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The Washington times., 1932-12-12
War Risk Veterans
Mark Anniversary

Four members of the original
war risk insurance detachment
that sailed for France Is years
ago viii celebrate the anniversary
of their departure with a dinner
at the Mayflower Hotel tomor-
row night. They are: Col.
George E. IjamS, assistant to the
head of the Veterans Administra-
ton; Major Harold Breining, as
eistant administrator in charge
of financial activities in the same
branch; James H. Fahey and
Benjamin Y. Martin.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Frank P. Rafferty,
GiUen Year in Jail

Pleading guilty to a charge Of
false pretenSes, Frank P. Rafferty,
was sentenced to a year in jail by
Judge Ralph Given today in Po-
lice Court.
Assistant District Attorney
Michael F. Keogh informed the
court that the prisoner had OBJ
tanned $25 from M. B. Skinner, of
the 4400 block of Connecticut Ave.
N. W., through means of a worth
less check last September. Sew
eral other charges pending against
Rafferty, were nolle pressed after
sentence was pronounced.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Fire EEtinguisher
Injuries Mans EueS

Charles w. King, of Charles
King & Sons, Alexandria, suffered
injuries to his eyes Saturday night
when acid from a fire extin-
guisher struck him in the face
while he was fighting chimney
fire in the building occupied by
his firm.
He was given first aid treat
ment by firemen and later attend
ed by a physician.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
GIRL USES FISTS
To BEAT OFF
ALLEY THUG
Dragged From Street, Young
Woman Frees Self; Alert
Policeman Grabs Suspect

Miss Eleanor Hutson, 20, EN-.
ploye of a downtown drugstore,
was dragged so feet from a street
into an alley near her home,
$500 block Colorado Ave. N. w.,
early today by a colored man
who robbed her of her purse
and SO and threatened her with
death if she made an outcry.
The promptness of an OBJ
servant policeman who had not
heard of the robbery, but who
saw a colored man running sew
eral blocks from the scene, led
to the arrest of Daniel e. Lee,
26, a bootblack, 1900 block Man.
chester Lane, N. w. Police &C.
cuse him of being the girls as
sailant.
Girl Beats Off Thug
Miss Hutson was walking from
a street car to her home after
leaving work shortly before mid.
night. At Colorado Avenue and
Madison Street she was grabbed
and her purse snatched. Then
the man dragged her into the
alley.
The girl began beating the man
with her fists and he released
her after warning her to keep
quiet.
A few minutes later, Patrolman
M. Fishman, saw a man running
across Sixteenth Street toward
Manchester Lane and he called
his station. When Fishman had
learned of the robbery, he went
to Lees home with Patrolman H.
A. Cheney. ....
Identified by Victim
Lee was identified at the Sixth
precinct station by Miss Hutson,
police said. The two patrolmen
with Detective-Sergeants j. H.
DalgliSch and H. E. Brodie took
Lee to his home.
There they found the So and
a fountain pen and library card
from Miss HutSon'S purse. The
purse was found in a trash pile
outside the home.
Lee is said to have admitted he
Snatched a purse on a previous oc-
casion and he is held for further
investigation.
Surprised in drug store in the
100 block c st. N. W., early today,
Alfred Evans, %, colored, a taxi
driver, formerly Of the 1900 block
Half st. N. w., is held for investi-
CATION at the Ninth Precinct sta
ton.
Drug Store Robbed
The store of DR.. Samuel Gold
stein was broken into by Evans,
police said, and the man was cap
tured before he could get away
with his loot, 81 and two small
checks. The glass front door was
broken.
A well-dressed young man early
yesterday held up Thomas Biner,
night clerk at the Fox Hotel, at
pistol point, and escaped with
$3.50.
Two men driving a coupe with
Maryland license tags held up
and robbed Willard F. Nusbuckel.
300 block Rhode Island Ave. N.
E., of $12, near his home early yes
terday.
Frederick P. Sullivan, 600 block
Fourth St. N. W., was attacked
and robbed of Sc by two colored
youths early yesterday near
Second and C SITS. s. w.
Promissory notes worth about
So, 900 and $14 cash were stolen
from a vault in the office Of the
Carroll Electric Company, 700
block Twelfth st. N. w., by
thieves who broke in a window,
John M. Griffin, manager, said
today.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Marine Band Asked
For Veteran Meet

