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The Washington times., 1934-03-23
Class I Railroads
Cut Surplus Cars

Class railroads on February %
had 374,683 surplus freight cars in
good repair and Immediately avail.
able for service. according to the
car service division of the An1eri.
can Railway Association.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
NEW YORK WOOL

NEW YORK, March 30 G.N.s).-
Wool firm, domestic fleece, unwashed
Ohio and Pennsylvania, 29043c: domes.
tic pulled, secured basis, SSc q S1.02; do
mestic Texas clean. basis. T2@sSo: do
nestle territory clean basis GS0AAA
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
NAVAL STORES

NEW YORK, March .2S ,G.N.so.-Lin.
seed oil per pound. $50 carlots. Turpt n.
tine: frmSF. Gle. Hosin firmeF. eouimI a,
~O'"O' -- x AINia8
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
BY LEWIS HANEY
professor Of Economies, New YOrl
UniVersityl

The question Of the price-fixing
policies used by business men
under MIRA codes is up again.
The Washington times., 1934-03-23
vds". Y:.sd.y N v Rond 0,,o+o+ioua vs": Til YSs

o. 8. GOvernmsnt High Low, l:0e
The Washington times., 1934-03-23

lHighLow 1:15
Gorham Mfg Vtc..... 17% 1871 II
CT A&P Tea nv......i135 i1S5 1875
Greyhound Corp .... 1913 10 1OM
Gulf OIL .............,l S5a 65H S5h
HhFtm'n Hirsm walker 1HS :::: * y .s * .ss**
Hiram Walker pf..... 16% 16% 16N
Hollinger Mines ...... 162s 16ss 16A
Holly Sugar Corp -. ~ ~ a.
Hudson Bay MAS go. 11H II 111k
Humble Oil ......... 42ta 42h 42h
Hydro Elec Secs ..... So SKI 6%
Ins Of N A .......... 46 46 46
Int Mining ws ....... Az Az AZ
Inters Proprietaries A. 34% 34% 34&
irving Air Ch ...:.... So 5hl SO
Jonas q Naum6 ......l
Kings6ury Brewer ....I Z
Lake Shore Mines go. 50h 49%1 AIN
Leonard Oil ..........l q Y q
Lone Star G .........I 6&l 6%H So
Long Island 1t of A. i So 5S Sc
Mavis Bot A......... 1EI Xxi III
Michigan G & O......,I az all 3X
Molybdenum Corp...... - 81 N7
Nat BellaS Hess Inc. 1. 3Ssl 3ib1 az
Nat Container ........ 331al 3315l 3SM
Nat Fuel Gas......... 14SsI lax 14as
Natomas 5A........ 9SS 93h 9S%
Natomas new ........ 9ts 9kI 81
Nat Service .......... 9-16 11-1Sl 11-16
\ Nat rFrns1t rrsn.t: :::::::: - - -
Newberry J J......,.l 36hl 34Nl 3SH
Newmont Min ........l ,4S% .46Tl 46H
The Washington times., 1934-03-23

Ex-DIvIDEND MONDAY
The Washington times., 1934-03-23

American Maize Products com. m.~..................
eSsrt edntSt.n A C. $50 pr a. t
Southern Calf. Gas cO.ssT pf.."...........:..
K0vinator Corp. ..............s.......s...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-20

swimmer. Go to Lake Arrowhead and
see herr
IND you know that Walt Disney Is
- making his first mystery pro-
duction? This will be a Silly Sym
phony. in color. and will be called
Who Killed Cock Robin" Principal
characters in IL will be Spike Legs
Sparrow, Jennie Wren, Cock Robin,
Judge Oliver Owl, Chuck tButcher)
Bird and Maggie Maggie, known as
a tough bird
ID OSALIE STEWART. story editor
for Ellington and Vincent, that
fabulous firm which put Carlo on
the map, and which also acts as
agent for many of the best stars in
Hollywood. reported TO us short
time ago that 1t Is not true that the
studios are making a terrific drive
for clean stories. 1T isn't true" said
Miss Stewart in her Office which is
only slightly smaller than Irving
ThalberRs baronial banquet hall
"cuhby- hole" because they don't
have to. They've got all the clean
and the good stories In the world
It's just a question now of using
them"
We are reminded Of this as we
glance over list prepared by the
R-K-O company announcing its
forthcoming productions. Here We
find Francis Lederer in The Three
Musketeers," which will be done in
technicolor, something that should
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-20

