosperity of at least one group Ot
the public during 1928.
Officials attribute considerable
share of the increase to profits de-
rived from stock speculation and
the remainder To the gradual ex'
pansi0n Of productive business
The Government now seems as.
sured @Of a fairly large surplus at
the close Of the fiscal year even
though substantial appropriations
be made at the Special session Of
Congress opening April 16, a por'
ti0n Of which likely viii be paid
out prior to June 80.
Owing to heavy probable expendi.
lures Ofsthe Government during the
next year there iseems no present
indication Of reduction in tax
rates even though the cut in cor.
porafion rates showed no reduction
In revenue Al moderate business re.
cession would cut In materially on
the Government income and rates
must be maintained to assure opera.
ting expenses In periods Of depres.
sion as well as prosperity.
OH Output Up
Daily production Of petroleum
continues to increase steadily, &C.
cording to the monthly report issued
yesterday BY the Bureau Of Mines
of the Department of Commerce,
although. due to the shorter north.
February production, which totalel
75,693.0O0 barrels, was more than
0GO 900 barrels under the total Of
81. 1877 ,O06 barrels reported for jan
1ary. The daily average prodYc.
tion for the month was 2,7O3, 900
barrels, an increase over January
of $4,000 barrels. establishing a
new record.
The daily average production IN
California continued It's rapid IT..
crease and for the month amounted
to z 81, 600 barrels, as compared with
T54, 400 barrels for January. Texas
also showed a material gain In out
put due to success attending drilling
II the SILT Flat field and as efforts
TO curtail production in western
Texas were Of no avail. The dairy
output Be Oklahoma fell Off, a1e
principally TO success attending the
shutdown movement Comparative.
ly little change was recorded in the
other States, except In Kansas.
Swhere developments in the vicinity
OF Wichita were instrumental in
raising the daily average output to
above the 100, OOO.barrel mark
The Washington times., 1929-04-01
nehIts Drop

Debts to individual accounts, as
reported to the Federal Reserve
Board by banks In leading cities for
the week ended March ~ made pub
lie March 30 BY the Federal Re-
serve Board aggf egafed 1850 ,00O,-
900. or 10 per cent below the total
reported for the preceding week, and
25.2 per cent above the total for
the correspond Hing week OF last year.
, Aggregate debts for I4i centers
! Tor which figures have been pub
lished weekly since January, 1919,
amounted to $1S.7O6 900 900 as com.
IS red with s2O.216 900 900 for The
preceding week and 14,874, 900 ,000
FOR the week ending March 2S, Of
last year.
The Washington times., 1929-04-01
LOCAL STOCKS
(Furnished ~ w. b. Hibbs D Co.l

SALES
Potomac Electric SIS pfd., 20t125s,
2@1I21z.
Capital Traction Co, 200989s.
CoIumbia Sand & Gravel pfd.,
206g2E, I0092N
National Mortgage q Investment
pfd.. 1OO@5N, 4066%
AFTER CALL
washington Railway q Electric
pfd., 1O61S71s, 1O697ll1, 5097sk.
Columbia sand q Gravel. 4D921z.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 1O0IO7 y.
Capital Traction Co, I@9sh,
1068sss.
10g.
Capital Traction IS. 81, ,0006 80 V.
Potomac Electric 55ss pfd., So
IO7A, 100107E @ 5DIO7 A
Commercial National Co. pfd.. lie
W1O3.
Peoples Drug store pfd.. s@120.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18

turns. Our mountains" or hills. pro- vide steep grades aplenty: and roads through the hill country are no place for nervous individuals in the win ter time.
 Removing snow is only part of the work confronting the state; there are days when rain followed by freez- ing temperature makes the roads more dangerous than after snow- fall. Either emergency is well met. and the state highway officials are entitled to commendation for its methods. The snow removal ma chimes are out early, as everyone knows; but when the problem is one of combating an icy surface on the highways the methods are equally noteworthy. Sand is scattered along all the hills. It can be said that the average Connecticut hill highway is safer in the winter than the aver age hilly street in the cities.
 This is merely by way of uttering word of approval where it self evidently is due All drivers having occasion to use the country highways agree that the method of keeping them safe during the winter is amazingly efficient.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
Observations On He Weather

