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Evening star., 1932-03-07
NEW BOND ISSUES
IN BETTER FAVOR
Dealers Report Decided Turn
in Sentiment in II Re-
serve Districts.
specisl Dispatch to The Star.


CHICAGO. March IA QUESTIONABLE
circulated by Lawrence Stern & Co.
among investment bankers throughout
the country at the end of February re-
yeals a very decided improvement III
sentiment on the part OF the security
distributors of the United States.
Eighty per cent of the security deal
ers renlyirg to the QUESTIONABLE re-
norted definite and substantial improve
nent in public sentiment, the improve
ment being ascribed to recent construc-
tive developments, such as the Recon-
str11ction Finance Corporation. These
renorts came from each one of the
coi1ntry's II Federal Reserve districts.
However. the replies from all districts
were equally definite and conclusive in
reporting that the improvement in SEN
tiInent has not been accompanied by
any Improvement in actual business
conditions.
Other Points Noted.
Other points brought out in the re-
turns from the Questionnaire which was
circulated among representative dealers
in each of the II Federal Reserve dis
trictS are as follows:
Retail distribution of bonds in Febru-
arv was substantially less than in jan
uary, and apparently approached the
low ebb registered last December.
New issues were well received for the
most part during February in most of
the districts A considerable number Of
dealers. however. apparently did not
participate In any new financing.
The higher grade Of bonds continue
to be practically the only class for which
there is any definite demand, and re-
ports of improvement in medium grade
investment bonds are lacking in most
districts.
MunicipaIs Are Leaders.
Municipals continue to lead as the
most easily salable type of bonds. with
public utilities second. There is some
mention of buying in the railroad list
in February. and few dealers report
trading activity in lowpriced real estate
bonds.
About go per cent of the bond deal
ers believe that there is a fairly good
outlook for the bond market. Some in
creased optimism with regard to stock
market prospects is evident.
Bond buying on the part Of banks
continues to be almost entirely absent.
A slight change for the better in gen.
eral credit conditions is indicated, but
a majority still report tight money in
their respective localities.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
SAVINGS BANK
FIRE INSURANCE
TITLE INSURANCE.
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Emer, Bromo-Selz. "A" t2D.. % 40
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Real Est NJ. & q. pfd. d.. "A 6
Security Storage (5S).......... 90 1857
Ter. Ref. d VIII. Corp. o.. AZ so
The Carpet Corp. t2l.......... l01a 10
w. Mech. MtEe com. (6).... 8iz ~
Wash. Med Bldg. Corp. d.. 90 los
WdWd g. Lothrop com. q 2OD. 29i2 80
WdWd & Lothrop pfd. Cp...... Io7 100
'Ex-dividend 81 extra
Evening star., 1932-03-07
New York Cotton

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, March 7-Opening
cotton prices were points lower to
l higher today. Trading was slow. For
eign demand was negligible and there
were heavy commission house offerings
in March and May.
Opening prices were March, SOS, off
8; May, TOT, off 2; July, 7.25, un-
changed; October, 7.45, up /: December,
1852, off 3, and January, 1853, off 4.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS. March (P).-Three per cent
rentes, 79 francs 10 centimes. Five per
cent loan, 100 francs 95 centimes
Exchange on London, 80 francs SIS
centimes. The dollar was quoted at 25
francs 421a centimes.
Evening star., 1932-03-07
N. Y. CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct Star Office.

stocks sold In 10o-share lots except those
DESIGNATED by letter IS"
Evening star., 1932-03-07
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

BY the Associated Press.
Treasury receipts for March 4 were
s4.271 ,86343; expenditures, Sl4,050,-
1885, balance, 1885, ,34615. Gus
toms duties for four days of March were
SO, ,884, ,371. ST.
Evening star., 1932-03-07

Microscopes are of the greatest use
in steel works for examining castings
for possible flaws.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-11
PATTERSON ITEMS:-

Patterson Grange met Saturday
night with a good attendance. The
proposed Western Rowan County
Game Preserve was discussed at length.
The recreation committee entertained
the crowd with several games.
Several families in our community
are having the mumps.
The ladies of Patterson-Flemine
club attended the Home Improvement
club in Salisbury Saturday afternoon,
and entertained with a St. Patrick
program. .
The Y. P. L. of Thyatira Presby-
terrain church had social at the home
of Miss Agnes Sillinan last Thursday
night. After playing indoor games for
awhile the crowd enjoyed a wiener
roast on the lawn.
After the recent rains and cold
weather the farm work has been stop
ped for few days.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-11
As PER CENT
.
INCREASE FILED
SINCE JUNE, LAST
Commissioner Dan B0uep
Thinks Increase Great
err Than Justified By Tbe
Risk Imvolved.

