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Evening star., 1932-03-05
Japans Idea of Peace.
From the Nashville Banner.

From the Nashville Banner.
Along with big bombs the japanese
are dropping pamphlets assuring the
Chinese civilian population that they
are at Shanghai in the interests OF
peace The Chinese no doubt wonder
what war would be like and hope they
never find out
Evening star., 1932-03-05

There is no more dueling among men
OF political prominence. 1t may be for
this reason that language is growing
rough. Even the word Impeachment"
is mentioned in the most offhand
manner
Evening star., 1932-03-05
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Evening star., 1932-03-05
Chicago's Sad Plight.

From the Hartford Times.
Mayor Cermak says because of the
financial situation 1t may be necessary
to close City Hall in Chicago. Wonder
If the Windy City residents regard that
as threat or a promise.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

Tex Guinan wishes to appear in a
play by Aimee Semple Mcpherson. Both
of them know their publicity New
York dramatic critics may as well make
their preparations again to "beware!"
Evening star., 1932-03-05
Protest Cruel
Treatment OF Whale.

Vaterland. Lucerne - Advices from
Copenhagen inform us that fishermen
from the port of HaderSleben finally
succeeded in dispatching blue"
whale. IS meters (83 feet) long. after
a battle with 1t which lasted l9 hours.
These men, it appears. understood
nothing whatever about the scientific
capture of whales, and simply tor
Evening star., 1932-03-05

Unlimited advice is being offered
Lindbergh, whose aversion to publicity
may be partially due to the eagerness
OF people whom he does not know to
share 1t with him
Evening star., 1932-03-05

Even former monarchists in Spain
resent Alfonsos desire to return to
Madrid. Politics is too serious a busi-
ness to take account of mere home
sickness.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

Humorists have found a fund of
material even in the war in the Orient.
1t only remains for one of them to
find something comic in the recent ex-
ploits of kidnapers.
Evening star., 1932-03-05
Effects a Balance.

From the Hamilton tOntD Spectator.
School children, reading that teachers
salaries have been cut by per cent,
will not be mad If the teachers reduce
homework schedules In retaliation.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

Economy has not yet gone so far as
to suggest that the Government be
manned in all salary grades by dollar
a-year men.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

Prohibition has put the corner saloon
out OF business, but there is disappoint-
ment over the fact that it has not fully
succeeded in suppressing the speakeasy.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

Those who have pictures of Wash
ington, D. c., in bygone years should
keep them with care. They will be
valuable to future historians.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

No taxpayer who finds himself ad-
vertised in the delinquent list feels that
he can b accused of boarding
Evening star., 1932-03-05
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Evening star., 1932-03-05
Tactical Blunder.

Prom the Cleveland News.
The fool who didn't know it was load
ed had nothing on the auto thief who
rented Chicago police captsin's e.
rage In which to store 0 stolen car.
Evening star., 1932-03-05
Japan's Slip.

From the. Toledo Blade.
Another thing Japan didn't anticipate
was that she would need anybody TO
hold her coat
Evening star., 1932-03-05

saloon The starting point of the
tale is the news OF the suicide of the
harbourmaster in q Central American
port.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

What was once referred to as crime
wave has become a deluge.
Evening star., 1932-03-05
Praise and PerfOrmanc

George Washington, on you we gaze,
Revealed again in honor great
One whom so many often praise,
AuC. all too seldom initiate.
Evening star., 1932-03-05
Mexican Rail Workers
Willing to Cooperate.

Ell Universal, Mexico, D. F.-The
dispute between the employees of the
Mexican Nation Railway and their en-
ployers has subsidized into the quietness
of a disposition to discuss the whole
matter amicably, especially since the
executives of the company have ex-
pressed their willingness to submit
their books to a committee properly
delegated and authorized by the work.
ers to review them. This offer, sub
stantiating in effect the claim of the
railroad company that it is losing
money, has done much to put a new
fare on the situation among the en-
ployes who now are evidencing in great
er numbers a feeling of cooperation
and voluntary submission to the die
tsteS Of the corporation 1t has been
stated by many of them, privately, that
If the inspection of the books by their
representa- tives shows business to be in
as lamentable state as the ofncials of
the railroad claim, they will be willing
to withdraw their demands for contin-
uance of the former pay schedules un-
til economic conditions resume at least
some phases Of their normal aspects
When the inspection Of the books has
been completed a definite announce
ment will be made by officials o. the
railway workers union relativc II lust
what assistance and oo-opcrat,cn they
will be disposed to render.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

.Chillun do hurt de feelins of deir
folks" said Uncle Eben. Oar ain nc
law foh de prevention Of cruelty TO
Evening star., 1932-03-05
Deadly Drink.

