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Evening star., 1934-09-16

t, these mysteries. With this oppor-
tunity TO present a final answer to
the flood of criticism the defenders
of the administration would GER
tainly offer more than the unstates-
manlike name-calling which has
hitherto been the method Of reply.
Once more the administration has
fooled the opposition. The obscurity
has grown worse. This writer, like the
troubled Job, thought formal bill Of
particulars would clarity the situation.
He hoped for statement of the
Governments position on prices,
wages, money, labor unions, interna-
tional trade and Government deficits.
Free from any political or professional
bias and not holding one of the 10000
new jobs created by the New Deal, he
expected to analyze the Governments
case dispassionately.
He admits his inability to do so.
He has studied with open mind all the
official statements and he confeSses
that he cannot fathom them. They
are just the same old collections of
generalizations about consumer power
and balanced production and uncon-
trolled competition and excess produc-
tivity and controlled economy.
New Name for Trade.
Let's be more specific. The most
elaborate case for the administration
had one economic contention. That
was that the N. R. A. and the A. A A.
were created to restore "exchangeabil-
ity." This writer is frank to admit
that here is something new. This
concept of "exchangeability" has not
hitherto appeared in the literature of
the New Deal. After some extended
consideration this writer recognizes
'exchangeability" as a new name for
trade, or just ordinary business. In
other words, the N. r. A. and the
A. A. A. were created to revive trade.
1t appears that trade fell off during
the depression, and these two agen-
cies were going to revive it.
Reading further, however, one learns
that "exchangeability" broke down
because of failure of agricultural
goods to exchange for manufactured
goods. This is merely our old familiar
farm parity" The explanation of
this disparity between farm products
and factory products is astounding.
1t was due wholly. we are informed,
to the refusal of industrial leaders to
lower prices to correspond with the
decline of agricultural prices. This
refusal of industry to lower prices not
only destroyed our agriculture, but de-
stroyed industry itself. In other words,
manufacturing industry in this coun-
try has in each field such absolute
monopoly that it can set prices where
it pleases. Market competition no
longer sets prices. They are set by the
arbitrary decision of leaders of cor
porations. Not only that, but these
captains of industry are so incredibly
stupid that they deliberately set prices
at points. where they stop sales, reduce
Evening star., 1934-09-16
Experiment on First
Language Reported

LONDON (P.-An ancient expert
ment, through which an effort was
made to discover the first language
of mankind, was described by Douglas
Guthrie and George Seth of Edin-
burgh in a joint paper presented to
the International Congress of An
thropology here.
King James of Scotland, they re-
lated, marooned two infants on the
island of Inchkeith in the Firth Of
Forth with a deaf and dumb nurse.
The infants developed language of
their own, and observers reported:
Some say they spak very guild
Hebrew"
Evening star., 1934-09-16
What Are Aims of New Deal?
Remain

production, destroy their own profits,
discharge their employees and go into
bankruptcy. AS proof of this failure
to reduce prices in depression there
were adduced figures showing that
textiles were reduced 40 per cent dur
ing the depression, building materials
80 per cent, iron and steel % per cent.
Guess what agency is offered as the
cure for this situation. It is the
N. r. A. To break up this price-set-
ting monopoly of big business men,
to lower industrial prices, to increase
production and to establish farm par
ity there is presented the N. r. A,
which in one year increased manufac-
turing costs 20 per cent, established
monopoly where it has never been be-
fore, prohibited increase of produc-
ton in some lines, reduced production
in other lines and legalized fixed prices
in hundreds of lines.
Improved Methods"
This extraordinary theory was
illustrated with mowers. Because of
the disparity in prices, the farmers
wheat could not exchange for the
manufacturers mower. I never be-
fore heard of a farmer using mower
on his wheat, but in these days of
farm experts from the class room it
is hard to keep abreast of improved
methods. The point is that the two
remedies proposed for the failure of
the wheat farmer to buy mower are
the N. r. A., which increased the
cost of mowers, and the A. A. A.,
which threw out of cultivation 8,00o.-
600 acres of wheat land.
But the comic element will intrude.
While this theory of increasing pro-
duction and abolishing monopoly by
the N. R. A. was being presented an
other spokesman in another publica-
ton was explaining the purpose of
the N. r. A. It was clearly estab-
lished that the purpose of N. r. A.
was to prevent cut-throat eompeti-
tion among manufacturers, to reduce
excess production and to guarantee
profitable prices.
For more than a year the A. A. A.,
that strange mixture of destruction
of needed goods and alms-giving to
propertied class, has been defended
on the grounds of surplus production
of farm products and the consequent
disparity in prices. The destruction
was never successful. Farm prices
rose rapidly, but they rose partly
from the debasement of the Ameri-
can dollar abroad, partly from world
recovery, and only partly from the
A. A. A. The defenders of the A. A.
A. have had to count in as part of
the increased returns to farmers from
the A. A. A. the cash gifts made from
taxpayers money.
And now comes devastating
drought. The papers report the
starvation of cattle. the administra-
ton admits an inevitable food price
rise, and Washington plans against
food pronteers. There are brought
Evening star., 1934-09-16

