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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

Southern and Western railroads, which
took the initiative and voluntarily de-
creased their fares two years ago, have
shown a steady and quite amazing
rise in revenues ever since.
The experience of the railroads Is
an illustration of the soundness of the
theory that has been consistently held
by the economists of the Brookings
Institution of Washington, namely,
that the key to prosperity in this
country, and to the more equitable
distribution of wealth, is simply the
consistent handing on to the public
of the benefits of chronological prog
reSs, In the form of lower prices.
Theory Propounded.
Increased efficiency makes possible
lower prices, while the profit incentive
should insure the actual reduction OF
prices. The greatest profit to the
business enterpriser is derived through
giving the masses the most for their
money The gains resulting
from increased chronological and
operating efficiency are passed on to
consumers, through the medium of
price reductions. II, for example.
productive efficiency in general should
increase 100 per cent over a period Of,
say, IS years, costs-other things
being equal-would be cut in two and
prices would be reduced proportion
ately. Thus each dollar of monetary
income would purchase progressively
increasing quantities Of goods. The
expanding demand required to take
the increasing quantities of the mar
ket would be automatically created by
the reduction of prices.
This method of expanding pur-
chasing power does not. like wage in
creases, threaten insolvency to those
who follow it. On the contrary, it Is
conceived to be the road to increasing
profits. Instead of running counter
to the principles Of competition, it Is
the essence of competition The
tail prices remained practically sta
tionary from 1872 to 1929 The
methods of disseminating the benefits
of chronological progress through
persistent reduction in prices were
largely in suspense during the post
war expansion period"
Puts Onus on Capitalism.
The above quotation Is from I'm
come and Economic Progress" pub
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Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Fearon and Bleakley
Fight 1t Out in
New York.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.

| ~ UT in front for the New York
II State Republican guberna-
y torial nomination, according
| to political observers, are the
tall, Lincolnesque George r. Fearon
OF Syracuse and Judge William r.
Bleakley, master vote-getter, of Yon-
kers. State party leadership, this
writer Is informed, is worried about
the delay in getting the State cam
| paign started, and ready to take either
of the above. No issues divide them.
They stand together on vigorous oppo-
sition to excessive governmental spend
ing and for the freeing of business en-
terprise from bureaucratic meddline.
Mr.. Fearon, feet 3, SO years ole,
weight 100 pounds, is a sharp tongued,
able political strategist, in public ONCE
for q years. As minority leader Of the
State Senate, he is one Of the readiest
and cleverest fencers in impromptu
debate, always quick on the draw and
rarely pinked by his adversary. As a
member of Syracuse law firm, he has
been attorney for water service COM
panies and therefore under attack.
But Judge Mack. running the State
power inquiry, has credited him with
fairness and integrity in aiding in
legislative cooperation. He was born
In Oneida, a grocers boy after school
hours, In years of fast hustling which
prefaced his law career in Syracuse.
He has survived 18 election cam
paigns, six years in the City Council
and 81 years in the Legislature. He
had hard fight in 1922 when he was
savagely opposed by the Khan. He is
a Mason.
Judge Bleakley of the New York
State Supreme Court has held public
office for % years. He is dignifed
substantial citizen. busy in good works
in Westchester County. including all
sorts of civic and public welfare en-
terprises. His recent ministrations to
some ailing county bonds, hopping
them up about 40 points. is acclaimed
as blue-ribbon performance. He is
one Of the best story tellers in the
Republican lineup. His clan has
long been widely known and greatly
distinguished in public affairs His
grandfather was the first Republican
State chairman in New York and the
first Westchester County sheriff.
Judge Bleakley. a Yonkers lawyer
when he became Supreme Court
justice. was born in Verplanck and
educated at Cornell. There he was a
crack foot ball and lacrosse player.
(Copyright, 1857
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believed politics.
reaches down from the White the policeman the
just did the old Republican organizations
direct and indirect benefciaries
Chairman Hamilton took skeleton Repub
cdn organization partly rebuilt His reorgand Headquarters
has been unconig only about 80 days During that time
the rastness OF the problem organization and the Importance
it, said to haze W0rkng his side
While the Democratic headquarters expanded the
by taking bottom Republican the
developed
hectic time trying catch technical routine This tells the
of the current political situation better than poll could
NoteA
other that he had registered his State preparing
days later he received from the committee complete instructions
what trains to catch to there,
vignian the
not been asked The is, he won't be.
Is
the His from administration policies
that Dha he Woud be wlng might not be
effective. that the Senator
1882
money budget tacncing.
thanks the
asked: why don't you make the speech agan?"
The Vgnn to the effect that he did not think they
would want that again."
About all the New Dealers with Glass is the
of personal and political friendship.
Note-AH Glass uould talk about later the
that Glass had the
Roosevelt Je6ersonan
introduced you protessed Christian. woud you?"
Democratic National willing
Roosevelt button free finds
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measurable in dollars. The real dis
tribution Of income lies in the con-
stantly increasing enjoyment of
goods and services; not in the amount
Of the pay check, but in what it will
buy. We pay for waste, for bureau
cracy, public and private. for mo-
nopoly, for racketeering, and for
business fear.
(Copyright. 1880
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t he cou n t r y.
Doubtless some Of
the increase is
a t t ributable t o
b e t t er general
business condi-
tons, but the
companies are
ready to admit
that q large part
of it comes from
the lower fares
which went into
universal effect In
June, by order of
the In t ers tate
Commerce Com
m ission. The
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Brigham Young and 1t Is restora-
ton of this ideal that prompts the
church leaders today in their new
relief efforts"
The Mormon relief plan is an in
teresting experiment in self-help. It
is in its initial stages but is proceed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

