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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CANADIAN EXPORT
BUSINESS DECLINES
Excess of Imports Totals 1874
100000 During the Year
of 1880.
sp.cial pispatch % rhe star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
TORONTO, January 31.-A decline of
more than $59s, 900. 900 occurred in Can
ada's total export trade during the cal
endar year 1880, as compared with the
figures of 1929.
The greater part of this drop, $3l7,-
O0O, 900, is shown in the exports from
the Dominion, valued at SCOT ,607, 053.
Agricultural and vegetable exports
showed a reduction in value $141 ,000,-
600, although the actual volume Of
wheat and many other farm products
shipped abroad was greater than in the
previous year.
$685., 900 900 showed a decrease of $42,-
10000. while nonferrous metals and
their products, worth $4,000, 900, reg
istered a decline of S27,000.000. Exports
of iron and steel dropped during the
year from S91 10000 to $40 ,000, 900,
while shipments of animals and animal
products declined from $l44,000,00 in
value to s94,000,000.
Imports into the Dominion were val
ued at 1032, 900, 900 as compared with
81, 309, 100000 in 1929. The heaviest
reduction occurred in purchases of ma
chinery. motor cars, engines and boil
ers, and other iron and steel products,
valued at $3.50, 100000.
Imports from the United States de-
clined from 1902 900, 900 to $50, 900 600,
while purchases from the United King
dom dropped from $4,000, 900 to $685.
000. 000
The excess of imports over exports
amounted to 1924 100000 as compared
with the adverse balance of $4,000, 900
shown as a result of the trade Of 1929.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CIGARETTE PRICES
MAY Be ADVANCED
Tobacco Trade Is Making
Efforts to End Cut
Rate Policy.
BY BRADLEY w. TRENT.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 3l.-The price
OF cigarettes may be stabilized around
present levels or perhaps just a bit
higher than some of the recent bargain
quotations AS a result of efforts to end
the price war in the tobacco trade.
This was learned following the ter
mination of a special cut-price offer
by United Cigar Stores and the an
nouncement that Schultz Retail Stores
Corporation had restored the price of
standard 15-cent cigarettes from II
cents a package to the former level
of two for IS cents.
Price Increase Possible.
A possible slight increase in retail
prices on the part of chains and others
that ordinarily offer bargain levels might
follow an upward revision of wholesale
cigarette prices now under contempla-
ton.
The present wholesale base price for
leading brands of cigarettes Is $40
thousand, less discounts of 10 and per
cent, or a net of S529. This base
price may be lifted, so the tobacco
trade and Wall Street hears, to $3.50
thousand or around 1854 net. With
cost price approaching 1145 cents
a package, it is believed some of the
recent retail price cutting would be
stopped, but 1t would still be possible
to make a profit on 15-cent packages
or even those sold at two for rs cents.
If the wholesale price is revised, it
will be the first change since october,
1929, when the price was restored to
s6.40 from the $500 price initiated in
April, 1923, by one of the manufacture
ers and soon followed by the others.
Makers point out that the great bulk
of cigarettes are sold by the small
retailer. Therefore, anything done to
protect this branch of the trade would
strike a popular note.
New Machine.
Meanwhile. tobacco growers are not
receiving good or firm prices for their
raw product because of the poor quality
this year, due to the drought. Price
changes in leaf tobacco, however, would
haIr 80 immediate effect on cigarettes,
for the raw material must be cured for
three years before being used.
Cigarette manufacturers are consid-
ering a new machine which is said to
be much faster than those now used
to turn out smokes. With a government
tax of cents on each package of 20
cigarettes, to which is added in some
instances a State or local tax, makers
continually have to cut manufacturing
costs in order to maintain fairly fixed
taxes and distributing costs.
tCopyright, 1871
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Government Bonds
In Sharp Decline
On Bonus Demands
Ry the Assnciated press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 31.--As a re-
suit of the steady decline throughout
the week, prices of United States Gov
eminent securities on the New York
Stock Exchange at the close of today's
session represented a drop of from
$l1.55 to $29 09 for each bond of 81 900
par value, from the high of the previous
week.
The downward sweep of prices from
the peak levels of the last two years, at
tributed by bankers to agitation over
the possibility that the Government
may float a huge bond issue to pay
bonus to World War veterans was the
most drastic in a decade or more. The
widest break affected the long dated
Treasury issues in which the weeks
losses averaged more than $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
PRICES ARE MIXED
IN CURB TRADING
Losses Mostly Fractional as
Shorts Cover Near Close
of Dull Day.
BY JOHN L. COOLEY,