focus Of infection and death, and re-
claim the land for agricultural uses.
Today, in place of swamps, there
are thousands of f1ourishing farms,
two prosperous towns and score of
villages, all created in the IL years
since Mussolini took over the govern
mental power
In the town of Littoria workmen
removed screens from the windows
of the post Office, because there are
no more mosquitoes"
Any one who has not seen the
ravages of the mortal anopheles mos
quito cannot appreciate what this
means.
(coryright. 1e34J
Evening star., 1934-09-16
BY PAUL JARRETT KELLY.

BY PAUL JARRETT KELLY.
~ UT of the haze of conjec-
4 ture, inquiries, Investigations,
probes and publicity, which
~ now obscure the fire-gutted
wreck of the one-time mir
acle ship" the Moro Castle, comes
now a new era to the American mer-
chant marine.
It is to be a battle against public
enemy No. of the seas-fre. 1t is
to be an era of complete f1reproofng
Of all passenger-carrying vessels.
Shipbuilders say so. Ship operators
say so. The Shipping Board says so.
And President Roosevelt says Con-
gress is going to say so, too.
For already the determination is uni
versal that those who died when the
floating palace that was the Moro
Castle was turned into a roaring fur
mace shall not have died in vain.
New Legacy Impaired.
They have left a new legacy to those
whose paths will cross the waves they
Travelled, a new legacy of safety.
Safety not only from shipwreck, for
that bequest was given to humanity
by the victims of the Titanic, the
Eastland, the Gen. Slocum, the Vestris
and scores of other proud ships whose
bones mold in Neptune's lair, but
safety from its twin terror, that of
flame
This development hasn't waited for
the verdictS of the inquirers. Reac-
Evening star., 1934-09-16
Overhead Not Counted.

From the Charleston Cw. va.) Daily Mail.
The Government has moved $2,000,-
100000 in gold from San Francisco to
Denver without the loss of dollar,
except that represented in the pay of
the army of soldiers, police and Fed
eral agents who protected it.
Evening star., 1934-09-16

home to the people the possibilities
of ruin inherent in the meddling of
theories with the very life of the peo-
pie. Note the extremity of argument
to which the A. A. A. has been driven.
Six millions pigs were slaughtered
before the Government could foresee
the drought. AS a result of the
drought (not the crop reduction, of
course) there was no corn. If the
pigs had not been killed they would
have had nothing to eat. Follow this
reasoning to the end and you can
prepare for cyclone by burning your
house down.
1t. is time this farm parity was ex-
planned by the old economics. AS
every schoolboy knows, farm products
have an inelastic demand as well as
an inelastic supply, with consequent
violent fluctuations in price. There is
a world market and world price for
most of our agricultural products.
The World War created an abnormal
market and an abnormal price. After
the war currency imitation and un-
wise loans to foreign countries sup
ported this abnormal market. In 1929
the whole unsound structure COL
lapsed in world depression.
The Hoover administration, driven
by vote-seeking politicians, made the
mistake of trying to maintain the un-
natural prices for farm products. In
addition, it approved a tariff law that
intensified the difficulty of selling
q 70 lriv, ~
ficial prices created by government,
went right on producing more than
they could sell.
American Farmer Isolated.
The present administration multi
piled the error. 1t debased the Ameri-
can dollar, temporarily stimulating
agricultural production. Then it paid
the farmers to reduce production.
Then 1t set up an N. r. A. that made
the farmers incomes less valuable.
The net result is to isolate the Ameri-
can farmer from the world market on
which his future depends. We see this
in the loss of our cotton markets to
other countries, the refusal of the
Argentine to keep within its wheat
quota and the wild talk from Wash
ington about making wilderness of
so 100000 acres of farm land.
The endless talk about farm parity
is chiefly exaggeration. Farm price
disparity is the result of depression,
not the cause. In bad times farm
prices always fall violently. In good
times they rise excessively. The low
cred price level reduces excess pro-
duction somewhat, but, even more, it
sells the production and makes it pos
sible for the unemployed to eat. Low
farm prices are their own cure, and
have been since Joseph in Egypt.
There is nothing new in this situa-
tion. 1t happens in every depression.
In 1898 the farmers had a hard time.
They burned grain for fuel. But they
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The Washington times., 1934-07-07
What Max Baer Wears Is News in
The Fashion World