Dan c. Boney, state commissioner
of insurance, has compiled informa-
ton showing hat the National Blu
reau of Casualty and Surety Under
writers had filed an increase of As per
cent in rates since last June. He stat
ed that he considered an increase of
80 per cent justifiable; however, the
companies failed to take his recon-
mendation for the increase of 80 per
cent, and on February 1st of this year
filed another increase of 20 to Is per
cent.
Several citizens of Salisbury and vi
cinity have been heard making COM
plants over the increase in the auto
insurance rates and with the view of
satisfying all those seeking Informal
ton on this subject the following let
ter from Mr.. Boney, is published.
On June 20, 1881, an increase in
this class of rates was filed with this
department by the National Bureau of
Casualty and Surety Underwriters,
which involved approximately a 45
per cent increase in rate. While we
knew that the companies were en-
titled to some increase in this rate,
as they had been consistently losing
money on this class of insurance for
the past four years, l felt that the in
crease was somewhat excessive and
therefore, acting under the statute,
called a public hearing to determine
the equity of this increase.
"A hearing was held in this office
On July 10, at which time the bureau
was represented and filed data in sup
port of this increase. After a careful
study of the situation, which i%nvolv-
ed the experience in this class of in
surance for the four previous years, it
was found that the companies were
entitled to approximately a 80 per cent
increase in rate, and l recommended
to the companies that they reduce the
increase levied to SO per cent, but this
recommendation was no accepted BY
the carriers.
'On February first the National Bu-
teau filed another increase on this
class of insurance, which amounts to
from 20 per cent to Is per cent add
tional increase over that levied on June
% last. This increase was filed on the
basis of the experience for the same
period reviewed, and upon which the
June increase was based, and as the
facts did nc quite justify the increase
levied in June there can be no justi-
fication for the increase levied on
February first as such increase was
based upon the identical experience
from which they attempted to sup
port the June 10Th increases.
1.-THE only remedy for this situation
is apparently legislative control of
these rates."
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-11
Auto Insurance Rates Excessive, Boney Declares
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BBR2YtGe E2BAR4ONzn

need more knowledge as much as 1t
needs more bumor.
Do you remember the famous SEES
sion of the Cabinet at which Abraham
Lincoln presented the Emancipation
Proclamation? He preceded it by read
ing one of the humorous essays Of Ar
temus Ward. He laughed until the
tears came and then, looking around at
his associate and finding them all SOL
emn, he exclaimed:
Gentlemen, why don't you laugh?
With the fearful strain that is upon me
night and day, if l did not laugh l
should die; and you need this medicine
as much as l."
Do you recall the passage from Stew
enson in which he points out that it
is the little differences, not the big is
sues, on which marriages are wrecked?
To look across the table and see a
blank expression on your wife's face,
when you are convulsed with laughter
that, he says, is a test that few mar
riages can stand.
l was in Mexico with Ambassador
Morrow when Will Rogers arrived. I
saw how wonderfully his humor dis
armed the suspicious of the Mexican
officials and opened the way for all
the good work that the Ambassador
did later.
Having all this in mind, l offer two
constructive suggestions:
l. That the President make the fol-
lowing appointments: Ambassador to
England, Will Rogers; Ambassador to
Germany, Bugs Baer; Ambassador to
France, Irwin S. Cobb.
2. And that John D. Rockefeller or
Edward Hardness establish and endow
at each leading college a Professorship
in Humor.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-11
RIFLE PLATOON
MEETS MARCH Is

