Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-13

some time to M
measure the actual
effect of what the -
tariff will do one VIM. Knowles Cooper
way or another.
but he found, nevertheless, that Euro
peans oppose what they think are
substantial barriers raised against them
by the new tariff act here. Mr.. Cooper
returned to Washington yesterday and
was Al his desk for the first time this
morning.
While in England Mr. Cooper was
honoreo by being elected vice moderator
of the International Council of Congre-
gational Churche.s which he attended
as an American representative. His
principal address was review OF facts
about American prohibition. which
stirred wide comment in the British
press, and brought to him, Mr.. Cooper
said. many indications that the swing
throughout Europe, even N Germany.
is toward more temperance. Germans
are drinking less beer. he said. But the
British especially, where temperance
restrictions are growing, feel that they
VIII not enact prohibition law similar
to the American Volstead act, unless
and until 1t can be better enforced than
the American law.
Canadian Trade.
Reports of feeling against the Ameri-
can tariff Mr.. Cooper cleaned from
numerous contacts with Rotary Clubs
throughout Europe and in many per-
sonal conversations with business men
of the Continent. In Great Britain. he
said, they are opposed to the tariff i'm
posed against them by the United
States, but peculiarly enough. feel that
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help to throw some of the Canadian
trade which they had been losing to the
United States back into the channels of
trade of the British Empire.
Switzerland is peculiarly worried over
the American tariff against lace, Mr.
Cooper found.
In Belgium an internationally known
business leader told him, Mr.. Cooper
said. that the Europeans will try eS-
pecially to find some other place than
America to buy automobiles. Before the
new tariff, this business leader said. at
least SIS per cent of the automobiles
purchased in Belgium, for instance,
came from the United States. But
America should not expect. this Belgian
said, that the world should pay gold for
everything sold out % America. The
United States. he contended, should take
materials in trade. And the new higher
tariff is keeping out many of these Eu-
ropean goods which formerly competed
successfully, he said in American mar
kets. The city Of Brussels, one Belgian
estimated. would reduce its American
trade IS per cent.
France. was reported by Mr.. Cooper
to be the most prosperous nation in
Europe largely attributable, he said,
to the French habit of thrift. There
was less unemployment in France than
any other nation visited, he found. but
this could probably be accounted Tor
partly by the fact that France IS said
to have a million men in military
training and thus on the pay roll OF
the government.
War Budgets.
Former Premier Lloyd George of
Great Britain was heard by Mr.. Cooper
to say that the war budgets of Europe
TODAY were greater than in 1914, and
that all of Europe was afraid OF war.
LLOYD George claimed that the world
today had 80 900 900 men under arms.
Great Britain and Germany parttcu-
larly were found to be struggling with
the unemployment problem, with the
dole keeping down unrest In Great
Britain. Germany, however, Mr.. Cooper
said was on the mend, and IN Great
Britain, he said, he found the people
better fed better clothed and healthier
than three years ago when he was
there. and immensely better of" than
in 1928. MFR. Cooper visited London
Paris, Switzerland, Germany, saw the
Passion Play in Bavaria, came down
the Rhine River through Germany and
to Amsterdam anc TO Brussels.
Trading on ID. c. Exchange.
Trading maintained its usual quiet
Summer stride today on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange, with prices hold
ing generally Arm. Potomac Electric
So preferred was in demand on a rising
market of 109 TO 1895. Washington
Railway & Electric preferred sold at
s834 to 90. Mergenthaler went at s6'4
The Carpet Corporation turned over O.
small block at % ?. Capital Traction
stock changed hands at 62Is and Capt.
tai Traction SIS at 80.
july sales of American Stores Co,
which has many stores in this neigh
borhood. showed a decrease under July,
1929, while the seven months OF this
year also showed a slight decline, &C
cording to figures made public today.
Sales for July, 1880, ending August 2,
1880. a period of % days, stood at Sl2,-
384 482, against sales for July. .929,
ending August 3, a period of 20 days,
of Sl32I74l2 The seven months
ended August 2, 1880, showed sales at
1922 976. against $50 944, l62 for the
Another big grocery chain, Kroger
Grocery e. Baking Co., sales also show
falling of of 1l.76 per cent for the
five-week period ending August this
wear, compared to the same period last
year, while there was a decrease OF
5.T2 per cent in sales for 80 weeks
and days of this year compared to
last.
mine Lives"
Acacia Mutual Life Association has
issued an unusual document for use
of a selected group of agents. 1t Is
in the form of a portfolio and Is called
Mine Lives" tracing in word and pic
ture the establishment Of a business
by Ulysses Nathaniel Nee" 1t shows
the development of the business, per-
sons dependent upon the owner. and
indicates the necessity of protection
for each one Of the mine lives"
Heard in Financial District.
Alfred E. Lewis, jr, formerly OF
q NJ. P. Murphy & Co. has joined
the sales staff of Crane, Paris & Co.
w. Frank D. Heron, assistant treas
urer of the Union Trust Co, is on va
cation at the Oaks, Maryland.
G. Elmer Father, assistant treasurer
OF the Union Trust Co, liz on vacation
&C Atlantic City.
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