Max Baer threatens to take
the place Jimmy Walker used
to hold as a Sartorial genius in
the world of well-known people,
He has all the requirements. ..
a splendid figure, world renoWn,
and an interest in clothes.
Last weeks New Yorker de-
voted a whole article to his
clothes, and we take our in
formation from it. Max has IS
suits, and has just placed an
order for IS more. Fifty of his
present suits are on the Coast,
which leaves him a mere IS to
60 on until his new IS are
finished.
To quote from the above.men-
toned article, "he is a tailor's
dream. He has an exhilarating
clothes sense, his taste running
to orchidaceous tones and new
designs. He does not stuff
things in his pockets. Re has
no difficult bulges or hollow
spots. He Swells magnificently
in the right places"
OF Future Importance
His tailor says that his selec-
ton will influence the mascu-
line mode in a way that it's not
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Gray and Tan Good Combination
For Coat and Trousers

the shirt was of pale green
madras, made in the collar
attached style that carried
rounded corners which were
pinned up Snugly beneath the
knot Of the tie. The tie was
striped and a yellow foulard
breast pocket handkerchief
peeped from the upper left
hand pocket. The hat was a
natural Optimo crown Panama
(don't say I haven't learned
the terms) with a brim suffi-
GENTLY flat set so that it
could be worn turned up all
around, which it was in this
case.
Frank P. Reside, expert
golfer, looks we'll in a deep blue
shirt with a stiff white collar
with rounded corners. With this
he wears a navy blue and white
polka dot foulard tie.
The gates are now down to
pink shirtS-once Sneered at by
the average man. When worn
with q white round starched COL
lar, a bottle green foulard tie
and three button notched lapel
suit of light weight brown
worsted-very good looking.
X
"Spotty" White was about the
first gent around here who had
the courage to don pink shirt
so flattering to his apple-ike
cheeks.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Norfolk Jackets
New in West

If you're travelling, you can
create quite a sensation through
the Middle Western States by
wearing your Norfolk jacket
with your odd slacks, or by TAX
ing along a linen Norfolk jacket
suit.
One Of our reporting friends
tells us that he was a lion
among the ladies, and also
something Of a novelty among
his male companions, because
he apparently wore the first
white linen Norfolk jacket suit
they'd seen. Some of them had
odd jackets cut Norfolk style,
but even they were rather rare.
So If you want to create some
thing Of a Sartorial nSation
when you go on your vacation,
take along a Norfolk.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
Styles Spreading 8
ToNewLocaIities

We're familiar with the com.
bination Of light coat and dark
trousers here. But 1t seems
that some cities in the Middle
West haven't gotten around to
it yet. Or so one Of our scouts
tells us, and relates his expert
ence to back it up.
Last week he went on a trip
to a pretty large city, where
they should be up on their
fashions. The first day he wore
his usual Washington combina-
ton, white Palm Beach coat
with dark SlackS. Men stared
at him. On the street especial
ly. Clothing store proprietorS
gaped with mouth and eyes
open. then ran inside as II
they had an idea.
The idea was an instant sue
cess. Next morning In the lobby
Of the hotel three men ap-
peared with white coats and
dark trousSrB.. The third morn
ing no less than eight, In
fected by the fastspreading
vogue, got themselves into SINH
The Washington times., 1934-07-07