A bill authorizing the President
to permit the United States
Marine Band to give concerts at
the national convention of the
Disabled American Veterans of
the World War, to be held at
Cincinnati from June "a to June
80, was INTRODUCED in the House
by Representative William E.
Hess (RO of Ohio.
The bill asks that $4,000 be ap.
propriated for the expenses of
the members Of the band for the
trip.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
MOtOrist Injuries
Coaster, Runs AWau

Alexandria police are searching
for the hit-and-run driver who last
night struck the sled on which
George Gill, 6, of 1913 E. Oxford
Avenue, was coasting. The child
was taken to the Alexandria Hos
pital by neighbor where it was
found he had suffered serious
head injuries.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

Ter Cnelr dislike 10 OCHer government
officials, not usually of any city,
but of the Federal Government. 1t
is odd, because in theory every Fed
eral officeholder, from the Presi-
dent down, is a servant of the whole
people; but perhaps we dislike our
servants on general principles. Ger
tainly a letter from a Government
office is handled with little trem-
bling and a personal visit from an
inspector or collector is dreaded.
Americans travelling abroad go to
commercial representatives of Amer
lean business or to newspaper cor
respondents when they have suf-
fered some indignity, instead of
risking the rebuffs of consular
clerk and the snectacle recentlv
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
G.. ". Clifford Named
StereOtYperS Head

Stereotypers Union, No. 10, of
this city, yesterday reelected G. w.
Clifford president, Chester Mont
gomery, vice president, and Albert
Shafer secretary-treasurer. The
executive board will be composed
of William Dellinger, Mitchell
Miller and the vice president;
F. P. Ryan was chosen sergeant
alarms,
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
ALerGndria's ELks
Haze Dance TOni0ht

The annual charity dance of
the Alexandria Lodge of ElkS
will be held in the Elks Audi
forum from 10 to l tonight.
Harry Fodder is chairman of
the committee in charge. The
proceeds will be used to defray
the cost Of the Christmas bas-
kets for poor families. .'
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Er-D. C.. Ball Player
Fined as Reckless

In the Alexandria police court
today, Herbert Young, of North
Payne Street, for several years
connected with the Washington
baseball team as bat boy and util-
ity infielder, was fined $40 and
costs when he entered a plea of
reckless driving.
He. with a companion, was ar.
rested when they drove into a gas
station with a smashed baby car
riage attached to the fender of
their car.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
IOWA SKATERS TO DANCE

The Iowa State Society will
hold a, card party and dance at
the Willard Hotel Saturday. En-
tertainment will be furnished by
Janet Coon and Gertrude Dyer,
radio artists, and Ethel and Ann
HAYDEN,
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
ULLMAN ELECTED

Harry I. Ullman, vice president
and general manager of Golden
berg'S department store, has been
elected a member of the Better
Business Bureau Board, F. q. Ad.
Olson, jr., chairman, announced
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
True to Type
CARELESS WRITER
GETS SURPRISE
ON INCOME
By GILBERT SELDES-

is odd thing that while little boys consider (or
used to consder) policemen their natural enemies
grown up and women, except motorists and fruit
peddlers have friendly feeling for the police and trans
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

mejor, = mas caro- y ell mas arts
tocratico de la ciudad. En- el
corredor pasamoS cerca de da-
mas elegantes Y riQuisimos lord.
Algunos pr%eguntaban al geren-
tie quien era aluella desconocida
Que tambi6n parecia muy impra
cionada, Y no dejaba de contes-
tar que era una eXtraniera dis
tinguida, una rusa, una conde-
sa, una gran senora, que iba =
tomar ell piso ocupado ocho dias
antes por la duquesa de N" La
cara orgullosa de la babbousch-
ka producia un gran efec.o Mi
raba de arriba a abaio curiosa-
mente. a todos los que pasaban
cerca de ella Y preguntaba en-
alta voz: "GQui6n es csc?
I QUEEN es esa?" Antonida Vassi
levna era de elevada estatura
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
Con los Guantes

