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The Washington times., 1930-11-03
SideIines Best Bet

The stock market has again
turned downward. Saturday it
sagged to within a small fraction
Of its, record low point reached
two weeks ago Saturday. On Sat-
urday, October 18, the average
price for 80 industrial stocks,
touched $181.31. Saturday $181 "a
was touched and from there the
market rallied slightly.
The ease with which the mar.
ket sank to- this low point indi.
Gates the general trend is still
downward. This, coupled with the
none too optimistic outlook for
the steel and automobile indus.
tries for the balance of the year,
makes the Sidelines again the ad-
viSable place for the averge indi.
vidual. AS has been pointed out
here in the last few weeks, the
danger lies in the decline being
carried too far, the same as the
advance was last year.
Last Friday saw Westinghouse
Electric sell below 100 for
the first time in two years. AL.
he'd Chemical got down to 1874
three points under it's record low
of last year. In fact, nearly all
the blue chips suffered in Friday
and Saturdays drive. American
Telephone is humping mighty
close to its record low. The same
Is true of u, S. Steel.
A point that does not speak so
we'll for the markets technical
position is the small short inter.
est. The shorts were pretty well
scared out of the market last
week.
Stakeholder suits against some
The Washington times., 1930-11-03
Is Paid
BU TrGHaSnnteTic0

NEW YORK, Nov. g. Trans
america Corporation mailed divi.
dend checks approximating ST..
600, 900 to 10000 stockholders in
the United States and more than
Is foreign countries. This dis
bursement represents a quarterly
cash payment of Is cents per
share.
The number of stockholders in.
creased $4,000 since the last
quarterly payment.
{ In December 1923, shortly after
the creation Of the corporation.
there were 115,OOO.
The Washington times., 1930-11-03
Trade ReYieMs CheerfnI

Trade Reviews Cheerful
The weekly reviews Of trade
conditions throughout the country
Of r. q. Dun a. Co. and Brad,
street were a little more cheerful,
although caution seemed to be
the keynote. ~. ~ Il
Much variation appears new,
as might be expected, in reports
from individual branches of
business" Dun comments, "but
the steady recession has been
checked in at least some guar.
tiers, and In isolated cases dis
tinctIy larger transactions have
/, resulted, either from pressure Of
immediate needs or to take. Id
vantage Of exceptionally lOW
quotations" s.N
Bradstreets, though, finds, q
slight ebbing Of activity" which
it attributes partly to the "pusp.
ing to completion Of much out
door work" Retail trade Is hold.
ing up: -h a<N
The Washington times., 1930-11-03
By LESLIE GOULD

One by one the uncertainties in
the business and market picture
are being gradually removed.
This week will see the election,
always q disturbing factor, out Of
the way.
A little sunlight appears to be
breaking through the clouds oyer
hanging the commodity situation.
This is one Of the greatest, II
not the greatest, single check to
business.
The encouragement In the COM
modify situation Is found in the
copper industry, where producers
seem to be on the verge Of q
worldwide production curtailment
program. n, %t -
The sugar producers at last are
getting somewhere, and the out
look for cotton has improved
greatly with banks and financial
houses expressing greater willing.
ness to finance raw cotton pur-
chases. The oil industry, though,
still, has long way to go to reach
its utopia.
Progress is being made. It is
only taking d little more time
than was generally expected and
hoped for to complete the various
corrections. :,
The Washington times., 1930-11-03
WILL AID VOTERS

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 dN.S)
More than 750 special investiga.
tors of the State attorney gen.
erals office will be on duty to
morrow at polling places to pre-.
vent fraudulent voting. They viii
be instructed especially to pre-.
vent intimidation Oh voters.
The Washington times., 1930-11-03
NEW LOANS OFF
THIS WEEK.

With the single exception of
ain offering of $4,850,000 toll
bridge pension and school bonds
by the State of Arkansas. all new
State and municipal flotations
scheduled for this week will be
under 100000 each, according
to the Daily Bond Buyer, whose
regular compilation lists the week
ly total at $11,321,900
The total for the past week was
$37, ,653 ,664 and the weekly aver
age for the year to date $780,
$40. The large total during the
past week was due principally to
the Chicago offering Of $l2,00O,-
900 revolving fund bonds and the
Boston offering Of 36,4S0, 900 i'm.
provement bonds.
The financing by the State Of
Arkansas scheduled for Thursday
will consist of $2,500,000 toll
bridge bonds, $3.50, 900 pension
bonds and 100000 school obliga'
tionS. Bidders have been re-
quested to name the interest. rate
at 4 per cent, ~ ,er cent, 4h
per cent or 5 per cent.
Following is list Of important
items.
The Washington times., 1930-11-03
Uncertainties in Business.
Are Vanishing - ~.

