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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
Birds Harass Belfast

City officials of Belfast, Ire
land, have a problem which they
do not know how to handle
Thousands of starlings and
pigeons have been for several
years in undisputed possession
of nearly every nook, corner and
ledge of the City Hall. They are
causing much damage and an
noyance. At night every ledge
is packed with a screeching fea-
thered mass, and the janitor
says they disturb his sleep.
Nests stop up drain pipes, and
other troubles follow. The Es-
tates Committee is trying to
find a way to exterminate the
birds so it can tell the City Coun-
Gil what to do. War with rifles,
POISON or hawks might not please
the voters. So the committee
continues to scratch its official
and puzzled head.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
The French Telephone

The extra rentals charged by
the telephone companies for the
sO-called French instrument -
the one you lift from a desk or
table with one hand, with the
transmitter and the receiver on
a single bar-have come under
examination, several times re-
Gently, by public service COM
missions. The practice of the
companies has been to impose
upon the users of this device a
monthly fee far in excess of in
terest on the investment plus a
fair allowance for maintenance
and depreciation.
One investigation brought out
the fact that the extra rental
was SO cents a month. That is
$6 year, and the cost of the in
strument is not much more than
that. We do not recall the ex-
act cost, but our recollection is
that it does not exceed SO or $40.
At soc a month the extra rental,
then, is rs per cent year, or
more, upon the investment.
This is plainly extortionate.
We are glad to see that the state
commissions are forcing the
companies to reduce the charge.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
The Word "Scrip"

The popular interest in scrip
in these last few days has re-
lated to the probability of it's
being issued, the uses of it, and
the security behind it. The orr
gin of the word has been of lit
tie concern, for this is no time
for etymology. However, Frank
lin P. Adams, the New York
Herald Tribune columnist, is not
so overwhelmed by the banking
crisis that he cannot give atten-
ton to the word as well as the
thing. Scrip" he writes, lis
a corruption or abbreviation of
'subcription.' Thus it has the
same origin as the word you
hear college boys use in the
phrase, "a scrip Dance" mean
ing a dance which is financed by
subscription; that is, by every
dancers buying his own admis-
sion ticket.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10

March 2 carries absolutely no
reference to the matter, no cor
rection, and no admission that
Mr.. Clark had made a nis-state-
ment. Until this incident we
had been ingenious enough to
believe that nearly all publica-
ti0ns, no matter what their So
cial creeds, were only too glad
to give space at the very first
chance to correct mis-state-
ments. If they do not, one is
left no alternative but to believe
that they do not attach much
Importance to fair play
David Clark has written many
untrue things about the Univer-
sity, and he has been Informed
'of their untruthfulness many
times. Such being the fact, does
this latest untruth belong in the
category of error made inno-
Gently, without malice or intent
to deceive? Or should it be con-
sidered just a plain lie? Take
your choice.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10

conditions have arisen to Justify
abrogation of platform declara-
tions, and public officials who
have pursued policies contrary to
parts Of the platforms upon
which they were elected have
not been considered, for that
reason, dishonest.
For example, Woodrow vii
son went squarely back upon
the Democratic platform decla-
ration in favor Of levying tolls
upon all but American ships
passing through the Panama
Canal. His study Of treaties in
to which our government had
entered and Of the problems in
volved in our foreign relations in
general, convinced him that the
platform declaration was a mis-
take, and he acted in the accord
ance with this conviction. The
matter was the subject of heat
ed argument in the newspapers
for months. In the end, public
opinion came around to Wilson s
side.
Since the North Carolina
Democratic convention adopted
the platform advocating the alb
olitiOn of the 15-cent tax for
schools, there have been develop
ments which justify reconsidera-
ton. First a federal govern
ment sales tax upon many i'm
portant articles has gone into
effect, thereby making a state
sales tax upon these articles
more burdensome than it would
otherwise be. Second, the def
icit caused by the decline in the
states revenues from incomes
franchises, licenses, and 9th.
er sources, is much create,
than was anticipated. The leg
islators should admit frankly
that the tax x-abolition plank ir
the platform was a mistake anc
should retain the tax. Instead
of taking the NeaOs and Observ
er's word for it that to dis
regard the platform would be
moral turpitude, they would de
we'll to be guided by Wilson's
course in the matter of the cana
tolls.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
What Is a Lie?

