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The Washington times., 1932-03-22
Merger Amendments
Senate Group Strengthens Bill

The Senate District Committee, with its two score amend
men has unquestionaby strengthened the street merger
bill from the standpoint of the public.
On the other hand, with the amendments it may
have indefinitely poned uncation of the city street
lines.
The amendments complicated by minority report on the
power clause which Senators Capper and Blaine intend
make likely to precipate bitter fight the Senate
during the present crowded session of Congress
The committee acted wisely nevertheless in ackng the
amendments onto the bill
The rather loosely drawn submitted by the
Public Utilities Commission.
In particular the amendments restricting the merged COM
pany to street and bus operation and preventing
monopoly of all forms of transportation including taxcab
are in the interests of the people,
Likewise the added provision for repeal is in the public
interest retaining in Congress the power exercise final
control over the company.
The very amendments, however which make the bill at
tractve to the public apt to make unpatabe the
companies
Be that may the Congress should expedite passage and
let the companies know just what kind of concessions
expected in favor of unified transportation.
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

TT is evident that Lloyd
! George is going to be very
annoying to the wise and the
good everywhere, but par
ticularly in England. His
first speech to his Liberal fol-
lowers reveals the old genius
with undiminished punch h
and the old capacity for CON
tempt for hypocrisy. He
proposes to face and fight
the national government-sO-
called-and to fight it par
ticularly on the tariff; and
he is going after the Liberals
who sneaked out Of the party
for place. Whether one be-
lieves in the brilliant Welsh
man or not, it is impossible
to withhold one IS admiration
for his fighting qualities.
AS a matter of fact, the
Tories are in possession OF
the Britis h government.
Ramsay Macdonald is Pre-
mier, but he has had to sur
render on vital principles to
the Tories and there are
Liberals in the ministry, but
these have had to stultify
themselves on practically
everything they ever stood
for. Mr.. Baldwin may not
be spectacular figure as a
leader, but his party has
Macdonald and the Liberal
renegades in the pot.
Lloyd George prefers to
think of these Liberals as
"immured in the protection
ist settlement" but really
wanting to be rescued.
The Labor party, under the
colorless Henderson, offers
no prospect of a live oppo-
sition in the Commons. But
Lloyd Georges speech prom
ises an opposition. His slash
ing attack on ga sham gov
ernment" gives us that as
SuranCe.
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
ANOTHER BRITISH PLANE, POLICING INDIA's NORTH
WEST FRONTIER

fear tribal territory in which there residents mags
trates, soldiers other British representatives.
These planes keep track Of rebeous tbesmen and punish
them for their misdeeds with bombs machnegun fire.
Formerly the rbesmen could attack British settlements
troops retire to their mountains and become invisible
But they not invisible to the that fly above them
safe from harm, beyond attack.
Not many killed by these watching Furnishing planes
but they destroy the inclination of barbarans fight They
think that if plane comes a thousand might come
They look with supersttous fear these roaring giant
birds that suddenly from nowhere and drop explosives
among them
Powerful the air machine, in war; and to maintain peace
outside of war; and in thousand other ways
The aplane takes photographs maps forests detects fires
sprays pests with poison prospects for mines and oil wells
Conquers time and distance
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
Presidential Primary.
In North Dakota.

ALI ANVIL GA OU4AOV"'
The presidential primary
in North Dakota surprises
no one in the preference
shown for Roosevelt over
Murray, but it does offer
some surprises that cannot
be wholly comforting to the
Administration party. There
is significance in, the very
respectable vote cast FOR
Governor Murray, He be-
longs to what the East calls
the radical school. From
the far-off days when he
presided over the cOnven-
ton that framed the almost
revolutionary constitution of
Oklahoma, he has been con-
sidered radical. " His re-
cent speeches have been
slashing attacks upon the
existing system of industry
and finance. The vote he
received in a sweeping pro-
test.
But there is a more sig
1tificant phase than that in
the result. North Dakota is
a Republican State. In pre-
vious primaries the highest
number Of Democratic votes
cast was about $4,000. This
year as many as 10000
Democratic votes were re-
corded. This cannot pos
sibly represent the stay-at-
home vote of other years.
It means that thousands of
Republicans have enlisted
under the Democratic ban
ner this year. Senator Nye,
a Republican, interprets it as
a rebuke to the Administra-
ton. He says:
"There is a feeling that
if the Administration under
President Hoover had been
as energetic in support of
farm aid as he has been in
support of relief for the in
ternational bankers and in
support of the big bankers
and railroads, he would be
getting somewhere instead
Of running around in a
circle -
The managers for Mr..
Hoover were too wise to sub
ject his popularity to a test
in North Dakota. The pc
culiar primary system there
gave them an easy way out,
since candidate can receive
every vote cast in the pri-
mary and still be refused
the delegation by the poll
ticians. The notorious Coxey
polled an astonishing Re-
publican vote. Former Sem
ator France won easily
but he will not get the dele
CATION.
This will go to the Presi-
dent-regardless of t h e
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson =

