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Evening star., 1933-10-06
YU[ET|DE SHOPPING
ALREADY STARTED
Store Bankers Are Amused
by Efforts to Extend
Buying Season.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 6.-Department
store bankers are somewhat amused at
the efforts of certain groups to have
President Roosevelt proclaim the next
to the last Thursday of November as
Thanksgiving day and thus lengthen
the Christmas shopping season from
three to four weeks.
Their amusement arises from the fact
that reports from many sections clearly
indicate that forehanded shoppers
and Mrs. Roosevelt indicated that she
could be so classed by doing some of
her holiday shopping here Wednesday,
have been doing their Christmas buy
ing since early September.
Some stores suggest early purchases,
indicating a willingness to keep the
articles until week or so before yule-
tide. Others In Stressing the advisable
ity of early Christmas shopping predict
rising quotations. not unnatural de-
velopment in view of the N. r. A. and
continued talk of initiation.
If Thanksgiving day is permitted to
come at the traditional time, the last
Thursday of November, there will be
exactly 20 shopping days before the
Christmas holiday. If Thanksgiving is
moved up a week, it will mean five
extra shopping days. it is argued, be-
cause most shoppers never buy yuletide
gifts until after Thanksgiving.
Allowing for early purchases and as
Stunning that present efforts to check
unemployment are kept at high pitch,
department store bankers predict that
Christmas this year. from profit point
@r 10, II,
1882.
(Copyright 1933)
Evening star., 1933-10-06
FREIGHT L0ADINGS
GAIN 9,158 CARS
Railroad Total for Week Ending
September 80 Climbs to
661,827 Level.
By the ASSoriated prees

By the Associated Press
The American Railway Association
announced today loadings of revenue
freight for the week ended September
80 were 1927 cars, an increase of
9,15S over the preceding week and 40
1859 over the corresponding week last
year.
Miscellaneous freight loaded curing
the week ended Septe mber 80 was 235.-
539 cars, decrease of $40 under the
preceding week. but l4,0O1 over last
year; less than carlot merchandise.
l75,404, an increase of 961 over the
preceding week. but $3.50 below last
year; grain and grain products, 31,434,
decrease, 2,263, and 8,OSl; forest prod
ucts, 25,450, increase. 37l and 6,298:
ore, 33.187. decrease 2,502 under the
preceding week. but 27,135 over 1882
and 1854 over 1881; coal, 13l, ,2O4. in
crease, 11.792 and 1852: coke, 1923,
increase. 856 over the preceding week,
1882 over 1882 and 1,704 over 1881.
and live stock, 22,186, increase, 4s2.
Evening star., 1933-10-06
NATIONAL DISTILLERS'
STOCK SPLiT-UP ASKED

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, october 6.-Seton
Porter, president of the National Dis
tiuers' Products Corporation, an
nounced today the directors of the cor
poration had voted to call a stockhold-
ers' meeting November to act upon q
proposal to split up the common stock
on three-for- -one basis.
The split-up proposal, Mr.. Porter
said, would apply to stock of record
en- October IS.
The company has authorized capital
of $685. common shares. of which
628,027 are outstanding. There is no
preferred stock and no funded debt.
Evening star., 1933-10-06
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, October (R-Dar
silver steady and unchanged at 39h.
Evening star., 1933-10-06
ELECTRIC POWER & LIGHT
REPORTS LOWER PROFITS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, October 6.-Electric
Power & Light Corporation, a member
of the Electric Bond Share group,
yesterday reported for the IL months
ended June 80. net income of s74o,412.
compared with $7,702,853 for the pre-
ceding IL months.
The June 80 balance sheet shows cur
rent asests of $4,744,097, including
S3,O63,331 cash. Current liabilities to-,
taled $787,959. According to the re-
port, the company itself has no bank
loans. United Gas Corporation. a sub
sldiary, has bank loans of s21 $50 900
due in July. 1896.
Evening star., 1933-10-06
U. S. TREASURY POSITION,
By the Associated Press.