A lie, says the dictionary is
"a false statement made with
the purpose of deceiving; an in
tentional untruth; a falsehood
the utterance by speech or act
of that which is false, with the
intent to mislead or delude."
In the newspapers there ap-
peared a despatch from Colum-
bia about three weeks ago, to
the effect that a member of the
South Carolina legislature made
a protest because a volume, "Ad-
|ministrative County Government
in South Carolina" had been
placed on the desks of the mem
bers.
In the Southern Tertile Bul-
letlm Of February % David
Clark, the editor, commenting
upon this incident, wrote:
"The taxpayers of North
Carolina paid for printing the
volume. In fact, they are, even
now, contributing approximately
$25, 900 per year for printing and
publicity at the University of
North Carolina, much of which
is for the purpose of spreading
socialistic and communistic doc
trines."
Now, there is not a word of
truth in this. The work that
went into the preparation of the
volume, and the printing of it.,
were done at the request of the
government of South Carolina
and were paid for by the gov
ernment of South Carolina. And
the taxpayers are not contrib
uting $4,000 per year, or any
other sum, for printing and pub
licity at the University of North
Carolina for the purpose of
spreading socialistic and COM
munistic doctrines.
The director of the University
of North Carolina Press, w. N.
Couch, wrote to the editor of the
Southern Tertile Bulletin, on the
25th of February, acquainting
him with the truth. "Yet, for
some reason or other" says the
Charlotte Ne1Us, "the Bulletin of
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
Dishwashing For Boys
(ClerelGnd NeCs)

iStt CCtUNU 4NCNO/
DR.. Garry C. Myers, psychol-
ogist and child expert at West
ern Reserve University, has a
deterrent for crime in dishwash-
ing for boys, he announces.
AS a plan to keep boys off the
streets and out of mischief, es-
pecially in the evening hours, it
has possibilities. A real job may
face father and mother in max
ing dishwashing attractive to the
average youngster, however.
The old-time woodpile has dis
appeared. There are no longerV
COWS to milk, chickens or horses
to feed. There are few chores
to do about the modern house or
apartment. Keeping the chill
dren Of the present generation
busted at home is admittedly
more of problem than it used
to be.
Probably the best way to i'm
plant proper respect for house
work and humble domestic du-
ties about the fireside is, as Dr.
Myers suggests, for father to
don an apron after dinner, seize
dishpan or drying cloth and set,
an example to youngsters who
normally have other ideas on
this subject.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
A Prospect That Pleases

It appears that the conferring
Of extraordinary powers upon
President Roosevelt may lead to
stoppage, or at least a partial
stoppage, Of the scandalous
waste Of the taxpayers money
/ in payments to World War vet
erans.
There is not in any quarter a
demand for the curtailment Of
allowances to men who were dis
abled in the war or to the de-.
pendents Of the men who were
killed or disabled. They have a
just claim upon the government,
and even the most insistent ad-
vocates Of economy agree that
this claim must be satisfied. But
there are hundreds Of millions Of
1
dollars being paid out of the
treasury to veterans who suffer
ed no injury or illness in service,
and it is this vast outlay that
should be ended.
The undeserved allowances are
based upon legislation forced
through Congress by the veter-
ans lobbies, and until now a
specific repeal of that legisla-
tion has been regarded as a
necessary step toward retrench-
ment in the veterans bureau.
But the Developments of the last
few days indicate that specific
repeal may not be necessary. A
blanket law passed by Congress,
giving the President authority tC
determine what payments are tc
be made from the treasury
would seem to constitute a re-
peal of all past acts fixing pen
sions, compensation allowances,
and other disbursements.
The Presidents campaign dec.
laration that, if elected, he would
make large reductions in the
national budget, and his selec-
ton as budget director of Lewis
w. Douglas, a vigorous opponent
of subsidies to veterans who dc
not deserve government aid, jus
tify the hope that we may lool
| forward to a genuine effort tt
end this disgraceful favoritism
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
Inanities over the Radio

