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Crop Surplus and the Farmer.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)

In that part of his annual report dealing immed- lately with present conditions of farming and it's future prospects, Secretary Hyde, of the Depart ment of Agriculture, shows how completely any effective method of farm relief depends on the farmer himself. The Government may subsidize ag- riculture it may establish and try to maintain begged prices, it may enter speculative markets and retire great bulk of produce to storage. None of these activities which many good economists consider to be delusive at best, meet anything but utter failure long as the farmers continue to send new surpluses to market
 MT. Hyde recognizes frankly that the only logical remedy for overproducton is the voluntary curtal- ment of crops. He comments also the extreme difficulty of persuading farmers to organize to adjust planting to prospective demand after they are organized. Farmers the most indvidualistic lof producers They have been known to resist for cbly efforts of the Government to clear their land of plant pests and if the present set-up for farm relief dies without real trial on the production side the responsibility will be theirs.
 After year of intensive effort to organize CO., operatives the Secretary estimates that reduction of acreage put in winter wheat this fall is less than five per cent, of which considerable part is due to prevailing low prices The farmer always has done his planting with eye on the prices of the moment, with little thought to prospective conditions when the crops come to harvest. In this he has violated and continues to violate, guiding principle of sound industry. So long as he does so the Government must admit Mir Hyde does admit, that it cannot hope to control even domestic markets, and that the pouring of vast sums of money into farm relief before agriculture is edu- cated to cooperate is approaching the problem from the wrong end
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effective counterthrust at the Marne, he was pre- pared to take the fullest advantage of it.
 Those who had criticised his tactics up to that period and charged him with indecsion and weak ness had their in his battle order for the first Battle of the Marne It concluded with these words:
 All must unite to attack and repel the
 enemy. Any troop finding itself unable to
 advance further must hold the ground at
 all cost and must fight until death No
 retreat
 History has recorded the outcome of the struggle and the weight it had on the final defeat of Ger many and her allies. Though later years some what dimmed his part in the conflict, he never criticised his Government and it's civil officers for that. He remained throughout the and to the end of his life patriot As such the world hon. ored him and his countrymen mourn his loss. It is fitting that pending going to it's final testing place at his home, his body shall rest with those of Napoleon, Foch and other French immor- tals. For surely his intrepid and loyal spirit now mingles with theirs of them in the halls of Vahalla where the heroes of all ages and aces hold communion in the spirit.
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JOFFRE RANKS WITH IMMORTALS.

Only military men and experts are qualified to pass judgment upon the ranking of the late Marshal Joffre and his contemporaries and nearly all of them agree that he was great leader. But there was more than military genius and capacity to this noted Frenchmen He was one of the great patriots of the nation. With him not military glory for himself his armies not personal -enown, came first but the nation which he played a great part in saving from the iron heel of the German invader was ever his first consideration.
 He had truly lionlike heart When the armies of France under his command were reeling before the shattering blows of superior German forces in the opening days of the World War in 1914 he never lost courage. Doggedy he bded his time and when the opportunity came to deliver an
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Advice from a Friend.
CNew York Times.)

(NeW York T1meSD
 When the warning to clean up the New York stage" comes from Mayor Walker, it is no re former who speaks cold dilettante. His words have not the remote or unworldy cast ascribed to similar utterances from the pulpit producers cannot characterize them, as they do remarks from the press, as a mere counsel of perfection. MT. Walker knows the theatre an actor a producer knows it. He has associated with showfolk all his life; he comprehends their temperament and their terminology
 Discussing the growing insstence that the New York theatre deal less broadly with painfully inti- mate details of life, the Mayor gave The World on Christmas Day several interesting reflections His most significant remark that producers who smut up" performance know exactly what they doing. "The playwright" said Mayor Walker may have written an innocent stage di- rection calling for instance for he embraces her at certain point in the action" By the time a director who wants to debase the perofrmance is through with that piece of business" refined sensbilities be wounded in way which the playwright intended. This is perfectly true, ard it is the of much that is objectionable the stage. Lines by costuming, facial expression and tone of voice, are given unsavory meaning FIn musical shows this flexiblity is particularly marked according to the personalities Of the actors and the intent of the director.
 The Mayor would severely increase" the penal ties for putting indecent performances He did not go into details, but presumably is not satisfied with the operation of the paddock" law or other legal devices for punshing the producers of fragrant shows. It would be interesting to know what the Mayor thinks the authorities could do by way oi setting a grim example to those who recklesSly defy the rules of public taste He would avoid cen sorShp from without by persuadng the theatre craft to apply regulation from within. He ob- lserves and it is true that obscenty is pretty wei defined, and that producers generally know Wher they have moved their performances into it's area MT Walker has been called the political idol O. Broadway" There a better time 10 the idolators to prove their faith by their works
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Publication of the photograpn Of a Queen of Beauty of the Arctic Eskimo might lead to the conclusion that there may be something to this relatively argument after all.
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To the list of unemployed be added the names of Southern Calforna's cheer leaders Dayton Ohio, NewsD
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FIRE ALARM CALLS

