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The Washington times., 1932-04-19

A AMBASSADOR M ELL
ALON has been given the
most cordial welcome at
the Pilgrim s dinner in Lon
don ever accorded an Ameri-
can diplomat accredited to
st. James. The prime min
lister, who is i'll, was repre-
sented by Sir John Simon,
the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs; the Prince
of Wales made an almost
obsequious speech, and the
King sent a telegram.
Whether this great cordi-
ality is an expression Of ap-
probation for favors hoped
for in the matter of the
debts, we do not know, and
can only guess. However,
Mr.. Mellon in his address
did not mention the subject.
But he did make a remark
able concession to reality
thought when he said:
Part of our difficulty
arises because we look on
the present industrial eco-
nomic crisis as merely a
sporadic illness of the
body polite due to condi-
tions in some particular
country or section of the
world which can be cured
by applications of some
magic formula. Greater
difficulty arises because we
who are left over from the
last century continue to look
on the last decade as merely
a prolongation of all that
is gone before. We insist
upon trying to make life
flow in tie same channels
as before the war, whereas
in the years since the war
ended are in reality the be-
ginning Of a new era, not
the end of the old"
This is a concession to
realities the Administration
here has never made openly
before.
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

These two pictures printed to interest who wonder
whether 'real estate will be worth anything again.
They printed also to interest those who have the foolish
idea that the end of the world has come and that the
present depression will last forever.
New York's buildings and progress typical Of the
United States in which New York is the biggest city
These pictures show the midtown part of New York. from
about Thirtyfourth Fifty ninth Streets looking
over the lake from Central Park.
Practically all of the great buildings that you in the
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
Are You "Overworked?"

Are You "OverwOrked?"
Take your work seriously,
but not yourself"-is this your
motto?
No, you are averse to concen-
trating every minute or even
an hour while you are on your
job.
convinced that you will wear
out" if you pay too close atten-
ton to your work.
You think it impossible for a
person to give undivided atten-
ton to any one subject hour
after hour without detrimental
effects, physical and mental.
But there is no reason for
alarm along such lines.
Few people are injured in
any way from the work they
do.
The Washington times., 1932-04-19


you are, ELSIE ROBINSON
You can find these adventures
In any place, at any time;
You can find them
IN PEOPLE.
Not special people.
Nor unusual people:
Just in ordinary people
In the common, mingled mass
Of people
You see every day;
In casual passers-by.
In them you can find
All the mystery and adventure
And beauty and nobility
And fun and excitement
That you crave.
There is drama in people.
That is where all the drama
comes from.
You do not need to pay admission
To show houses to see drama.
1t is happening all about you.
Every alley is a STREET
SCENE"
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
The President
Will Not Sign

And SO the House passed
a tariff act-the only sort
that offers any possibilities
of results-calling upon the
President to take the initia-
tive. The Senate has passed
the measure-but the Presi-
dent will not sign.
This may be due to pride
of opinion, since he, more
than any other one or dozen
men, was responsible for the
enactment Of the Grundy
act, which has brought the
stoppage Of foreign trade.
No one act of the Admin
istration has done more
damage to the American
people. 1t lost us our for
eign markets. This has been
disastrous to the shipping
interests-they no longer
carry great cargoes, and the
finest of transatlantic liners
are forced to pick up excur-
sionists for little trips to
keep afloat. The railroads
have suffered enormously
they no longer come heavily
laden from all quarters of
the country to the port, to
carry back goods brought
over in the ships.
If you would visualize the
effect Of this tariff act, look
at New York harbor, and
compare the appearance now
with the the appearance be-
fore there was a Grundy
Act.
And make an excursion
through the great office
buildings and note how many
importers and exporters
have gone out of business,
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

lower picture exsed-twentyfve years ago-ony in the
imagination and planning of architects and real estate
The first of these towers, north of the Metropolitan
Tower, Twenty third Street. the Ritz Tower at the
of Fyseventh Street and Park Avenue which you
the left in the lower picture The latest and the
talest is the Empire State Building, shown dimly the
right There empty offices in the buildings in
the lower picture and there some worried real estate
that you see somewhere in the neighborhood
BUT that do this in 25 years do anything
They not going to say, mournfuly Woe Alhama
sit down and give up merely because stupid gambling
stupid taxation and insane extravaganza have temporarily
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
We Have Lost Our
Foreign Markets

