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Evening star., 1934-05-17
BOND CLUB PLANS
ANNUAL OUTING
TRANSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
More Than $50 Members
and Guests Expected
Tomorrow.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

More than $50 members of the
Washington Bond Club and their
guests are expecting to attend the an
Evening star., 1934-05-17
sHORT-TERM SECURITIES.
Reported by Chas. D. Barney & CO..

Bid. Ofer.
Allis Chalmers Co. IS 1887. 97Ia Os
Amer Beet Sugar 6s 1895. 9S Qsl1
Am. Tel. & Tel. 5l5s l943. 1929 1lO
Atlantic Refining IS 1887. LOG 1851
Bethlehem Steel 5s 1886. 1929 1925
California Packing 5s 1910. 1OOl5 101A
Canad. MOI. Fy. 41as 1895. 1922 1023t
Ches. & Ohio Ry 5s 1889. 1O9ss 1Oa34
Chi Gas 1t. & Coke 5S 1887 1O4A los
Chi Northwest, Gas 1896. Sass a2K
Colorado & So AIS 1885. 95 06
Commercial Cred. 51as 1898 10lS 1923
Delaware Hudson 5s 1895. 102 1921
Den. &, Rio CIR. 4i2s 1885,. 49,. 5Sla
Edison El. Iilum. As 1899. 104h 105is
Gen. Pet. Corp. 5s 1910. 104 104t2
Gen. Pub. Service 5l2s 1899. 9324 95Is
Gotham Silk Hos. 6s 1896. 81 95
Grand Tr. Canada IS 1895. 107h 107N
Great Northern Ry. rs 1886 05!s e5i2
Inti. Tel e. Tel 4Hzs 1859. 62K 63E
Keyetone Telephone 5s 1895 TS'S 80
Lake Fire & West, IS 1897. 9a1s 1OOi.
Louisville & Nash IS 1897. 104ts 105la
Michigan Central As 1940.. 100l2 102
New York Central 6s 1885. q9Is 100
N Y. Chi. e. st. L. As 1887 99is 09H2
Ohio River R r SIS 1896 1921 1O3
Penna r. r. Co 6ks 1896 1O6i7 1O61s
portland Gen FL 6S 1Q35 Q2h "a
pure oil Co. 5l5s 1897 gSat aS7s
Rep Iron & Steel IS 1910. 9sia 90
Sinclair Cons. Oil IS 1897. 1921 1n4
Wabash Rwy. Co. 6s 1o39.. SO 30
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BAN 18h Deere & Co. ........
15h 11k Deere & Co pf(20c).
73h 80 Delaware d Hudson
S3N lOM Del Lack & West. .
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1l1A 97h CP Il l. 1st go.
19h IL kans City South. -.
l8h 1874 Kayser Il Co th25c)
Az 2A Kelly Spring Tire.
20 II Kelly Sp Tire So Of
7h 2M Kelsey-Hayes tB).. 4.
21k 1lM Kelvinator (60cb...
S8h 65M Kendall pf (t6.92D..
% l7x Kennecott Copper.
IS 10 Kresge Dep Strs pf.
22% 1884 Kresge IS - (S0c).
Ill 1O1 Krssge Is 81 pftD %
81 So Kress IS HI tf1D.
33M 23M Krogsr g g r ttlh) }
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7h 1 Yellow Truck.
47l5 % Yellow Truck pf. =.
22A Is Young Spr & Wire. ,
33% 17h Youngstown S Il T.,
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Railroad Reports Gain.

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
reports for the first four months of
1884 earnings of $l.19 a share on the
common stock in comparison with 78
cents a share In the first four months
Of 1888.
Evening star., 1934-05-17

So 33 Jewel Tea Co t3I.
66X a.. Johns-Mansvills.. =.
1l2 1O1 Johns-Mansvil pf z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26
Next Naval Treaty

With Japan definitely out of the orderly arrangement of the worlds navies made at Washington in 1923, what next? Ja- pan is obviously going to play a solitary game in sea power. She has failed to win Britain over to her side, and no lesser power would judge it safe to join her against the power of Britain and Amer ica. It is not evident that the other par ties to the five-power treaty-France and Italy-are interested in new four-power pact What are America and Britain go- ing to do? They want to avoid rivalry in the building, and are both content to maintain the present basis of equality.
 Many statesmen are suggesting two- party pact between these leading powers. It would not be an alliance, because Amer ican tradition forbids offensive and de- fensive alliances, and our people would not change their attitude except in a grave emergency. But it would be easy to agree on treaty preserving equal sea power. while keeping the tonnage and the types and sizes of warships flexible enough to meet new conditions. Such an agree ment, properly worked out, might do as much as anything to preserve our type of civilization and keep order in a shaky world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26
A Thought for Today
Why the Quotes?