Washington. Jan. lS.-Rain to- night and Saturday: warmer to- night; colder Saturday afternoon and night; increasing southwest winds. becoming strong and shifting to northwest Saturday afternoon.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain with warmer in south and cen- tral portions tonight: Saturday rain and colder, probably changing to snow flurries in north and central portions: increasing southwest winds becoming strong and shifting to northwest Saturday.
 Conditions: Most of the country continues under the moderating in- fiuence of a widespread area of low pressure, the principal center of which is over the lower Missouri valley and the southern plains states, Kansas City, Missouri. 3s.32 inches. Light amounts of rain were re- ported quite generally east of the Mississippi river and snows over the central and north plains states. Fog prevails along the coast from northern Florida to Nantucket. Temperatures are abnormally high east of the Mississippi river. except over the upper Lake region. An increase in pressure, attended by lower temperatures, is reported from the Canadian northwest.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
SANDY SANDING

General Augustine Sandino, who has been nearly captured by Amer ican marines in Nicaragua on sev- eral occasions. needs no sympathy and wants none. He is on his own and if the enterprising Americans can come and get him they are well come. Airplanes, stink bombs, long range rifles, an abundance of men, warships and machine guns have been used by the Amcricanos in Nicaragua, and the war department at first sent out cheerful communi- qucs that the outlaw would be cap- tured pronto and an end made to the so-called revolution in the province. But the science of warfare somehow doesn't work we'll down in the tropic jungles and by this time the marines think this guy Sandno is q slippery cuss. Maybe they se- cretly admire his skill in eluding 1 capture, as warriors frequently are forced 10 admire the other fellow when it proves difficult to get the best of him.
 Sandino is willing 10 stop the war | if the L. s. feels disposed to do so. All the |. $. wants. however, is for | him 10 lay down his arms while re- ! taining it's own abundance of equip mcnt. This doesn't suit the stalwart
 Sandino, and he informs the tr. S
 that the only peace pact he cares
 about IS one where both sides Ia,
 down their arms. The nerve of the man
 We'll, inc 1irSt ten years may bt
 the hardest. After all. Sandino cant llN" forever, and somehow We get the
 impression his revolution will pas.
 on when Sandy dies and not before
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
COUNCIL PREFERRED

It is with amaZement that one dis covers that it is the opinion of some of the party gentlemen in the city that the proposed charter amend ments be not finally acted upon by the Common Council. but that they be forwarded to the New Britain members of the Legislature.
 The charter amendments finally go to the Legislature, which acts as a board of review. It is for the Conl- mon Council to accept or reject amendments suggested by the charter revision committee. The mayor is correct in his opposition to the plan to pass the responsibility elsewhere.
 The Council is elected to attend to certain duties, of which these are part. Whether the duties are done well or badly is not the question at issue.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
HISTORY AND PICTURES

When President Coolidge signed the Kellogg multilateral treaty the historic event was duly engraved on the tablets of time through the medium of photographic plates, nov ing picture machines clicked mer- rily, and "blinding lights" accom- panied the barrage of camera work. Of all the treaties that were ever signed In the history of the world. not even the signing of the Yer sailles peace treaty was more thor oughly photographed. this assuming that the technic of doing such things has increased somewhat since 1919.
 And it will have been noticed that our own junior senator, Mr. Bing- ham, was among those senators grouped behind the President as he Wlelded the gold pen. Ii being so hard for Senator Bingham 10 dodge the limclight, he is to be congratu- lated for getting into the thick Of it ! so often. After having been the sen- ator who carried around the round robin and was called to the White House to stop obstructing the treaty business. he did wonders to get iu
 on the big doings so prominently It's gift, and nothing else. ! But to return to the treaty: Opin- ions as to it's value in the futur,
 amicable relations of nations is di- i vided. We have read the pros and cons quite diligently and are wiling | to refrain from adding to the discus
 sion: except as 10 say that if one is
 pcsslmistic the treaty and it's inter prctations will mean little, and il
 one is an optiInist they mean much
 Hope in this as in all things. is (
 guide for optimism. To be hopofu
 that the treaty attains it's idcalistit
 ends comes natural.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18

