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Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
AT SLAUGHTER BEACH

VThe young folks of Milford who
keep talking about nothing to do
in this dead old town should ge
down to Slaughter Beach on We'd
nesdays and attend the dances con
Quoted by Art Hudson and his Mil
ford Boys Orchestra. The boys are
good and the floor is good and
even if you don't dance the salt air
will do you good.
The Washington times., 1932-08-01
He Would Be Interested to Put 1t Mildly in Treatment AccO

I There sleeps in Washington an unknown
soldier, in a grave highly hOnOred, frequently
decorated with flowers.
"Great men" from abroad call on the President
first, then put wreath on the tomb of the "Un-
known Soldier" If they happen to come for
money, they usually put two wreaths, one when
they arrive and another after getting it.
Nobody knows who the soldier is, whence he
came, how he died, but great attention andhOnOr
are paid him. If he could rise and speak he
might ask for anything and it would be given
to him.
If that unknown" of the big war had risen, a
few days ago, to see what happened to men that
were in the Army with him, he would have been
surprised.
Every American who reads newspapers knows
what happened to American soldiers, comrades
OF the Unknown" men unemployed, their
families in want, when they went to Washington.
They went with no threats or hostile intention.
They could not do anything, sitting in their
separate homes, whence the Government had
taken them to ship them across the ocean.
1t was necessary to go to Washington, to deal
directly with the United States Government
through the Congress, and through the Presi-
dent, commander-in-chie of the Army and Navv.
They had every reason to believe that thew
would be received kindly They could not i'm
aglne that the Government would call out its
troops to drive them out like so MANY criminals.
IL is not unusual for citizens to address the Govern
ment IN washington. Great corporations have their
representatives here always The LOBBYISTS are here
nVlng In the best hotels, entertaining Senators and
Representatives Everybody knows why they are here
to GET SPECIAL FAVORS for special interests.
special wording in tariff law special exemptions
4Or thls, special remuneration for that
Veterans of the big war could hardly imagine that
government tOerating army of we'll fed lobbyists
at the Capitol, would reject with stupid brutality
group OF hungry men asking for justice.
The veterans asked for special favors Thew were
out OF work, their families in want Their faces their
tattered clothing showed that twelve years after the
war lack OF work had reduced them sad extremties
They wanted first of all job that they might work
to iVe And if they could not get such lob from the
Government that had promised so much. then they
wanted payment of bonus that had been promised
little later.
That bonus represented no favor. 1t was partly in
The Washington times., 1932-08-01

Accorded to Some of His Fellow Soldiers That Survived Him


But that is how the great Government of the United
States has treated it's former soldiers 1t said nO then
called out the army and drove the out of the city,
carrying in their arms children brought with
them, their wives walking beside them, some pushing
baby carriages, others carrying their backs their
few possessions, bedding cooking utensils.
The men unarmed. Soldiers were sent against
them, with guns, bayOnets ammunition, and what is
ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE United States troops
marched against these former soldiers of the United
States with tanks and gas, the attacking soldiers with
gas masks their faces ready to deal death and suf
location with safety to themselves
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The nations of Europe, their public men and news.
papers, deal ironically with this Governments exraor
dnary display of brutality and stupidity They remind
the Government in Washington that it has been vio
ently Objecng, before the League of Nations, to
of gas and tanks in foreign warfare, and then sud-
denly turns and those weapons, gas and tanks,
against it's own men, those that it sent to fight in
Europe.
That brutality can be explained only the theory
that some individual or some official body became
frightened. Fear produces cruelty always, and fear
bIunders stupidity What there to fear? What could
men hungry, without weapons, do to frighten the au-
thortes in Washington, backed up they are by the
army navy, and air forces and the poison gas con-
tainers?
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For the time that most shameful incident in the his
tory of the United States is closed Unfortunately it
will not be forgotten. Bitter remembrance will remain,
with the thousands that in Washington, and hum
dred of thousands of former soldiers that sympathzed
with them.
1t was bad enough to ignore the men asking for
relief
1t was cruel enough to refuse them help while hand
ing out hundreds of millions of dollars to those whose
knowledge of the war was confined to what they read
in the newspapers or saw the stock ticker 1t was
pushing cruelty too far to submit that had fought
for their country to the humiliation of being driven like
dogs from their Nations Capital by the army to which
they recently belonged.
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Such laundering might do to develop what we
call "BOlshevsm than any depression, to destroy
confidence in Government than famine plague
Pancs and plaques and famine can be overcome, but
injustice is sore that remains. When those
shipped across the ocean, their wives, mothers sisters
saw them go. Their Government and public men
pressed profound gratitude.
Never was their patriotism to be forgotten,
would the Government feel that it could do enough for
men that were ready to give all to their country.
They came home, endured want long they could,
then called upon the Government to make good some of
out with tanks and tear gas, driven like rabble, with
no claim, no right to visit the Capital of their
nation.
One of them in the process of "clearing out nui-
The Washington times., 1932-08-01