There will be a call meeting of the
Rifle Platoon of the Samuel C. Hart
Post of the American Legion next
Tuesday night, at 7:50 o'clock, at the
Legion rooms in the Strand threatre
uilding. All members of the American
Legion and ex-service men who are
interested in this project are requested
to be present. The uniform commit
tee will make its report and recon-
mendation at the meeting.
The organization of the platoon has
been under way for some months, and
it is the hope of the local post to have
the unit equipped and uniformed in
time to go to the state convention at
Asheville. Salisbury will have the uni
que distinction of being the only le-
gion post in the state to have two uni
formed organizations. The Memorial
Flag Escort being the first of the two
units to be organized.
At present there are 314 paid up
members in the local legion post.
About Is of these will be used to
make up the personnel of the escort
and rifle platoon. Membership III the
platoon will be assigned Immediately
and those who desire to enroll should
not fail to be present at the next
meeting.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-11
WANTED: TEACHERS OF HUMOR

WANTED: TEACHERS OF HUMOR
once had some correspondence with
the alumnae secretary of a woman's
college, an estimable lady seeking to
raise more money for her institution,
which it we'll deserves.
Our letters developed quite an in
1eresting exchange of ideas on educa-
ton, until | made the mistake of send
ing this comment:
81 am a believer in women's colleg-
es, and | think they receive much less
than their rightful share of legacies
and gifts. But | sometimes think they
have pushed their scholastic standards
too high, and are applying them too
vigorously. Two of the most success
full and attractive middle aged women
of my acquaintance are college grad
yates. They have been a source of
pride and service % their alma. mater.
Yet, if the present standards had been
in force in their day, and had been as
arbitrarily applied, both of them would
have been thrown out of college at the
end of their first semester. They were
poor students, but they are great wo-
men,"
l added rather facetiously: "After
all, a majority of college girls are 60
ing to enter the profession of matri-
mony. My idea of a college program
would be to teach them to look after
their health, cultivate their n of
humor, and then add whatever amount
of book learning they could absorb
without spelling their good looks"
This stopped the correspondence.
The lady regarded me as lacking in
seriousness, and wrote to me no more,
Yet | have the temerity to publish
the comment, and to add this firm
conviction: that the worM does no
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-03-11

WOMAN SERIOUSLY BURNED
Burlington-Mrs. Roy Smith was
burned, possibly fatally. and her 20
month-old son less seriously burned
when her dress ignited from a fire
which she was kindling in an open
CRATE.
Evening star., 1932-02-07
Our DaSbinQto1t

The Metropolitan Memorial Methodist Episcopal
Church, Nebraska and New Mexico which is
being dedicated today. DR.. James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House of Representatives is minister OF
the church. national Methodist Episcopal shrine. This
the of series of drawings for The Sunday
Star by Joseph B. Himmelheber Copyright 1882 B. H.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
6. P. D. TEAM
ANARDEDF|RST
HALF SERIES
BY SID KATZNELL

The board of managers of the
Departmental Baseball League
awarded the first-half champion
ship to Government Printing Of
flee diamonders last night at a
meeting.
They ruled that the Agriculture
"Aggies" used an ineligible player
in Duvall, catcher. against the
G. P. o. nine the past Monday.
The mentors also unanimously
voted to be more strict with the
rules in the second-half series.
Separating the teams into two
sections was also whole-heartedly
approved by the pilots. They
chose to call the divisions North
and South instead of A and B as
previously planned.
Unusual Ball Series
G. P. O., Investigation, Naval
Hospital, Union Printers and
Treasury were placed in the up
per bracket, which will be known
as Section South, because they
will play all their contests on the
South Ellipse. Section North will
be composed of Agriculture, Com
merce, Federal Unionists and
D. C. Repair Shop and their
games are to be contested on the
North Ellipse.
This unusual series will be n.
augurated tomorrow. InVestiga'
ton clashes with Union Printers
in Section South and Commerce
engages D. C. Repair in Section
North.
No weekday league games ars
listed today.
Union Printers captured fifth
place in the Departmental League
yesterday by slapping Commerce
9 to Z. Although the Printers
were victorious they used foul
hurlers, namely, Smith, Hutchin
son, Roudabush and Webb. Com.
merce used two. Kearney and Mil
burn. Reid was the batting star
of the game, getting three out OF
four.
Terminal Wins Again
Washington Terminal continues
to play excellent baseball in the
Industrial League. 1t defeated Big
Print Shop yesterday easily.
to l. Manager Bill Young of the
Terminal nine. was in rare form.
He allowed eight scattered hits
and did not issue pass. Cloud,
of winners, prolonged his timely
hitting streak by socking out two
for two.
Mt. Vernon held tight to first
place in the Georgetown Church
wheel yesterday by trimming the
Ninth Street Christians, II to 8.
Monroe was the winning pitcher
and Drissell the heavy hitter.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
BABE RUTH LAGS
IN HOMER RACE