The position of the Treasury October
was Recsipt5. Sl1s.s14, 1868; expendi-
lures 81 1862 1882: balance SI.l47-
So 3.421.959.51. A'--'--
Receipts for fiscal year to date (since
July y. S133, 3,134. .5S3.13; Expenditures
s9I 1.a1l 144.2 "a. including S3O5 ia ,2O9 26
emersency expenditures; excess Of expendi-
lures. S23S,S36. .56O51
Receipts for October 4. 1892 were So.
395, 295 80; expenditures. S11.as1 $50 "a:
net balance; Ssi3,1 1S3,O12.91; customs re-
celpts for the month, S313l,772 90
Receipts for fscal year. S453. lib $50. 81:
expenditures. $3.50. 734. .247 81; excess Of
exclusive of S293.3aS $50 9S expended for
he Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Evening star., 1933-10-06

n ] g II e T CaxlCdD
rates went into
effect last Mon
day.
Quite a differ
ence in the num-
Der of street car
riders was noted
on the first day
under the changed
zone system for
the taxicabs and
some improvement
has been S e e n
every day since
that time.
While no CON-
parative figures are
yet available, the
situation is GER
&o{x,1,, a-4A,,ron
Evening star., 1933-10-06
RAYON TRADE HEAVY.

NEW YORK, October 6 (R.-The
volume of rayon yarn business for De-
cember is reported to be exceptionally
heavy Producers are being compelled
to continue their allotment policy and
at the present rate of demand the
months production will be sold up
shortly, it is believed.
Evening star., 1933-10-06
PACKARD SHIPMENTS
REACH TWO-YEAR PEAK
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 6.-M. M. Gill
man, vice president Of Packard Motors,
said yesterday his company shipped
1,5l4 cars during September, the largest
volume of any single month for two
years. He added that the company
had untitled orders amounting to $40
cars on its books at the close Of the
month.
Evening star., 1933-10-06
METAL MARKET.

quiet; electroiytic SPOT and future. asked
I'm nrmer; SPOT and nearby. 49 Y; future:
spot New York. 4 80: East St. Louis. 4.35.
Zinc dull; East st. Louis. spot and future.
Ats. Anttmony, spot, 7.00a7.12.
Evening star., 1933-10-06

~ sales OF Stocks on New York Exchange.
11:00 A.M......, 100000 Io00 Noon coo nm
DIVIDEND rates as given in the above table
oaeo on the latest quarterly
~ sum. o. UaoIns less than 100 shares +Party
70 In STOCK Paio last yearno regular
stock Payable Plus
IN special preferred stock Payable Paid this year
Evening star., 1933-10-06
TAXI RATES HELP
D. c. STREET CARS
Traction Companies Reveal
Pickup in Traffic With
New Zones.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Capital Traction and Washington
Railway g. Electric Co. officials re-
ported today that there has been a
pickup in street car traffic since the
Evening star., 1933-10-06
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK. october, 8 ,tP.-Call money
steady; q per cent all day. Time loans
steady: so days hsaA: 3. 4. 8 months. ssa
"a; @ months. 3za1 per cent. Prime COM
meIcial paper, Ia; bankers acceptances
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
some Cubans, the investing Of such
The Winners
Washington Takes the Pennant

The Washington Nationals have again brought the Amer
ican League pennant to the city and all residents of the city
will join with baseball fans in extending congratulations
The victory this year the first since 1925 and will bring
the world series here early next month
There is event in sports which engenders spirit
more color than the annual meeting Of the champions of the
American and National Leagues.
Thousands Of visitors will be brought to the city for the
contests which will be played here and Washington will wei
come them with open
In the series the Nationals will meet the Giants of the Ma
tional League.
There should be abundance of color in the contests
It will center largely around the two young who will
lead the opposing teams. Both "Joe" Cronn and Bill"
Terry youths.
But both have displayed brilliant qualities of leadership in
bringing their to the peak of which
early in the not rated strong contenders
In all of the aduaton which being bestowed upon Man.
ager Cronin and the who figured the playing field
in the race the part played by Mr. Clark Griffith principal
owner of the Nationals should not be overlooked.
It Mr.. Griffith who discovered the leadership which
existed shortstop Cronin and appointed him manager
Many opposed the appointment sneered at it, saying that
Mr. Griffith simply trying to duplicate the feat his team
accomplished under the leadership Of another playing
ager back in 1924 and 1925.
That exactly what Mr.. Griffith trying to do
And he did it,
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Immense Fortunes

In that class, or upon its
near fringe, are Simon Patino,
the Tin King of Bolivia; the
Duke of Westminster, Sir Basil
Zaharoff of Paris, and Monte
Carlo and the French financial
magnate, Edouard de Roths-
child. The list is completed by
the names of ex-Kaiser Will
liam of Hohenzollern; the
Gaekwar of Bardoda, a native
state of India; Lord Iveagh,
of England: G. de wendell, Of
France; LouiS-Louis Dreyfus Of
France and Fritz Thyssen, Ger
man industrialist.
Such vast and solid fortunes
easily survived the shock OF
the world depression, and it Is
remarked by the Partisan COM
mentator that the immense for
tunes Of the Indian nabohs
were notably successful in re-
sisting the inroads Of hard
times. That Is true because
the bulk Of their possessions Is
invariably in enormous stores
of gold bullion and gold CON-
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Defense Problem