FIRE ALARM CALLS Ia Third and Franklin. IA Frcnt and Franklin. 1-5 Front, near Ferry Way. 1-6 Front, near Gross. AptS. 1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf. 1-8 Front, near Saw Mill. 1-9 Front at A. J. Office. 2-1 Willoughby at Totem Gro-
 cery. 2-3 Willoughby, opp. Cash Coles
 Barn.
 2-4 Front and Seward. 2-5 Front and Main. 2-6 Second and Main. 2-7 Fifth and Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall. 3-2 GastineaU and Rawn Way. 3-4 Second and Gold. 3-5 Fourth and Harris. 3-6 Fifth and Gold. 3-7 Fifth and East. 3-3 Seventh and Gold. 3-9 Fifth and Kennedy. Al Ninth, back of power house. 4-2 Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apts. 4-3 Distin Ave, and Indian Sts. 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun.  4-6 Seventh and Main. AT Twelfth, B. F. R. garage. 4-9 Home Grocery. 5-1 Scatter Tract.
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MT Coolidge gets dollar a word for his writ ings Who remembers the old days when Presi- dent had chance for promotion.-tAkron, Ohio, Beacon -Journal)
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jail in the West is said to have most of the conyeniences of first-class hotel They say it you leave the ball and chain outside the door nights they will be polished by the house valet Detroit News)
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The screen WOW of the year would be talk ing picture chat between Professor Einstein, who redefined the universe and Professor Rockne, who licked it.-( Chicago News)
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You say thing for gangand; They usually kill the right people. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Mussolini admits that he cannot decree pros perity. In time the G. O. P. will come around to his way of thinking Milwaukee Journal)s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08

Fruit growers of the country have
gained decidedly as q result Of word-of-
mouth advertising Of their products
since December /. This has been
brought about by the street sales of
fruit by the unemployed. Apples and
oranges have been brought more ex-
tensively to the attention of the con-
sumner than ever before. Hundreds of
thousands of boxes of these fruits have
been consumed and as a result prices
have been stabilized at a time when
other agricultural products have been
fluctuating in the most uncertain way.
There is no question but that sales
have increased as result Of the prac-
tice. Thousands of men and women,
otherwise unemployed have sold fruit
and their efforts have opened new
fields of consumption. The practice
has been taken up In nearly every city
North, apples have been the fruit
usually sold, but in the South, oranges
have had similar vogue.
Small Dealers Complain.
The small fruit stands have COM
planned that their sales had been hurt,
but it IS the belief of the Department
of Agriculture officials here that eventu-
ally they will gain more than they
have lost through the establishment OF
the habit of fruit eating. The trend
also Is teaching the fruitstand pro-
prietors new methods, for they have
found that their products under old
systems did not catch the eye of the
customer and there was no "ballyhoo'
to catch the ear.
The practice has involved a consider
able spread between wholesale prices
and cost to consumers, but this has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
HEAVIER ADVERTISING
PLANNED DURING 1881