they sent to fight enjoyed the opportunities, high
wages, and prosperity of the and the after
the war;
That bonus must have been paid to the men in any
under the law in a short time. Payment post
pOned on the assumption that the soldiers, their
return from the war, would not need the money
much they would little later when they older.
AS it turned out the depression has plunged them
into poverty Jobs lacking; they cannot be found
The soldiers in Washington asked, respectfully,
without threats, patiently accepting miserable food
and miserable living quarters
KINDLY pay the money that you promise
little later that may feed wives and our children
and take of ourselves"
The matter could have been settled easily, and
happily with great benefit to the country had the
Government chosen to have it so.
The mems bonus could have been paid. The Govern
ment has gold reserve big enough to Justify printing
and distributing the amount of currency that would
have paid them in full
Those dollars would have been literally "as good as
gold" with gold back of them.
And most important to national prOsperity the
dollars paid to the men would have been put into
circulation IMMEDIATELY. 1t would have been spent
in every store, in every State in the Union, in every
city, town, village, and country-s side.
1t would have gone from the soldiers to the store
keepers from the sorekeepers to the factory owners
from factory owners to workers, in wages 1t would
have been blessing to the whole nation, check to
the depression, like scattering water at the roots of
plants to check the evil effects of drought
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1t not be said that the Government lacked money
to pay soldiers.
1t found hundreds of millions to reconstruct railroads
and banks. 1t gave eighty million dollars of the
from trouble and incidentally to keep it's directors and
stockholders from gigantic loss which would have
followed
The Government has no difficulty in distributing
hundreds of millions and billions of dollars through it's
Reconstruction finance for those that SEEMED
WORTHY OF ITS KINDNESS AND CARE.
But it had nothing for who had gone across the
to fight for the Governments safety, taken
from their homes, deprived of opportunity, who found
themselves unhappy suppliants at the Governments
door.
This does not imply helping of railroads, great bus
ness, and stabizng banks by Government credit is
unWise
BUT EVERY RIGHT MINDED AMERICAN WILL
SAY that it is blstering disgrace that the naton
so ready with it's billions for those that have millions
already, should say to it's soldiers:
"NOTHING FOR YOU GO HOME OR l SHALL
SHOOT YOU OUT OF TOWN."
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It is not pleasant perhaps not necessary tO review
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Grain Market

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. September 27.-Down-
turns in grain values took place early
today as a result of scattered selling
which found the market without ag-
gressive support Corn touched new
bottom price record for the season.
Opening Aa3s lower, wheat contin-
ued to sag. Corn also started 1sass
of and later held near the initial limits.
Bears in the grain pits emphasized
the setbacks of securities and of cotton
that preceded weakness CT cereals. Ad-
verse action Of sterling exchange was
also an unsettling influence. Besides,
wet weather conditions ever domestic
Winter wheat territory were construed
as likewise against the buying side Of
wheat.
A gradual decline Of about cent a
buShel in the value of wheat ensued
with lack OF purchases rather than any
material selling pressure the outstand-
ing characteristic. The fact that VIM
nipeg October wheat contracts were
lowering near to the 50-cent level and
at a new bottom record for the season
acted as weight on the market here.
Arrivals of wheat reported by Winnipeg
today, 2315 cars, showed a falling off
compared with a week ago. but still
greatly exceeded last years figures.
Selling for cash interests in the corn
pit put corn and oats on the down.
grade.
Provisions went lower with hog values
and cereals.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Sealskins at Record Low.