The indisposition of Con-
gress or the people to as
sumo the debts of the IA
nations does not mean, as
some would have us think,
that we are so stupid that
we do not realize that inter
national relationships are
responsible for much Of the
worlds distress today, and
for much of our own, Ex-
Governor Smith himself
touches upon the devastating
effect of the artificial bar
riers against foreign trade
for which we are primarily
responsible.
We have lost our foreign
market. They are closed in
our face. They were closed
IN our face as an act OF re-
taliation-because we closed
our markets to other ma
tions. It was common knowl-
edge among the commonly
intelligent that this would
be the effect of the Grundy
tariff act.
Now that we have lead
the nations of the world into
this stupid trade war it
is up to us to lead it out;
and this can be only through
the initiative of the United
States in inviting interna-
tional conferences to ar
range reciprocal agreements.
Economists think this should
be done. Business men and
many manufacturers think
so too. Financiers are
anxious that it be done.
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
Factories Are Moving
to Other Countries.

And because we have lost
the foreign markets to
satisfy Mr.. Grundy's con-
tributors to a campaign
fund, there has been a neces-
sary reduction in the out
put of the factories; and
this has constantly length
ened the army Of unem-
ployed in the streets. Worse
still, in the long view, our
factories are moving to other
countries to get beyond our
Chinese tariff wall.
Last week the representa-
tive of a British chamber of
commerce came to this coun-
try on the mission of pick
ing up American factories
for England and offering
desirable sites. Think of
that! American capital to
be used in employing British
labor, to reduce the unem-
ployment in England, and to
help the English merchants
and farmers by thus increas-
ing the purchasing power Of
the English workingmenl
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

cry on any other mans shoul-
der.
That THIS is the Real
Thing-the Big Moment-and
all the others were merely
little rehearsals.
That, because you both like
your beefsteak rare and Rus
sian dressing on your salad and
prefer Shaw to Eugene O'Neill,
you are mentally and spiritually
mated, and will never differ
about the temperature of a
room, the height of the window
shades or who shall drive the
car.
That you will get a Bigger
Thrill out of darning one mans
socks, burning his toast and
keeping his dinner waiting than
you would out of riding in an
other mans limousine, or wear
ing another mans family
emeraldS.
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
Governor Smith on
The Debts

In his jefferson day
speech, former Governor
Smith made a definite sug-
gestion on the debts. The
reaction in Congress has not
been such as to offer
any promise of it's adoption.
1t means a 20-year mora
torium and practical cancel
lation. It was predicated on
the theory, that the debtor
nations cannot, or, at any
rate, will not pay what they
borrowed.
This is challenged sharply.
1t simply is not true that
France cannot pay; not that
England cannot pay; nor
that Italy cannot pay. They
can. Not one of these
countries is in a worse eco-
nomic condition than the
United States; not one is
burdened with such a
deficit; not one has a
greater proportion of its
people unemployed; an d,
with the exception of Eng
land, none of the three ap-
proach the number here.
We're we reeking with
prosperity the situation
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

That, no matter how many
married philanderers have tried
to make love to you, you have
found the one impregnable Be-
ing, who will never glance at
another woman.
That there will always be
more kick in sitting at home
and listening for one mans
ring on the telephone than IN
going out and listening to an
other mans love-making.
That a two-days' beard, a col
larless neck and a few spring
onions won't rub off any of
the glamour.
That, because he can make
you miserable when he wants
to, he is going to make you per-
fectly happy.
That other loves may have
sagged, nose-dived, crashed or
gone dead-but THIS is "dif'
ferent!"
That the marriage service is a
miracle which will transform q
Don Juan into a one-woman-
man and a playboy into a fire
side companion-Who loves to
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

You Can Have Adventures
You're unhappy-you say?
You're poor and you're rebellious
Because you can't have fun:
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

It's Like This-In Spring
Love is just a. springtime
hallucination that the man of
the moment Is the man Of
your life,
That one mans love-making
is going to be different from
another's.
That one mans kisses will
never grow cold or stale or
caSual-as other mems have.
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
Melons Admission:
Debts and Tariff
Claude G.. BOUerS

would be different, but we
are not. Here are four poor
families in a row, and it is
proposed that one of the
four families assume the
debts of the other three.
The Washington times., 1932-04-19
Fewer 'DrunkS" in Finland
Will Prohibitionists Please Explain?