The Hartford Times of last Saturday speaks of the Hayes 'eXoneration'." Why the quotes is the natural query. A perusal of the editorial is self-eXplanatory. It IS easily inferred from what the editor has to say that he does not consider Mayor Hayes exonerated of all connection with the democratic caucus of last week. The Times believes that his interest may have been passive of which he says, "Passlvlty is of more assistance to those who would defeat the governor than to the governor.
 The admonition of the local head of our city government continues in such fashion: t'Mr Hayes must remember that he IS no longer merely local office holder and political leader. He has become one of the most important figures in the public at- fairs of the state" And at that rate he is certainly to be considered, shouldn't we say, MT Hemenway, in any important appointments that might have to be made prior to the inauguration date in Janu- ary.
 The Times carries on, Because 1t IS generally accepted that he is to be offered as his party's next candidate for gover- nor, the state will view him in that light, fortunately or unfortunately, while he IS presiding over the senate. His every act will be scrutinized not merely as to it's in sliyidual merits but as revealing hisn fit ness to be governor. In other words MT Hayes is to be on trial in public opinion every day of the next two years and tor his. every public and political act.
 And at this juncture we'd like to ask who is responsible for the position that Mayor Hayes now holds in the eyes oG the state, particularly in the eyes of his own party. When he went down to East ern Point last September as member of the Waterbury delegation to the state convention he was not an avowed candi- date for any political office. He was on the contrary determined. to resist any eI- forts that might be made to secure hls presence on the state ticket. And he maln- tained this position until he was forced by circumstances that no public official of high repute can ignore into running for lieutenant governor.
 Having accepted the call he entered into the spirit of the thing. No candidate was more generous in his time and best efforts than Waterbury's mayor throughout the campaign. And through all this extra work his city did not fare ill through re- peated absences of it's chief executive. It The Times can say "We trust that Mayor Hayes is conscious of the responsibility that rests upon him and that he will con- duct himself accordingly" we can only re- tort he has never fallen down on any job he has undertaken to date. This city will bear witness to that. As for being quiescent we doubt if the term is in his makeup.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26

coke, coal, wood, and other heavy
 commodities. He had plans to open huge one hundred chair barber shop.
 The result was that business real estate in the city became demoral- ized. Detroit led the depression a full year ahead of the 1929 stock market crash. The business lead CTS of Detroit appealed to Ford to close his stores. but could not
 convince him. They said, Ford made Detroit, but was now un-
 making 1t. There were many other automobile concerns in and about Detroit viz: Packard, Hupmobile, Hudson Essex, Cadillac, Dodge, Chrysler, Graham Paige, and oth- CTS which have since removed or gone out of business. Their em- ployes were trading in the Ford stores. Incidently Ford was esti- mated to be averaging a profit at the rate of .12 million dollars a year. On another appeal from the
 business men, Ford finally agreed to limit his trade to his own em- ployes. By that time the big crash of '29 was at hand and Detroit be- came a bedlam of poverty and dis tress.
 Thousands were caught in the Inaclstrom and 1t became an ex- treme matter of Juggling to live. People had to learn how to move from new homes and apartments to older and cheaper buildings. Later they had to learn how to double up families. Still later they had to learn how Co stay without paying rent. When evict0d they had Co learn how to borrow enough to pay one or two months rent
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26
Old Age Pensions