ST LOUIS, September 81 (P.-AIaska
fur sealskins brought the lowest prices
in the history Of United States Govern
ment auctions when 25.67S skins sold
for total of $3l0,O3925 at the semi
annual sale here yesterday.
Prices were 10 to II per cent lower
than at the sale in New York last June
and only about one-tenth of the peak
price of $l40.96 a skin reached in 1920.
Black skins sold for an average of s14
while brown skins averaged S13.
Prices were so low that the Japanese
government withdrew its offering of 375
skins.
The sale included 719 blue fox which
sold for an average of SIT and 25 white
fox for an average Of $3.50.
The skins sold yesterday. comprising
about 90 per cent of the worlds supply,
came from the Pribiloff Islands. where
the seal herd is under protection of the
United States Government Under
terms of an international agreement, Is
per cent of the receipts go to Japan
and Is per cent to Canada.
Drunkenness Is comparatively rare In
wine producing countries.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
CURB STOCKS FIRM
IN LIGHT TRADING
Market Shows Signs of Re.
coyery at Midday-UtiIity
List Irregular.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.

6pecial DlSpatcn 10 Ine Star.
NEW YORK. September 27-After
opening lower today, stocks on the Curb
Exchange steadied around midday.
though dealings remained light.
Electric Bond & Share was up frac-
tionally. along with American Gas b
Electric. but Cities Service was virtual
ana was shade lower. as were most
Of the Standard Oils. Imperial Oil being
an outstanding exception.
Omission OF scme Of the preferred
dividends by Associated Gas & Electric
Co. caused softness in that group.
Strength Of American Gas & Electric
followed publication of earnings Of
$3.50 a share for the IL months ended
August 81. against $4.o1 q share In the
previous year.
Lefcourt Realty Corporation common
and preferred stocks In recent sessions
had forecast the omission of dividend
action today. Creole Petroleum was .
trifle more active following Venezuelan
advices stating that August oil output Of
1882, ,6l6 barrels contraSted with 6oo, ,396
in the same month a year ago.
Red metal shares remained singularly
unaffected by the news. Copper range
reported 1000, ,000-pound monthly pro-
duction and that it had marketed l0,-
100000 pounds Of copper, but none Of
this years metal production thus far
has been sold. United Verde extension
mining sold 100000 pounds Of copper
to a French fabricator, but neither this
item nor reported big purchases by elec-
trical equipment manufacturers had any
effect on copper issues.
Newmont Mining. whose portfolio
consists chiefly of oil and mining shares,
felt the reaction Of both groups In the
first few hours of trading. Aluminium
Co. Of America was inclined TO move up
ward during this period. Safety Car
Heating d. Lighting retraced a portion
Of the ground yielded Monday.
Reduction Of gasoline prices by
Standard Oil Of Ohio was regarded rs
Just another bit of evidence Of . gen.
orally weakened price structure in the
trade, so the stock did not turn active on
the announcement. Pipe lines Jagged.
Typical Of the movement in food
shares in the early afternoon was the
decline of Great Atlantic q Pacific Tea.
Swift International and Swift & Co.
eased. Railway Light & Securities was
up couple Of points. but other invest
ment trusts we're without much change.
with dealings in them few and far be-
tween. American Cynamid B firmed
somewhat Deere q Co. receded with
wheat quotations.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
GOVERNMENT LOAN
ACCOUNT TO GROW
Treasury Will Soon Offer
New Issues for Many
Millions.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER,
Associated Press Business Writer.

