The Washington times., 1933-07-28

to a certain date at current prices;
GILBERT sELDEs the makers of charts show that the
price level has crossed that of 1913 but wages still
low although payros rising The dopesters do not
know what to make of the disagreement between u S.
Steel and u S. A. The one sure thing in shifting world
Is that liquor is coming back But this does not affect
my friends business.
High-CIass Juggling Act
showed him brokers' letter, to cheer him One
sentence especiay "It is only through keeping every
thing up in the air. that the Administration program
can possibly succeed" He said that this the first
time he had understood that business and industry and
finance special kind of juggling act Like every
one ese he had heard that the present rise would go on
until November and that after that everything depenoeo
on the Administration He wasn't worried because ne IS
good businessman but it was new sensation 1or hl
Reinp sure of some kind of prosperity until November
is velvet for the Americans who have lived through the
wears 1929-1932 Actually the prophets OF prosperity
are coming into their and ought to hold them TO
strict accountability They told us that If business
were only primed by artificial means, it would
pick up momentum and never slide BACK Inc primer
has been shot; full OF confidence IN May as
we had been full of fear in January We ought to go
right along.
Not Exhausted Yet
think that those who say 'tl November are under
estimating the ceverness f not the ntegence) Oh 'ne
Administration Obviously Washington can cup an ear
+o rumors from the sidewalk, and Washington knows
that hoom orders filled this month"; in anticipation
Of higher prices next winter. The suspicion tnat WASH
inqton hasn't another shot up its sleeve to make up 1or
the slack which come Wnen Lne OTOeTS
unworhy 1t is true that are OIL the goo sIanoaru
but money isn't everything There must be re" more
shots in the lockeror what Congress doing all last
spring?
Lack Of Liquor
Everv time fresh State ratifies the new and best
amendment commentators note the terror which IS oouno
n come upon u.s. Only 1OOOOO0O gallons of liquor exist
in America and our consumption, when last gauged was
5o 600 OOO The simple idea of watering the old ryes
seems to be rejected. What will do? An acqualnt-
ance of mine who has, legitimately several thousand
cases of LIQUOR and the right to dispose OF the IS re-
ceivng 10 long distance calls day. with Offers PoS-
sibly they are from bootleggers.
The whole misfortune does not touch me- Il weep Tor
vou" the warus said, and weep also and deeply SYM
nahize but when the thrtysxth State comes through
Inone dissenting, l hope) my situation will hardly be
changed For with all my enthusiasm about American
food am not merely Indifferent but actively hostile to
the oreat American drink mean rye whisky. throw
in bourbon Equally hostile to the great English drink
(farly warm gn) find myself hoping that the grapes
of California and the winemakers of New York will pro-
duce an even better "claret and burgund than ever
and that we will make a private treaty OF friendship
and commerce with Scotland.
You can tell real drinker by one thing: He never
saws "whisky He has been fooled too often at bars
in sneakeasies and in private places where hosts have
sung the praises of their whisky whettng the appetite
for something from the Highlands and roted out rare
Tint nevertheless ryeish) rye To this real drinker
Scotch is the only whisky, but in self defense he has to
remember the queer habits of Others He says Scotch
hoping that the Scots, who the word will for
give him And he prefers not to argue about rye.