NEW YORK, January 3I-Desultory
selling affected most sections of the
curb list today. The small amount OF
stock coming out on the decline, how
ever, made the shorts indifferently sue
cessful and there was some covering at
the close. Net losses were mostly frac-
tional
Electric Bond e. Share dropped point
sagging under AZ, but reduced its de-
cline to "a. American Superpower was
active at slightly lower levels and fin
ished about half point off. There were
smaller recessions in Middle West utili-
ties, United Gas, American Gas IL Elec-
trio and American g. Foreign Power
warrants.
Industrial specialties were irregular.
The Dresser issues rallied, but ALUMNI
aum of America, 1<srd Limited, Walgreen
and a number of Others eased.
Light offerings in the els depressed
Vacuum and Gulf more than point.
Standard of Indiana lost "a.
Goldman Sachs trading paid little at
tention to the annual report, which
recommended reduction of the stated
value so as to re-establish surplus
Net asset value of the stock on Decem-
Der 81 was placed at $12.40 a share
against S30.16 on June 80. The report
revealed large surplus deficit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

Dividend in dollars quarterly SEMI
annual payment Partly extra tPlue
able in cash stock Payable
Plus cent stock Plus 1
stock Plus eeut
n cent In stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CITIES SERVICE GRANTED
RITES TO INTERVENE
BY the Associated Press.

By the ASSoclated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del, January 81
Chancellor j. o. Wolcott has granted
the Cities Service Co. the right to
intervene as party complainant in
the receivership bill filed here by A.
Hicks Lawrence. stockholder, against
the Richfield Oil Co. of California.
The court fixed next Wednesday as
the date for hearing on the receiver
ship application. Lawrence, owner of
800 shares of common stock in the
Richfield Co.. alleges insolvency. Cities
Service is one of the largest owners Of
the Richfleld common stock.
Receivers for Richf1eld have already
been appointed by courts in California,
New York, Arizona, washington and
oregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
BUYS CONTROLS FIRM.

NEW YORK, January 81 Especially -
Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co..
manufacturer of temperature-control
devices, has arranged to acquire the as
sets and business of Time-O-Stat Con-
trolls Co. in exchange for approximately
$4,000 shares of preferred stock and
1S,46Tis shares of ccmmon stock, sub
ject to the approval of the stockhold-
ers of Time-O-Stat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Increased Grain Shipments.

NEW YORK, January 81 (SpeciaD -
c. T. Jaffray. president of the Min
neapolis, st. Paul g. Sault Ste Marie
Railway, said the road is having an in
creased movement of grain in its terri
tory over year ago, largely because
Of the action of the Farm Board in
fixing a price for May wheat that is
higher than the price for July" This
gain in movement now, however, may
affect the roads grain receipts during
the latter part of June and July, when
the movement ordinarily is fairly heavy,
he added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CLuETT EARNINGS UP.

NEW YORK, January 81 Especially -
The net income of Cluett, Peabody &
Co., Inc, and subsidiary companies for
the year ended December 81, 1880,
amounted to $79S,478 after taxes. After
deducting preferred dividends, this is
equivalent to $253 per share of COM
mon stock outstanding. Net income for
1929 amounted to $685., $40, or Sill per
share of common stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
GENERAL FOODS BUYS
DUNLOP MILLING FIRM
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, January 31-General
Foods Corporation has announced the
formation of new subsidiary, Dunlop
Milling Co., Inc, which has purchased
the name, brands, trademarks and
physical properties of Dunlop Milling
Co. of Clarksville, Tenn.
The GAINESVILLE plant, which has a
capacity of 200 barrels daily, will con-
tinue the production of Dunlop brands,
which have been distributed principally
in the Southeast. The Dunlop organi-
cation has been in business about so
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

An order from the Canadian Pacific
for 10000 tons of steel rails
will enable the Algoma Steel Corpora
ton TO keep its rail mill busy for two
months on single shifts. The mill,
which has been closed, will give en-
plcyment to $50 men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
GORHAM DIVIDEND.