ing satisfactorily and may be re-
garded as substantiation of the
theory that local communities and
institutions can more quickly weed
out the idlers than can the Federal
Government.
tCopyright, 1850
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t h e youn G e r
members some of
the contagion of
t h a t philosophy
which tends to
regard he Consti-
tuition as anti
quated and OBJ
solete has caught
on and that older
m e m b ers are
som e W hat dis
turDeQ ABOUT IL.
Whether this be
true, it is signif-
cant that in the
I'm prove m ent
Era official Or
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telegram to Representative Blan-
ton and signed Chairman Farley's
name.
One story is that someone at
National headquarters sent the
telegram, that the Great Ghost,
Nicholson, discovered it next day
and had Farley deny it-after
most of the citizens of Blantons
Texas district had voted.
The truth seems to be that the
son of a Democratic member of
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Religious Note
Sounded for
Constitution
Mormon Church Re-
calls Principles Of Its
Early Leaders.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

= ALT LAKE CITY, Utah, August
27.-Nobody who observes the
fundamental currents of this
- campaign can fail to note in
these various Western States the be-
ginning of what amounts almost to
Q religious fervor in behalf of consti-
tutional government.
In no place Is this more clearly
visible than in Utah, home of the
Mormon Church. It is said that among
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deliver them at the polls on elec-
ton days.
The non-organization voter may
have had the group on registration
day or may develop something like
that on election day, but the or
ganization voter will be at the
polls, rain or shine, headache or
not. In politics, organization
counts.
Chairman Farley has spent five
wears building what is general v
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did practical while experimenting
sonaly problem of
speech
didn't he let Nicholson write
speech That Charley so-and-so
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ItIuStU 10 10 dIIu SLdUIIIZt dC S0.0U,
81 or $3.50?
For over a hundred years we
operated on the rate of s4.8S-plus
basis and on this foundation have
tied our economic institutions and
financial arrangements closely to
those of the British Empire. That
rate-an awkward one mathe-
matically-was based on the gold
contents of the dollar and the
pound. respectiyely.
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THE opinions OF the rriters this their
not necessarily The Stars. Such opinions pre-
sened in The Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions
OF interest to its readers although such opinions may be
contradictory among themselves directly opposed to
The Stars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
Wagsrs Pay for Vacation.

A man in Glasgow, Scotland, boasts
that he paid for his seaside vacation
by betting other vacationists $3.50
each that their cigarette lighters
wouldn't work the first time.
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HighP riceVs.
Low Price
Is Issue
) ring Consciousness
of Consumer Is Hope.
full Sign In Nation.
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

bI DONOIHI InOMT SON.
~ YER the last week end reports
1 of the revenues of numerous
\ Eastern railroads were made
public. 1t was revealed that
the New York, New Haven e. Hartford
had gross passenger revenues for July,
IS per cent higher than they were In
July of last year. The Baltimore q
Ohio reported an increase of ~ per
cent.
Both statements are representative
of the experience of railroads all over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27
we, the People,
Exchange Rate Found Not Easily Determined in
Sterilization of Currencies
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