Here it is mid-July with holes
in the summer underwear already,
and Babe Ruth has only "a home
runs stored away in the pantry.
Whereas Jimmy the Foxx, of the
Athletics, has "a, and Chuck
Klein in the National League has
25. And among the league lead
ing hitters tho great Ruth is as
absent as corned beef hash at the
Ritz.
The Yankees spilled the St.
Louis Browns, AZ yesterday to
widen their lead as the Athletics
collapsed again before the Cleve-
land Indians, 7 to 6. Grove was
hit for 18 smacks by the Ohio
agents, Eddie Morgan grabbing
off a homer.
The league leading Pirates sad
dened Brooklyn once more, a
triple by Dugas in the twelfth
inning rolling it off, 8 to 7.
Johnny Frederick pinch-hit a
homer in the ninth to tie things
up.
Pat Malone wouldn't give the
Boston Braves more than eight
safeties and then singled with
two out in the ninth to come
home with the run that won, 4
to 3, for the Chicago Cubs. Gin
cinnati started paying rent in the
cellar again, a wild throw by
MorriSSey giving the Giants a 4
to 3 edge in the ninth.
Bob Kline was better pitcher
than Vic Sorrell, and BoSton's
Sox beat Detroit 3 to 2. Homers
by Jim Collins and Watkins put
it on the platter, 7 to 6, for St.
Louis over the Phillies.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
What a Heritage!

At which point in the inter
view we will all have to go out
in the backyard and shoot our
self rather than to break down
and admit that a fussy old man
by the name of Muldoon didn't
like Schmeling for some reason
or another and wouldn't stand
for his name being on a trophy
of which he vas half sponsor,
despite the fact that Gene
Tunney, the other donor.
thought Schmeling a very good
champion and in fact thought
Schmeling retained his cham
pionship when it was awarded
Sharkey.
Mr.. Muldoon, like many of
the rest of us, doesn't like to
see heavyweight title change
hands with the winner on the
floor claiming a foul, but Mr..
Muldoon's very own commission
stood for the decision, refusing
to reverse it, and therefore,
Mr.. Muldoon personally should
not refuse to permit such a
winners name being embla-
Zoned on his and Mr.. Tunney's
trophy.
The fans of the future, there
fore, might we'll inquire how
come Sharkey to win the title
from a fighter in June, 1882,
the year of Our Lord. whose
name itself is not acknowledged
on the trophy as being the
holder of the title.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13

during the later innings until the
ninth when the score was finally
tied. Jackie Hayes second error
enabled Manager Johnson's men
to deadlock the game here as
had he not made a Dad throw
on Myers grounder the side
might have been retired.
General Alvin Crowder devel-
oped into the winning pitcher Of
the fray after the dust of battle
had cleared in the tenth. Four
others preceded the General on
the mound, Bobby Burke started,
Dick Coffman came next, Fred
Marberry, next, Lefty Lloyd
Brown, after Marberry, and
finally "The Gen."
Sad Sam Jones was Fonseca's
starting hurler. The GriffS routed
him in the fifth and carried on
against Red Faber, who pitched
the remainder of the way as
Jones' rescue man.
The triumph marked the third
of the series for the Griffs and
the fourth straight in as many
days. Maybe "our team" has
started on that long-awaited win
ming streak after all.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
Hard To Explain