Of our 6Id.line companies, such as
Gillette, do not help sentiment or
stimulate stock buying ~
The Washington times., 1930-11-03

able in scrip, !Piua w in stock spaid yssr-So
regular rate bpayab's IN sosk dPayabls when earned.
81 in stock hPius e in stock iPus AZ in stock
In stock. osubject approval stockholder1 aPIus
ex EUnit less than 100 shareA
The Washington times., 1930-11-03

21I1 zonite Prod d.. So Sh NJ
The Washington times., 1930-11-03

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
Home Making Helps
BY ELEANOR ROSS.
Is the Piano Regularly Cared For?

ton. That Is because the strings OF
a piano are drawn to a certain care
fully planned tension for the tonal
range. When some notes are out OF
tune II indicates that the strings are
either too tight or toe loose-that is.
they are e1ertinE more Of the wrong
kind OF pressure on the sounding
board than ID t. prepared to meet
The pressure and resistance are both
wrong. and this may result eventu-
ally In a cracked sounding board.
Then one has the famous tin-pan
rattle instead OF a musical sound
when a note Is struck. And q
cracked sounding board is practically
impossible 70 retrieve.
"A piano should never be exposed
TO sudden changes OF heat and cold.
II should 81 be too close to u radi.
ator nor to a window. The plano
should be ir that part OF the room
where all OF II viii res In an even
temperature-not too damp. too dry,
too hot or too cold. While the piano
should not be left open constantly.
especially where dust Is likely 70 set
tie inside. still 10 Is desirable that the
KEYS should Be left exposed to some
sunlight each day. IL they are kept
covered constantly they viii turn
yellow soon. III there is on suspicion
OF moths about the place put a bag
or camphor balls in the piano. Once
moths get In they may wreak untold
damage-for the felt on the piano
keys is an ideal home for these in
sect pests, and dislodging them Is
practically hopeless.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
Advice to Girls
By ANNIE LAURIE
nEAR ANNIE LAURIE:

DEAR ANNIE LAURIE:
am a girl pretty well IN nv
teens and am in love with q boy
a little older than myself. When
he Is in town. / have a date with
him every night and he acts as II
he loves me. When he ~ away
ne writes 20 me. bat is very slow in
doing SO.
Although he has never told me
not 10 60 out with anyone else !
hear II makes him angry when /
do. Do you think this boy really
loves me7 And do you think i
should GO with anyone else? Why
do you suppose he Is 20 slow In
answering my letters7
BROWN EYES.
DROWN EYES: Some or US are
- Just naturally poor correspond
ents. while others enjoy writing let
ters 10 all and sundry. III your friend
Is slow in answering your letters, I
suggest that ycu arrange To com.
municate with each other once a
week. You know the average mar
IS not a great letter writer and so
you must not conclude that II Is
lack OF interest or affection that
makes your friend so slow in an
swering your letters. II there "a no
mutual understanding there should
be no anger OF the young mans
part IL you occasionally 70 out with
others. Whether he loves you IS
something that can only be answered
by time. But at present he Ger.
tainiy seems to Be devotinR himself
TO you and perhaps his occasional
letter If really quite a tribute to his
affection for you.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
A Blonde Hair Shampoo for Children

be used FOR the one cleansing or the
hair.
The beaten white OF egg must be
added just before the shampoo Is
used and Il should be mixed lightly
through the lemon soap Jelly. prefer
ably with q fork.
The hair should be thoroughly wet
before any OF the soap Jelly IS
brought 70 a lather and the water
used should not be too hot Very hot
water has a tendency 70 make the
hair dry and 70 very warm. but not
hot water. IS best Do not try to
remove too much oil and dust from
the hair with the first application Of
shampoo, letting II serve to loosen
rather than thoroughly cleanse.
Rinse out the first lather and then
apply the second portion Of the soap
jelly and lather this fully before IL
nally rinsing the hair.
The lemon rinse Is advisable as a
final touch for the child's shampoo
as well as for her mothers. because
II improves the color and insures
removal Of all soap from the hair.
However. I think that the strained
Juice Of one lemon added to half a
pint % cool water makes the rinse
sufficiently strong for children's hair
The lemon water may be permitted
10 dry on the hair or II may be rinsed
out again as you wish.
This shampoo makes the hair very
soft and fluffy and will keen the
clear golden tones or blonde hair
long after they would begin 10 fade
or turn dark II II Is used faithfully.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
NIadge Recants.