Jim Downing era un empire
sario que trataba a sus amigos
con exquisite cortesia, 10 mis-
mo en- Tampa que en- c~ualquie-
ra otra poblacion del estado.
,Cuando un redactor de este Pc
ri6dico fue a Miami a presen-
ciar la pelea entire Willy Strib-
ling y Jack Sharkey, Downing,
que era asistente promoter, Sc
deshizo en- atenciones con el,
buscandole NADIA menos que tres
"asientos".
Muchos de los que por AGA nos
quieren bien, 81 nos ven en- otra
'parte sc quitan ell sombrero y
siguen de largo.
Downing tenia la facultad
de distinguir a las personals y
saba dar a cada cual su exacto
'valor.
Seguimos de nuevo opinando
que mucho lie convendria a la
Arena de los Artilleros que
Jim regresara a Tampa, con
una proposition ventajosa para
iel y los soldados.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

que lleven los equipajes.... iEh,
esperais para llevarme?
! Manojo de esclavos!.. iQuien
es csc que esta contigo?
Ell senior Ashley.
i Que senior Ashley?
I'm viajero, un amigo MIC.
conoce al general.
d I'm ingIes? Esta bien. no
quita los ojos de encima V
no despliega los labios. Los in
no me son antipaticos...
Ahora, llevame a las hSbitacio-
mes del general.
Cargaron con la babouschka.
Me inferno ell primero en- la es-
calera del hotel. La subida re-
sultaba solemne. Todos los que
no cruzaban Sc detenian a nues-
tro paso y nos miraban admira-
los Nuestro hotel pasaba por ell
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
D E P @ R T E s

te Moffett, miembro del team
de la marina e hijo del central
mirante Moffett, tuvo que reti-
rarse a consecuencia de una Co.'S
tilla que lie fuera fracturada en-
los preparativos de aver. Moi
felt era formidable aspirante a
conquistar los honores en- la di-
vision de peso de puma.
Las figuras mas p~rominentes
de TODD ell grupo son los hernia
nos Eddie Y Dennis Flynn, estu-
diantes de la Universidad de Lo-
Iyola. Eddie es ell campe6n ANA
teur de peso weller y Dennis, su
hermano, campe6n intercollegiate
de peso mediano.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
ACOSTA PUSO A DORMIR A
PERRY

Tn j6ven de IT'S libras, Steve
Acosta, Sc present6 aver por vez
primera en- un cuadrilatero, en-
la Arena Amateur de Seminole
Heights, y puso a dormir en- ell
tercer asalto a AL Perry, apli-
candole I'm formidable derecha-
20 a la quijada.
Perry hab'ia ganado los dos
primeros rounds cuando cay6
a la Iona y lie fueron contados
los diez segundos.
Cuando ambos tenian lasti-
mados los ojos en- ell tercer a.
salto de la semi-final, ell referee
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

(se adivinaba aunque no Sc Ie-
'antaha de 81 sill6n). Tenia la
espalda derecha como una tabla
J no tocaba ell respaldo. La cabe-
~ girls, de rasgos acentuados.
Sc aizaba EMBELLISHMENTS sobre
e. cuelIo, Habia arrogancia Y
prcvocaci6n en- 81 mirada. Pero
nj en- So mirada nj en- su gesto
Sc deseubria ningdn artificio.
A pesar de sus s%etenta Y cinco
amos tenia ell rostro fresco V ca
8 todoS sus dientes. Vestia un
traje de soda negra y una GOTTA
blanca.
Me interesa mucho-me d.
10 en- voz baja ell senior Ashley.
su6iendo a mi Iado.
-Conoce la historic de los
~elegramas-le respondi-. Tam
''en oon0ce a de Grillet, pero
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

nos han hecho mas due man
dar telegramas: Muerta? o:
IAdn MOI" Lo Sc TODD. Sin en-
barge, a1n soy de este mundo.
-Pero ~permitame, Antonida
Vassilievna, ipor que iba yo a
|desear su muerte?-respOndi a
legremente, vuelto de mi estu-
por. Unicamente estaba asom-
brado...
-iQue hay de tan asombro-
so? Me disguise a hacer ell viaje
y tome ell tren. Sc esta muy bien
en- ell tren Has estado pasean-
do?
ST, vengo del casino.
-Aqui hace buen TEMPO, y
calor. Y que hermosos arboles!
Me gusta esto... LA familia es-
ia en- ell hotel? blonde esta el
general?
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