Finland abolished prohibition recently.
Since hen arrests for drunkenness there decreased
by substantial margin.
Respectfully referred to American prohibionists for
comment.
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

hurry home evenings and NOV
the lawn, exercise the dog and
work crossword puzzles.
That the moonlight evenings
are brighter this spring than
ever before!
Copyright, 1892, King Feature,
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

Can't go on
adventures
A nd S e e
S t r a n ge
a n d beau
tiful things
AS rich peo-
pie do
yes?
But your
wrong!
You can have
these eXpe-
rienceS.
No m a t t er
oW poor
YOU are,
The Washington times., 1932-04-19

cry on any other mans shoul-
der,
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
COTTON EASIER
AFTER EARLY
GAINS

NEW YORK, April 16 U.N.S).
Cotton futures eased a bit near
the close of the market today
after showing small gains in
earlier trading.
Trading was moderately active.
After the opening there was not
much for sale and scattered short
covering kept prices slightly above
the previous close until renewed
selling in the final hour turned
these gains into losses.
Forwardings to mills Of the
world of American cotton were
larger this week than in the cor
responding week last year.
Exports of American cotton
we're 125,000 bales this week
against $4,000 in the same week
last year. Total exports for the
season to date are 7,142,000 bales
against 5,8170O for the same
period of last season.
Closing prices were off 5 to z
points, with May off 7 at 6.13:
July off 6 at 6.31; october off
7 at 6.55; December off 7 at 6.72;
January off 7 at $50, and
March '33 off 5 at 697.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
MARKET LOSES
. BIC SHARE Of
2-DAY GAIN
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, April 16 GN.SD.
The Stock Market turned down
ward today, losing a large part
of the improvement of the last
two days, on weakness in special
issues.
A sharp decline in American
Telephone was the principal un-
settling factor The stock broke
nearly three points, continuing
to reflect lower earnings in the
first quarter.
Kodak and Auburn Low
Auburn was another outstand-
ing weak spot, slumping 434
points to 3714. A new bear mar
ket low. Eastman Kodak suf-
fered a sharp break. closing at
571s, off 43s points, also new
low.
The market staged an early
furry on the up side. but week
end profit taking halted the ad-
vance, and the whole list turned
downward when pressure was re-
sumed. Trading was slow.
United States Steel and Dupont
showed a heavy tone among the
industrials.
Metal Issues Firm
The mining group ruled consist
emily firm, however, with Kenne-
colt and American Smelling reach
ing new highs on the recovery.
Atchison was under pressure in
the carrier group.
Oils and amusements we're irreg-
1J1or
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. April IS sD.-Hogs-
Receipts, 1000; 1Oc lower. Top. S435;
bulk, $3.75@48O; heavy, s3.SO@41O;
medium $4@435; light, $41O0435;
light lights $464.3O' packing sows
$3@3.5O; pigs $3.75@41O. Holdovers
a. 900
Cattle-Receipts 800; market steady
Calves-Receipts. 100; market steady
Beef steers, good and choice, $7GS25
common and medium, $4.5O07; year.
lings, $55O@8. Butcher cattle-Heifers
$3.5O@6.75: cows, $275Q4 so; bulls. S2.75
@4; calves, $45O@7; feeder steers
$4.5OQ6; stocker steers. $40 5.75; stocker
cows and heifers, $S04.60.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000; market steady
Medium and choice lambs, $6.5O07.50i
culls and common, $45O05.5O; spring
lambs, 5000; yearlings $505.75; COM
mon and choice ewes $2.504425;
feeder lambs S5M6
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Life Underwriters
Pick Six Candidates

Thomas Morgan, jr., Russell
P. Freeman, Horace Winters,
Eugene Adams, Carl Smith Dow
and Herbert Mclean yesterday
were nominated to run for three
vacancies on the directorates of
the Life Underwriters Association
here.
Members approved the pro-
posal of the board to raise dues
$3.50 for the second half of this
year and SIS a year hereafter.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
WOOL TRADE DULL