Directors of Gorham. Inc. declared
the regular quarterly dividend of IS
rsr S a share on the SO cumulative pre-
s.red stock, payable February 16 to
stockholders of record February 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
EARNINGS REPORTED.

NEW YORK, January 81 P).-Per
share earnings of corporations reporting
this week, with comparisons with last
wear include.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
TO-DAY &c THE
Anniversary
GREEK KINGS SPEECH

GREEK KINGS SPEECH
On Aug. 8. 1917, an Athens news
dispatch gave the text Of q speech
which young King Alexander made
from the throne after taking the
oath OF the constitution i'm the
chamber Of deputies. He succeeded
his father, King Constantine. who
Sbdicated under allied pressure.
Alexander said in part.
The conditions upon which the
transmission OF the royal poTfSN was
effected have clearly shown the
path 10 be followed In the future.
They render necessary the appeal
10 the national sovereignty so as TO
revise and consolidate at the same
time as the throne a form Of govern
ment established on the basis de-
manded by popular will. 20 decide m
the most precise fashion the extent
OF sovereign rights OF the people as
well as the extent of royal authority
rs defined by the constitution by
giving 10 the democratic character
which Is the desire or the dynasty.
III appeal 10 your unanimous aid
In studying the measures indicated
In the present circumstances as re-
CARDS the economical situation OF the
state and the country"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
A Silver Lining

The cost of living has come down.
That statement is not made as the result OF having
read a government bulletin, is not a quotation from the
remark of someone with a political axe to grind. 1t is the
result of observance of costs right here in the Valley OF
the Lower Rio Grande.
Men who have observed will tell you that their lin
en- suits this summer cost less than for many years. The
same suit, two pairs of trousers which in 1880 cost go
Is selling in Brownsville stores for $50 and less.
Neckties, the necktie that in 1880 sold for SOU is
being sold right kere in local stores for $50 to $500.
Mems shoes, hats, shirts, everything the sterner sex
wears, all have been reduced in price.
And milady will tell you that the dresses she paid go
for last summer are below $50 in cost this summer.
Her shoes have been reduced in price, her hats have
seen a lower figure placed on the price tag.
And when she goes to the grocery store, the madam
will tell you that coffee. sugar, flour, canned goods
meats, all the good things that make the table groan three
times a day, have come down to a level not known IN
recent years.
So much talk about hard times, so much talk Of things
not so pleasant to hear, seems to Us that It behooves Us
all to realize that living expenses have come down IN ma
terial fashion. ,,
Our dollar is today buying more than it has bought
since 1921, that is, it would buy more if we would spend
it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
Quotations

After weeks OF the scorching glare
OF the SHOWS, Il was pleasant 70 see
green lawns and lie beside little
brooks.
Prank s. Smythe, conquercr or
Mount Kamet.
+ have no doubt that when the
Romans drove their magnificent
roads across the country, some aged
druids complained OF their oak trees
being cut down.
Sir p. Chalmers Mitchell.
prefer 70 believe that the IA.
iority OF people IN the world I'm
these days think that war hurts
everybody. benefits nobody except
the p%roiiteers and settles nothing.
Field Marshal Sir William Rob-
ertSon.
In the last war YOU had n horrIbIs
time, the next IL in%c0nceivable. and
yet the world Is going on steadily.
horribly. stupidity marching ~ the
next war, singing the songs of
peace and preparing for wa.
David LLOYD George.
In general. nice people leave the
policing Of the world 10 hi~reIInFr
because they feel the work u Be not
such as a person who n quite nice
would wish 70 undertake.
Bertrand Russell.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
Capone And His Plea of Guilty

Federal Judge James A. Wilkinson played havoc
with the plea of guilty that the lawyers Of Al Capone
arranged before and with the government officials as 10
the term of punishment the notorious underworld lead
er would receive. Judge Wilkinson baked. lie refused
to stand by any bargain made by the federal agents; he
permitted Capone to withdraw his plea of guilty. Now
there will be other indictments and the gangster leader
will be compelled to go to trial in open court.
Sen. Thomas Is. Schall and Atty. Gen. William ID.
Mitchell are citizens of Minnesota, where they have beeen
political and personal enemies for years. Now Schall IS
a. the warpath. He demands an investigation by the SEN
ate of the department Of justice. Mitchell was a democrat
wears. He bolted the nomination of Woodrow Wilson.
He has been voting for republican standard bearers ever
since. He has been classified as an independent democrat.
Now the Minnesota senator is after the scalp of the at
torney general who has consistently declined to answer all
questions concerning the unexpected turn in the Capone
case in Chicago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
Farm Board Wheat For the Poor