Atm recordamos las n0ches
cuando en- Benjamin Field una
rparte de los expenditures a gri-
tos pedia la muerte de los pugi-
listas extranjeros Y Downing,
sentado c6modamente, sonreia
como diciendo: "a estos Sha-
ckels es dificil "patearlos."
Despues de las decisiones in
justas que muchas wees Sc die
ron contra los gladiadores del
patio, Jim ofrecia paliativos y
procuraba calmar los animos de
los protestantes.
Nosotros una vez, en- contra
de el, por la mala calidad de los
jueces, recomendamos que ell p1
blico latino Sc abstuviera de con
currir a Benjamin Field mien-
tras no Sc lie diera representa-
cion en- Ell poder judicial.
Varias semanas dur6 la lucha
Y Jim tuvo que reconocer su e.
rror de appreciation y designar a
TN juez latino.
Pero el no Sc disgust6 con no.
sotros y amablemente nos decia
que ia dificultad principal no
dependia de su persona, sino de
la escasez de hombres latinos
que quisieran aceptar Ell puesto
de juez.
Cuando lie buscamos una do
cena arri6 la bandt ra y desde
entonces siempre uno de los tres
jueces era I'm latino.
Ell retorno de jim, con sus re-
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
apenas a Blanca.

apenas a Blanca.
iQu6 malo soyl Una vez nasa-
90 mi primer asombro, me fro
taoa las manos de algeria pen
Sando en- la sorpresa que iba-
mos a Oar al general.
La familia del general ocupa-
ga Varlas habitaciones en- q piso
tercero. No preyine a nadie. nj
siquiera lame en- las puertas.
a0rI 6ruscsmente y la babouscb
K a Tue introdusida como en-
trlunfo. La casualidad hizo bien
las cosas. Todos estaban reuni.
Gos en- Ell gabinete del general.
Fran las doce del dfa Y Sc dispo-
9lan a dar IN paseo de placer.
Cnos debian If en- coche A los
otFos a cabalIo. Ademas, esta-
pan de Grillet, Blanca, vestida
ae amazona. su nadre. la viu.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

Sc interpuso repartiendo tablas
entire Lawrence Griffin de 142
-lihras y james Skinner de lao.
Garrett Calhoun acost6 a A.
J. Frief, en- ell ~tercer asalto;
Sailor Williams venci6 por de-
a Joe Dfaz; Tom Lee su-
|peF6 a al Aikens; Tony North
cut venci6 por puntos a Bobby
Laeson, y Kid 10 10 recibio un
golpe de foul en- ell cuarto asalto,
siendo descalificado su oponen-
tie, Kid Pape.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
B0XEO
VICTORIA DE FRANKIE Pc
TROLLE

New York, Juno 20.-Bat
Battalino, ex-campe6n de peso
de pluma, fue anoche derrotado
aqui por frankie Petrolle, her
mano del famoso Expreso de
Fargo. Tuvo lugar el encuentra
en- ell Estadio de greensboro y
fue la segunda victoria de Fran
kie sobre ell gladiator de Hart
ford, Conn, que tambien fuera
derrotado dos veces por Billy
Petrolle.
Battalino cay6 a la Iona por
el conteo de nueve, en- ell Guar
to asalto, y cuando empez6 a re-
cuperar sus fuerzas va frankie
habia acumulado I'm margen dc
puntos que ell ex-campe6n nc
pudo reducir.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
BASE BALL

FL team de la Legion Ameri-
cana, integrado por jovencitos
de Tampa, jugara hoy por la
tarde, en- ell terreno de Plant,
con ell poderoso club de Lake
land.
La victoria sobre Ell club de
Lakeland significaria para Tam
pa otro triunfo y la oportunidad
de competir por Ell campeonato
del estado.
LIS tampenos han vencido va
a los clubs de Brooksville, Win
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
En- ST. habitaci6n segura