Hazily / remembered that ! had
turned almost every corner which
presented itself and had Travelled a
zigzag course. but l had made no
mental notation OF street names. and
] had not the slightest idea how to
get back TO the corner where / had
turned off my course.
IL was with a shamefaced grin
that | took Mr.. Trains despised map
from my bag and looked at 1T. check
ing back on the blocks I had covered
while walking along the main boule-
ward. the name OF which I had re.
membered- ! had taken no notice
OF the streets. noting only the
number OF them which I had to
traverse and the name OF the last
M where ! was 20 turn over to the
street upon which the Trains lived.
There was but p thing TO do. OF
course. and that was to inquire OF
the next passerby the nearest way
hack 10 that corner. and / put Mr..
Trains map In my bag with a men.
tai apology 70 hal kindly. busting
gentleman and a little paean Of
thankfulness for his efficiency.
Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1859. Newspaper Feature Service. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
Loves y
Reawakening ?
By ADELE r.

II USUALLY pride myself upon
my keeping my head in emer-
n gencies. but i certainly lost II
when ! spicd Philip Veritzea's Inn
cuisine and his chauffeur. Otto. in
the street Just behind me. There
wal no possible reason why i
should fear my employer or evade
him, but I had done 30 much dodg-
.s7g, physical and mental. during the
trying hours just passed. when we
had been trailed by the mysterious
private detective. that / yielded 70
the unreasoning panic which seized
me at sight of the car, and hurried
around the nearest corner down a
block, turned another corner. and,
after another block. another. before j
slowed down
! am used TO running with Junior,
ao I felt no discomfort from my hur-
ried pace, and. though l had been
conscious OF people hating to look
nj me in the streets ] had uaversed.
there were no pedestrians on this
street near enough TO notice the
precipitancy with which l had en-
fered Il. / felt vaguely as II ] had
reached a haven In this little back
water thoroughfare. and ! again
slowed my pace. this time 70 a u
as / pulled myself together. and
e&ssidered the surprising knowledge
which had Just come 10 me.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
The Stars Say


0oNFLIcTING planetary con-
ffgurations are seen in this
~ davis lunar chart Although
- are indications OF financial
~--.rts. with some promise OF full
s,.a ambitions and advancement or
~-,b of business. yet there are
sor,e hazards through litigation.
REPRESENTATION. fraud or SANDER
- attack. IL would be well to be
-,,ard against these and to safe
..-a the personal relations and
s~-S,rr as the private affiliations
re also In peril
whose birthday Il Is may
- 49, some progress and achieve
maA. during the year. but they are
men ss-ef with the menaee OF law.
eiso dupIicity and SANDER. They
frauu. - on guard against these
snou.. conditions IN the business
? sta borr on this day may be
49, and ambitious and should
~ood position through these
r. -f1ties. but It maj have hostile and
qua-hsrous conditions 10 contend
trea n its business as well as in
prsvats life.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
A Fashion Models Diary
BY GRACE THORNCL


We been longing to get away to
the country for at least a week
end. or course II I wanted to
take my vacation now / could. but
I eve like early vacations. The
Summer seems SO Unfortunately long.
It's difficult. too. TO manage a
weekend because IL means leaving
town on Friday night. and Saturday
Is generally the busiest day al the
shop. and ! dislike leaving the brunt
OF the work on Helene and Madame.
However. Billy's sister was in the
shop last week buying some new
Spring clothes. and she asked me to
come out to spend The weekend with
her and to name my own date.
Now. OF course. Billy and I are
going out 70 his sisters next week
end. And I'm sure wen have a
grand time. particularly IL the
weather is nice His sisters home IS
lovely.
When we 90 I'm to bring out 10
her q suit that she ordered NJ the
shop. She's very anxious to get IL,
and I hope it's ready on time. Billy's
sister has exquisite taste in clothes
and plenty OF money 10 indulge that
taste. and 20 she Is always perfectly
dressed.
The suit I'm 10 bring 20 her IN a
dressy model OF creamy-tan leda
cloth. The Jacket buttons on q.
slant and IL Is collared and cuffed
in brown velvet in a rolled effect.
and. OF course. there's u belt ~ the
normal ewaistline. A f1ared skirt
comes to just a few inches below the
knee.
I'll have 20 get busy gathering my
own clothes together for the week
end. It's only a two-day trip. but I
must have just the right costumes.
Heigh-ho! I'm going away
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21