The defense problem of the
republics Of the three Americas
and especially Of the United
States, Mexico and the repub-
lies of Central America, is Of
vital Importance to these coun-
tries because it involves obliga-
tions shared by all of them.
This defense problem de-
mands for it's solution protec-
ton against all sorts and con-
ditions of enemies, foreign and
domestic.
Should yellow fever, for ex-
ample, follow in the wake of
anarchy in Cuba the menace
of that scourge would not be
limited to the people of the
United States. It would extend
also to the people of Mexico,
the republics of Central Amer
lea and the republics further
south.
One of the reasons for the
sanctions involved in the Platt
amendment is to be found in
the necessity of preventing in
Cuba a conditfSn of anarchy
and the outbreak Of yellow
fever that might quickly fol-
low.
But yellow fever is not the
only enemy that the destruction
of all government in Cuba might
bring to the surface. The red
trail of Communism might soon
appear from one end of Cuba to
the other should be the Cuban
people lose control of the situa-
ton and should the United
States finch from going to their
aid.
There are enmeies more dan
gerous even than these to the
neighborhood embraced within
the fellowship of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union. And these enemies
would also menace the entire
neighborhood. These are among
the grave considerations that
far exceed the rise or fall Of
trade between the three Amer
icas.
BY pursuing the policies ex.
emplified by the role of "the
good neighbor," the Roosevelt
administration is striving to
meet the challenge of Cuba's
critical situation without resort
to intervention, but in the firm
resolve not to finch from inter-
vention if that way lies the only
path Of duty.
Copyright, 1888. The Washington Time
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
The Human Side of the News
Richest Men Tn tho WOr1d-Fivo From TT g
BIZ Edluin C.. Hill

Who are the richest men in
the world today? A very in
teresting and probably quite
authentic list and reckoning is
supplied by Richard Lewinsohn,
a writer in WI Of Paris. Scan
ming four continents (Africa
apparently lacks a real Croesus
since the passing of Cecil
Rhodes) Mr.. Lewinsohn dis
covers II men whose Jumped
fortunes could satisfy the ma
tional debts Of every civilized
country in the world. Curiously
enough, there are only five
Americans in the list. These
are Henry Ford, Edsel Ford, his
son; John D. Rockefeller, ST.,
and his son, John D., jr., and
Andrew w. Mellon.
The other IL furnish an ar
resting survey. Richest of all
is, in all likelihood, the Nizam
Of Hyderabad in India. His
treasure of gold and jewels is
known to be worth at least
$500,000,0 1000. Close behind him,
in the march of Midas, comes
the great Mohammedan poten-
tate and British sportsman,
Prince Aga Khan, for whose
soul salvation at least 100000
900 brown-skinned human be-
ings bow the knee every day
of the year.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Of course, you can't prove
this. Indeed, most Of the evil
dence is against you. BY the
usual tests you're pretty much
of a failure. And yet you
know, you've always known,
that you're better than you
seem. And often, when other
people are laughing at you
or blaming you, you long to
cry aloud the truth about your
self. You wish you could say:
you're wrong! You're all
wrong. I know I've made a
mess of things but I'm really
not like that inside. Inside,
I'm different. I'm wise, even
though I may seem a fool:
I'm brave, though I've acted
like a coward. I love decency
and honesty, though my record
is so smeared.
But you've no right to
Judge me by my record. Our
records aren't our real selves.
You'e never seen my real SELF.
I'e never been able to show 1t.
But I know it's in me, some
where. And I'e always known
it-though I could never prove
it.
$50, no matter what you
think about me or do to me.
I believe in myself. And I'll
always believe in myself. You
can take everything else away
from me, but you can't take
that"
often you've wanted to say
that, haven't you, my dear?
And it was the truth. Nothing
in all your life is as surely
true as that secret conviction
of your own fineness. Every.
thing else about you Is part OF
a n1uddled dream. Everything
else is a fumbling and cropping
blind, awkward gestures
which always go awry.
But beneath the dreams con-
fusion, something holds steady
and strong and true. You can't
name it. You can't prove 1t.
But there it is. And when
everything else fails you, you
cling to that core of surety
that confidence in your secret
self.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