Where do you stand on this pro-
hibition question:"
Speaking as man whose digestion
is kind O. failin'," said Uncle Bill
Bottletop. Il think there ought to be
some kind o. special legislation to pre-
vent so much of this here home brew"
When my ancestors invented gun
powder" said Hi Ho. the sage of
Chinatown, they created an evil force
strong enough to offset all tie good
to be hoped for from the teachings OF
ConfuciuS."
Evening star., 1932-03-05
y ERLINER TAGEBLATT. One
= can buy a car for IS at almost

~ ERLINER TAGEBLATT. - One
- can buy car for IS at almost
any street corner in the suburbs
~ of an American city. or, il even
less outlay Is desired, one can
pick one out of junk pile for nothing
We halted before such limbo, popu
larly supposed to be one of the biggest
dumps" or Junk piles in the EaSt-it
was in the neighborhood of Chicago
and for as far as the eye could reach
saw nothing but heaps of broken down
and abandoned cars. They were liter
ally piled up or Strewn about for miles.
Though none of these decrepit vehi-
clss are any use in themselves, the
parts necessary for their restoration are
generally available in the other heaps.
Where there Is superintendent OF the
rubbish pile. the mechanical deficien-
cies easily be supplied without any
trouble by slipping tpaying) that Gus
todian of the wreckage a few dollars,
whereupon he will readily find parts
suitable for the completion of the chas-
sis and body already selected. In the
end you may have synthetic convey
ance, but it will run-and Its operation
will usually be as satisfactory as that
of brand-new car.
Every one in America, even young
children. know all about cars. They
can recognize the different makes and
models as tar as they can see them.
Most parts, like mudguards, radiators.
windows and wheels are often inter-
changeable. The motors are the hard
est problems to fix up with old parts
from other vehicles.
But it never takes very long to get
one Of these cripples working. A few
nd adi In, fho
midst of a junk pile, and the ensemble
begins to snort and buzz, and the young
fellow who has wandered out to the
place of discarded cars, rides back to
town in style.
Such is the origin of the IS car.
A little fresh paint, and perhaps
new tire or two, and the transportation
problem is neatly solved for another
score of purchasers!
Evening star., 1932-03-05
As He Preferred.

As He Preferred
Don't you think some of your re-
marks might be classified as cheap
wit?" asked the close friend.
That's the way I want 'em to be
considered answered Senator Sor-
ghum Nobody is In favor of any
thing that suggests expense People
seem even to like their wit better if
it can be tagged Cheap"
Jud Tunkins says he can't see why
people think they must be havin' a
good time simply because they're
stayin' up late and havin' difficulty in
keepin' awake"
Evening star., 1932-03-05
Personal Opinions.

o politician bold and free,
On public topics you should be
Prepared to touch.
But your opinions old and new
OF colleagues, likewise theirs of you,
Don't matter much.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

@. What was the real name Of the
person who conducted a column under
the name Ruth Ashmore?-P. T.
A. Isabel Allerdice Sloan Mallon.
Evening star., 1932-03-05