statements; argue all over the
lot. Immediately my friend be-
comes cool, collected - and
scornful. He demands author
ity for such and such a re-
mark. Frequently I can't give
it. Why should I give it? I
despise authorities! I believe
in following ones heart! I re-
fuse to be bound by data and
statistics!
All this tell my friend with
increasing violence. At first I
am merely trying to defend my
self. Presently, however, I am
bending all my efforts to show
ing him up, to making him
look like a dented nickel.
Naturally, the hotter and
ruder I get, the colder and
more polite he becomes. Nasty
nice! We have entirely for
gotten we are friends. We are,
in our own way, trying to get
even with the other fellow
trying to bully and wound.
For years our friendship has
gone like that. The other day
1 was thinking it over. We'd
had a particularly bitter quar-
rel. We hadn't seen each other
for days. I was resentful, yet
lonely. Why couldn't we be
friendS-real friends?
And suddenly, as one some
times does, I saw why we
couldn't.
We have never been willing
to accept each other "as is"
We have always tried to change
each other into our personal
pattern.
Both of us are, in our diff.
ferent ways. admirable people.
My friends desire for orderli-
ness is a fine thing. His
prudence, his conservatism, his
regard for detail, his respect
for technique and discipline
these are all splendid qualities.
On the other hand, I'm not
such a flop myself. My en-
thuSiaSm, my recklesSneSS and
initiative and independence
they're good and necessary
qualities, too.
Yes, we're both good eggs.
And we could have a great
time working and thinking to-
gether if we could accept each
other las is" But that's just
what we won't do.
want to make my friend as
eXcitable and reckless as my
self.
He wants to make me as cool
and careful as himself.
And why do we do it? Be
cause We want to help the
other fellow? No. We don't
care hoot about helping him.
We do it because we want to
show off and prove our own
superiority.
But suppose we could each
succeed in our desire, what
then? Why, then my friend
would be only a tiresome dupli-
cate of me, and I would be
only an insipid yes-shadow of
him-and we'd bore each other
to tears!
How silly it all. is-this ever
lasting desire to make the other
fellow over to our own pattern!
What splendid human adven-
lures we miss! What tang and
color, mystery and fragrance
and charm we destroy!
Maybe when I get over this
row with my friend I'll be
different. MAYBE!
Copyright, 1892, King Features
Syndicate. Inch
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

dangerous marrying-girl. He
knows, when he wakes up morn
ings, whether he is going to
find g. marriage certificate un-
der his pillow or a breach-of-
promise suit on his hands.
The old-fashioned girl used to
threaten to scream when man
kissed her; nowadays, a girl
sometimes has to scream before
she can MAKE him kiss her.
very man will assure you
that he hates "a made-up
woman" and loathes lipsticks
and rouge. But Just try to flag
him with "a sweet, pale mouth"
and a shiny nose.
Most of a mans headaches
come from never knowing when
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

Are airpanes useful PRACTICALLY useful? Look at
these pictures and the question.
The upper picture shows bipane of the British Royal
Air Force with extra gasoline containers sung below the
lower wing watching for trouble India northwestern
frontier.
This plane representative of the British Empire
comph in less than three hours journey that, in the old
days of travelling foot would have taken at least two
weeks
And, what is important, the flying eyes, of the
British look down from safety studying watching
barous tribes.
The lower picture shows British Royal Air Force
highest mountains in Kashmir.
glance at this picture shows how impossible would
have been for the British send foot horses
Camels or mules into a territory such this.
The arplane enables Britain control by the power Of
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
ONCE OVERS
Expensive Things