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 8.-Plans have
been completed for the 1881 advertis-
ing program for a tooth paste, and the
newspaper advertising appropriation
alone for the current year will exceed
by more than 20 per cent the total
amount expended on this form of adj
vertiSing in 1880, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by Edward
Plaut, president of Lehn & Fink, Inc.
Mr.. Plaut also pointed out that this
will be supplemented by a schedule of
radio broadcasting, magazine advertis-
ing and dealer aids.
Nineteen hundred and thirty-one is
a year for industry to advertise" Mr.
Plaut pointed out. "Our experience
with newspapers in 1880 convinced us
that this form of advertising results in
sales. It was largely due to our adver-
Using program that we maintained our
splendid sales record in year when
general business conditions were greatly
depressed. We look forward to adver-
tising this year being our greatest sales
stimulus"
Mr.. Plaut said that advertising for
next year In newspapers alone will reach
almost 100000 newspaper readers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, January (Pl.-Grains
went downward early today, influenced
by favorable weather over the corn belt
and by relative weakness of wheat quo
tations at Liverpool. Official warnings
of a possible big carryover of wheat in
Canada acted also as bear factor.
Opening X-% cent of, later underwent
further setbacks. Wheat started 1s-12
cent lower and afterward showed an
additional sag.
Checking downturns in corn were
Nebraska reports that rural sources
were not selling freely, and were hold
ing off for so cents a bushel. This
would mean that Chicago May corn
would have to go 80 cents to net the
farmers SO cents in Western Nebraska,
where the bulk of the most available
supply is situated. Primary receipts
totaled 467 900 bushels, against $4,000
a year ago. Chicago had 95 cars;
Omaha, 70; Kansas City, 80, and st.
Louis, 20.
Commission house selling carried July
wheat down to $50. an overnight drop
of LIZ cents. Forecasts of more rain
In Argentina and Australia tended, how
ever, to steady the market on declines.
Dry weather complaints from domestic
Winter crop territory continued. Oats
followed corn.
Provisions were responsive TO o
downward trend of hog values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
DECLINE IN COPPER
SMELLING REPORTED
Lowest Output Since 1922 Is Re-
corded in Commerce Depart
ment Figures.

The smallest smelter production of
domestic copper since 1922 was recorded
last year.
Stocks on hand at the close of the
year were the largest on record, and
imports of unmanufactured copper ex-
ceeded exports for the first time in so
years, according to a summary of the
copper industry in 1880 published by
the Department of Commerce YESTERDAY
Increase in stocks was accompanied
by severe price declines. For the IL
months ended on April Is refined cop
per held at 17.7712 cents. Then began
a decline, which continued until the
price reached a low for the year of
927h cents on October %. From that
date to November IL it advanced to
11.40 cents, but soon dropped again, be-
ing 9.7712 on December Is and 1907 II
on December %.
Smelter production of copper from
domestic ores for the year was ,375,-
O00, 900 pounds, reduction of 81 per
cent under 1929 production Of 2,003,-
900, 900. December production of 100,-
0OO, 1000 pounds was 100000 pounds
under the monthly average.
Production of new refined copper
from domestic sources was about ], 49,
100000 pounds, as compared with l.,
983, 0O0, 900 pounds in 1929, and new re-
fined copper from domestic and foreign
sources was about 1880, 0O0 900 pounds,
compared with 2,740 200, 900 pounds in
1929, a decrease Of 10 per cent.
The production Of secondary copper
by primary refineries dropped from
334, 00O, 900 pounds in 1929 to about
ESQ, 1000, 900 pounds last year. Total
primary and secondary output of cop
per by the refineries, at 100000, 600,
was 10 per cent lower in 1880 than in
1929, when it was 3,074.000, 900 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
FRUIT GROWERS BENEFITED
BY SALES OF UNEMPLOYED