Government financing is expected to
reach q new peacetime peak during the
next Is months.
While is Is nothing short Of conjec-
tural to estimate at this time the prob
able extent of loans which will be
sought, obligations which will fall due
and pledges for funds which have been
made already will run the amount into
many millions of dollas.
A total of $3.746. .365. 900 in Govern
ment securities Is scheduled to fall due
for payment during the next calendar
year. consisting Of $500. .446. 900 in r:ctes.
$2.4s7 ,s52 900 in certificates of indebt-
edness, and $64S, OCT 900 in bills. In ad-
dition, there Is $S,2ol, $4,000 in bonds
which may be called durihg that time.
although this possibility Is extremely
remote.
The Reconstruction Finance Corpor-
alton is entitled to 81 500, 900 900, which
it has not yet called in.
Financial experts of the Government.
speaking privately. except the need for
Federal relief OF the i6le next year, will
be many times more than the $780,
600 900 provided in the relief act. Some
sources place the estimated need at as
high as $1,000, 100000.
Returns to the Government thus far
made in the present fiscal year indi-
cate the budget lacks substantially Of
being balanced. While the new taxes
have yet to show their full yield, 1t is
believed that many millions Of dollars
will have to be called for by the Gov
ernment to meet the deficiency between
now and the first Of next July. The
budget on September % was out of bal
ance to the extent Of 1892 100000.
The railroads loom as another possible
drain on Government funds during the
next IS months if receiverships are to
be averted. The carriers on their pres
ent scale Of income are earning only
about Is per cent Of fixed charges while
refunding operations OF the roads in
1888 will amount to roughly $500. 900 600
1t is believed in Washington that pos
sibly q major portion CT this new money
will be supplied through the medium
Of public funds.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
JUNIOR RAIL BOND
MARKET IMPROVES
Better Earnings Reports of
Carriers Are Reflected
in Higher Prices.
BY F. H. RICHARDSON.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 27-After
hesitating at the opening today the
Bond Market recovered and exhibited a
firm tone. Trading at no time reached
active proportions.
The last hours selling of stocks Mon
day had reverberations in today's in
vestment market. particularly in the
speculative groups, but after the open
ing accumulation of orders had been
satisfied and stocks also firned, bonds
recovered their opening losses and in
many cases went to small net advances
The junior Bond Market has for days
exhibited a tendency to await further
improvement in business before push
ing ahead To some degree this was
forthcoming today in the shape of bet
ter railroad earnings reports. Firm
prices prevailed, therefore, In bonds
Ike Erie Refunding SIS, Allegheny Cor
poration SIS, Nickel Plate 4lps, Pere
Marquette SIS, Missouri Pacific Sc, Chi
cago & Northwestern 434s, and other
junior carriers.
Industrials Jagged behind for the
most part, though there were small
gains in Youngstown Sheet & Tube SIS
Bush Terminal SIS and few oil COM
Poiy bOAluo. utllAtlSo lihC 4iltSi
national Telephone SIS and American &;
Foreign Power SIS were little changed.
Prime corporation bonds were firm
and close to their best prices of the
year Unite States Government bonds,
rejecting az her record high price for
the Treasury last issue of 81 day bills
rose 1-32 10 b-32 into new high ground
fer the year. The imminence of test
of the Government long-term market
by the issue of about S25O.000000 in
10 to 20 year 3a4s or ASS was evident
in the active demand for the low
coupon issues still selling at a discount.
These, 1t Is believed, will 60 to par II
the market is spruced up to receive
the new f. ancing next month.
Canada found ready market for
$50 ,000, 900 { one-year As. offered and
Immediately ,,versubscribed here today.
In free .larket the bonds were par
bid, 100is asked, shortly after the Of
fering. which was at par. The Cana
dian government has shortly to meet a
$40, 100000 maturity here, and the ad-
ditional $20000,000 was needed to meet
bank loans The report to short term
financing was regarded as natural In
the circumstances, as there Is every
reason to believe that the Canadian
dollar will return to par in the year
ahead.
Municipal bonds were Arm today
without any particular activity. There
are plenty Of bits in this market, but
very few bonds available.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
TOBACCO PRICES GAIN
IN CAROLINA MARKET
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HENDERSON, N. c., September 81
Light opening breaks, with prices
averaging from s11 TO $3.50 a hundred.
today greeted the opening of the 10
middle" markets of the North Caro-
lima old bright leaf tobacco belt
Common grades on virtually every
warehouse floor were bringing prices
two to three times better than opening
day last season. The better grades reg
istered a substantial increase.
Farmers appeared we'll pleased with
the opening and no tags were reported
turned.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
New York Cotton
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. September 27-Cotton
prices declined 2 to 7 points at the
opening of the market today Trade
buyers bought on a scale down but
commission house offering and hedges
more than offset this buying.
Opening prices were: October 7.27
off Z December. TAI off Z; January,
7.49 of 3; March. 755 of S: May. 1865
off s. and July TIA OF 2.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
PARIS BOURSE PRICES.