belief in the sound value of education
as he had experienced it but ON his
arrival in New York he almost i'm
mediately secured an opening in
journalism, modest Job" on the Eve
ming Post. Perhaps, it was due to good
natural intelligence, for which he could
thank his parents and more remote
ancestors; perhaps, it was partly due
to his not overeStimated education: but
whatever the cause, Lincoln Steffens
was steadily and progressively success
full in journalism. The Autobiography"
is chiefly concerned with this journal
istic career.
James Welsh Carlyle and Thomas
Carlyle according to the evidence of
through ] life and made made each sain other other
unhappy large part of the time
Carlyle was dyspeptic and Jane was
a nervous invalid, so there was suf-
ficient reason for domestic misery. In
the novel "Temperamental Jane" BY
Grove Wilson, the story of the Carlyles
is told with only small fiction admix-
ture. The real story is interesting
enough. Mr. Wilson follows the inter-
pretation of Froude, that Jane sacri-
ficeG her own talents which might
have made her great in order that her
husband might be undisturbed and
sheltered in pursuing his greatness.
David Alec Wilson, in his many-vol-
umed biography of Carlyle, tells
different story. According to him. Jane
was an egotiSt, not a genius, exag-
gerated her sacrifices, and did only
what she liked to do when she INDUCED
in housekeeping orgies.
The method of narration employed
bv william McFee in his recent novel,
1.-The Harbourmaster," is roundabout
but not Ineffective. The story is told
by Mr.. Spenlove, chief engineer of a
vessel making q Southern cruise, to
those who sit at his table In the dining
Evening star., 1932-03-05

O. What Is the airline distance from
Los Angeles to Tokio?-R. P.
A. 1t Is approximately 5000 miles
from Los Angeles. Calf, to Toxic by
air
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

SALES
Washington Railway and Elec.
trio As, $1,000@84.
Capital Traction Co., 10@18.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway and Elec.
trio As, $1,O00@84.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 10043,
1908, 10@43, 5@43.
Potomac Electric 512 per cent
pfd, 2@104A, 1@104A.
Unlisted Department
Chaplin Sacks 8 per cent pfd,
mn no
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
WASHINGTON PRODUCE

light. market steady. Florida. wide
range in quality and condition, skies.
green, ripes and turning. wrapped, 144s,
1905, 1.5OQ1.75, poorer. 75c 0$1, lug
boxes, ripes and turning wrapped, 6x6
and ski, $2@25o.
moderate, market steady. Florida,
bushel hampers, white. wrapped, $2.26.
Cuba, bushel hampers, white, wrapped,
$S@3.25.
light market steady. Cuba, bushel
hampers, U. S. No. l. s4@4.6O. Florida,
holdovers bushel hampers, fair quality,
spinach-suppl:es moderate. Demand
baskets savoy type: 1.15GIs5:
sSGIt Light M2c Demand Light
crates. Telephones. s6.5O@s, mostly.
carrOts-supplies light; demand light;
tuee crates. punched. ss.76@4.
Kale - Supplies moderate; demand
light: market weak. Virginia, bushel
baskets. 25@40c.
mand light; market about tseady. Cali
fornia, pony crates, ,$1.75.
Oranges-supplies moderate: demand
%Sdsrase poSss tsi ina market STEADY. Florida
apefruit-Suppiies light; demand
light: market steady. Florida, boxes,
all sizes, $2.25 @250.
Okra-Practically no supplies on the
market.
Collards-supplies light; demand light !;
kets. 50@65c.
Eggplant-Supplies light; demand
light; market steady. Florida, fair
quality, 1h-bushel crates, $2.50@3.
Cuba. u -bushel crates, $3@3.25.
Sweet Potatoes-Supplies moderate: :
demand light; market steady. North
Carolina. bushel baskets, Porto Ricans,
U. s: No. 1, 75@S5c. Eastern Shore
Maryland, bushel hampers. Jersey type.
U. s: No. !. best 75c: fair quality, 65c;
Beets-Supplies light: demand light:
market steady. Texas. Western lettuce
crates, best, $3.50; fair quality, SIPS.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17