suit Mr.. Lederer's high coloring and
ink black hair down TO the ground;
Anne of Green Gables, 'Freckles,
"Laddie," The Last Days OF Pom
peii" well, they'll have to go easy
here). The Forsythe Saga" "Ro-
berta." THE Fountain" and others
(please note that the list starts out
bravely enough and then relaxes into
some modern literature which Is
strong stuff and which. will have to
be treated With great, great care).
A POST CARD from Lake Ronkon-
1 koma. Long Island, from *. l."
bears witness to the fact that Maude
Adams still has her house there.
Says the sender: Read your item on
Maude Adams and thought you might
like this. The photo does not do
the subject Justice. A small house
buried in the hills and trees Is the
hide-away of the great trouper. She
still has Mr. and Mrs. Reilly, her old
prop man and wardrobe mistress,
with her"
TACK WARNER gave a luncheon
yesterday for Postmaster General
James A. Farley. Among those who
Observation-Disclosures Doyle.
That Bebe Daniels-Ben Lyon Broad
way musical seems pretty definite
now. Ben must do film, however
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-20

July in Hollywood with Evelyn Lave
In something called "Tfptoes").
Maude Howell Smith has abandoned
those Bess Davis Schreiner erutches
and is well on the way TO recovery
from her oe-hreRkinE accident. Mrs.
Smith has been unable TO appear this
Summer in any theatrical production
on account OF the wretchedneSs Of
her foot. How aoout somebody writ
ing a play for her in the Fall7 Shes
a swell trouper-and don't let any
one tell you that she's not. No one
ever has.
Watch for the rejuvensted Drama
Guild. II is going 10 knock good
many peoples eyes out In the Fail.
It will do things It has never done
before Hurrayl
Some people are thinking Of riding
on that train that roars nightly by
the Roadside Theater. In that way
they plan TO set view OF the
goings-on-not having been able to
maneuver a successful entrance.
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Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing.

PaIace-"Bulldog Drummond Strikes
Back" ct HIS am. l:2o. 3;25, $50.
7:3s and $40 pm.
Fox-"Kiss and Make Up" al IL :05
am, las. 4:3o. 7:is and 10 pm.
stage shows at 1880. 3:3S. $40 and
eos pm.
Colunhia-'wild Gold" ct HAS
am. las, 3:4S. s:4S. 7:4S and
s;45 pm.
METROPOLITAN Here Comes the
Groom" at l7;l5. 24o. SOS. 7;3o
and $50 pm.
R-K-O Keith'S-"Of Human Bond
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GEORGE BRENT
WILL PLAY IN
CARLO PICTURE


By 2. A. :. MELCHTR.
- EoEcE BRENT, vhoss cine
4 ma career has been about
II a. smooth a. a roller coaster,
~ ests what every screen actor
dreams Of getting. namely q
role opposite Greta Carlo. News
~ this break" for the ex-husband
Of Ruth Chatterton vas announced
this morning The him Is Somerset
Maugham's The Painted Veil.
Mr.. Brent falls into that category
OF youngsters who, when they are
old. wlll be- able 10 wheedle their
grandchildren into sleep by telling
them about Miss Oarbo. Tell me
the story Of Greta Carlo the Httle
ones will very likely say a. they pre-
pare for their nights siesta, or J
won't 90 to sleep"
60 The Painted Wells leading
man viii bounce his grandchiidren
an his knee az he has any grand
ehiidren) while he begins with once
upon a time there was q lady rom
Sweden named 90 and So ana
With an added showing Of Mickey
Mouse and possibly Mae West in a
revival of her greatest success Cln-
derella," the child should be OF 70
sleep.
IL would be interesting to collect
the sayings Of those who are inter-
viewed following their first days work
on a Great Carlo set. Those nun
dred and more Hollywood scribes who
pour their all into daily chatter about
the Aim players, go into a positive
frenzy when II Is learned that a
Young actor is to play with or OPP
posite or round about Carlo. Eliza
beth Young, pleasant young LADY
from Philadelphia. was almost
Knocked out by the avalanche OF
'literatti," who popped questions at
her following her first day on the
Queen Christina" set. Yet, as al
WAYS. the formula in print sounded
the same whether she said 1t or
not). Il was nervous, naturally. at
FIRST. But soon Miss Carlo made me
feel very much at my ease. She is
q most gracious and charming per-
SON"
Well, that's what they all say out
there-even the drivers Of the studio
cars, who talk about their celebrities
with more authenticity than any one
else. Most of them will tell you:
"She amt much In crowd. but she S
regular, yes. sir--youTl find her at a
hot-doe stand any day--yes, sir--she S
regular only seen her once, but
could tell she's regular---Christmas,
any woman who makes that much
money and eats hot dogs must be
regular"
Mr.. Brent's story about Miss Carlo
remains TO be told. But since he is
a tall, upright. honest Irishman, his
story should be like the others.
Up. s.-Miss Carlo is an excellent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-20

