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The Washington times., 1930-04-21
City Club to Hold
Election ThurSdnu

The City Club will hold its
annual election Thursday, from
noon to 1880 p. m. Candidates are:
President, Rudolph Jose; first vice
president, Edward S. Brashears:
second vice president, Paul e. LeSh;
treasurer. Harry Carroll; secretary,
DR.. o. U. Singer.
Seven board members will be
elected from the following: Bynum
E. Hinton, Franklin w. Harper,
David Edmonston, Martin VIE
gand, Merritt o. Chance, Peter M.
DorSch, Joseph r. Harris, Charles
Hilligeist. Maurice D. Rosenberg,
Orlando H. Smith, Henry B. Davis
and Major Guy Withers.
The Washington times., 1930-04-21
REPORT SHOWS
MONEY EASIER
IN MARCH

Continued easing Of the money
market in March, both in the
United States and abroad, was
shown by the Federal Reserve
Boards monthly analysis of bust
ness and financial conditions,
made public yesterday. The
board said:
"At the end Of March the
decline In Open-market rates
from the highest levels Of last
year had amounted to more
Shan 2 per cert in New York.
London and Berlin, and there
was also marked decline in
average rates charged ON loans
made directly to regular Gus
toners by banks i'm the leading
cities Of this country.
Reports covering rates
charged customers on CONNER
cial and security loans by banks
in Federal Reserve Bank and
branch cities indicate that the
average of the rates declined
further i'm March to the lowest
levels in more than q year.
"The decline, like the proceed
ing advance, began in New York
lily and other cities Of the
North and East, and was fol.
lowed somewhat later by de.
clineS of rates in the Southern
and Western group of cities.
Since last December the rates
charged customers have been
declining i'm leading cities of all
sections of the country"
The Washington times., 1930-04-21

Half of your Rental Worries are
ever when you consult the Rental Rds
a todayS Times Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-04-21

2lh ia zonite Prods $50 10 10 10
'E1 dividend E1 righta Plus * IN stock Pay
able scrip Plus % stock Paid last yearno regular
rate. Payable IN stock. PAYABLE when earned Pay
able IN PluS lON IN stock Plus - 10
stock. b az In stock Plus 81 in stock Ftus
az in Plus 2-sS stock. Plus so in sSck
Subject approval Of stockholders Plus extras SOn'
less than 100 shares-
The Washington times., 1930-04-21
Roosevelt Names
N. Y. Drug PrObers

ALBANY, N. Y, April 81 U.S0.
Governor Roosevelt announced to-
day the names of nine persons
he has invited to become mem
bers Of the governors commission
on narcotics control.
While he has only made nine OF
the names public, the governor
said the commission eventually
would be composed of from 20 to
Is, so that subcommittee may
be created.
The Washington times., 1930-04-21
Gas StOUe ExpLOdes;
Cook Suffers Burns

Burned on the body when the
gas stove on which she was cook.
ing exploded yesterday, Mary
Green, colored. 81. Of the 100
block Sixth st. N. E., was taken
to Casualty Hospital.
Although her condition is Sc
rious, the woman refused to re-
main in the hospital and returned
to her home, over the protests
of physicians.
The Washington times., 1930-04-21
PRODUCE SHIPMENTS

Car-lot shipments reported for the
entire United States for Friday, April IS:
Apples-California, 2: Missouri. / ;
New York. 49, Oregon. /; Pennsylvania
3; virginia, 4 Washington. IS. Total 1922
8; Illinois. 2; Oregon l; South Caro-
lima, 20; Washington. /. Total as
Lettuce-Arizona, s; California, 130;
Florida, l; North Carolina, IL; South
Carolina, 6. Total 1884
orsnges-californis. 2Is; Florida, l.
Total 220.
Potatoes-Florida, so: Maine. 241:
Minnesota, So; New York, ~; Texat, so.
Others 126. Total $40
The Washington times., 1930-04-21
LONDON MART CLOSES

LIVERPOOL, April 21 (LN.s).-To-
day being Easter Monday, Bank of
England. London stock Exchange. and
Liverpool Cotton Exchange are closed.
The holiday Is also generally observed
throughout the CC0tinsnt,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
SAYS WOMEN DICTATE
AUTOMOBILE FASHIONS