thoroughly justified by the employment
situation. Wholesale prices OF apples
have been ranging between 50 and 50
box. The medium-sized apples run
about $50 to the box and this makes
box bring $3.50 at cents an apple. The
very large apples cost less than the
medium-sized fruit, since there are
fewer to the box, some boxes containing
only about 80.
When the economic conditions which
now prevail have passed, as they are
sure to do, the cost to consumers of
fruit vended through regular dealer
channels viii be lower, but agricultural
officials feel that the taste for fruit and
the habit of buying it viii remain.
Just as there are few boxes of apples
without some worms, there has been one
parasite developed by this new method
Of marketing. This is the individual
who has made a practice of buying
apples at wholesale and selling them
by the box at an advance to unem-
ployed. In some cases they have sold
them on credit basis, taking their pay
from the retail sales as the vender made
them.
Automatic Vendors.
Manufacturers of automatic vending
machines handling fruit are preparing
for ~ rush of business as soon as the
employment situation removes the
amateur street salesman from the pic
ture. These machines are now being
widely established in hotels, apartment
houses and colleges.
The export of fruit, especially apples
and oranges and grapefruit, has Suf-
fered in the last year, due to the
distressed business conditions existing In
foreign consuming countries, but the
impetus given domestic trade, it is be-
lieved by officials here, will go far to
make up this deficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
CURB SHARES SAG
IN LIGHT TRADING
Declines Held to Small Fig.
ure-Preferred Utilities
Issues Higher.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 8.-The irregu-
larity of today's curb market opening
was changed to generally lower tend
ency as the session progressed, but the
fractional declines failed to bring out
increased offerings.
In the case of Electric Bond & Share
the initial low was extended by mid
day, which likewise was true of Cities
Service Goldman Sachs reversed its
early upward movement. United Found
ers showed little change.
Preferred Power and Light shares
were almost uniformly higher and fur
nished contrast with their common
issues, which turned lower in the first
two hours Prospects of q decline in
copper prices brough selling into that
group, while the oils lost their early
strength.
American SuperpoWer preferred led
the rise in the utility holding companies,
followed by such issues as Central States
convertible preferred, Continental Gas
81 Electric, Empire Gas e. Electric
General Gas & Electric and Illinois
Power g. Light.
Noranda Mines after an initial frac-
biOIldl gain Tdpluly IOSt all OF WeQQeS-
days advance United Verde and Roam
Antelope Jared similarly Prospects of
some sort of agreement on Eastern oil
fields for time had stimulating mar
ket effect, but by midday Vacuum,
Standard Oil of Indiana and Standard
of Kentucky slackened their upward
movement. Sales in the first two hours
amounted to 183, 800 shares compared
with 234 400 Wednesday.
World Ford motor production during
1880 declined 448,4I8 units to 1.500.01
but it showed larger proportion for
the total industry in the United States
and Canada than in 1929 This show
ing, however, failed to bring buying into
Ford Motor of Canada A. Ford Motor,
Ltd. softened
Douglas Aircraft ranged lower despite
q preliminary earning report showing
gains in net profits, sales and unified
orders. General Baking preferred was
an early feature of the food group.
rising more than points. The COM
mon stock during this period snapped
into activity. General Baking now is
operating on low -four prices and from
time to time has introduced economies.
OncialS would not predict when the
much-rumored Republication plan will
be announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
HARMFUL BUSINESS
RUMORS DENOUNCED
Gov. Roosevelt Aid Sought in
Checking Spread of False
Reports.
special Dispatch to The star.

special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, January 8.-The CO.
operation of Gov. Roosevelt and of
Charles l.. Harrison, governor of the
local Federal Reserve Bank, in checking
circulation of harmful rumors is sought
in letters addressed to them which were
drafted yesterday at a meeting at the
Garment Center Capitol Club of the
Policy and Procedure Subcommittee of
the group of garment, textile and retail
trade association executives formed re-
Gently to combat the spread of rumors
questioning the stability of business
houses and financial institutions.
The subcommittee also agreed to seek
q conference with District ATTORNEY
Grain to obtain data on the statutes
dealing with the instigation of malicious
rumorS.
Members of the subcommittee reported
that there were marked evidences of
improvement in activity in the apparel
trades and the outlook for a satisfactory
Spring season is brighter than it was
three weeks ago. 1t was pointed out,
however, that the circulation of harm
ful gossip might undermine the morale
of the trade to such degree that the
possibilities of effecting improvement
would be seriously impaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, January Especially -
Opening cotton prices today were to
IL points higher, the wide gains being in
January old contracts on active buying
by trade houses. More distant months
were moderately higher under some
SIGNALS.
Opening prices were: January, old,
1927, up 10; January, new, 1912, up 4;
March, 1925, up; May, 1885, up s.;
July, lott, up 4; October, 1895, up O.;
December, 11.04, up 5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
BoTTLERs HOLD MEETING.