age" at liza am. i:li. asa. Asa.
$40. s.o7 and asa pm.
Earie--"The Key" at tt:iS an.
iSs, 40. Tao and 10 pm. stage
shows at 1. 3:4s. e:25 and eos pm.
Tfvoii-''Dr Monica at 2, 3.3s.
$40. $50. e:2S and 10 pm.
Ambassador Sinners Meet"
at Sis. sos and ESQ pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-20

Novarro Broadway musicale (Mr.
Novarro is on his way back from
South America. He will start work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-20

Bebe turned down a part in Gift Of
Cab"
Whatever happened 70 that Ramon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
KEEP CRIME FROM POLITICS

ME American public never got sounder ad-
vice on its crime problem than it did
when j. Edgar Hoover, head of the Depart
ment of Justice Investigators, told the National
Crime Conference that the crooks political al
lies must be obliterated.
Until political pressure is doomed, and
until there arrives continual state of CO.
operation among all arms of law enforcement"
says Mr.. Hoover, Eve must regard eradication
of gangs like those of Dillinger and others as
transitory phases of a condition which can
change overnight"
This sort of thing has been said before, of
course, but it can not be repeated too often
The really dangerous underworld gangs invari-
ably have an in" in politics somewhere or
other.
Until we rearrange our politics so that such
alliances are impossible we shall continue to
have our Capones and our Dutch Schultzes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

bY w. D.
The country at last seems de-
termined on real warfare against
crime. Most citizens devoutly hope
the latest and most promising
offensive is no mere tempera-
mental gesture. The latest deter
mination, that criminal lawyers
may have to wash their hands,
is a heartening addition to the
episode serial which includes
the Dillinger- Nelson 'rubOuts,"
the Hauptmann indictment, the
narcotic seizures and the sinful
taneous assembling of state and
national crime fighters.
Indiana has played too prom
inent a part in the national
crime scene, and the approaching
Legislature should devote cOnSid-
cradle time to needed reforms.
Chief among these is a complete
reorganization of the state po-
lice department, now ably directed
by the hard-hitting Al Feeney,
but still piece of political putty.
Until divorced from politics, the
department will fall short of wide
celebrity, for its overlords still
confuse policing with "politicking."
Federal men may, as some COM
plain, have taken the lions share
of credit in recent clean-ups, but
their competence and methods
are atteSted effectively. They are
chosen for work and succeed in
it not because of political labels.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
A GALLANT LADY

THE premature death Of Mrs. Mary Harri-
L man Rumsey ends not only gracious
and useful life. but a strange human paradox.
Mrs. Rumsey, daughter Of the great rail-
road builder and heiress to millions, never
knew poverty. Yet few worked with more sin
cere devotion for the poor. AS chairman of
NRA'S Consumers Advisory Council she
fought tenaciously against odds to keep the
cost of necessities for workers families in line
with their incomes.
Her services in this important Government
work were consistent with life full Of pri-
vate and public benefactons. AS a debutante
in New York she applied a larger meaning to
the world social" than most of her set, and
founded the JUNIOR League to work for the
New York College settlement. AS a Virginia
country gentlewoman she sought to improve
rural life through the American Farm Founda-
ton she organized.
As friend of the Presidents family and
political left-wing liberal she spared none of
her energies to help make the New Deal
success.
She had courage as well as kindness. This
was shown by her outspoken attacks upon
price-fxing, the mis-labeling of goods and
upon other things she felt were unfair to
American housewives. 1t also was shown by
the gallant last battle she made against death.
Life gave Mrs. Rumsey every luxury She
treated herself in turn to the luxury of doing
good
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