Canada
New York funds in Montreal, S107.50
premium at $1,000.
Montreal funds in Ne wYork, $1O750
discount at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
STOCKS STEADY
AFTER DIP At
OPENING
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, March II UN.S)
The stock market was steadied
today by the surprise reduction Of
the Bank of England discount
rate, cut to 31a per cent from 4
per cent, and the ensuing rally
on the London exchange. A re-
discount rate cut here was ex-
pected after the close today.
Leading issues recovered slightly
after an opening dip, but the
whole market continued to show
q nervous undertone, enhanced
by further pressure on the auto
mobile shares,
New Lows for Motors
General Motors broke to q new
low on heavy selling and ChryS-
Ter was turned over in large
volume at lower prices. Auburn
showed resistance, however, and
rallied a point.
Kreuger issues showed a better
tone, Kreuger & Toll recovering
slightly and International Match
preferred coming back more than
b pOlnG.
Leading stocks continued to
show pressure with U. s. Steel
and American Telephone going
to new lows on the reaction.
Losses were small, however, and
the declines were wiped out by a
mild rally at the end Of the first
hour.
Railroad stocks continued to
show a heavy tone. There was
further selling in the. Van Swer-
ingen issues with Chesapeake q
Ohio equalling its all-time low.
Bonds Slow and Mixed
The bond market was irregu'
lar with trading at a slow pace.
Traders were nervous due to
the fact that the market yester'
day broke important resistance
points, which accounted for the
restricted volume Of trading.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
COTTON TRADE
MODERATELY
ACTIVE

NEW YORK, March II QN.SO.
Cotton futures showed a steady
undertone for the greater part of
today's dealings, with only small
price changes in moderately &C.
tive trading.
Most of the markets support
consisted of price fixing by trade
houses, especially those acting for
the Continent. There was a scat
tered demand from Wall Street
in distant months. Cooperative
brokers bought July and Janu-
ary. Southern and hedge selling
were light. Commission firms
liquidated May. Liverpool sold
distant months. Professionals
sold July and October.
Exports for the first time were
100000 bales greater than a
year ago, and the Continental
and British totals were on the
heels of last years, with the
great Continental excess more
than offsetting the paucity of
French takings. Meantime the
American cotton crop service
said that high mortality had
probably occurred among weevils
the past week wherever the tenn.
peratures dropped to 20 degrees.
Noon quotations were un-
changed to up 4 points, with May
unchanged at SOL, July un-
changed at 7.08, October up l at
7.30 and December up 4 at 7.49.
CITRR MARKET
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
ELECTRIC OUTPUT oEE

Electric output for the week
ended March IL totaled 1888
452.000 kilowatt hours, a decrease
Of 80 per cent from the 1876
422,000 kilowatt hours in the
corresponding week of 1881, &C
cording to the National Electric
Light Association. In the pre-
ceding week output. was down
81 per cent.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Hardware Demand
Is Little Changed

NEW YORK, March 17.-RetaI
and wholesale hardware are hold
ing about the same pace as a
week ago, with retail stores bene-
fitting from the movement OF
both winter and spring merchan-
disc, Hardware Age says in its
weekly market summary. Whole
salers are dependent upon selling
of spring lines and report con-
tinued hand-tomouth retail order.
ing, but involving more items and
more urgency for quick shipment.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. March II G.Ns.).-Hogs.
5000; 1Oc higher. Top. S4.75; bulk
$4.4O0A75: light, S4.45@475; light
lights, $435Q4.7O: packing sows, $3.50
Q4:1o; pigs, $4@AT6: holdovers. 1000,
Cattle-4,O0O steady. Calves: 2OOV,
steady. Beef steers: Good and choice,
Z: yearlings. S5.5O@8.5O. Butcher cat
tile: Heifers, S3.50@6.75; cows, $S@45B:
bulls, SS@4.50; calves. S5Q7; feeder
steers. $s.50 @5.5O; stocker steers 1926
Q5.25; stocker cows and heifers, SAG ).
@7.75; common. $500: yearlings, $50
6.75; feeders. $4.7505.5O; ewes, $2Q4.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Grain Prices Off
In MIDDAY Trading

CHICAGO, March II G.N.SO.
Grains were easier today. Wheat
was down 3s to 70 cent; corn
down 3s to u cent, and oats
down 1s cent.
Wheat-May, 57R@57%c; July,
59Bc; old, July, 59A@59Bc;
old, September, 61%@6112s.
Corn-May, 3812@385sc; July,
41@41Bc; September, 42Ac.
OatS-MaY. 24Ac.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
STORAGE co. DIVIDEND

The Merchants Transfer and
Storage Company has declared
the regular quarterly dividend on
the preferred stock Of the com.
pany of SITS per share to stock.
holders of record March 81.
Books will be closed March 81
to March 81, both dates inclu-
sive. The dividend is payable
ApriI I.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
CAR PRICES BOOSTED