yet conscious Of. That's un-
doubtedly true, for Max is,
after all, T. champion.
At present Max prefers tho
Clark Gable type Of suit, with
half-belted back, shirred shoul-
ders (small uneven gatherings
from yoke to belting), peg-top
trousers with narrow bottoms,
and envelope pockets opening
like a Gladstone bag. I do not
know what sort Of pockets that
means, unless it Is pleated
pockets, such as those that are
usually put in a bi7swing coat.
White Gabardine
Max loves gabardine in
white, and greenish and gray
1Sh tones. White gabardine
is a grand idea that hasn't hit
Washington yet, by the way.
He also likes worsteds in the
pastel shades (menS pastels,
not feminine tones.O
Twelve of the 35 suits now
being made are of the Gable
cut. Materials from Is mills
had to be assembled for Mr..
Baer'S inspection. Shantung
silk is being imported for
three Of the suits, in white,
baby blue and cream tan.
Max FavOrs Stacks
Max wears no undershirt,
just pastel colored trunks. In
the morning he wears slackS
with a polo shirt, open at the
neck. braces on his slacks
too. In the afternoon he
changes into another pair Of
Slacks, a. coat, and shirt but
toned this time, with a contrast
ing tie.
He rarely dresses formally in
the evening, but wears a dark
suit and shoes with some white
IN them. "a whim of his. He
nevers wears garters. He's so
big that it takes four and a
half yards Of material to make
a suit for him, whereas it
takes only three and a third
yards for the average man.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
By BEAU M'ALLISTER

When Armar Archbold dresses
for a swim, he wears over his
trunks and jersey a cookbook
ing crew neck dark blue and
white striped sweater. His
swimming suit is dark blue.
Myron Parker, jr., well built,
wears many suits made double
breasted. He has one of gray
and black Glen UrQuhart plaid.
Gabardine is certainly tax
ing the boys by storm this
summer. Saw a good-looking
one the other day in gray
green gabardine, made double
breasted, welt seams on the
collar, lapels. jacket front and
pocket flaps. The coat carried
an outside change pocket. The
back Of the coat was perfectly
plain, except for a single center
vent. AS for the accessories,
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
TWEED WEAVE

A grand model suit, in white
linen with a tweed weave, has
jacket revers, ascot scarf, and
gloves all of red and black plaid
linen. The single-breasted jacket
closes with two buttons and has
one large patch pocket.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
CAPE ENSEMBLE

Lovely for hot days in town
is a powder blue sheer cape en-
semble with a small navy and
white pattern. The matching
fabric lines the cowl-backed
cape of navy blue sheer Woolen
which is put on over the head.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
BROWN STUDY

Delightful for dancing eve
nings is a long, slim frock Of
crinkled dark brown chiffon.
This has a large sash of orange
organdie and gloves of brown
net with big, frilly, orange
organdie cuffs.
Evening star., 1934-10-01
BOND TRADE SAVES
j. s. HIGH INTEREST
Holders Induced to Ex-
change Maturing Securities.
S13,0OO,OOO Gained.
Bv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
In three weeks the Treasury Depart
ment has reduced annual interest on
the public debt by about $4,000, 900.
This calculation by department ex-
perts is pointed to as partial answer
to critics Of New Deal monetary pol
icies. The reduction was accom-
plished through trade with persons
who already held fourth Liberty loan
bonds bearing Az per cent interest.
In exchange for those. the bondhold-
ers have agreed to take $293 900 900
in 10 to IL year obligations bearing
81 per cent and $596,69l 900 in four
year notes carrying az per cent.
The books on the 3 a are still open,
so that any who have some OF the
$1,000 100000 Of called Liberty bonds
still may offer to trade. The incentive
from the Liberty bondholder's view
point, is to get new Government obli-
CATION giving him interest instead of
being paid off in cash on October Is.
The Government objective is two
fold-first, to reduce its interest and
second, TO keep IN the treasury SIS
much as possible of the $1,000 900 900
in cash which otherwise would be paid
out.
The offerings to trade the Liberties
for l0-12-year obligations largely have
come from individuals. They amount
to less than half the $500, ,69l 900 taken
in exchange, chiefly by banks.
The choice of two obligations was
provided, Treasury officials said, be-
cause it was recognized that many such
institutions were anxious to convert
part of their bulging Government
portfolio into shorter maturities.
Evening star., 1934-10-01
FILIPINO CONSTITUTION
STILL TO BE WRITTEN
Convention Is Finding Task
Longer and More Difficult
Than Anticipated.