Special Dispatch 20 The star.
NEW YORK, August 2s.-sAnnerican
women dictate the purchase not only Of
their own cars but for those Of the
family. Only bachelors run sheepishly
around In automobiles Of their own
choice, Nicholas Trott, motor expert
declares in the current number Of Wom-
ans Home Companion.
1.-THE mirror" says Trott, "is becoTn-
ing q more powerful salesman than any
well groomed man on sales floor.
When woman wishes to look over o
car, a long pier mirror Is wheeled
around so that she may see how her
costume fits with the color Of the body
and how her lines coincide with those
Of the car.
BODY manufacturer" Trott says
ARE kept on the Jump to suit the tastes
Of women who want to match cars tc
their costumes. The woman who can
ticular. Those with many costumes
are less particular, but they are also
fastidious / recently met a woman
with a peculiarly colored dog. She
was bound to have painting job that
matched him. She paid plenty for the
car, but she got what she wanted, al
most woman car buyers always do.
Red is often In demand as color
for a car, but we never let one go when
we can, because of rules in outlyine
towns, which forbid cars to have the
same color as those Of the fire OF
police department.
Gasoline tanks in cars were moved
forward" says the writer, because
women refused to scramble out and
watch the measure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
MARKET STRENGTHENED
BY INCOME TAX POLICY
ecial Dispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August accessibility
Of the maintenance Of present income
tax rates by the Federal Government
was hailed in the street as con-
structive market influence. It would
mean that such as have market profits
would not be tempted TO take them
now, thereby unsettling the soda
water rise" that began six sessions ego.
Narrow price movements and dull trad
ing are expected next week, as q large
portion of the Street starts les last
Summer vacation today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24

CONTINUED on Fourth Page,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
WEEKLY EARNINGS

NEW YORK, August % R.-Per
share earnings Of corporations reporting
Shis week with comparative figures for
the corresponding period Of the previous
wear include.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27
Fighting the Wolves of Fraud.

Evidence of valuable activity in be-
half of the public welfare is presented
in the annual report of the Better Bust
ness Bureau of Washington, which has
just been submitted by Director Roth
schild. In one particular respect the bu-
reau justified its existence, that being
the successful onset against bucket
shops and other fraudulent concerns,
which have in the past taken large sums
from inexperienced persons seeking safe
and profitable investments for their saw
ings. The bureau has afforded an eff
fective medium of action against the
crooks who take the dollars of the in
nocent and give worthless paper in token
of security. 1t has spread widely
through the community the slogan Be
fore you invest investigate" and has
given significance to the warning against
undue haste in accepting chances to
make large profits by get rich quick"
methods. Several successful prosecu-
tons have been conducted through the
initiative of the bureau, which has thus
served as an aid to justice.
In this campaign for honesty the
Better Business Bureau has co-operated
with the banks, enlisting their services
as means of keeping investors out of
the hands of the crooks. It's advice to
investigate in advance of investment
has been coupled with the warming to
carry on through the financial insti-
buttons, where reliable information is
always to be obtained regarding the
soundness of corporations. Closer rela-
tons between the people and the banks
are desirable, and the Better Business
Bureau, which acts as a clearing house
as well as an investigating body, is serv-
ing to effect such contacts and to es-
tablish such confidence as will keep the
wolves of fraud at bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27

previous efforts. Rome designed it, no
doubt, for that impressive purpose. The
magnitude and audacity of the project
entitle it to success.
Conscious of the prestige that will
attach to italian aviation If the flight
comes off, no technical arrangements
designed to insure its accomplishment
have been overlooked Gen. Balbo's
squadron of a dozen ships is supple
mented by reserve of two. All are
of the powerful "ocean-going" type of
seaplanes which can come down on the
water in an emergency relatively with
out risk.
On the squadron's first leg from Italy
last week it encountered adverse winds
and bad weather scattered 1t. Eight of
the planes landed at Cartagena, Spain,
and the other six on an island in the
Balearic group. Later the squadron re-
formed at Cartagena, took off for
French Morocco and thence to Portu-
guese Guiana. The long hop across
the Atlantic-1,875 miles to Brazil-is
now to be essayed Gen. Balbos tin
erary, after arrival in this hemisphere,
calls for flight along the Brazilian
coast from Port Natal by way of Bahia
to Rio, total distance of 1859 miles.
When all these laps are reeled off by
Mussolinis air armada it will have
covered some $500 miles. In sheer
distance that is no longer a sensational
achievement. But if the Italians have
behind. them record of transatlantic
flight in a squadron formation they
will hang up target which will be
worth shooting at and one on which
the world will not hesitate to shower
them with congratulations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27
Removing Eyesores.