PARIS, September 27 C4).-Three per
cent rentes, 80 francs 80 centimes. Five
per cent loan. 100 francs 81 centimes.
Exchange on London SO francs l9
centlnes. The dollar was quoted at 25
francs 5334 centimeS.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Business Failures.

NEW YORK, September 81 (P.-
Business failures in the past week. as
reported by Dun's. totaled 529. COM
pared with SIS in the preceding week.
During July and August the insolvency
rate ran above 600 weekly.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
NATIONAL BANK.

The following figures are not bids. but
merely represent minimum prices nxeo d.
the Washington STOCK Exchange.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
100000
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY
DISTRICT
MARYLAND
FIVE PER CENT BONDS
(GUaranteed by Two Countiesl

Sealed Hds for the purchase of Series
~" of the Washington Suburban Sanitary
District Bonds, issued under the authority
If Chapter 122 Of the Acts Of the General
Assembly OF Maryland of 1918. and
Amendments thereto, in the sum Of
1900 900 bearing 50 interest. payable
sem.-annually and dated october /. 1892,
maturing in fifty years. rcdeemable in
thirty years. will be received by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion at its Office in the Tower Building.
Washington, D. c.. on or before
O'Clock PM. on Wednesday. 60
OCTOBER S, 1882.
at which time they will be publicly
opened and read. Proposals should be
inclcsed in a sealed envelope and marked
Bid on Bonds" and filed at the Office
OF the Commission before the time above
mentioned.
These bonds carry all the exemptions
as to taxes CT Maryland Municipal
Bends and are guaranteed uncondition-
ally as to both principal and interest by.
Montgcmery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties by Endorsement on each bond.
The approving opinion of Messrs. Mas
slick & Mitchell. attorneys, Of New York
City, will be furnished to the purchaser
without charge.
Application has been made to the
Public Service Commission of Maryland
for the approval of these bonds. p
certified check for $4,000 must ac..
company the bid.
The Commission reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Circular on request and bids must be-
submitted on information contained
therein.
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY
COMMISSION
T HOWARD DUCKETT.
Chairman.
EMORY H BOGLEY,
J. DONALD CLAGETT.
Commissioners. +.
s04 Tower Building. A
18th Il K Sts. NV, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Lead Price Reduced.

NEW YORK, September 27 R.-The
American Smelling & Refining Co. has
announced reduction of 10 points in
the price of lead to $50 cents pound,
New York.
Evening star., 1932-09-27

Dividend rates in dollars based on last
6iyidend. tPartly extra .Plus 4s. in stock.
. Payable In cash or stock. Payable in
IN stock. Plus 81 in stock. h Plus IL
IN stock. Plus - In stock. / Plus lo%
stock. Paid last year-no regular rate.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES

Washington Gas 5s-s1 900 at 1O0a4.
Washington Market Co. $500 at
9134. $1,000 at 9ls4.
Capital Traction Co. 5s-$1 900 at so.
Washington Gas IS "A"-Sl 900 at 99Il.
Capital T action CO. at s. II at 6l..
Washington Gas IS "B"-S200 at 10l e.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Chapin-Sacks 80 pfd.-5 at los, at
los.
Bid and asked Prices.
BONDS.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
PUBLIC UTILITY.
STOCKS.

PUBLIC UTILITY.