On such a raw day as we had
here in Chapel Hill last Satur-
day, when a chill wind put big
premium on indoor amusement,
listening 10 the radio reports Of
the inauguration was pretty
good fun. But we did wish that
we could have been spared the
inanities with which the broad
casters poisoned their narrative.
They were guilty Of a great
deal Of tiresome padding: "the
city of Washington, spreading
out before me like vast pano-
rama, "the gravity underlying
the gay and festive aspects Of
this event so mOmentOus IN the
history Of the nation, "the
hopes Of our people resting IN
the man VINO now" and so on,
through a long succession Of
stereotyped descriptions and
magniloquent platitudes. And
surely there was never anything
more stupid than the exchanges
of banter between the broad
casters, such as: Look there,
Graham! did you ever see such
midgets as those fellows beating
the drums" mo, | never did,
Floyd, Why, if one of 'em ever
fell in his drum he could never
pull himself out" Accompan-
led by ha-has from Graham,
vastly appreciating his rare wit.
But no ha-has from the millions
Of listeners-in only WEAKNESS,
developing into impotent rage at
the recurrence of these asininit-
les.
A mature and experienced
newspaper man gives you on the
printed page a good sound
chronicle, direct, well ordered,
vivid, and spiced now and then
with clever turns of fancy. But
put this same man before mic
rophone, and all at once he is
transformed into a phrase
pumper, windbag, full of bonn
bast and fustian. He exasper-
ates YOU all the more because
YOU fear to turn him off lest you
miss something of interest
when, for a moment, he devlates
into sense.
The word-pictures Of the In
auguration ceremonies and the
gossip about the celebrities who
appeared upon the scene-much
of this was lively and entertain
ing. But, in order to enjoy the
part of the tale that was worth
listening to, what vast volume
of twaddle the radio audience
had to endure. How fervently
we wished, during the parade,
that Graham and Floyd and the
other broadcasting brethren had
been gagged for long periods and
that the microphones had been
so turned that we could hear
only the playing of those gor-
geous bands! The music Of the
bands was what we liked best
of all.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10

We regret that we can be of
little assistance to the group Of
currency experts which is said
to be endeavoring to find a new
medium. Any kind Of medium
that will keep the ghost walking
is all right with us.-Boston
Herald.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-10
The 15-Cent Property Tax

A few Of the members Of the
legislature We're sensible and
courageous enough the other day
to advocate the retention Of the
15-cent property tax now levied
fo~' the support Of the public
schools. But they were voted
down to the accompaniment Of
grandiloquent speeches about the
obligation to carry out the
Democratic PLATFORM
The surrender Of the revenue
derived from this tax, approx
mately 100000 a year. is one
Of the stupidest acts ever com
mitted by legislature. The
money is urgently needed by the
state, and to give it up, in the
face Of the great decrease Of
revenue from other sources, is a
thoroughly unsound proceeding.
When taking taxes off land" is
mentioned, says r. r. Clark in
the Greensboro Nears, "the men
tai vision turns to farms, the
lands in rural communities. Of
course taking off the IS cents
levy or any reduction of the
property tax rate gives the same
relief to all forms Of property
that it gives to farm lands. Per-
sonal property-goods, wares
and merchandise, money on
hand, solvent credits, livestock
and vehicles; all forms of prop
erty on which ad valorem taxes
are levied, the property of the
well-to-do, the rich, the fine
homes and big business buildings
in the urban places, the build
ings and lands of corporations,
of railroads and wire lines
all that gets the same relief in
the reduced rate as the farmer
who is unable to get sufficient
returns from his farm to pay his
taxes.
eve all know that on refec-
ton. But taking the tax off
land becomes an obsession be.
cause the thought is centered or
helping the farmer There be
many people who maintain that
where the removal of the Is
cent tax benefits the farmer 81
the corporations will benefit 81
which is considered a conserva.
tive statement. Political leaders
who now deplore the removal OF
the 15-cent levy, viewing it as
making a sales tax almost com.
pulsory, saw the situation at the
outset but felt that the promise
had to be made to please the
farmers. They didn't give the
farmer credit for good judg
ment. They We're unwilling tC
take a chance in dealing candid
ly with him.
"The theory is held out that
in getting school taxes from
other sources than ad valoren
the farmers are much helped
that the land will be relieved
Wnlle tne puDllc utlntleS ana Oln
er corporations will be reached
another way and made to make
good the realty taxes saved the
farmer. That looks we'll and il
is the lure that arouseS the en-
thusiasm for school support
from other sources But now
when the Is cents is to be takeI
off not only farm lands but al
other property similarly taxed
and when it is held out that the
school term can be extended fol
two months and at the same time
give further relief from property
Evening star., 1933-02-24

N0TE-rodays individual given W this EDITION
sales of each stock this edition from yestesaay
Evening star., 1933-02-24
Baltimore Market