Two OF the encouraging features Of
the present campaign against billboards
are the unity of action and thought
among the various influential civic and
governmental organizations behind it
and the definite goal that lies in their
determination to clean up" the en-
frances to the Capital-and the Cap
ital itself-before the bicentennial in
1882. Organized campaigns against OBJ
noxious road signs are, of course, not
new. Many of them have been
launched before, some of them result
long IN partial success and others losing
momentum and force when they come
up against the lawful right of the bill
board companies to erect their gaudy
markers wherever they please.
The purpose Of the present campaign
is to build up public sentiment strong
enough to secure the passage of ade-
quate laws against the indiscriminate
erection of billboards and to seek the
helpful cooperation of billboard adj
vertiSers themselves on the very SEN
sible ground that their best interests
lie in destroying the eyesores that tend
to create resentment in the minds of
the buying public. Virginia, Maryland
and the District have in recent years
taken legislative steps to cut down the
number of billboards. One of the
criticisms of such legislation is that it
is not retroactive. and billboards are
obviously constructed of such lasting
material that many years will pass be-
fore they will rot away. Amendatory
legislation is now being sought in Con-
gress and in the Legislatures of the adj
joining States to put more teeth in the
existing statutes am hasten the aban-
donment of a destroying form of
advertising that is losing caste every
where and the value Of which has been
overrated.
Articles in The Star have developed
some interesting features in this con-
nection. A survey of some fourteen
lines of business and more than two
thousand firms in Washington recently
disclosed that a negligible number Of
them patronized billboard advertising or
believed in it's effectiveness. Washing
tons larger hotels have for the most
part dropped billboard advertising, their
decision being based not only on recog-
milton that such advertising failed to
bring commensurate returns, but on a
desire to cooperate in any movement
tending to improve the attractiveness of
the Capital City.
The Objectionable appearance of bill
board-cluttered roads is recognized
everywhere, and Virginia, especially, has
taken steps to remove those that ex-
listed as menaces to traffic. With Mary
land. Virginia and the District plan
ming to spend millions in improving the
appearance of the Capital and its en-
virons, it is ridiculous to assume that
such work Is to be in large measure
nullified by hamboyant signs and bill
boards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27
The Passing of "Abe Martin

Announcement of the death in In
dianapolis yesterday of Frank Nc
Kinley Hubbard meant little to readers
of The Star until the additional in
formation was given that this meant
the passing of ABE Martin" whose
homeIy philosophy in the form OF
aphorisms on man and life has been
appearing in these columns for many
years. To a great multitude of news
paper readers throughout the country
ABE Martin" has become dear friend
while his creator, KIN" Hubbard, has
remained for the greater percentage Of
people unknown. This character Of
the droll, witty and shrewd observer of
rural and Small-town life was chance
creation, in the course of the work of
a gifted newspaper man, a member
of the staff Of the Indianapolis News.
He was both artist and writer, capable
Of cleverly illustrating his own stories,
which were themselves always Of q
quality to hold attention. ABE Martin"
became a household word throughout
the field in which eventually this daily
feature" was spread by the syndi-
cate process. He was quoted daily at
countless dinner tables He was drawn
upon for material for vaudeville pat
ter" and for stage shows. His friends,
whom he often cited, acquired distinct
character forms in the public mind.
The foibles Of men and women, the
follieS of fashions and fads, the absurd
titles of petty politics, these and In
Vulnerable other themes were treated
daily in the course Of the two brief
unrelated sentences which appeared
with the awkward figure Of the philos-
opher which was the changing and yet
standard trade mark Of this Hoosier
artist-writer. The Star was one of the
nrst newspapers TO acquire and print
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.
pireons ave fat but clever birds.