A. Nearly two years. A single young one is produced at birth.
 Q. What is the relationship b. tween the wives of brothers!
 A. They are sisters-in-law.
 O. What is the meaning of the abbreviation 'ib."?
 A. It stands for ibed. . contrac- ton of the Latin word ibidem. meaning-''in the same place..
 O. Was the book by Nan Bhtton 'The Preddent's Daughter" sup- pressed?
 A. No.
 O. What is the origin of the word electricity, and who hrst laid the foundation of electrical science!
 A. The foundations of electrical science were laid about 1890 by Dr. William Gilbert of Colchester. Eng land, who, with the knowledge Of the magnetic propert of amber when rubbed, pointed out that glass and other substances could be made to exhibit similar phenomena, and coined the word "electrica" (from the Greek for amber) to describe these substances.
 O. Are eggs classified as fruit. . meat or . vegetable?
 A. Eggs are classified as eggs. They are not chased as a fruit . meat or 8 vegetable.
 e. How much did the United States government pay for the ground occupied by Arlington Ma tional cemetery and from whom was 1t purchased?
 A. Non-payment of taxes on the estate of Arlington" was made . pretext for its sale to the United States government for 323,000. for the establishment of military cemetery in 1864. When, several years after the Civil war, George Washington Custis Lee inherited the estate, he successfully disputed the legality of the tax-sale, taking the matter to the supreme court. He then transferred his restored rights to the government for S150.00o. which was paid in 1SSl.
 O. When was the steamboat Henry Clay burned on the Hudson river and how many lives were lost?
 A. The steamer burned July 27 1852. Seventy lives were lost.
 Q. Will heated copper soften when plunged into cold water?
 A. Yes.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18


 You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue. Washington. D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are con- idential.-Editor.
 O. How hot does it get in Fair banks, Alaska?
 A. At the end of 1921 the U. S. weather bureau worked up a report covering the temperature ill Falr- banks Alaska, for seventeen years. The highest temperature recorded during that time was during the month of July, 9S degrees The average temperature for the summer months in Fairbanks is from 55 to 60 degrees.
 Q. Who is the commander ot the L. S. s. Idaho?
 A. Captain w. c. Asserson.
 0, Where is No Mans Land?
 A. The name has been applied to a region TO miles in length and about 25 in width. north of Texas, ceded to the United States in 1850 and made a part of Oklahoma in 1890, Between these years the dis trict was under no form of govern ment and became a resort for out laws, It has also been applied to a strip of land between Delaware and Pennsylvania. Although this IS held to belong to Pennsylvania. some Of the inhabitants perform their legal obligations in Delaware while others do not recognize their citizenship in either state. The name was also used during the world war to indi- cate the land between the two op- posing lines of trenches over which at attack was to be made.
 o. What are the meanings Of the words paratpe. holotpe and geno' type as used in biology?
 A. A paratype is a specimen gathered at the same time and place as a type and its equivalent: a holo- type is complete special indi' vidual or aggregate from which species is described; a genotype k .the typical specimen from whicf the genus is described.
 o. What is a "debt of honor?
 A. Any debt that depends for it. payment solely upon the honor o1 the debtor. A gambling debt ii such q debt because it is not en. forcible by law.
 | Q. What is the value of a Pil grim half dollar dated 1920? A. About 65 cents.
 | c. What was the margin in Mas sachusetts and Rhode Island. of thu vote of Smith over Hoover?
 A. Massachusetts gave Smitf 792,75S votes and Hoover 775.566 Rhode Island gave Smith 1897; votes and Hoover 117.52: votes.
 Q. What is the period of gesta tion in an elephant?
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
SUBMERGING THE MINORITY

Political signposts in the Legis- lature so far indicate that the minority party-which is to say, the Democrats-are not to be permitted to be any more prominent than the majority party can help. Committee appointments indicate that the mi nority failed to get as much represen- tation as was hoped. The Republi- cans, obviously, will not yield more places on the com mittees than they must, for much of the important work of the Legislature is done in committee, and if the minority on committee can be kept within bounds many an objectionable bill can be smothered to death in the committees and prevented from re- ceiving further consideration.
 All of which, however, is politics, pure and simple. If the Democrats were in control they would adopt no more tender tactics toward the Re publicans. It Is unfortunate indeed that party politics holds such sway over the o-called ideals of the legis- lative barons.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
HIGHER. AS USUAL, IS TAX OUTLOOK