along with great boards OF
silver, and in fabulously VAL
liable collections of jewels.
An interesting list, but prob
ably quite incomplete. Mr..
Lewinsohn might well have in
cluded names scarcely known on
this side of the world: Calouste
Sarkis Gulbenkian, the oil mag
nate of Armenia; the Petscheks,
coal kings Of Czechoslovakia;
the princely Radziwills Of Po-
land, and the enormously rich
Esterhazys Of Hungary, whose
estates are equal in area to
more than one American State.
Accurately enough could the
name of Eu Yang Sang have
been written in this golden ros-
ter. For Mr.. Eu Yang Sang, one
of the most remarkable humans
who walks the earth Is the
Croesus of a country where mil
Ions perish every year for lack
of anything to put in their
Stomachs,
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Major Purposes

In striving by every honorable
means to avert the necessity
of resorting to intervention III
Cuba, the Roosevelt admins
tration is quickened by these
two major purposes:
First, to encourage the Cuban
people to put their own house
in order without Subjecting
themselves to the humiliation
Of being compelled to accept
outside aid in the performance
of this domestic duty.
Second, to make the neigh
borly relationship that exists
today between Mexico and the
United States the model for
the relations between the
United States and all the re-
publics of Central and South
America.
This, it is believed, can best
be done by averting the neces-
sity Of a resort in Cuba to
measures which, however justi-
fled they might be by the crit
ical condition of affairs in
Cuba, would offend the sensi-
bilities of our sister republics
in the Pan-American Union
and make Pan-American amity
and accord an easy mark for
the political sniping of Euro
pean or Asiatic mischief-makers.
The ties which bind the re-
publics Of the three Americas
in the fellowship Of Pan-Amer-
lean association, as the Roose-
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Chinese Croesus

He was born near Canton and
migrated to Singapore, where
he laid the foundation Of one OF
the worlds great fortunes. His
first money was MADE by deal
ing in drugs. Then he opened
a money exchange in connection
with each of his drug stores, q
money exchange which Is a kind
OF Chinese equivalent for the
United States postal money or
der department.
His eldest son was educated
at Cambridge and married a
British woman who has borne
two children. The sons name
is K. c. Eu, and, like the
younger Rockefeller and the
younger Ford in this country.
had shoulders broad enough to
shoulder his fathers respon-
Sibilities and the greater part
of his labor.
The elder Mr.. Eu at 81 has
retired from business on his
doctors orders, and gets his
fun out Of life building palaces
and travelling about on one or
another Of a whole fleet OF
palatia1 steam yachts.
An interesting gentleman, Mr..
Eu Yang Sang who would trade,
so the Chinese newspapers say.
all Of his wealth for a brand
new stomach and a brand-new
set of nerves.
copyright, 1888. King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
ONCE OVERS

for mind wandering, much time
Is saved.
The subjects to be considered
get a more sound and thought
full discussion and adjustment.
Those who have attended al
most any kind Of a public
meeting realize that there is too
much lost motion.
Too many subjects are touched
upon instead Of concentrating
upon the important matters in
the order Of Importance.
Usually in municipal bodies
there are some persons who
play to the galleries, drawing
attention to themselves being
their object, or putting over
something favorable to a friend
instead Of working for the good
Of all whom they represent.
Copyright, 1898, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

