Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
A ANCHESTER GUARDIAN. -
~ There is a glut of second hand
" cars in the country. and as a
consequence urices are Inv They

N AZ ANCHESTER GUARDIAN. -
NH There is glut of secondhand
" cars in the country. and as a
1 kconsequence prices are low. They
were likely to stay at a low
figure for most Of February. After that
time prices may have begun to rise, II
only because of the operation Of sea-
Sonal influences.
Now, therefore, is the time to buy
and there are many bargains. We were
looking recently at the ownership book
of secondhand car, which was almost
as fresh as If new from the works, and
the obvious deduction to be drawn from
the entries was that the original owner
had failed to keep up his inStallment
payments and had to part with the car
1t had done very little mileage, but was
going cheap simply because 1t had been
back too long on the dealers hands.
The used car problem. all In all, Is q
serious one. The glut of secondhand
cars hinders the development of trade
in new cars for the reason that the un-
tapped market-that is, the number OF
people who are able to buy car for the
first time-iS now becoming so restricted
that the great majority of sales made
today involve a transaction also in a
used car as part payment for the new
car.
1t is a process that cannot go on for
ever. Those used cars must be sold
again If the dealer Is to continue taking
others in as part exchange.
It would seem that the distributive
industry, in some sort Of cooperation
with manufacturers. will have to or
ganize itself to deal with this problem.
Mask Protects
Against HOusecleaning Dust.
lie Matin. Paris-At this moment we
hear that they are selling in London
a new sort Of mask for protection
against the dust of housekeeping.
These are masks of linen which cover
the whole head and come well down
provided with little windows Of mica,
so the wearer can see around while
wearing the covering. and there Is also
an arrangement permitting one to
breathe without difficulty.
Thanks to these new linen helmets.
domestic servants can raise all the dust
they must in q room without discomfort
or danger to themselves and the mis-
tress of the house can sit TRANQUILITY
through the ordeal Of sweeping and
busting without inconvenience from
feather brush or broom.
There really aren't enough improve
the home and hearth is the natural and
the true place of women. still more de-
vices should be elaborated to make It
more pleasant for her to be there.
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Question Whether
FiliplnOs Are Ready. is
Filipino Nacion, Manila.-It is an
academic question whether the FIlipinos
arc ready for independence. Probably
no people has been ready in advance
for f-government. Certainly Ameri-
cans were not. They had much to learn
before they could establish a govern
ment that might be called permanent.
It was not done until 1865. To Judge
the Fflipinos out of hand, saying
whether they are or are not capable of
governing themselves. therefore, is pre-
sumptuous. But one thing that can be
asserted is that either way, whether re-
tanning control or turning them adrift,
the people of the islands have a right
to be. and ought to be, treated fairly.
II they are to be made independent
now is as good as any other time to do
1t. They deserve and have a right to
independence as much as any other
people have ever had.
Peru Possesses
Abundance Of Coal and Iron.
Ell Comercio Lima.-Peru has the
good fortune OF possessing within It's
territories that which the italian Min
lister to this country, Signor Nitti, has
called the two black diamonds OF
earthly production''-thati is to saw, coal
and iron. In view of the abundant de-
posts of these two most important min
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