XXTHEN a famous violinist IN
wv the middle or a recital had
to stop and adjust a string
the little girl who sat next me
breathed a happy sigh OF relief. I'm
50 glad ! play the piano. that never
has 70 be fixed"
It's tho assumption or many
adults. too. that a piano. because il
IS massive and sturdy in appearance.
Is invulnerable 10 all sorts OF neg.
lect and i~l-treatment. which IL
ar from the case. Listen to the
piano tuner next time he comes and
has the time TO explain why all sorts
or ailments can befall this large In
strument. A plano Is not quite 30
subject 10 quick accident as the vio-
lin. nevertheless. there are many
mishaps which MAJ befail-and sew
ersl precautions that should be
taken TO preserve tone as long as
possible
For thing. a piano OF any sort
needs frequent tuning. and how
much will vary with the instrument.
Some require tuning twice a year.
others every three months. 1t de-
Ponds on atmospheric conditions.
also how much and how well the in
strument IL played, and how good IL
was in the first place.
IL the air Is too dry the sounding
board MAJ shrink. but too moist air
Il also undesirable. "A piano that IL
left out Of tune for long periods may
have It's tone SO permanently i'm
paired a. to DO hopeless OF correc-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
Some Odd Facts

Ordinary air contains about 81 per
cent oxygen and IS per cent nitro
gen. the remaining one per cent COM
prising argon, neon, helium. carbon
dioxide and other gases.
BY pressing a button. the patient
In q newly-designed hospital bed can
control his position from lying down
10 sitting UP. and make the mattress
move up or down.
Fashionable women may lavish as
much as s2.5o0 a year on the care
and dressing or their hair. while the
average woman spends $40 annually
IN the hairdresser's parlor.
After a shark has been skinned.
somewhat like twenty b~y-products
are obtained from the carcass. In
GLIDING glue. pigments. polishing ma
tertals. animal fodder and fertilizers.
About eleven different breeds OF
pigs are reared IN England. n point
which handIcaps breeders in their
rivalry with Denmark. where a
standard" type OF pig has been
adopted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21

In any city of any size nat some
woman OF position and good repu-
tation Is not caught trying to steal
something that belongs to som-cne
else.
They steal the aueerest things
these lady thieves.
They steal diamonds. OF course. or
try to steal them.
They try to steal watches and
bracelets, rings and earrings, but
thew also steal or try to steal pillow
cases and towels. fountain pens and
cheap little purses and clocks-ex-
pensive clocks and the cheapest OF
cheap little clocks.
They steal pillows. rugs and bot
ties OF perfumery and the girl at the
notion counter says they steal pa
pers and safety pins and spools on
thread and little packages OF whale
bone.
Everything" says the girl at the
| notion counter that isn't nailed
down"
And you'd be surprised TO see the
sort Of women who try 70 90 lnls
stealing.
They're not poor. pinched. starved.
looking women az all. You could
understand a hungry woman IL u
slipped a few things into the sleeve
az her shabby coat-things that she
could sell for q few cents 70 buy
more milk for an ailing baoy-Dut
the kleptomaniac Is rarely poor
When she's poor she's Just a plain
thief. and the detective takes her Tor
a nice little ride in the patrol wagon
and that Is just that.
The well-to-do woman-oh. tnat -
different
Entirely dicferent-she denies ana
expostulates and IS very indignant
Somebody slipped the things INTO
her bag. she says
EhA cries and somebody rings uD
her husband. and husband comes
down and PAYS for the things the
kleptomaniac has taken and that
FOR a while-is also-that-
But it's only for a while.
The kelptomaniac always keeps on
"klepting."
why not?
she ~ never really punished for II,
and oh she does want the pretty
things 50 badly.
She wants everything p sees
FOR herself.
She wants other peoples children.
toe, and other peoples clothes. =
other peoples husbands. and other
peoples regulations
There's nothing the matter with
her at all. I'm my opinion
She Just wants things" and she's
going 10 have them II che can get
them without paying for them
Money. oh yes. she wants money
too. she'd take that II she got the
chance-but when she gets IL she
won't spend II.
Grab. snatch, keep. save. hide
that's all that's the matter with q
kleptomaniac.
And n any physician or any psy-
chologist on earth a stop an en-
vious. greedy woman from feeling
envy and greed-he can, cure al the
kIeptoman!acs In the world-1usf aE
easy as that
And such. Gentlemen OF the Jury.
IN the opinion OF one plain. humble,
everyday person. How do you feel
about n?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21