Possibility Of a higher tax rate in the city is no shock to the observing: the shock comes when one observes that if the so-called pruners do not swing wicked axe on the depart mental estimates the rate will rise to $2 mills. The board of finance and taxation can he relied upon to do it's utmost 10 knock down the ten pins of departmental expense. Years of practice have made the pruners ex- pert IH the process, however, Namorous worthy civic enterprises are likely to suffer; We again will hear inc explanation that the need for thing Is fairly urgent. but mot his year" Every year 1t is the same, until the phrase takes on the meaning of finality. Which is to say, fl means meyer"
 Ultimately, if the city tax rate continues 10 go mp by half a mill q year, it will reach the sos anyway. At the present rate ii will take less than ten years. By q singular CO incidence. that is the time usually estimated for the acquisition of cer- lain important projects that have been asitated
 '"uti reminds ls ot what som" CIVIC leader once said, to this effect:
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18

The wheels of justice in Michigan .urn relentlessly; once again fourth offender of the liquor law has been sent to the penitentiary for life. The inhuman nature of this law. which makes a felony out of a misdemeanor in more civilized states, grows more apparent weekly. If the law is not taken from the statute books shortly the penitentiaries may have to be enlarged to accommodate all the life prisoners. Yet there is hope. En- frightened citizens in Michigan are smarting so under the medieval rigors of the fanatical law that there is possibility it will be thrown into the junk pile at what the fluent let ter writers call an "early date"
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18

The decision of Mr. Hoover to ap- point q prohibition commission to at .empt to solve the problems incident to enforcement merely is in con- formity with his campaign promises. The President-elect could not do otherwise if the campaign pledges were to be taken seriously. The main point about his plan is that it will supersede the congressional investl- sation of the problem that was to have been carried out, and that NIT. Hoover instead of Congress will ap- point the members of the commlS- sion. Incidentally. the commission srship jobs will provide new plums for gentlemen who may or may not need the money.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18

If something worth while Is required. begin agitating early: the first ten years are the most depressing.
 It is more depressing still. how ever to realize that worthwhile ob- jects continually go by the board be- cause the civic income at or around the present tax rate does not permit of their procurement. The trouble is, the overhead of running the gov ernment is too high. Most of the tax money goes for operating that which we already have. and the costs in- crease annually in most departments.
 Of course, in a growing city this is to be expected. But our trouble lies in the fact that we hope to con- tinue growing yet get along without the concomitants of increased size and importance. This cannot be done indefinitely. The more we swell with pride the more we must have to swell about. The ideal method would be one where citizens were inclined to boast more of how perfect the citys needs are met regardless of what the tax rate happened to be: but that millennium in civic virtue has not been reached. The main thought in city hall just now is to keep the tax rate down. That means the decapitation of carefully wrought plans, it means heartbreaks for those who hoped the city would progress in all the essentials of good civic government as we'll as in only the more pressing essentials. Until the outlook can be changed there is no hope.
New Britain herald., 1929-01-18
EAXORITE DAUGHTERS

One thing that woman suffrage has done for the nation is to give us favorite daughters as well as favor ite sons. There Is the case of Ken lucky, for instance. Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, vice chairman of the Repub- ,ican national committee. has seen fit to issue a denial that she desired 8 post in MT. Hoovers cabinet, and as an addenta to the announcement stated that the boom in her behalf originated in Kentucky. her home state, and was not at al stimulated by herself. It seems to have been merely a way for the Kentucky colonels to let the world know what they thought of their favorite daugh- ter.
 Mrs. Hert, left widow and in- heriting a large industry, has man. aged the industry in a most efficient manner. Chivalrous kentuckians are proud of her industrial acumen as well as her political attainments. They know a fine woman when they see one. They favor as much promi- ncnce as possible for their favorite daughter, and there is no better way, according to the colonels. than to have her be the first woman to attain cabinet position. If other states ob- jected, that was their privilege, but such opposition could not deter the determined Kentuckians to help along the good cause of Mrs Hert.
 Being a business woman, Mrs. Hert evidently thinks it better to attend to her own business than to give the time to sitting in the pres- idont's cabinet. Nothing less than be- I ing drafted into the position could move her to go to Washington ill i this capacity.
 | It is significant, too, that one of ! the nations leading business Wom- en should live in the South. It is an i indication that southern industry is not all masculine. Since bossing her | industry, Mrs. Hert has more than ness woman has ever done more.