AS a person of mature age
are you like a child when it
becomes dissatisfied with con-
ditions it must endure?
Do you fail to take pleasure
out of the car you own because
you'd like a better one?
Is it the same way with your
radio, your home surroundings?
Desire, which creates indus
try, lis a good thing.
To be ambitious is COM
mendable.
Without these qualities there
would be little progress in the
world.
But desire that is not coun-
terbalanced by good sense be-
speaks weakness.
If your possessions represent
the best you can afford, why
be dissatisfied with them?
To be constantly complain
ing about the plainness of your
worldly gooqS rooS you OF en-
joyment as we'll as those asso-
ciated with you.
Accept what you are able to
have with enthusiasm.
Be interested in your pos
sessions even if they are not
costly.
Some of the happiest families
have very little besides one
another.
They appreciate what they
can afford, which is good
philosophy.
How about it? Do you often
complain because you cannot
have as expensive things as
some Of your friends2
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
People Are
Starving

More interesting is the
wrath and resentment of
most of the governors over
the question - Is anyone
starving in your State? We
may be sure that were it
true no governor would ad-
NIT it. We have heard quite
enough, perhaps, about "no
one starving" People are
starving. One day in New
York city two men dropped
dead in the street and the
verdict was starvation. 1t is
true, of course, that no one
need actually starve-that IS,
die for want Of enough food
to keep body and soul to-
gether.
But there is such a thing
as slow starvation from in
sufficient food-and this IS
especially true of the chill
dren. There is not an honest
social worker in America
who does not know that the
undernourishment today Of
millions of children means
slow starvation today - and
disease tomorrow. Almost
every mail brings statements
to this effect from some or
ganization doing the best it
can for human misery - on
private contributions. For
two years the richest nation
on the earth has been Great
ing weakened race for to-
morrow. 1t is sheer nonsense
to close our eyes to that
ugly fact.
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
MARRY-GO-ROUND
By Helen Rowland
By T. E. Powers

he's got enough to eat or drink.
And most of his heartaches
come from never knowing when
he's got enough money, enough
success-and above all, enough
women in his life.
The most difficult thing
about marriage, these days, is
not to succeed in being happy
with your husband, but to sue
ceed in getting anybody to BE-
IEVE that you are.
Why not showers" for bride
grooms, too? Thus far, the
wedding has been a time of
glamour, triumph and presents
for the bride-and nothing but
a torment for the bridegroom.
If showers for bridegrooms
would make it seem more like
a dream and less like a night
mare, perhaps there might be
more weddings.
Don't conclude that a man
is in love with you, simply be-
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

But we SIM ELSIE NOhANoON
ply can't get along. The in
slant we meet our mutual irri-
tation starts. There is no one
big thing on which we disagree,
but there are a thousand
trifles.
For instance, I'm apt to ex-
aggerate; get smoked up, or ex-
cited; make vague, diSjointed
statements to prove my point.
I have a lively mind, but a
messy one.
On the other hand, my
friends interests are fewer
than mine, but he is very care
full and orderly in all that he
says and does. His very
thoughts are tidy, precise.
You can easily imagine what
happens!
I begin to rave about some
thing; make the most dramatic
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
$4.38 Per Family
Per Week

Governor Pinchot in his re
ply says that. "Philadelphia
gives $4.38 per family per
week for relief. " The family
can exist on that amount, but
the children cannot possibly
get adequate nourishment
There are great numbers Of
children in America who will
die within a few years be-
cause of the lack of proper
food during the last two
years.
But there is only one way
to stop this slaughter Of
childhood, and that is by Civ
ing work to the breadwin-
ners of families who are now
denied their inalienabIe right
to life and work. The House
appropriation OF Sl32, 600, ,OOU
would help, but would not
approach the necessities Of
the situation. The prosperity
loan of five billion would
mean something worth while,
But Senator Bingham is
shocked at the idea Of using
$132,000,000 from the Treas
ury to give men work; while
enthusiastically appro vim g
the setting aside of $1,000
100000 for the assistance OF
banks, railroads and big in
dusFies.
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
100000 Americans
Denied Right to Work