Nearly everyone agrees by this time that elderly people must have public sup port if they canont take care of them- selves. But there can be no agreement for that Townsend plan among intelligent citizens. Where would the money come from for pension of $2OO month to all those over 60? Could it be paid without wild imitation that would soon defeat it's own purpose? Wouldn't it wreck the re- covery measures already in progress Wouldn't the forced spending of all these billions result in general wave of waste full spending for unnecessary things, and also breed new crop of swindlers and criminals preying on the pensioners?
 Wouldn't other classes of citizens, who must pay the cost, resent providing even for old folks, the money to pay so large q group more than twice as much apiece as the average American family is able to earn for itself? As regards the economic value of putting so much money into cir culation wouldn't it be circulated more effectively, in more fruitful channels, if it were in the hands of young married people? But that's another problem. Talk ing care of the old is one of the first duties of society, but surely this is not the way to do it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26
Chuckle Corner
YOU KNOW FEM
(By Douglas Goodrich)

The Rose Heights young lady taking her first bridge lesson who, when, told she was the dummy got mad and went home. Willie Nilly says anyhow it was a grand slam.
 Out in the Second Ward there's a man who calls his wife "C" be- cause ever ytime he puts her into the rumble seat she makes it a grumble seat.
 And certain Oakdale miss dis covered that when girl goes rid ing just to be stepping out" she often has to end the evening by getting out
 "Bill the Shovel Runner" says that while he doesn't care to talk scandal he sure likes to spread the dirt.
 Then there's the young fellow from Smithville who started out to clean chimneys, and found his business all 'fluey."
 And the Jonesboro restaurant proprietor who had valuable dog accidentally killed. It was hard luck, but his patrons got the wurst of it.
 Also the North Bridge gentle man so often seen leading his wife's blanket-covered pup on a leash that the neighbors are won- dering which of 'em really leads a dogs life?
 Many murders are of the tri- angle variety, but Willie Nilly rises to remark that in Pennsylvania some seem to be hex-agonal. months. The dismissals have been made chiefly among those who have husband or wife in the government service.
 Copyright, 1884, by United
 Feature Syndicate. nIc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26

ors less restriction and more cotton.
 Davis was loath to see restric- tion slackened, even for the two balers. But he sensed grow ing adverse sentiment in the south, saw the BankheadS act going glimmering unless given pulmotor treatment.
 Exemption of the little fellows Davis reasoned, would not greatly increase total produc- tion, but would greatly increase support for the Bankhead act in the balfoting. The two-balers number 100000, or 30% of the south's cotton farmers.
 Thus Davis and Wallace stood side by side in support of the &exemptiOn measure. But they do not see entirely eye-tO-eye on the basic problem of crop con- trOl.
 MERRY-GO-ROUND
 Informed that a movement had been started in his home town, Houston, Texas, to change the name of the chief thorough fare from Main street to "Jones avenue" Jesse Jones remarked, "They must be having a tough time finding things to do down there" . In sharp contrast to the Hoover regime, New Deal executives, from President Roosevelt on down, are cigar cite instead of cigar smokers. ... The legislative program formulating session of the exec utive council of the A. F. of L., scheduled for next month, may not be held in balmy Florida after all. The disclosure that certain members of the council were secretly scheming to stage the conference in the sunny south instead of Washington caused such an uproar in labor circles that President Bill Green hastily ordered a record poll of the committeeman. If and when the republicans return to power on Capitol Hill, many present party members will have choice committee pickings if they are still among those pres ent. On the basis of seniority rights several would be able to take their pick of any one of three or, four major committee chairmanships. More than 500 employees in the AAA crop control statistical divisions have been let out in the past several
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26
We Become Interested

When the War Department presents an estimate that shows power dam can be constructed in the Housatonic river basin at the Junction of the Shepaug or in the immediate vicinity for $3,647 ,00O we become interested. The item is one of several included in report of the department showing comparative figures of dam costs in both the Housatonic and Thames river basins. It is not a report recommending their construction, but simply one of statistics, cost of building and electric power output capacity.
 In the case of the Shepaug dam the output would be 29,850 horsepower. And this is but one of seven sites in the Hous- atomic river valley that were surveyed by the War Department. There were six teen sites inspected altogether, some of chem in Massachusetts. The object is to Further the governments invasion of the public utility field. What has been done and is being done down in the Tennessee valley has so encouraged the federal gov ernment that it plans similar enterprises in every section of the nation./
 The spirit is commendable, but must De curbed in many instances. We can nee no real reason for the government, which obviously can operate at cost cern, putting all the public utilities out the business and destroying the invested capital of thousands of men and women. we have never before urged Uncle Sam 10 10 slow in this business of direct com- petition with private business. It seems fo us that this is in particular a time when every form of private enterprise should be given fresh impetus and not Shocked up shortly.
 We are heartily in favor of the gov hrnnent creating yard-sticks for estmat- lne the true cost of production of electric nower. its distribution, and it's ultimate k,st to the consumer. It would be a good Iklnr for the entire nation If this perplex- inR problem were solved for all time. But < must be done In fair manner. We're
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26