Washington lets it be known that the federal farm
hoard has received suggestions from many sources that
the 900. 600, 600 bushels of wheat be turned over to pri-
vate agencies for distribution to the poor and the needy.
WHY appeal to the farm board? The government owns
the wheat. Congress created the farm board and the five
hundred million dollar revolving fund. Only congress
sional action would enable the wheat to be used for re-
lief purposes. If the proposal is a fair one, why not turn
the farm board cotton over to the relief fund? This cot
ton IS government property. 1t was paid for by the Amer
lean people just as the 200,000.000 bushels Of grain were
paid for by the taxpayers of the nation. It will be for
congress to say the last word.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
Daily Health
Talk
Editor. Journal OF the American Nedica
Association. and OF HygeIa.
the Health Magazine
BY DIX. MORRIS FISHBEIN


-
There are all sorts OF super
stitions and ideas concerning fats
in the diet. There are people who
are convinced that all fats are in
d%igestable that fats mean nothing
but added weight, that they simply
cannot eat fat and that fat goes
directly to the places where it looks
worst and annoys most. IL has been
proved by experiments in labora-
tories that fats are Of special value
in the diet because they contain
high quantities Of the three fat
soluable vitamins "A, ID and +.
When animals or children are
fed diets lacking in these sub
stances, they respond promptly
with series Of sericns symptoms.
Many experiments have been made
on feeding white rats with diets
that contained no fat. Animals can
be grown from weaving TO maturity
on diets deprived of neutral fats.
On the other hand. animals have
also been grown successfully on
diets which contain 80 per cent of
the total calories in the form OF
fat.
Fats are useful in the diet not
only for raising calories, but also
because of the special flavors that
they have. For this reason, oils.
such as olive oil. are used in salad
dressings. The fat Of the egg yolk
and butter fat, and the fat cod
liver oil are the very finest sources
of vitamin A and d.
Chemically, the fats are compos-
cd Of carbon. hydrogen and oxygen.
They contain less oxygen and more
carbon and hydrogen than do the
carbohydrates.
The fats Of various animals vary
according to the species. Animals
that live on land have harder fat
than those which live in water.
Animals that live on meat have
harder fats than those which live
on vegetables.
In times Of starvation the fat
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06

OF seventeen, and thereafter about
one gram Of fat per pound Of body
weight. A gram Is roughly one
thirtieth of an ounce. Anyone who
eats some butter, some egg yOlk, a
little bacon, or other fat meat. a
little olive oil or other food oil will
supply from the point OF view OF
fat about all the fact that he can
possibly need.
Infants frequently receive an ex-
cess OF fat as shown by loss az
appetite. loss Of weight. and a spe-
cial color IN the excretions asso-
ciated with too much fat in the
diet. Hence their food must be reg.
ulated TO take care or this factor
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06

TO the fat. the digestion or fat takes
place slowly. Foods which are rich
in fats are therefore retained long
or periods of time in the stomach
and in the intestines. There IS
plenty OF evidence that fat Is stored
up in the body. When swine are fed
in characteristic color reaction Of
cotton seed oil. The same is true
Of butter fat.
The body's requirement on fat
varies from approximately 81
grams OF fat per pound OF body
weight at six months Of age TO IA
grams per pound OF body weight
from the age OF three 70 the age
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06
bv MABEL