OF wool. Faster and faster he went.
until he rolled right into the kitchen
and began rolling and tumblinR un-
der the chairs and table. In and out
Of the cupboard and all around the
pots and pans and sleeves and graters
that were lying on thu shelves or
hanging from the wall.
Isn't this "a fine gamer" he shout
ed as he tumbled from the edge OF
u frying pan on the highest shelf
down 10 the floor.
1T certainly H." the others re-
piled Lets all play it,"
But at this instant a curious thing
happened. The cat. which was Sleep
ing in one OF the dark
opened a orner of an eye, and "a
her delight saw what she supposed
10 be q mouse scampering across the
floor.
stop" cried Knarf. "It's me-"
That made no difference 70 the cat,
which was still certain IT was a
mouse, and poor Knarf was obliged
TO roll and tumble now I'm good
earnest. for II the cat had caught
him h would have made quick
work OF him. This way and that he
lodged. Just a hair ahead of her
nAA1AEA6 y. III NdAIl uAQ InS ONHETN LEY
TO catch her by the tail and hold her
back. She wh.sked them off as
though they were nothing At AL.
scattering them in all directions.
Frightened. Knarf rolled and turn
bled into the hall again and made
for his masters bedroom, with hum
cry pussy close behind him. IN
through the door he went.
SAFE at lastt' he cried. -. with a
spring. he landed Mt the foot or his
masters bed.
But he didn't reckon on the car.
who sprang right after him. Alas,
instead or catching Rnarf, pussy
grasped his masters big toe. which
was Just sticking out or the corner
OF The blanket.
And. OF course, the poor boy woke
up with "a start and blamed the cat.
though II was much more the fault
OF bis shadow.
Copyright 1880. Ns~IpaDsr Fsatzrs Services. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21
Running Away.


Was he on his way 70 New York
now? IL 90. why had he not attempt.
ed 10 speak 70 me. II would have
been an easy matter for Otto, in that
powerful car, TO have caught up with
me. even on the tortuous lodging
course ! had taken.
Something which had been knock
ing at the door OF my brain came
through II. and ! stopped short in
the street with the establishment Of
a sudden realization.
Philip Veritzen had not wished me
to see himi I remembered Otto's
queer. crouching position over the
wheel and the sudden screech OF the
brakes as he manoeuvred the car
around the corner. My employer
was running away from me even
faster than I had fled from him.
This did not spell a return 10 New
York. or II II did. there must be
some reason why he did not wish me
10 know he was IN the Catskills. Yet
why? Why7 Why2
! boxed my mental compass In the
endeavor TO find an answer 70 the
question. The only possible answer
involved an action 50 fantastic. so
bizarre and so Grassy ill-bred on my
employers part that I could not give
IL credence. wen though I was angry
enough at him.
After my first halt OF astonish-
ment ! had been walking aimlessly.
absorbed IN the questions engendered
by the appearance OF the Veritzen
car and chauffeur. When I finally
decided 10 put the whole puzzling
business aside until I could talk II
owe with Harry Underwood. who
shared with me the ultimate respon-
sibility for the Veritzen dramatic
productions during the great mans
absence. / looked around at the
shabby quarter in which I found
myself. and realized that I had no
idea where I was or how far i had
wandered since ! took TO my heels
at sight OF the Veritzen car.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-21

Be out-of-doors all you a After
the .ong Winter nao-sths. many a
child and thousands Of adults need
the stimulating and healing powers
OF the sunlight
II IS remarkable what recupera,
tive and disinfecting powers lie In
the suns rays. For the well person,
for the semi-invalid and for the bed
ridden patient the direct rays OF the
sun are life-Siving. Diseases are
benefited by Il. You cannot be
physically lit unless you have IL.
Much experimenting Is going On
with certain kinds OF window glass
which enable the ultraviolet rays.
those lIfe-giving rays OF the sun. 70
penetrate. IL Is well known that
ordinary window glass does not en-
able these rays TO filter through. But
as yet such glass IL not IN common
use because OF the expense.