~
mente, a esta hora...
. -iAh!, iah! itienen horG
ilCuantaS ceremonies! Els ell
gran genera. Nc tienen coches
esos grandes senores? Una vez
derrochada la fortuna, Sc han
venido al extranjero. iY Pras-
kovia, esta tambien con ellos?
Isl, Paulina Alexandrovna
esta aqui.
-lY ell frances? Bueno, va
los we're a todos. Alejo Ivano-
witch, ensename ell canine, W.
vame hacia ellos. iY tn, tie e.
cuentras bien aqui?
ASH, asi, Antonida Vassi-
levna.
y tn, Potapitch, di a ese
imbecil de gerente que me de un
pisO c6mOd = muy alto. Haz
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
ANUNCIE!SE EN
IA GACETA"
ESPECIALiDAD en- toda
,lase de MASAJES. Para mas
inf6-mes lame al telefono No
II 23341. III North Edison.

Sc N un autom6Vil
Buick 1926, en- $125.00 al con,
tado. Esta en- maenificas con-
diciones, y un piano marca
Behr Bros and Co., cast nuevo,
n $125,00 al contado. Puade
verse q todas horas. Los duenos
desean embarcarse. Lnformes
III Henderson 7O9.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
Fo1Iet5m de hc'Goceto No. 2S
LOeeLIBROS CELEBRES
Ell Jugador
Y Las Noches Blancas

-Bueno, padrecito, jpor que
estas ali delante de mi, con los
oios tan abiertos ?-me CRITIC la
babouschka-. mo sabes dar-
me la bienvenida? 20 es que no
me has conocido? tOyes, Pota-
pitch?-dijo a un viejecito YES
lido de frac y corbata blanca, de
craneo pelado, su Snayordomo,
cue habfa traido con sus equipa-
IS. lOUiE se muchacho
ne ha conocido! va me ha-
ian en- la tumba l.. Como que
La gaceta., 1932-07-20
LAS PRUEBAS DE LOS OLA
DIADORES PARA LOS
JUEGOS OLIMPICOS

San FRANCISCO, julio 20.-Las
pruebas para los gladiadores
que aspiran a representa- a los
Estados Unidos en- los Juegos
Olimpicos comenzaran hoy y
duraran tres noches. Ell tenien-
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

laciones y su personalidad, serfa
muy convenience a Benjamin
Field y al desenvolvimiento del
arte de los punos en- Tampa y
sus contornos.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

81 el regresara y tuviera la
suerte de encontrar ayudantes
habiles y discretos, Ia Arena de
Benjamin Field no tardarfa en-
recuperar ell credito perdido y
colocarse en- la vanguardia de
los estadios de la Florida.
La gaceta., 1932-07-20

Muchos de los fracasos que
aqui tuvo Downing Sc debieron
mas a los consoles equivocados
de sus amigotes, que a errores
suyos.
Jim conocia Y conoce todas
las triquinuelas del arte de los
punos, pero muchas veces sa-
crificaba su manera de pensar,
atendiendo consoles de personas
que dejaban en- su amino la du-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-24

mind in many quarters that the pur-
pose of using Reserve Officers Train
ing corps in schools was to militar-
ize the school and the students there
of in America and in consequence of
this state of mind considerable oppo-
sition presents itself. Much of the
opposition comes from well-meaning
patriotic citizens. From other sources
criticisms arise that are Interior in
their classification.
The American Legion's advocacy
for military training, and let US call
it that, in the schools of our country
is an attitude of frankness that is
deserving OF the most sympathetic
consideration Of all. 1t is proposed
that the boys Of today, the citizens of
tomorrow, shall have the benefit of
some understanding of the necessity
of self-protection, and with this that
they shall profit physically as we'll as
mentally by the training attendant
to such public instructions in the
schools Of our country.
The development OF war spirit,
which must be associated with the
military training in schools, comes
not in consequence Of developing the
facilities OF self-protection but from
political and economic injustices, and
if political and economic injustices
become intolerablc. then mans
ability to defend himself could not
be considered liability but to the
contrary very definite asset.
There ought to be enough social
order, economic justice and religious
influence to control the spirit of war
without seeking the establishment of
a state Of helplessness on the part
of the citizens of tomorrow. It is my
opinion. therefore, that the Reserve
Officers Training corps in school is
an aid not only in the education of
the youth of our land but is a direct
contribution to their physical we'll
being and offers advantages in the
furtherance of citizenship service.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-24