Effective April IS, Auburn Auto
mobile Company will increase the
list price of all new models 500.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
Metropolitan Bank
Declares Dinidend

The board of directors of the
National Metropolitan Bank at
the regular meeting yesterday
afternoon declared a dividend of
S per cent on the capital stock,
payable April IS. According to
the bylaws, books will be closed
from April 5 to IA, inclusive.
The Washington times., 1932-03-17

81 81 zonite Prod DE-. 81 81 81 d
Optional Partly extra. Cc) Extra
~ s5oths Of share in stock Paid 1881. thl Pay
able in stock (k) Paid this (AA) lO9o stock.
lwwl With warrants. (xw) Without (s) Ex.
dividend. ~ Ex-rightA.
Dividend dollars in parsnthesoa
The Washington times., 1932-03-17
DEAL IN CITY BONDS

Hemphill, Noyes and Company
with local offices announce the
opening of a municipal bond de-
partment under the management
of Winfield F. Stephens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-28
Economic Alternatives

c. ID. H. Cole. a British economist of considerable note. holds that the world to- day faces two alternatives. One is determ- ined attempt to reconstruct the capitalist system by removing the obvious causes of maladjustment. The other is to create new economic order based on different principles and different appeal to human motives.
 Tt has been shown exclusively" he writes. that the whole world does con- stitute one single economic system. and that it is impossible for prosperity in any part to co-exist with depression and crisis else- where. But though the world is one eco- homie system it refuses to behave as one. Indeed. its reaction to the crisis has been everywhere an exaggeration of sectional and nationalistic tendencies and an attempt by each nation and group to take shelter be- hind artificial barricades from the impact of the world crisis.
 Up to now, the world seems to him to have been blind to the needs of the twen- teth century. The nations are busy wip- ing out the gains they had previously made in economic progress. They seorn the two alternatives he sees and take to the tempor- ary shelter of purely nationalistic policies.
 The new order. he believes, is bound to come Our choice lies between having il forced upon us painfully and with much attendant brutality and suffering or intelli- gently helping 1t along. But now most of the civilized world seems to be choosing the first and more dangerous method. It may take another depression or two to make the world try the second method.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-28
Flag Economies

Flying the national flag over schools and other public buildings is a pleasant patriotic custom. How essential it is may be con- sdered fit subject for debate. Some one who knew his state law observed recently tha, flags were no longer flown over the school buildings of his community. A reporter called on the assistant superintendent of the system and asked what had happened
 The official said it had been decided to use the flags only on holidays for the sake of economy Flags flying 200 days year in all sorts of weather wear out fast and must be replaced several times in the course of school year. That costs money in school system of any size. The powers that be in the community in question had less income than usual. Something had to be cut. They figured it was important to buy coal for heating. to pay teachers salaries. to pro- vide food for depression-afflieted pupils. They figured it was not important to buy hundred or more new flags this year.
 The state law there not only requires flags be displayed daily. but provides that failure to do is misdemeanor punishable by fine. In this particular case the Gordian knot was cut by displaying the flags indoors The incident suggests that there' are other economies which might be effected by sensible action.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-28
Years and Days

Few of us will be unduly alarmed by the prophecy of Professor J. B. s. Haldane. eminent English scientist now featuring in this country, that this earth will be no longer habitable in 40.000,000 years. Probably it will be too cold, or our supply of fuel will have run out. There is a com pensating prophecy for those who may be worried about the fate of their remote off spring. By that time, says Haldane. Venus will be suitable for human occupancy. It seems now to be covered with clouds of warm mist. Apparently the upper firma- ment there has not been separated from the lower Armament. to put the water supply under control and let the sun in. But that will come in due time. The human race. then. may move over from the earth. 1t may know how. by that time. In fact. some of our seers say the earth itself was peopled originally from another planet. Such migrations may be customary
 Another little matter mentioned by Hal dane may be of more immediate interest, while we're revamphng our working sched- ules. The earth is slowing down in it's revolutions. he says, so that ultimately one day will be seven weeks long. That is worth thinking about How are we going 10 adapt ourselves to it9 We may learn from the Eskimos. Or we may learn from the dogs. who keep no regular hours. but go to sleep whenever they haven't anything more interesting 10 do.