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, october l.-Filipinos are
finding writing of the constitution of
the commonwealth government, which
is designed to bridge the gap before
complete independence, longer and
more difficult task than they antici-
pated.
Two months after the convention
of 202 delegates assembled July 80 not
a single clause of the document has
been written, although it was asserted
then the task probably would be COM
pleted within a month.
Senator Claro Recto. president of
the convention, and Filemon Soto,
chairman Of the Central Committee,
predicted yesterday the constitution
would be completed in November, but
Others believe it may be December be-
fore the charter can be submitted to
President Roosevelt for his approval
Twenty-six committees have already
reported. but IA still remain to submit
their recommendations.
Evening star., 1934-10-01
Oil Pioneer Rejects
100000 Offer for
IO-Acre homestead
Man, so, Says Any,ohere
They Drill He Will
Benefit.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ADA, Okla, October Am offer of
100000 for a lease upon a l0-acre
homestead, the site of a sturdy little
log cabin, reputedly has been refused
by the owner, Andrew ]. Hardin, 30
year-old pioneer.
The cabin tract lies squarely in the
middle of the new John Fits oil field.
Hardin's independence may have
been fortified by oil leases he has ex-
ecuted upon the other 275 acres Of his
farm Hardin jovially admits he now
is even with the world"
An argument that surrounding wells
would drain all the oil from under his
1o-acre tract was quickly squelched by
the oil pioneer.
IF they drill to the south. east or
north, that's my land, and III get my
share of the oil wherever they drill.
If they drill to the west, that's my
Son-in-law'S land and my grandchil-
dred will get the royalty there"
Evening star., 1934-10-01
HELD AS AIR SMUGGLERS
Plane and Two New York ers
Seized in Canada.

MONTREAL. October 1 R.-An
<irplane belonging to two brothers of
Rochester, N. Y, who were arrested
here. has been seized at an Ottawa
airport. it was disclosed yesterday by
authorities investigating the SNUG
Cling of American cigarettes into
Canada
The brothers, Archie and Ross Mob
lett, were arrested in an automobile
on a downtown street. Royal Ca
madam mounted police said they found
$4,000 American cigarettes, on which
Canadian duties had not been paid
in the car. Arraigned Saturday, the
brothers pleaded mot guilty"
Evening star., 1934-10-01
NAZI PROGRAM SUCCESS

ing 100000 Farmers.
HAMELN, Germany, October l CP.
The Nazi program has achieved
success" says Adolf Hitler.
The chancellor told gathering of
100000 farmers and their families here
yesterday that I'VE have taken over
a bankrupt business which others had
destroyed in Is years. Success
has come, and people today again have
faith"
Hitler spoke at the National Harvest
Thanks Festival.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02

So marked has been the progress of the north end Italians and Brooklyn Lithuanians during the past few weeks of campaigning, that they passed last years cham pionship Lourdes team and then had a pitched pin battle of their own which resulted in an ail even standing at the end of the regularly scheduled contests. For that req son, the boys will meet tonight to decide who is who, and no great surprise will be caused in the event a few alley or team records are passed.
 Liths Have Edge
 Having the advantage of their home alleys, where all league games are rolled each week, the St Joseph combination rules a slight fayorite, additionally due to their splendid showing last week in talk ing three straight games from the St Ann rollers, to give them tie with the St Lucy team. A pickup of so pins from the eighth to the tenth boxes was the feature which gave St Joes the second game.
 Willie Tato, Jimmy Barber, Nick White, Mike Guisti, and Louis Piedmonte will roll for St Lucy's against John Vaitukaitis, Mont vile, Johnny Yanavich, Charley Semetas and Frank Dulskis for St Joseph's and--may the best team win.
 Martin F. Bowes, chairman of the league rules committee and Leo Conway will officiate as foul line judges and there will be no appeal from their decisions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-02
Rol Of For First Round or Holy Name League Or Tonight
TOMMIES DROP FIRST CONTEST
 IN CITY LEAGUE
CarringtOns Outplay F0r- mler BrOOklynites -
 Emeralds Top BAG.

Managers of the City Amateur basketball league will meet tonight at the central YMCA for their reg ular wekely session at which the schedule of games for next Sum- day will be announced, and other matters of league business taken up. The defeat of the Thomas club last Sunday by the Caring tons brings the defending cham pion Washington Hills into the forefront this week as they will be scheduled to play this week end.
 Tight defensive play through out the game, and particularly in the first half when they held the Tommies to a single field goal, put the north enders on the short side of 36-29 count against the Car ringtons Sunday. The Carringtons started fast and held a lead when they gained early in the first pe- riod, from start to finish. All mem- hers of the Carringto nteam, which listed Gus Lonergan, former Wilby luminary, Roy Dubuque, Eddie Stevens, Ralph Santopietro, Louis Darlington. Jackie Creaven, Jack and Frank Corrington had a part in the victory while Carroll, Matz- kin and Swasey showed what little class the Tommies presented.