On June "a, 1918, the Senate rati-
fled a treaty with Great Britain which
provided for reciprocal CONSUMPTION OF
British and American citizens.
German troops east of st. Die and
southeast of Luneville raided Ameri-
can trenches and succeeded In cap
turing several prisoners. American
troops, however, made up for this loss
by finishing the clearing of Belleau
Wood.
Fighting on the italian front still
consisted of Austro- Hungarian forces
retreating from the intense assault OF
combined italian and British troops.
Vienna announced evacuation OF
Montello and the right bank of the
Piave. About 10000 prisoners were
reported captured.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-24
Investigations Pay
New York World.Telepran)


Senate Investigations pay Hostile
propagandists for several years have
been trying to persuade the public
that these Investigations are not only
an unnecessary interference with
business and with more sinned-
notwithstanding citizens but that
they are also great waste of gov
eminent money in time calling for
economy.
A check on treasury department
collections resulting directly from the
Nye committee disclosures-a by
product Of the original oil scandals
.reutry-shovs that these investiga-
.snaz hare been profitable financially
as vel Is morally.
First, there vas an estimated gov
eminent savins Of three -fourths of q
otIIton dollars in recapture OF oil re-
sources IN the Teapot Dome inquiry.
Nor the treasury has collected So
coo .7A from Henry NJ. Blackmer, SELF
exiIed oil nagnate. for evaded in.
come taxes; 5000 from Blackmer
for contempt Of court, $606,007 from
Blackmer and the three other prin-
cipals Of the Elusive Continental
Trading Co. for corporation income
taxes, s7d $1,398910 from an un-
named individual not connected with
Continental whose income was dis
covered In the course Of the investi-
CATION.
In addition, the government Is
about to collect approximately ST.
100000 Of personal income taxes from
Harry =. Sinclair, Robert w. Stew
art and the James O'Neil estate.
The cost to the taxpayers for THU
Continental investigation by the N.Y.
committee was only $4,000.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-24
Wall Street Unmasked

III is 100 DaQ the recent rush of no.
litical news has kept the senate COM
mttee's stock market investigation
from getting much attention. That
investigation has been pretty impor-
tant; the facts brought out provide
a lot of food for thought.
The ordinary mortal, to whom the
whole field of stock market specula-
ton is pretty much a foreign coun-
try, may not be able to follow the ms
and outs of things very closely. But
one thing has been made painfully
apparent our whole financial ma
chinery makes it possible for enor-
nous profits to be made by men who
render the public no service what
ever.
Perhaps that isn't news. A gam
bier is gambler, whether he sits in
on Wall Street or on a four-bit poker
game in a smoky hotel room. But
in those late lamented years of high
prosperity we lost sight Of this fact.
The men who made millions in Wall
Street became financial giants" We
looked up to them, hung on their
words with bated breath, did all we
could to make ourselves like them.
1t is the peculiar virtue of this sem
ate investigation that not only those
men, but the practices in which they
engaged, are being revealed to the
country now in the proper light.
We are discovering - what we
should have known all along-that
the whole Wall Street process is
simply an exceedingly complicated
and slightly unreliable machine, from
which, if you are smart enough to
pull the right levers, streams of gold
can be made to gush.
The men who pull these levers
properly are not doing anything for
the nation. 1ney are not, and never
have been, engaged in building up
the country's industry, fostering its
trade. buttressing its prosperity. They
are simply devoting to purely selfish
purposes money and energy that
might have been put to a construc-
tive use
1t is becoming more obvious every
day. that a lot of our troubles now
stem directly from the orgy of stock
speculation of recent years. The
senate investigation, by emphasizing
that fact and lifting the haloes from
the heads of some of our most prom
inent operators, is doing us a great
service.