NTHILE liberal Republicans from one eho
w Of the nation to the other are fighting
grlnIy for reorganization Of the party along
more progressive lines, Indiana Republicanism
seems content to drift along passively under
the death grip Of leaders affiliated with the
Old Guard bloc-the repudiated Robinson
Cofin-Payne group.
As long as Indiana Republcanism remains
in the control of men like Senator-reject
Arthur Robinson, Boss-r ct George Coffin
and Leader-reject Gavin + yne, the Republican
party can expect no massed support from the
voters Of this state.
The indianapolis Times repeats once again
that il can not. does not and Will not support
the one-party system Of government. Only
through the two-party system Of government
can the United States and Indiana, in turn,
be guaranteed efficient, economical and demo-
cratic rule.
The Republican party has allied itself too
closely with property rights" In the mind of
the voter the Republican party stands for
property rights" above human rights"
Senator William E Borah of Idaho Sen
ator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota, and that
great statesman Senator from Nebraska,
George W Norris, stand in the vanguard OF
liberal Republicanism urging young Repub-
Hcans all over America to step forth in their
own right as leaders Of the party.
Indiana Republicans can not-dare not
remain silent.
Party reorganization is sorely needed. And
what is needed even more is courage-courage
bv the Younger. more far-sighted members of
the Republican party.
Are Indianas Republicans afraid?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

once more the doctors have gathered by
" the bedside, and this time their pre-
scription seems to be that nature must be
allowed to take its course.
Specialist Leonard P. Ayres, the Cleveland
Trust Co.'S famous statstician, reports
bluntly:
1--WE have enormous shortages Of goods and
buildings needing to be made up, millions of
idle workers eager for jobs, and billions of
unused credit seeking employment.
Always heretofore that combination has
produced prosperity This time the barriers
blocking the way are of our own making.
They are not natural economic barriers, but
artificial political ones The question is
whether we as a nation have the stamina
of character to remove them"
simultaneously, President Alfred P. Sloan
Jr. of General Motors remarks that the
NRA is nothing but scheme of poverty for
ALL" and that the country is turning away
from belief in RECOMMENDATION to a new con-
fdence in the old pioneer virtues, and he
continues:
Men are becoming increasingly aware that
the strongest instrumentality of revival and
reconstruction is the existing system of free
enterprise"
These remarks by NIessrs. Ayres and Sloan
do not stand alone They are made against
a background of similar statements by other
industralSts and economists in recent weeks,
and they indicate pretty clearly a widespread
conviction on the part of business and indus
try that now is the psychological moment to
begin great revival, if only people will keep
their hands off the machinery.
And right at this point we encounter an
odd thing-the cross currents set up by two
opposing lacks of confidence. Business lacks
confidence in the Administrators willingness
to keep its hands off and let the profit motive
have a fair swing, and John Citizen has not
entirely regained his confidence in those great
financial powers which must stand back of
any business revival
Furthermore, it is this second timorouS-
ness-born of the memory of insult and Wig
gin and Mitchell and the OtherS-which causes
the Administration to do those things which
undermine business confidence.
Need this create permanent stalemate?
Not at ALL The ordinary man will be per-
fectly willing to give business the leeWay it
asks once he is convinced that the game is
going to be run in fair manner.
The full restoration of his confidence is
the important issue. Once that is done, the
rest will follow in natural course.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

tionably high in the thousands. The world IS
used to Soviet killings.
With Germany the case is different. HUI
man life was supposed to be secure in that
land The orderly processes Of law had seemed
to be on firm basis.
They had a long tradition back of them.
Kaiser Wilhein's regime did not leave legacy
Of oppression, brutality. and despotic cruelty
as did Car Nicholas.
We expect violence and bloodshed in Rus
STA We don't expect it in Germany. That
may be why Hitler shocks us when Stain does
not.
Nevertheless it is worth remembering that
such bloody outrages are the only way in
which a dictatorship can operate. Fascism
and communism are equally abhorrent in that
respect. Each must maintain itself on the
corpses of its opponents.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20

They are ordinary human beings,
ambitious enough to train for
the careers they seek and suffi-
GENTLY trained to win their places
in fair competition.
Indiana's opportunity to build
a police organization of similar
high character can be realized
through the institution of civil
service. Then only those qualified
for police work will seek it, and
those pest qualified achieve it.
Politicians will complain and do
every thing within their power TO
defeat such an improvement, but
their loss will constitute a public
gain.
The adoption of a civil service
system needs only statutory in
dorSement. No difficulties, either
of confusion or expense, need
arise. An existing board or COM
mission could be empowered to
administer the law and a govern
mental correction long overdue
would be in effect.
Measures of every description
will flood the Statehouse before
February, and only percentage
of the most important will be en-
acted. But if the public will sup
port the program already outlined
by its advocates, civil service re-
form will at least come to the
aid of the police department.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
STRANDED COMMUNITIES