Senator Bingham, of Con
necticut, who is opposed to
the House bill providing an
appropriation of $132,OOO,-
600 for immediate road
building to give employ
ment, has interrogated the
Governors of States on the
State unemployment and on
whether human beings have
died of starvation. On the
showing of the replies he
reaches the highly optimistic
conclusion that not more
than 100000 breadwinners
have been denied their in
alienable right to work and
life.
From two States alone,
and from Republican gov
ernors, he has it that 2,000,-
600 are out of work. This
does not include New York,
which declined to answer
on the ground that accurate
statistics are not available.
New York knows, however,
that more than a million
men are out of work. We
have no doubt that there are
as many as 100000 Ameri-
cans who are denied the
right to work.
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

enormous increase in Demo-
cratic strength and the
preference expressed in the
primary. The President will
not be entered in primaries
in purely agricultural States
where the farmers are eager
to vote their resentment of
his policies. These will have
to wait for their oppor
tunity in November.
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

con S t antly.
And yet most
of the time
our frie n d.
ship is a mis-
erable affair.
w e h a v e
m a ny inter
estS in COM
m on w e
have an hon
est regard for
e a ch other.
We are al
WayS delight
e d to S e e
each o h e r.
Put. wn Sim
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
The Predatory Female

Man will always he the win
ner in the battle of the sexes,
just as long as there are two
women left in the world who
can be melted to fight over him.
Now that all women wear
war-paint and carry long Gig
arctic holders, no man can tell
a safe" little vamp from a
The Washington times., 1932-03-22
What Do They Mean
By Starvation?
Blu Claude G. BOWers

Author of Party Battles of the Jackson PERIOD THE srusu.
for Democracy in America" Jefferson and Hamilton"
"The Tragic Era,' and other important works.
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

Making the Other Fellow Over
have a friend. We have
known each other for years.
Our work brings us together
The Washington times., 1932-03-22

cause he runs after you. Wait.
until he gets so panic-stricken
that he tries to run away from
you.
Copyright. 1892. King Features e
Syndicate, lnC)
Evening star., 1932-03-11
GOLD.bASE URGED
AS AID TO TRADE
Chamber of Commerce Com.
mittee Makes Plea for In
duStriaI Stability.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER.