Q. What altitude was attained by the three young Russian bal- loonists who fell and were killed in January 1884?
 A. Records published in Mos COW, February 2, 1884, show they had attained the altitude of 72,17S feet.
 Q. What is the value Of prop erty destroyed by rats annually in
 A. The U. s. Public Health Service estimates that there is one rat for every individual in the Uni- ted States, and that, each rat des- troys one-half cents worth of pro- perty a day, which results in a to- tai annual destruction of approxi- mately $2O0,0 100, 900.
 o. What action if any has Pres ident Roosevelt taken to restore the civil rights of persons convict- ed of opposing military service in the World War?
 A. In an address last Christmas season, he restored civil rights to about 1,500 persons who had served sentences for opposing the war.
 O. Name all the motion pie lures in which Al Jolson has star
 A. "The Jazz singer" "The Singing Fool" Say It With Songs Nanny" Big Boy" 'Hallelujah I'm a Bum" and Wonder Bar."
 o. Is mercury a metal?
 A. It is a liquid metallic ele- ment.
 c. Which is the lightest gas?
 A. Hydrogen.
 Q. How long has the present design of the fifty cent piece been in use?
 A. Since 1916.
 o. Tn the metric system how many grains are in the gram?
 A. One gram equals 15.4S grains.
 o. Name the state flower, bird, and tree of Pennsylvania.
 A. Mountain laurel, ruffed grouse and the hemlock.
 Q. Name the Sultan of Morocco and the King of Egypt.
 A. Fuad I is King of Egypt; Sidi Mohammed is Sultan of Mor- occo.
 o. What time does the Twen- tiest Century Limited make from New York to Chicago?
 A. Seventeen hours and forty five minutes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26

This business of dressing up the coun- try's state parks and forests has met with criticism up in Massachusetts, A critic there claims that it is high time that the CCC workers concerned themselves with timbering projects rather than merely with improving the physical appearance of the parks. He is naturally conser- vationist. Only a person with such feel ings. would make this statement. And we can sympathize with him. Still we do not condemn the CCC work out of hand. What it is doing is something that most states would never have got around to do- ing. And it goes hand in hand with tree conservation. If we make our state parks and forests models of appearance and out door growth then surely some private owners of timber land are going to fol- low suit. And sooner or later the eco workers are going to spend whole lot of time just on tree culture of highly productive nature.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26

elsewhere. Meanwhile they had to develop the art of deceit, chang ing their names, getting credit where they could borrow here borrow there, juggle the borrow ings-always getting deeper in the mire- = forced to deceive their friends or whatever creditors they could. Few in distress dared tell the truth for it literally meant starvation and loss of shelter.
 The great men of the country were mounting platitudes, invent ing slogans and prophesying pros perity. Finally the municipal, state and federal governments recognize ed things as they were and the re- lief system was inaugurated until we now have approximately 12 million people living on the con- tents of a bag.
 If things do get better what are people going to do about their debts? Will they suffer and strugy gle to pay them over a long period of years? It is a moot question. Those who are far behind will have little or no purchasing power If they attempt to repay. It is ai- most certain their dependents and growing offspring will not take up the burden.
 A depression goes much deeper than bodily suffering. It reaches Into the very character of individ- uals who, over a long period of years, have been developing cul- turo and a high sense of duty. When they read tho disclosures Of the trusted highor-ups and how they betrayed tho people and saw them go Bcot-free--it 70 disgust0d them that they refused to pay tho price of thelr mismanRgement and troAehery. They feel they have ai' ready paid enough. outwardly WIS may succeed in getting out Of thi. depression iH the near future, but inwnrdly it will tnIso,much longer.
 A roRMEn wATnRnunIAN.
 Detroit Mich. rsu at. itaL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26