THOsE 500 Oklahoma miners who went
on hunger march are members of a
typical stranded community. few years ago
the McAlester coal region was prosperous.
About three years ago the last large mine
closed when the railroad using its output
shifted to oil-burning locomotives.
Huddled on the hillsides, the miners and
their families are victims of economic and
industrial changes over which they have no
control. Belatedly their Government is irving
to think of ways to improve their lot.
The Governments rural rehabilitation pro-
gram does not meet the problem. The min
ers by tradition and training are industrial
workers, not farmers. There is no assurance
that the majority could support themselves
permanently, even if established on small
farms.
Nor do they fit into the Interior Depart
mentS general subsistence honesteads plan.
which is to build suitable homes on garden
plots to sell on liberal installment terms to
families with low incomes. The miners have
no incomes. They can not buy homes even
on easy terms.
One hope for stranded populations-hun-
dreds of other groups are in the same fix as
the McAlester coal communicates in de-
centralizng industry This would spread part
time cash employment into seni-rural regions.
There appears to be a natural trend in that
direction. But it is necessarily SLOW for fac
tories must have markets
The Government can help speed decen-
tralization by removing freight rate discrim-
nations, and by promoting cheaper indus
trial electric power both through steam plants
at mine heads and hydroelectric development
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
ONLY THREE INDIANA
CONGRESSMAN VOTED
By Perry Rule.

Ply Perry Rule.
Price fixing for farm products
has again and again been proposed
by a number of farm organizations.
When H. R. 1885, the Agriculture
Relief Bill, passed the House and
reached the Senate, that body at
tached to it what is known as the
Norris Simpson Amendment, which
provided that the cost Of produc-
ton of farm products should be as
certained and that the government
in effect should arbitrarily set a
price over and above the cost Of
production, which would guarantee
the farmer a reasonable profit on
all his products.
When the amendment came back
to the House the record shows that
only three Indiana members Of the
House voted for it, Durgan, Gray
and Griswold. The amendment
failed of passage. The three mem
bers voting for it are known as
radicals on farm and labor legis-
lation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-20
JAPAN ACTS

THERE is one good aspect at least of
Japan's action in abrogating the naval
treaty It does not come as sudden bomb
shell. She has given so many weeks Of advance
publicity that the event itself is almost an
anti-climax That is fortunate. For it re-
moves much of the danger Of heated emotional
reaction in this country.
This is a thing the American people must
consider calmly 1t does not actually become
effective for two more years. Meanwhile it
is barely possible that Japan may have a
change Of heart.
BY her action Japan has isolated herself.
Apparently that means nothing to her present
rulers But her position of isolation will be-
come increasingly uncomfortable. Govern
msnts change. even in Japan. The people who
are now excited by the strong drink of i'm
perialism may be in a different mood when
they come to pay the bills.
To the British and American people, who
have had more experience in this business of
Imperialism, the price seems pretty high. Even
Japans short experience in Manchuria already
has raised serious doubts in Asia as to whether
Japan ever will get out as oh as she has
put into that adventure.
There is better than an eY-l chance that
the Chinese so greatly superior in numbers,
Will inherit all the japanese have put into
Manchuria and that Japan will be left fat.
Nevertheless Japan can continue for some
time TO pour more money into her army and
navy 10 support her imperialistic policy
until the military government can get no more
money out of the hard-pressed japanese peas
ants and taxpayers.
The danger to the United States from
Japan's abrogation OF the naval treaty is
neither direct nor immediate. There is no
reason 10 fear that the Toxic government
plans to attack us. Her eyes are on the Asiatic
mainland. not on America. And the fact that
she is so completely engaged nearer home is.
in a sense, an added protection for us.
The danger. rather. is indirect. It is that
Japan, by throwing over treaties and precipi-
tating armament races. is increasing the gen.
eral condition of world rivalry and suspicion.
The balance of world peace is very shaky.
World war never comes from one source, but
from an accumulation Of causes.
So Japans action is highly dangerous not