BOSTON April Is GN.sD.-Trade
in wool during the past week was
practically at a standstill on all lines
A few inquiries received during the
week were apparently for the purpose
of keeping in touch with the market
Quotations were mostly unchanged
but lack of business depressed prices
so as to make it impossible to deter
mine whether quotations were repre-
sentative of market values. Dealers
however, were not inclined to push
sales in the current period of un-
certainty.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Exchange In Chicago
Buys In II of Own
Memberships

With memberships on the
Chicago stock exchange selling
below the value Of securities
backing them, the exchange
has found it advantageous to
buy in its memberships.
Since February 8 a total of
II memberships have been
purchased by the exchange at
prices ranging between $4,000
and $4,000. The last pur-
chase by the exchange was on
April 8 at $4,000. That also
was the last sale.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
MONEY MARKET QUIET

NEW YORK, April IS GNsD.-CaH
money was held over today at ga per
cent on the big board and 3 per cent
on the curb.
Commercial paper was unchanged at
312 per cent for 90-day prime names.
Time money was unchanged at 2ia
per cent for all maturties.
The bankers acceptanCes market was
quiet with asking rates unchanged at
Ia per cent up to 80 days. IL per
cent up to 12o days. and IN per cent
for $50 and $50 days.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Western Electric
Reduces Capital

At the annual meeting of stock
holders of Western Electric Com
pany it was voted to reduce the
capital to $142,500,000 from $780,
100000, by transfer of $37, 100000
from capital to surplus.
The capital had been increased
by this amount in 1927 and 1923
by transfer from surplus. Direc-
tors we're reelected.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Grains Are Steady,
With Prices Easier

CHICAGO, April 16 GNS).
Grains were steady to easy to-
day. Wheat was unchanged to
1sc off; corn 1sc lower and oats
unchanged to 1sc down. Opening
prices:
Wheat: May, 6O14; July, 631s:
September, 651a. New: September,
6478.
Corn: May. 3414; July, 371a:
September, 1913.
Oats: May, 1894; July, 24A;
September, 2434.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
MEXICAN OIL OUTPUT

Crude oil production in the Tux
pan and Panuco regions of Mexico
during the week ended April 2
averaged 71,473 barrels daily, com
pared with 71,146 barrels daily
during the previous week and TO-
TIA barrels daily during the week
ended April 3, 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Glass I Railroads
MOUe Less Frei0ht

Class l railroads moved 21,732,.
$4,000 net ton miles less freight
in February than last year. &C.
cording to Bureau of Railway
Economics.
This was a decline of 1913
per cent from the month in
1881 and 36.7 per cent from
February, 1880.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Capital Traction
Net Cut Over Half

The Capital Traction Co. re-
port to the Public Utilities Com
mission shows net income in
March was $19,055, which is
less than half that reported for
the month last year, $43,847.
First quarter income was re-
ported $83,326 less than in 1881.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
U. S. SUGAR MELT

Sugar melt of IA United States
refiners from January l to April
2. totaled 855,000 long tons,
against 100000 long tons in the
corresponding period of 1881. De
liveries totaled 100000 long tons,
compared with 865,O0O long tons
a wear ago,
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
UNITED CIGARS OMITs

United Cigar Stores Co. of
America omitted quarterly divl-
dend on the 6 per cent cumula-
tive preferred stock due at this
time. The stock paid $3.50
quarterly until three months ago
when the dividend was reduced
to ST. for that period.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
BIG DROP IN BUILDING

New construction in the United
States during first quarter of
1882 aggregated slightly more
than $300,00O,000, or about one
third of that for the like period
a year ago, according to Indiana
Limestone survey.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
TEXAS EMPLOYMENT OFF

Employment in Texas as of
March Is, for 676 representative
firms, shows number of workers
on payrolls dropped 3.5 per cent
to 67,135 workers, as compared
with 69,575 on February Is.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Old Wage Restored
BY LudinqtOn Line

Pay of ground employees of
the Ludington air line here was
raised 1C and IS per cent to-
day, putting their earnings on
the same basis as before the
reduction instituted the first of
the wear.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
SPANISH NOTE ISSUE

Total subscriptions to the ,wo-
year 512 per cent Spanish Treas
ury 500,000,00O peseta issue
amounted to 628,OOO,OOO pesetas.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
BOND MARKET

NEW YORK, April 16 G.NSO.
Rallying tendencies in rail bonds
carried over into today's session.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Canada