with the fragile handkerchief She
carried. The poignancy Of MINIS
love seemed uncomfortable.
1T was hard after that 10 return
Il 10 reality and the brilliantly
lighted auditorium. Her mother
in-law's brlskly efficient gathering
UP Of the party Jared on her a lit
tie. She longed for dark and quiet
in which 70 compose her thoughts.
Good night. children dear. Ill
expect 70 see you at IL tomorrow"
Lame was glad 70 be alone IN the
car with Give. He didn't chatter.
He was a darling really. She smiled
AZ him. Almost she decided 70 tell
him Of her encounter that day. No.
better not. Better TO leave things
as they we're.
Give said abruptly. I'm afraid
you get tired on all this"
"Tired Of what?"
"Oh, II seems 20 me you have n
rather duh time Of II. Not much
gaiety. I'm fast turning into old
American business man. myself"
She widened her eyes NJ him. II
could be lots buster but you mustn't
sympathize with me on that &C
count" She smiled. thinking OF
Van across the tea table from her
that afternoon How the time had
flown,
I'm brushing up on my French
she told Give. "And I've made n
resolution 70 take long walks. It's
running my figure having the car
always at my beck and call. Hadn't
you noticed?'
His stern lips relaxed n little.
Your figures perfect and you know
It,"
She laughed and was startled NJ
the fierce look no turned upon her,
n the grimness Of his tone.
"You little devil. 7 believe youAs
teasing me-"
She felt those strong hands again
on her shoulders. Her mouth
opened in a frightened cry. "Clive.
/ wasn't! ! don't know what you
meant"
His blue eyes burned into hers.
Il wonder IL you don't"
She shook herself free. "I don't
know what gets into you some
times. You behave as IL you hated
me almost"
The young man frOwned nc her.
I'm sorry. i wish / did some
times"
There was a film on tears IN her
eyes. Her mouth had a bruised.
bewildered look.
She thought. ivan wouldn't treat
me like this. Van is SO gentle.
Even his voice Is silky" She said.
choking q little. You've spoiled
my nice evening. / was happy.
listening 10 that mule"
She determined not 20 tell him
now ~ her afternoons adventure.
III he could be SO horrid she would
punish him for ~. And she would
see Van again TX she liked. AZ
least he didn't behave "a though
she were a culprit.
Give asked her par-Nl when
they parted for the night. She
granted IL but her heart was
heavy and sore.
(To BE Continued)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-06

Cass had come 10 dinner, too.
But / must leave early" she said.
I'm on for the first act. you know"
She looked rested. eager. The play
was extraordinarily successful in a
season OF failures. Cass had new
clothes and a few comforts In the
fat. She would not let Give give
her anything. She was very proud.
A FTER her mother had left Lame
= sat dreamily listening to the
others talk. Her mind was busy
elsewhere. "-Boheme tonight"
she heard her mother-in-law say
briskly. You won't mind?"
The girl reused herself. mo. /
love that"
Kelly touched HIS hat in friendly
greeting as Give helped her into
the car. Wrapped in her furs she
lay back watching the glimmer and
play OF the motors on the avenue.
The street was like a black lane OF
waters along which the lights
flashed red and green. red and
green.
A girl stood at the crossing.
clutching a thin coat about her.
Her envious gaze took in the trio
in the car-the young man, SO stern
Tipped and handsome in his gleam-
ing hat. the girl. languid above her
ermine. the dowager. with silver
hair.
Lame watched the girl on the
curb as a thin young man darted
out OF the service entrance or a
great building and slipped a hand
under her arm. Give. too. had OBJ
served the lovers rendezvous. II
was a little drama in a side street.
The boy and girl drifted on. happi-
~. aimlessly. Probably they had
nowhere TO 20. They might seek
a movie palace and hold hands.
There but for the grace OF God.
60 l." Lame reflected. She thought.
THAT girl has her man. She may
shIver but she's happy"
Clive's mother was asking a ques-
ton. The girl had not heard. She
reused herself TO listen.
Above the sea OF bobbing heads
In the opera house they sat. aloof,
apart. The lights died away and
the music began tentatively. softly.
The rustling Of programs. like q
summer breeze, dwindled 70 a hush.
The curtain rose.
Lame had been bored by opera.
Tonight there seemed something in
finitely touching about the story OF
the little dressmaker and her love.
The music tore at her heart, re
minded her OF what she had lost
i~rrevocably. Once she stole a glance
at her husband. He sat with arms
folded. his head dropping. She
looked away quickly. There was a
defenseless quality about his pose
that touched her deeply.
She forgot that the singer play.
ing Mimi was sadly overweight and
no longer young, that the Rudolph
had long ago lost his claim TO man
ly beauty. She forgot that the
piece was make believe. The notes
seemed TO drip with honeyed sweet
ness. They were a part Of thu
haunting fragrance Of the gardenias
on her shoulder.
Softly she touched her eyelids