Pigeons are fat but clever birds.
They seem to have adapted them
selves to modern city traffic probably
Just a little better than most human
beings have.
One seldom, IL ever, sees pigeon
run over. We have seen dogs and cats
lying in cutters, but never pigeon. =,
And yet our downtown parks are full
of these interesting creatures.
The other day we saw three OF them
on F street at Thirteenth in the height
of the morning peak traffic.
They were interested in some food
stuff that had been spilled accidentally
about feet from the curb.
Between cars they would Saunter out
that is the best word for it-and par
take a bit of the providential fare.
Whenever a car would come along
the trio would leisurely hop out of
harms way.
AS far as we could discover, those
pigeons were in no more danger OF
being run over than if they had been in
the exact center of one of the parks.
Often they will fly clumsily out of the
path of approaching cars, as II they
were having peculiar difficulty with the
escape; but the truth seems TO be that
they are easily the winner.
These who drive cars know thaC
pigeons will f1utter up out Of the street
only few feet ahead OF the oncomlng
wheels. ,
Their flight is deceptive, however.
These birds are all good flyers, nclud-
ing their cousins, the doves OF all de-
scTintions. Consider the homer and
passenger pigeons, the carriers, the fan
tails, the pouters, wood pigeons, turtle
doves.
though their bodily construction Is ro-
tund to a degree, and their taKe-oH
rather deceptive. --.
We do not know what particular sort
of pigeon the popular street pigeon Is,
but. after all, it makes no difference. -,
pigeon is enough. The word will
do. The bird himself and herself is
interesting, picturesque, and offers a
world of amusement to park sitters.
We pass up here a discussion OF
pigeons in the home yard as flyers ana
devote ourself solely to the downtown
pigeon. This Is the type made famous
in paintings of Venice: The pigeons OF
st. Marks are known the world around.
X X +
The marks of the National Capital
have been noted for their pigeons for
many years. The Mall has offered a
sort of natural refuge for them, and
from it they have invaded the nearby
market areas.
We have never watched the habits OF
these birds closely enough TO know
whether they live in one park at a time
for any certain length of time or
whether they fly around from one to
another, making the entire District OF
Columbia their province.
1t is likely that the abandonment OF
the Center Market and its contiguous
areas for marketing purposes Will cause
the pigeons to seek other fields to
conquer. -.
friends Of the pigeons in the city VINO
will continue to see to 1t that the birds
are fed.
A pigeon, like a COW, Is a rather fear
some thing to the uninitiated. Many
city-bred persons are more afraid OF
cows than they would be Of lions. II
is true that Bossy Is rather large. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27
Mussolini's Air Armada.

Replete with dramatic attempts and
achievements as the conquest Of the
air has been, nothing more spectacular
ever challenged the worlds attention
than the plan of the Italian aviation
force 10 cross the Atlantic with a
squadron of twelve seaplanes. 1t is
Mussolini's supreme bid for flying glory.
Gen. Italo Balbo his air minister,
has arrived at Bolama, Portuguese
Guiana, on the southwesternmost bulge
Of the African continent, with his ships,
after a successful flight which began
at Ortobello. Italy, on December IT..
After tuning-up preparations at Bolama,
the squadron viii hop of for Port
Natal, Brazil, some time next week.
Fifty-six officers and men comprise
the personnel of this daring expedition.
Their final objective is Rio de Janeiro.
II they reach it, with crews and planes
intact, they will have set new and
amazing mark in the romantic realm
of the air. Mussolini has at the back
of his brilliant head much more than
a triumphant feat of aviation, however
much luster it might shed on Fascist
efficiency.
Italy, Spain and France are keen
rivals for the good win and trade Of
their sister Latin countries to the south
OF the United States. More than one
airplane flight TO Brazil from Europe
has Reen undertaken with q view to
advertising this or that country of Its
origin. Ttaly's aerial descent upon thu
Southern Atlantic IN force cutstrips 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27