hoSOSAdteu RreSS Business writer.
The American Committee on Inter-
national Settlements of the Interna-
tional Chamber Of Commerce believes
return to the gold standard by those
countries that have abandoned it is
necessary to restore the stability Of
industry and finance.
In report to the chamber it urged
That every effort be made to bring
ABOUT a prompt return of the gold
standard, although it was suggested
that special attention be given to the
requirements of each country in de-
a return to the standard should be
taken.
The report said abandonment of the
standard by Great Britain and IA other
countries, and the precarious condition
IN which number of other govern
ments, still nominally on the stand
ard, find themselves, have given rise
to great uncertainty throughout the
world with regard to monetary poll
cies.
The committee does not consider that
blame for these conditions can be
placed upon defects in the gold stand
ard or its operation. The standard, it
was pointed out, for nearly two decades
upheaval and readjustment in inter-
national finance the modern world has
ever seen, and the present maldistribu-
ton should be attributed to the shifts
accompanying war and reconstruction,
the subsequent weakening of the worlds
credit structure, and to the lack Of
balance in international trade rela-
tionships, rather than to failure OF
the gold standard itself, or to a short
age in the world supply Of gold.
Action Of Great Britain and Japan
and other countries that have gone of
the gold standard has been involun-
tary; they did not abandon it from
choice, but rather on account of cir
cumstances considered by them to be
beyond their control. The balance of
payments on their debts with the rest
Of the world was constantly against
them in such volume that they were
losing rapidly their reserve of gold
which was the basis Of bank credit.
thus bringing about a contraction of
credit with its consequential depress-
ing effects on business and price levels.
In great measure continuance Of the
standard appeared to be the way Of
losing their entire gold supply.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
COUNTY FUND BILL
CHANGE IS OPPOSED
Viruinia State Auditor Sees
Discrimination Against
National Banks.
sy a stan Correspondent Of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va, March 1l.-State
Auditor T. Coleman Andrews last night
issued a statement explaining his oppo-
sttion to the Senate Finance Commit
tees amendment to the bill which
would require banks in which county
funds are on deposit to give bond or
pledge securities for their protection
The amendment would allow banks to
make county funds preferred claim
Referring to the bill as it passed the
House. Andrews said that it is the same
requirements that is in effect with re-
spect to funds of the State received by
the State treasurer, except for the fact
that a much wider range Of securities Is
acceptable under the provisions of the
House bill than under the provisions of
the law with respect to the securing OF
State deposits.
"The amendment proposed by the
Finance Committee of the Senate" he
said, would give the deposits Of coun-
ties preferred status to any deposit
The amendment would apply only to
State banks. hence the amendment
would put State banks in the position
to bid for county funds on much more
attractive basis than the national banks
So 1t may be properly said that the
against the national banks.
proponents Of the amendment urged
its adoption by the committee on the
ground that country banks needed the
money. 1t strikes me that If this were
true it would be the very reason why
the amendment should not be adopted
because it hardly can be argued sue
cessfully that q bank which needs de-
nosits so badly that it will urge a Vio-
lation of the long established principle
that deposits Of public moneys should
be secured, should be entitled to re-
ceive such deposits unless they are Sc
cured by the deposit Of liquid secur-
tiles"
The bill Is one of two which bonding
companies have informed the auditor
and the Governor would be necessary II
the companies are to continue to write
bonds for Virginia treasurers or to re-
main on the bonds of a number Of in
clIn1bents. The other bill was to pro-
hibit county treasurers from holding out
tax tickets.
Failure to report delinquent taxes Is
made a misdemeanor and malfeasance
in Office under another bill passed by
the House, while still another empowers
the Governor to remove an officer fol
malfeaSance.
1t was explained in the House that
the shortages of treasurers usually re-
suit from the official failing to report
delinquent taxes in order to save tax
penalties for political friends. Over q
period of years the taxes not collected
reached into large totals in some In
stances.
Evening star., 1932-03-11
CURB SHARES DROP
ON DIVIDEND CUTS
Market Breaks Through
Narrow Range to Reg
lister Decline.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.


NEW YORK, March l1.-Breakina
through the narrow range at the OPEN
ing, pivotal stocks on the Curb Ex-
change declined today.
Electric Bond g. Share present and
when-fssued common shares broke to
new low levels for the year. Cities
Service was down only a small frac-
tion. Standard Oil of Indiana was more
active than usual, but virtually un-
changed.
Dividend omissions by foreign oper-
ating companies or principal subsidi-
aries to American concerns within the
past few days have served to empha-
size to the investing public the eco
nomic and financial dificulties abroad
Today FcRl Motor Of Denmark omit
ted its dividend and consequently its
parent concern, Ford Motor, Limited,
reacted.
Much of the selling in Electric Bond
& Share common and preferred stocks
today was directly attributable to the
omission Of dividends on the two senior
preferred issues of American a. Foreign
Power, which is Bond g. Shares chief
foreign operation subsidiary.
1uAAAoAl EOl0 III PANNlOho gNdAS RaAAA
a dividend of 10 per cent. The CON-
pany, however, in 1881 transferred the
years net profit of 100000 kroner to
the reserve account. Ford Motor OF
Canada A and Stutz Motor were rela-
lively stable today.
Ohio Oil preferred failed to appear
on the tape in the forenoon. This was
in marked contrast to Thursday, when
more than 10000 shares changed hands
as result of crossed sales by brokers
who ordinarily act for the Rockefeller
interests. Perhaps some of todays &C
tiyity in Standard Oil of Indiana, with
more than 10000 shares changing
hands within a few hours, resulted
from crossed sales.
Under the new tax proposals the Gov
eminent would increase its impost on
gifts. Estates therefore have been max
ing gifts of securities to various philan-
throphies in anticipation of the new gift
tax as well as the new and higher Fed
eral stock transfer tax
Imperial Oil, subsidiary Of Standard
Oil of New Jersey, was up slightly today
on the remarks Of Vice President Victor
Ross, who said, in Ottawa, that the
26,500,000 outstanding shares were "far
too many" The Splitting-up process,
he said. was carried too far, so that
the stock Is in weak hands.