BALTIMORE, January 9 Especially 49,
sidney W. Lee OF Birmingham, a mem
per OF the Executive Board and a past
PRESIDENT OF the American Bottlers Of
Carbonated Beverages, was the princf-
pal speaker at the ANNUAL Convention
OF the Maryland Bottlers of Carbonated
Beverages, opened here Tuesday and
continuing today.
|. M. Oberfelder, president of the
Maryland organization and treasurer of
the national association, presided at
the sessions. Lees address was based
on the subject COORDINATION of Eff
fort in Industry"
According to the organizations rec
ordS, there are about 100 beverage
in Maryland, most of
whom are attending the Baltimore
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
BOND YIELD INDEX
RISES DURING MONTH
speciaI plspatch to The star.

CHICAGO, January 0.--Average
yields of new corporate bond issues at
their Offering prices in December showed
a considerable rise from November, ac-
cording to the weighted by volume index
of Lawrence Stern g. Co., investment
bankers. The corporate index for the
month stood at Sal per cent, as against
sos per cent in November and 4.05 per
cent and $50 per cent in December,
1929.
1.-THE rise in December yields" said
the index, reflects the fact that the
majority OF issues brought out during
the month were distinctly second grade
in character. Some of these issues
doubtless represented necessitous emer-
gency financing. which naturally could
not command o favorable market"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08

of the American
Bankers AsSocia-
ton, said today to
the Chicago Cham
Der of Commerce
that immediate at
tention should be
given by manufac-
turers a nd pro-
ducers to the prob
lem of surplus in
its relation to price
levels, not alone as
1t refers to the
D ar ii cul ar unit
with which they
are engaged, but to
the industry of
which their unit Is
a part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
URGES RAIL MERGERS.

DIES MONIES, Iowa, January 8 LR.-
Ralph Budd, president of the Great
Northern Railway, last night urged the
consolidation of railroads to reduce ex.
penSeS. =.
Addressing the Des Moines chamber,
ton of railroads has been BROUGHT ir1to
sharp relief by the present economic.
situation and the variety OF competition
they face. :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08

TOLEDO, Ohio, January (F9.-An
of the larger refining companies, with
the exception Of Sun Oil Co., today
put into effect q 2-cent gallon ere
duction In the price Of gasoline, carry
ing the price down to is cents for the
regular grades and 10 cents for the
special gasolineg Sun Oil is expected
to make an announcement later in the
day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
CHICAGO DAIRY MARKET.

CHICAGO, January 8 (P).-Butter,
5.105; firm; creamery extras, 90 score,
2714; standards, 90 score, car lots, 27A;
extra firstS, 90-91 score, 251z -261a;
firstS, $3.50 score. 241a-25; seconds. 3d.
81 score. 1924.
Eggs, 4,727; firm; extra firsts, 81;
fresh graded firsts, 241s-25; ordinary
firsts, 1922; refrigerator frSts, IT; re-
frigerator extras, 1871.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-08
PRODUCTION OF IRON
SHARPLY CURTAILED
1880 Output Is 25.7 Per Cent Be-
low 1929, Says Trade
Journal.
special pispatch to The star.

NEW YORK, January s.-Pig iron
production in December, according to
the returns of the Iron Age, was 1867
$50 tons, or 53,732 tons a day. COM
pared with / 1867, lot tons, or 62,237 tons
daily in November The daily rate
fell 1877 per cent under that Of the
previous month and was the lowest
since January, 1922.
Fourteen furnaces were taken out OF
blast, and two were lighted, a net loss
Of IL. On January l there were 95
stacks active, or 90 fewer than on
April at the inception of the unin-
terrupted decline in pig iron output.
Production for 1880, totaling 81 1898, 1O5
tons, was 257 per cent smaller than the
1929 output, which was high record.