The evidence we have produced shows that they have already been sold to Japan and Great Britain"
 LABOR SAFETY
 MIRA authorities say privately that one of the serious behind the-scenes complications in the troubled auto labor situation is the fact that many of the work CTS secretly belong to both the A. F. of l.. unions and the company unions"
 This playing safe' by the workers makes it practically impossible to determine wheth- CT the independent unions or the company unions are the pre- dominant organizations, gives the employers a powerful weap- on in combating thee laims of the former.
 EXCHANGING
 History, politics, the ebb and flow of prosperity and depres- sion, the coming and going of congress never change.
 Here is summary of the con- dition of the country in 1873 published by 'Appleton's Annual Cyclopaedia just as congress was about to convene:
 Ut was believed that the de- pressing influences which had been felt with such force for more than two years had nearly or quite exhausted themselves, that no measures calculated to disturb values or check the res- tOration of confidence were likc- ly to be taken by congress, and that trade and commerce, left to legitimate influences, might be expected to exhibit satisfac- tory revival on the opening of the year 1876."
 COTTON CONTROL
 Behind administration tactics in whipping up support for the Bankhead cotton control act lies an intimate story of diverse views within the department of agriculture.
 Both Chester c. Davis, ad- ministrator of the AAA, and Sec- retary Wallace were back of the plan to exempt farmers growing only two bales of cotton = but for different reasons.
 Wallace wanted the two balers exempted because he thought the little fellow had received d poor deal; also because he fav-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26
So They Say

Dollar chasing is deplorabe, but it is of minor importance compared to the winning of war.
 -1renee du Pont. would back my bonnet against some of these postage stamp hats. -Evangeline Booth, Salvation Army commander in-chief
  Up north all they do is have big families. -Dr Allan R. Dafoe. who delivered the Dionne quntuplets.
 1 should like to be an angel of peace, or shall I say santa Claus? who would bring peace to the (Irish) Free State and Great Britain this Christ mas. but unfortunately that does not seem pos sible.
 --Alhe Byrne. lord mayor of Dublin. Business needs men who understand govern ment as much as government needs men who are sensitive Co the sound needs of business. Dean Wallace B. Donham of Harvard Business School
 If we want tO stay out of war, we will stay on this continent and stop running around In tho east.
 --Gen Smedley D. Butler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-26

Washington, Dec. 26-State Department higher-ups are anx- ious to clean out some o film Farley's appointees to the dip lonlatic service.
 On the top of the list are Hal Sevier, statuesque American am bassa dor to Chile and Alexander Weddell, wise-crac cking ambas. sador to Argentina.
 Both, incidentally, married ladies who helped materially in pushing them to the ambassa- dorial rung.
 Weddell was consul in Call cutta when he met wealthy Mrs Virginia Chase Steedman of St Louis, then on a sightseeing trip through India, and married her.
 sevier's wife is the former Clara Driscoll, democratic na- tional committeewoman from Texas, prominent Texas author, and head of the, founders of the Alamo. She carries considerable weight with Jim Farley.
 When Hal, her husband, was first appointed ambassador to Chile, Mrs Sevier's name was the only one in the family which ap- peared in Who's Who. Newspap- CTS made much of this. So the latest issue of Who's Who finds Mrs Sevier's name withdrawn, and her husbands featured.
 Both ambassadors are now fin the United States on leave.
 Arriving in New York, Am- bassador Weddell was interview ed by the press.
 President Roosevelt is . mystic" he announced.
 "Argentina's huge wheat crop can benefit the United States" he continued. "Our recent drought will probably necessi- tate the importation of Argen- tine wheat"
 Officials of the state and agri- culture departments wi m c d. Secretary Wallace had issued several scathing statements crit icizing Argentine for raising so bumper wheat crop in viola tion of the international wheat agreement.
 Later, Ambassador Weddell SOuSnl du 1ulSENlGW WILL HIS chief, Sumner Welles, who is as- sistant secretary of state in charge of Latin-American af- fairs.
 Welles kept him waiting four days.
 SOLD
 During recess of the muni- tions investigation an attorney for one of the manufacturers got into a friendly discussion with Senator Bennett Clark. on the question of military secrets. The lawyer voiced the fear that the committee might divulge war secret.
 "Unintentionally, of course," he hastened to add.
 Hell" snorted Clark, there aren't any Nsecrets to divulge.