Why are you-why are we
all-like that? Why should we
believe in ourselves in the face
of all the damning evidence Of
our own worthlessness; in spite
of our own discouragement and
despair?
Once, long ago, a wise old
man named Epictetus answered
those questions. No man knew
more about heartache and
humiliation than Epictetus, for
he was a crippled slave with
out home or possessions, family
or education. Yet in spite OF
pain and poverty, or perhaps
because of them, he became
one of the greatest phlloso-
pliers.
How could a man endure life;
endure himself? From the time
he was a boy Epictetus heard
that question-saw it flaring in
the eyes of desperate men.
What could be given to such
men which would comfort and
strengthen them? Not riches,
nor pleasure, or even power.
Experience proved all to plainly
that there was no lasting help
in these things.
But there was one thing
which man could have that
would last-which would with
stand any test if he had the
courage to cling to it-and that
was FAITH IN HIMSELF.
So Epictetus told men to be-
lieve in themselves, not because
they were men, but because
they were gods! Down through
the filthy rags of their slavery
he reached-past the brands
that other men had put on
them-past the shackles they
had put upon themselves-into
the secret places Of their hidden
hearts. And there, in that
secret place, he found that
mysterious thing in which every
man believed, to which every
man could cling-H1S BETTER
SELF.
"Why is life worth while?"
said Epictetus to those desperate
men. Because you, yourself,
are worth while. Because, no
matter what you may seem out
wardly, there is greatness and
goodness within you. You are a
distinct portion of the essence
of God, and you contain a GER
tain part Of Him in yourself.
You carry a god about with you.
do you suppose I mean
some god of gold or silver?
No, it is within yourself you
carry this god. You are the
workmanship Of God. He hath
not only formed, but entrusted
and given the guardianship of
you to yourself. He hath de-
livered yourself to your care
and says, I had no one filter
to be trusted than you: pre-
serve this person for me, such
as he is by nature; modest,
faithful, sublime, unterrified,
dispassionate, tranquil viii
you not preserve him?"
You carry a god. You are
a god! No matter how obscure
you are, how wasted or wrong,
you are part Of the glory and
beauty and power of life.
Never forget that, never cease
to be proud Of that.
Believe in yourseH-bank on
yourself-hold hard to that
truth about yourself AND
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU
FREE!
Copyright. 1898. King Features
Syndicate, Inc,)
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Too Much Lost Motion

Most official bodies. holding
meetings at specified periods
waste much time in conducting
the business they have to tran
sact.
Halt the time they consume
should be enough to attend
the work in hand.
And the work would be done
better.
The mind works better when
it is kept centered on a GER
tain object.
When other matters are al
lowed to break into a line OF
thought that should be directed
at a certain point, much mental
power Is dissipated.
# the business is carried on
so directly and so continuously
that there is no opportunl@
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

velt Administration believes, are
primarily based upon common
love of liberty and a common
passion for justice as "the
breath of liberty's being"
Next in Importance to a COM
mon devotion to the American
system of government as op-
posed to those European sys-
TENS, against which our neigh
bors to the south rebelled and
from which they finally eman.
cipated themselves, comes a
common necessity for self.
defense.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
President Wants to Avert
Cuban Intervention
BY James T. Williams, Jr.

American Intervention in
Cuba will be ordered by Presi-
dent Roosevelt only when all
measures short of such a last
resort make intervention under
the Platt Amendment impera-
tive.
Reliance upon the Navy to
carry out measures short Of
intervention will be continued
until these measures fail to
enable the Administration to
perform its full duty in Cuba
to the United States, to Cuba
and to the world.
Reliance upon the Army will
be reserved against the day
when complete Intervention
offers the only honorable
method of meeting the chal-
lenge which Cuba'S grave
plight may soon present to the
United States.
Contrary to widely spread
reports, American trade with
LaCln America is not CQe Qe-
termining factor in President
Roosevelt's program for the
rescue and rehabilitation of
Cuba.
The Roosevelt program in
this regard is designed to ex-
emplify the attitude of "the
good neighbor." And "the
good neighbor" in striving to
contribute the power of his
example toward the promotion
of the welfare of the neighbor-
hood in which he lives always
puts his duty toward his
neighbor on a plane above mere
commercial profit to himself.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23
Crime, at Wholesale
Our Uncertain Dollar, Other Things

The prohibition crime wave touches the
'whoesaling' point group Of criminals, including two
women arrested New York accused thus far of dozen
bank robberies eight murders and hdnapngs
Crmnal lawyers" by the way mixed up in kidnapping
tviies sharing here and there Bar associations
might take active interest in that it is their job to keep their
profession Every pure"
It may perfectly ethical" for lawyer to defend crm
nal and take part of his steangs But ought not to be legal
for lawyer to share the ransom of a kidnapped man.
In various ways the Administration seemed
TO have made clear this week that far initiating re-
fang dollar the Government could not make
up its mind either bait fish, It energetic kick
ing the dollar off the gold basis and there it Stood foot
in the air.
AS result of this lack of decision stocks went down in
day from six points, wheat went far the law would
let it in day. cents bushel cotton off about 15o bale
The Administration ought to make SOME definite announce
men for instance sorry to that we used up all
energy when kicked the dollar off the gold basis We
haven't any energy left to do anything about it. Very
sorry, but you must get along best you with decent
dollar, and few of them"
That would be better than uncertainty.
The Washington times., 1933-09-23

you've been,
o r h o W
a S h am e d,
even in those
darkest times
W h e n you've
longed to end
it all, still
s o m e tn ing
deep within
you has gone
on believing
in yourself,
believing in
yO ur o W n
secret good
ne SIS a n d
greatness.