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, February "a
White potatoes, per 100 pounds, 85a
LOO; new potatoes, 125al75; crate;
sweet potatoes, bushel. 4Oa85; barrel
Local so; beans, bushel, 1.00a200:
beets, per half crate, 110a125; cabbage,
hamper, 75a1 1.0Cs carrots, bushel. 30a50;
Cauliflower, crate, LOCAL so; celery
crate, 1.75a2.75; cucumbers, bushel, 500
a4.50; eggplant, crate, 1.5Oa3. so; lettuce,
crate, 2.50a2.75 onions, per 100 pounds,
75al. 90; spinach, bushel, 75al IS; to-
matoes, lug, 1.25a225; squash, busheI,
50a75; turnips, basket, 25a40; apples,
bushel, 35a1.50 Strawberries, pint, GAG !;
grapefruit, box, 1.75a2.75; oranges, box,
!.15a300; tangerines, half box, 1.00a
1.25.
Dairy Market.
Live poultry-Turkeys, hens. pound,
l9a20; gobblers, 15a16; old hens, 17a1s;
old toms, 13a14; capons, 15a20; young
chickens, 14a16; all kinds, poor and
thin, 1oal2; broilers, 16a20; old hens.
lOa14; Leghorns. 10a12; old roosters,
7a9 ducks, 12a14; geese, 10aI5; guinea
fowls, each, 25a50; pigeons, pair, 15a20.
Eggs-Receipts, 1.444 cases; current
receipts, IA
Butter-Good to fancy creamery.
pound. 19a21; ladies, i4a15: store
packed, 1ca11; process butter, 16a17.
Live Stock Market.
Cattle-Receipts, 100 head; steady:
good to choice, 475a5.0O; medium to
good, 4.50a4.75; fair to medium. GOA
4.50: plain to fair, 350a4.00; common
to plain, 300a3.50. Bulls-Medium to
good, 3;00a3 rs; fair to medium. 250a
800; plain to fair, 225a250; common
TO plain, 2O0a2.25. Cows-Medium to
good, 3.00a3.50; fair to medium, 25Oa
800, plain to fair, 2.00a2.50; common
to plain, 1.50a2.00. HeiferS-Good to
choice, 4.50a4.75; medium to good, 400a
450; fair to medium, 3.5Oa4. 90; plain to
fair, 3.00a3.50; common to plain, 2.S0a
800. Fresh cows and Springers, 3000a
5000.
Sheep and LambsrReceipts, $50
head; steady; sheep, 50a2.50; lambs,
good to choice, 6.25a6.75; common to
medium, 300a5.75.
Hogs-Receipts, TOO head; steady;
lights, 4.o0a4.25; medium, 4.00a4.25; ];
heavies, 317a415; roughs, 2.35a3.25;
light pigs, 3.00a3.30; pigs, 3.40a3 go.
Western hogs 1920 higher than quota
tions.
Calves-Receipts. so head; steady;
good to choice 65oa70o; common to
medium, 4.00a6.00.
Hay and Grain.
Wheat-No red Winter, garlicky,
5734; February, 5734; March, 58A.
Corn-No. 2 yellow, spot, domestic.
39a3912; cob corn (new), 1.75a1 80 per
barrel.
Oats-No. white, 2615a29; No. 8.
2512a26.
Rye-Nearby. bag lots, 40a45.
Hay-Receipts, none. General hay
market is quiet, but no surplus of good
timothy. Prices range from l1.00a15.00
per ton, as to grade and kind. The
poorer grades of hay are hard to sell
at any price. Market irregular on
everything below No. timothy.
Evening star., 1933-02-24

January deficit after charges S412,699
VS.. a deficit of $499, 1863 in January,
1882.
Retail Trade.
American Stores Co. 1892 common
share earnings $3.31 VS.. $3.77.
Shipping and Ship Building.
Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Steam
ship Lines 1882 deficit $1,733,352 VS.. net
income s93,770
American Hawaiian Steamship Co.
1882 deficit $300,954 VS.. deficit $752, ,397.
Steel and Iron.
Colorado Fuel & Iron-Pueblo rail
mills resuming: have sufficient orders to
insure operations for about two months
Tobacco.
British American Tobacco Co., Ltd
Distribution of 10 pence on ordinary
shares and 21a per cent on preferred
shares to be made on American deposi-
tary receipts for these shares; similar
distributions on foreign shares will be
made March 81.
Imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada,
Ltd, 1882 common share earnings So
cents, VS.. So cents.
Evening star., 1933-02-24
STOCKS IN RALLY
AFTER EARLYLOSS
Market Becomes Steadiey
on New Buying and Cover
ing Operations. =
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 24.-The set
curity markets rallied today. Stock
advanced to points on the average.
with the best prices reached in the last
half hour
A good deal of this represented short
covering, but some of it was new buy.
ing on the realization that the break
OF the day before had gone farther than
the situation justified.
In commodities fluctuations were the
reverse of Thursday. Silver, which was
SO strong then, reacted 20 to 10 points
ana sugar. which also had been buoy
ant, barely held its own On the other
nand, wheat was strong, closing a quar-
yer 10 a nall higher. Cotton was firm
and cocoa advanced.
Fully as significant was the rallv IN
bank stocks, which ran from fractions
IN the case of the very low priced
issues up to 35 points in First National.
STOCK OF National City Bank recovered
nearly points.
Inc money market was inclined to
stlffen. Call loans were l per cent
OUTSIDE the exchange, the same as tine
o1lclaI rate, whereas yesterday thev
were q OF l per cent Quotations for
time money were nominal but offers
were lacking. The rally in the stock
market obscured the fact that the Fed
eral Reserve statement showed circula.
ton at record high.
Iraolng In stocks was slow toward
Ine close, Dut there was no reaction.
FIRST quotations were lower repre-
Sentlng tightening of accounts and
liquidation stimulated by Yesterdays
weakness in both stocks and bonds
Ihe selling was not very heavy. how
ever, and thereafter the list firmed up.
With gains of fractions to a point or
more IN leading issues Before this had
happened new lows for the movement
had been set by such important stocks
as western Union, Union Carbide. fhs
dividend on which was reduced to 25
cents quarterly last night: National
Dairy Products, United States Steel
common, which sold under S25 a share
Ior the tirst time this year, and sew
eral others
On the rally Allied Chemical was
the leader of the industrials and Union
Pacific of the rails. American Tele-
phone had another sinking spell in the
flrst hour. but came back with the rest,
| support appeared for the sugar shares.
particularly South Puerto Rico. The
geld shares did little better. The only
reason for the setback in this part Of
the list Was general market conditions.
1t was natural after a week of steady
decline that there should be some re-.
coVery. 1t did not necessarily indicate
a permanent turn. That depends on
/ the Clearing up of the banking situa-
ton. as to which there was more hope
fulness today. Business advices we've
mildly optimistic.
Evening star., 1933-02-24