New York funds in Montreal 500
premium on $1,000
Montreal funds in New York 800 dis
count on $1,000.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
WASHINGTON STOCKS
SALES

Washington Railway & Electric
Is, $1,0OO@8O1a.
Potomac Electric SO pfd., So
ITO.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, April 16 G.NSO.
Curb stocks ruled generally steady
today.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16

90 6I zonite Prod IL 7
(a) Optional stock (b) Partly (c) Extra
stock and cash dl Extra stock (e Including
~ 5-6Oths OF share in stock (g) Paid 1881. (h)
able in stock RI Paid this year. (AA) Oqo in stock.
tWwl with warrants. (xwl Without Ex
dividend. (t) Ex-rights
Dividend dollars parenthesea
The Washington times., 1932-04-16

Liberty 31as 'S2-47.
Lib LIST 4l2s '32-47..
Lib 1st AIS '32-47 r,
Lib 4th As 1885,.
Trea sury 414s '47-52.
Treas IS '44-54...,.
Treas S34s 1856.
Treas 2ass 4S-47.
Treas 33ss 4O-43 JU.
Treas 3"s S AIS Mar.
Treas 3lss '46-49...|
Treas IS 5l-55.
The Washington times., 1932-04-16
Foreign

Antioquia Is D as. .
Antioquia 2d Is 81. .
Belgium fi5s 40 go.
Belgium 7e '55 ...
r Aires Gs 81 Prov
bulgaria Is 81 49,.
Cologne rs .
Colombia Gs .......
Denmark SIS ...
Denmark fs ......
German Govt init 51es
German Rev 7s.....,.
Narseilles 6s .......
Mex evt C. IS asst. ,.
Panama 5s Rep......
Peru Sc .,,.,..,...
Rome SIS ......
Rumania Monop Inst7s
Evening star., 1932-03-28
SO CITIES JOIN PROTEST
AT U. S. EXPENDITURES
Spokesman for Trade Organizations
in II States Meet in
Chicago Today.
grounds.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO, March 8.-Spokesmen
for business and trade organizations
from II States and SO cities meet to-
day to consider raising a united voice
In protest against Federal expenditures.
The meeting, called by the Chicago
Association of Commerce, was con-
tinuation of the economy campaign al
ready carried to Congress by Chicago
and Illinois men of industry and COM
merce.
Invitations were sent to groups within
a radius ranging from Pennsylvania to
Montana and Wisconsin to Tennessee.
Among the principal speakers were
Fred w. Sargent, president of the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railroad, and
Charles Barham, president of the Nash
vile Chamber of Commerce
President George W. RoSsetter of the
Chicago Association declared on the eve
of the meeting that taxes this year have
gone so far out of line when income
Is considered that for every dollar in
American wages in 1882 we may be
taxed 40 cents"
Evening star., 1932-03-28
JAPANESE FLYERS
BOMB INSURGENTS
Nungan Advance Considered
Serious Menace to Capital
of Manchuria.
BY the Associated Press.


CHANGCHUN, Manchuria, March
28-Japanese military aviators bombed
Chinese insurgent concentrations north
of Nungan today, and the aviators, re-
turning here, reported they believed the
Chinese casualties were heavy.
They said they saw small japanese
force with a contingent of Hsi Hsia's
Kirin provincial troops facing an in
surgent advance in the Nungan dis
trict, and they considered it serious
menace to Changchun, the capital,
itself. A portion OF Gen. Jiro lannon's
japanese division at Harbin prepared
Immediately to proceed to Nungan.
japanese military intelligence reports
indicated the rebel force numbered
1000, including several units of HSi
Hsia's troops which have gone over to
the enemy.
The loyalty of the present Kirin gar
rison at Nungan was considered doubt
full by officials here, and they said they
believed the occupation of Nungan by
the rebels was inevitable, after which
the latter probably would advance
toward Changchun. Hsi Hsia also sent
reinforcements from Kirin to Chang
chun preparatory to defending the
capital.
The rebels, under the command Of
Ii Hai-Tsing. apparently were using
the rich city of Fu-Yu. which they cap
tured March Is, as base, and were in
full control of the district south of
there, having occupied several towns,
including Kuarhlossu.
The latter place is the capital city Of
Prince Chai, representative of Inner
Mongolia in the new federated Chang
chun regime. The prince, who is still
here, was unable to communicate with
his subordinates back home.