Such is not much in the way
of a heritage in sportsmanship
to hand on to the coming gen.
erations of fight fans. Didn't
Mr.. Muldoon's own boxing COM
mission agree before the first
Schmeling-Sharkey fight that
the winner would be the worlds
champion in view of the fact
that Mr.. Tunney had retired
unWhipped?
Why, therefore, should one
member of the commission per
Sonally balk when it comes to
putting the name of the winner
of that fight-so far as the
records show-on the trophy
which that particular member
sponsors in conjunction with
the aforesaid retired unde-
feated heavyweight champion,
Gene Tunney. party of the Sec
ond part?
That is a very weak attitude
which Mr.. Muldoon takes, and
his brethren in New York fight
councils should prevail upon
him to reconsider his stand and
do the generous, sporty thing
engrave Max Schmeling's name
where it belongs.
Because. sooner or later. Max
Schmeling is going to whip the
heavyweight champion Of the
world to the satisfaction of all
concerned, Mr.. Muldoon in
'uded, and then the latter gen.
IN is going to feel very
indeed, because Schme-
i be carving his own
ereon by dint of leather
arS after it should have
by dint Of decency.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13

They just can't, that's all.
Particularly from the SoX' side
which saw players of that team
kick in with no less than eight
errors-all of the disastrous sort.
On the whole, however. the
game brought out one little item
which many fans may be over
looking today. And it's the fact
that the .Griffs showed plenty Of
battle to win in the face of de-
feat even though they were
handed the victory by virtue of
Lake Appling's three-base over
throw in the tenth.
Three for AppIing
Getti- down to the actual
error-making of the Sox, Appling
was the biggest sinner. He
messed up three plays all of
which figured in the scoring, and
by virtue of this sort of slipshod
work took office as the leader"
of his team in the matter of
miscuing.
Jackie Hayes was next with
two bobbles, while CRUDE, Blue
and Sullivan chimed in with one
apiece. All in all it was an off
day for the Sox in the field and
it is a wonder that they did
not lo5e by greater margin
than the final score tells.
The Griffs were charged with
only one miScue during the
course of the proceedings. This
was turned in by Lefty Lloyd
Brown on Hayes slow roller to
the pitcher in the ninth. 1t did
not figure in any scoring, how
ever, so it can be excused.
GriffS Tie Score
Manager Johnson's men are
really to be congratulated on the
way they kept plugging away to
win. No doubt everybody in at
tendance gave the game up for
lost when the Sox scored SIX
times off Bobby Burke in the
second inning.
But things perked up gradually
The Washington times., 1932-07-13
COAST NETMAN
SURPRISES

BROOKLINE, Mass, July 49,
Seven seeded players and one
dark horse" entered quarterfinal
combat today in the fortieth an
nual Longwood bowl tournament
at the Cricket Club.
All the favorites encountered
stormy weather in the courts yes
terday, but pulled through with
the exception of Richard Murphy,
former Harvard student, of Utica.
N. Y. The latter succumbed to
the brilliant play of Ebert Lewis,
of Los Angeles, in the only second
round match of the day, 8-6,
Ga. Lewis then went on to the
quarterfinals by defeating Hun
tirgton Hartford, of Newport, R.
/ 6-3. 81. 6-3, in the third
round.
Jack Hess, of Fort Worth. Tex,
seeded eight, had a narrow eS-
cape when he was forced to five
sets to defeat Henry Gully, of
Los Angeles, 3-6, 9-11. 8-6,
8-6, IS.
Keith Gledhill, of Los Angeles,
top-seeded player. defeated A. r.
Turner. of Newton. Ga, 6-1,
Ga, and today meets David
Jones, of New York, who ad-
vanced by win over Sam Fitch,
of New York. IS. 60, Ga.
Berkeley Bell. of New York,
seeded second, meets the unseeded
Lewis today, after defeating Mar
tin Buxby, of Miami, Fla. 6-3,
8-6. 6-3. Other pairingS today
were DR.. Eugene McCauliff, of
New York, and Jack Tidball. Of
Hollywood, Calf, and Wilbur
Coen, jr., of Kansas City and
Jake Hess? of Fort Worth. Tex.
The Washington times., 1932-07-13

IN Nick AltrOck
(Time out for drink of Watero
The idea that the team that
leads the league on Independ-
ence Day wins the pennant is
more than lot of boloney-
it's a carload. of cheese. Be
cause, fellow citizens, we look
back on the indelible PLACES OF
history and see that on July 4,
1914, the Boston Braves were
in last place.
And in october of the same
year, the Braves had not only
won the pennant but had flat
tened the American League
champions in four games flat.
I thank you from the bottom
of my shoelaces.
Copyright. 1882