this edition.
Sale, OF yesterdays paper
Evening star., 1933-02-24
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, February 24.-Following
Is today's summary of corporation news
prepared by Standard Statistics Co.,
Inc, New York, for the Associated
Press:
United Aircraft g. Transport Corpo-
ration-PasSengerS carried in January
totaled 5,O27, VS.. 3,036 in January. 1882.
Automobiles and Trucks.
Ford Motor Co. offers four-cylinder
line with 112-inch wheelbase.
Ford Motor Co., Ltd, affiliate Ford
Motor Co. (Belgium) declared a divi-
dend of per cent against 1882 profits;
Automobile Parts and Tires.
Ainsworth Manufacturing Corporation
1882 deficit $220,171, VS.. deficit $144, ,166.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.-Over-
man Cushion Tire Co., Inc, has OBJ
tanned an award of 81 ,098,820 with in
terest against company for infringement
Of tire patent rights.
Building, Real Estate and Related Lines.
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. de-
clared a dividend of IS cents; last pay
ment on common was Is cents on Janu-
ary 3, 1888.
Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. 1882 common
share earnings before depletion s2.33,
VS.. 1882.
U. S. Industrial Alcohol 1882 net in
come $l75,l05. VS.. deficit $1,833,828.
Food Products.
Coca-Cola International Corporation
1882 common share earnings s15.64, vs..
Household Products.
Bon Ami Co. 1882 class "B" share
earnings $2.s8, VS.. $3.43.
Investment Trusts.
United Founders Corporation proposes
TO change par value of class "A" stock
to rs cents share and to change com
mon stock to ST par value from no-par.
reducing stated capital from S45, ,304 ,24O
to $9,250,156.
Machinery.
Bucyrus- Monaghan Co. 1892 class "B"
snare earnings, 35 cents VS.. $374.
Miscellaneous.
Commercial Credit Co. deferred ac-
LION Oh olVluend on $3 class "A" pre-
ferred stock, last payment on which was
10 cents share on December 81, 1882.
National Lead Co. declared regular
quarterly dividends of S1.25 on COM
mon stock and $l.50 on class "B" pre-
ferred stock; earnings of company for
the first two months of 1888 were less
than for the same months of 1882.
OwenS-Illinois Glass Co. obtained
$5O0,O00 beer bottle order from An
heuSer- Busch, Inc.
Oklahoma City daily allowable oil
production increased 40,500 barrels to
160,965 barrels by Oklahoma Corpora
ton Commission.
Railroad and Railroad Equipment.
Chicago. Milwaukee, st. Paul & Pa
ciflc r. R.-Ofhcials estimate company's
present cash resources are sufficient for
needs until Summer without further
borrowing from r. F. G.
Midvale Co.-Directors of company
controlled by Baldwin Locomotive
Works. took no action on dividend on
capital stock, ordinarily payable April
/; last payment was SO cents on Janu-
ary l, 1888, prior to which rs cents was
distributed quarterly.
New York, Chicago & st: Louis r. r.
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