BY JAY FRANKLIN
Republican platform that should be Closely examined " "
Back 1891 the British Macdonald
its pledge to maintain the gold standard
broke its word The Bank England had been caught short
trial. Dollar sterling exchange dropped pound sterling
and British trade began to boom. ~
Mr. 1 Hoover s kept e. this country %, on ~ NX
wheat and cotton were set in Liver H. ~ \ =
pool it meant that the value Of N. ~ $IS N
farm products declined auto N%t.n.M, ~ Hi
maically while our competitive \I~A
hcia of per VIII VI
IN favor Of British goods in foreign "tkS@NS XX
February,
Hoover still striving ntrap Mr. Roosevelt into pledge to maintain
and crippled
Britain HowIed.
The first action the New Deal to take America
oe |r o ssS % the oa at 1n
don broke TIE issue OF sterilization.
This rey simple uanted o
antea aoss the old rate p%c% o egcutnra PRICE
had built up r. message from
the cruiser Indianapolis July 1888 ds to reject this demand
tor sterilization British
Showing the British
gold purchase policy
s M 5 n snow A unons the rs eseesns
in the British American currency and the rate was stabilized at
about IS.
Empire
been expressed in mupes OF dollar and the battle " the eurenc
Empire Britain
our biggest competitor be seen that stability in exchange
expoero pound
two things.
What Say Mr. Landon?
The countries IN the sterling block-tnudn0 the
nunons and the Aroenneadjut their
giving farmers price advantage
time British manufactured goods sell
stern0arin" currency
conform the British rate
Since the Republican platform
do precisely what will do Iandon
Britain retains its managed currency
What's Wrong
de aco exchange he
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News Behind the News
Republican Organization Has Growing Pains at Top,
and Organizations Win Elections.
BY PAUL MALLON.

the time OF the last
presidential election trouble
terng actually voted
cent the egb the highest percentage Of all time
(Only 1s2o)
emphasize to the practical politician the
organization registered
deliver the polls ,o.c,.ro VAL .,r GRE, .o,,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

If either both countries money management what wrong
with the SIS rate?
(copyrsht
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

There's lots of heat in the fuel you buy.
But whether it is carried to the rooms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-27

Take an ordinary match and light it. Place the
palm of your hand beside the fame. It's warm.
Now place the palm of your hand over the fame.
It's hot.
Both times it's the same match . :. the same
amount of fire. But there's big difference in the
amount of heat you feel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07

See your doctor as a prelimin.
airy step in your fall figure pro,
gram. Health and normal weight
are the basis for figure beauty,
and individuals are not easily
typed for loneliness. Doctors-not
fashion dictators - should chart
your reducing course and estimate
your perfect weight and measure
mentS.
The amount of weight to lose
and the rate of loss are fixed by
your health and structure. You
cannot afford to be reckless with
even a small amount of over.
weight. A rapid undirected loss
of mere 10-pound excess may
detract from your appearance and
you may trade buoyant health for
WEAKNESS. Better to keep the 10
pounds.
Clipping off 20 pounds of over
weight too hastily may danger
ously delete your vitality. One.
fourth pound a week may be fast
enough for you, and two pounds
a week is the maximum for any
reducer.
Now, as to method Of weight re-
duction. If you are only 10
pounds overweight, diet is the
principal part of your program,
with exercise secondary.
A scientific reducing plan con-
sists in the adjustment of calorie
intake to energy expenditure and
to structure. For example, it is
safe for the short girl of around
five feet to reduce on 1000 calories
per day Such a restricted diet,
however, is unsafe for the large
frame woman, who can lose
steadily on 1 400 to 1900 Galleries
per day.
Twelve hundred calories per day
is the reducing calorie mean, and
is adequate for the average re-
Queer. While the daily menu ap-
proaches 1900 per day, you may
add or subtract Galleries to indiVi-
dualize your diet.
Recontouring is accomplished
through exercise. You must Sc
lect the corrective exercise needed
by your figure, but here again
your doctors advice is necessary.
Heart muscles which have been in
filitrated with fat preclude any
vigorous exercise except under
supervision.
If your doctor approves of exer-
else, start easily to recondition
your muscles and exercises every
day. To be effective, the program
must be moderate at the beginning
and consistent to the end. Don't
make the mistake of trying to
crowd all your exercise into one
day a week.
In tomorrow's article a Fruit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
The World Of Music

The Oriental strains of 1.-THE,
March of the Sirdar," from Ippoli-
tow-Ivano Caucasian
Sketches" played as an encore,
brought to a close the summer
symphonies on the Potomac"
last night under the competent
baton of DR.. Nicolai Sokoloff.
Having played TSchaikowsky's
Sleeping Beauty Waltz" also an
encore, DR.. Soko1off gave a speech
of appreciation to the Washington
Summer Concert Orchestra and
the faithful audiences, in the fol
lowing words in part:
81 think they (the orchestral
did splendid, valiant and cOur-
ageous thing In presenting these
summer concerts"
In commenting upon the support !
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THE VOICE OF
Broadway
By Louis SObOI-
Birds Over Spain!