! pigeon similarly Is large creature, to
which one must become accustomed be-
fore enjoying its innocent peranIbula-
tons around ones hat brim
| AS for us, We admit that we had much
rather see a pigeon perching on some
one else's shoulder than our own. The
happy thing is that the dyed-in-the-
wool pigeon fancier much prefers 1t that
way himself, so every one is satisfied.
| To those who love dogs and cats the
pigeon seems cold and even heartless
with his little round eyes and his
greedy way of pecking at bits of food.
The pigeon knows what he wants,
however, and goes right at it without
any subterfuge It's descent around
the bench occupied by one of. its
friends is a pretty sight, especially II
viewed from some distance.
Distance lends enchsntment to the
pigeon.
Close up he is likely to strike one as
noisy and demonstrative bird, but
from afar he takes on aspects OF
wood cut.
If one of us pigeon heathens comes
along, the pigeons will recognize our
preference for cats and dogs and Will
fly up Immediately, futtering their
wings under our noses.
At the same time they take good care
to let us know that they are not DIT
afraid of us and our dogs and cats:
No sooner have we got past than
they f1utter right down again, lest they
miss a crumb.
The pigeons greatest achievement, 1t
seems to us, is in escaping the auto
mobile.
The fact that he has made himself
at home in our cities is no great thing
for such a domestic bird. His cousin,
the turtledove, showed him the way.
But the modern motor car is some
thing utterly outside the instincts OF
the race. It is a question whether
mankind has adapted itself to 1t very
well, but surely it is a great feat Tor
pigeon.
The pigeon can give pointers to his
two-legged friends in the best Wap 70
avoid the onruShing motor car.
He keeps his eye on 1t.
You may not suppose he does-he is
so busy looking out for food-put all
the time his little exposed eyes are
looking in all directions.
Perhaps he also has a certain sense
of danger which mankind does not pos
sess. and therefore deserves no credit
for using it; but this sense, If it exists,
in no way takes away from the pigeons
traffic achievements.
Mankind, too, is supposed to nave
sef-preservation as his first law, nut
daily thousands of persons throughout
our broad land are crippled and manned
by automobiles.
One has but to watch ordinary traffic
to see the chances that thousands OF
persons take every day. They dash In,
indeed, where angels might fear to
tread; they fail to watch the lines on
cars; they trust too much in the oellet
that no one will run over them.
The pigeon, with one eye on ms ms toO oo
chances whatever with the huge, noisy
monsters which hurl themselves at him.
Deftly enough for his purposes he makes
use of the --latest. principles Of avia-
ton used by his tribe millions Of years
ago, and thereby achieves for himself
another dinner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-27
Experts Endorsed
AS They Seek Uniform Laws

flying during 1881" That paper en-
phasizes the fact that at is already
necessary for all commercial aircraft
pilots in interstate flying TO obtain Fed
eral licenses" which attest the suit
ability Of planes for flying and the ability
Of the pilot to carry on successfully In
all emergencies" The News-Sentinel
continues: There were $4,000 miles
flown for each fatal accident In the first
in the first half of 1928. OF the 270
deaths in the first six months of 1880.
13l were deaths Of passengers, OF which
only % were on regularly scheduled
flights. I'm 1923 there were 100 pas
sengers killed In railroad accidents.) In
all airplane accidents, fatal and nom
fatal, in 1880, 81 of every 100 were as
signed to mistakes of the personnel, is
to engine trouble, to structural weak
ness, TO weather, 10 to landing DIM
culties and 2 to miscellaneous causes
The increasing safety Of flying, as q reg
ularly accepted means of transportation,
has resulted not merely from the enor-
nous development of the industry alone,
although in tripling the output Of planes
in the last two years manufacturers
have engaged the best available scien-
tific knowledge for the improvement of
their products. Federal regulation and
tAlC ACC1lcC SySOCul 41aNC NCCA 4kA1pOI~
family responsible"
The Birmingham News declares that
"inasmuch as flying has become so
widespread that local enforcement Is
more practicable than Federal" the con-
ference emphasizes the possibility of the
local enforcement of the Federal re-
quirements. The Jackson Citizen Pa
triot sees hope of action in approach
ing sessions of State legislatures" and
advises that ito make enforcement as
fair and effective as possible, uniformity
is essential"
Referring to piece of metal weighing
rs pounds Which fell from an airplane
and registered o direct hit on the roof
of a New York house, the Manchester
Union states: 1.-THE rule Of reasonable
care seems to be generally in force,
though that circumstance should not in
any wise lessen vigor of investigation in
such cases. That accidents of the sort
have been rare is no reason to lessen
designed to make them rarer
still. The aviators and the folks on the
ground are alike interested in such an
outcome"