Richman and Merrill were wing.
ing their way swiftly over the
broad Atlantic, rebel forces were
battering their way against Red
defenders for the possession OF
Irun, a blonde little girl was
slowly shedding her few outer gar.
ments for the sake of the cash
customers, when tall, square-jawed
Capt. William B. White, war ace
and international director of an
organization of aviatorS which
numbers membership of close
to 1000 airmen, drew us aside
and settled down with us at a
small rear table at Leon and
Eddie'S to unfold project which
he earnestly assured us would sat
iSfy the hunger of the avid Page
Ones throughout the country. No
reporter can resist a temptation
like that.
In the hands of Captain White
and his associates who must
remain unnamed because Cap
tain White will not name them
rests the turbulent destiny of
the Spanish nation. At the word
from Captain White Cf the
arrangements are completed,
which they may or may not be
today or tomorrow forces will
be set in motion which will end
quickly and decisiVely the cur
rent sanguinary civil strife and
place the government surely and
irreVOcably into possession Of the
Right Party, which, as you
know, is whatever party you
espOuSe. 1 have Captain Whites
own word for all this.
Between the hours of and 8,
Tuesday night (only a short time
before the Captain spoke to mel,
there had been an important con-
ference at a midtown hotel. Pres
ent were two high Spanish digni-
taries representing the Right
Party, Captain White and a dis
tinguished aviation major who
must remain unnamed. There the
plan was discussed in full.
1--WE can" assured Captain
White, summon within "a
hours 1,5OO daredevil fighting
aviatOrS. We can almost in as
many short hours collect $50
to 1000 planes. We could have
this entire fighting force of
American fighting men and
fighting planes over there within
five days. This revolution would
be over within from "a to SO
hours thereafter. But for their
purposes 10 good bombing
planes and about rs transport
planes would be sufficient"
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,eTJ
> BY way of comparison, DR.. Soko,
loft cited the noble efforts of the
small country of Palestine in
which a symphony orchestra is
being formed Of such high grade
that ToScanini has consented to
conduct a series of concerts this
season. IF a small country like
Palestine can support such an
orchestra, surely the Capital City
of this vast country can do the
same or better" said DR.. Sokoloff.
The weather was fine, the audi
ence was large. the orchestra in
fine fettle, and DR.. Sokoloff had
arranged a well-balanced program,
with the inevitable result that
there was a tremendous showing
of approval on the part of the
audience. Even after two encores
had been given, there was strong
demand. for more.
DR.. Sokoloff brought out to a
high degree the rich expressive or
chestral coloration in the "Pathe-
tique Symphony" TSchaikowsky) +,
offsetting in a measure the grue-
some melancholy which persists
throughout the work. When there
were moods of hope, the idea was
conveyed to the listeners. The
brasses, whether trying to intone
a hymn or to utter fierce dis
courses bordering on rage, were
allowed to occupy the attention of
the audience as Tschaikowsky
doubtless intended.
The attempted gaiety Of the
second movement seeking an elu-
sive happiness made a convincing
introduction to the fierce struggle
in the third movement. But If
there were any triumph, hope was
soon dispelled in the fourth move
ment. There were phrases from
the massed strings that struck
right through to the tear ducts.
The symphony ended in power
full defamation Of despair which,
because of its magnificence as
musical expression, aroused a
mighty response from the audi
ence.
The second part Of the program
included more rhythmic works,
shorter in duration and suitable
for lighter moods, closing with the
Sailors Dance" from The Red
Poppy" (Gliere). DR.. Sokcloff dis
played at all times a thorough
knowledge Of the score. a printed
copy of which was kept on his
stand, but seldom referred to, and
a marvellous control over the must
clans of the orchestra. The spirit
of the orchestra was eloquent in
showing utter confidence in the
director.
1t has been indeed fortunate
for the lovers of music in Wash
ington that the musicians them
selves made possible this series of
concerts when other agencies
failed. This cooperative venture is
not without precedent, as one
needs to look no further than
Philadelphia, where the Robin
Hood Dell concerts are given as a
cooperative project by the mem
bers of the Philadelphia Sym
phony Orchestra. This method of
presenting summer concerts has
been highly successful there as
here.
The program Of the "Sympho-
MES on the Potomac" have been
maintained on a high level of
artistry. With only one excep-
ton each concert has presented
some major symphonic work such
as a symphony, a symphonic
suite, or q cercert.
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further said, 1.-THE future of music
belongs to the people. The must
clans of the orchestra should be
protected. You must support them.
A symphony orchestra should not
be compelled to run with deficit.
The box-office should always pay
the full expenses"
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>Y@e,%%5 %gttt11; e.
Nv IDA LEAN KAHN

Ten pounds Of overweight may be lovely your structure
Twenty pounds however is definitely OF
place any figure and 40 pounds registers health
lahilitv
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A Bit MYSTERIOUS


about the forces behind the Revo
luton. There was some mention
of France-of RuSsia-of Italy
and of Germany. There were
some very important inside facts
which Captain White and his aSso
ciate who must remain unnamed
had in their possession. These
must not be revealed at this time
it would be too dangerous.
"a good bombing plane costs
anywhere from $4,000 to
$4,000. We will let them (the
Right Party, of cOurse) have
them for $4,000 each. Our re-
quirements are simple. For
every plane delivered, we want
$4,000 in gold upon shipment
$4,000 in gold upon delivery.
That's fair enough, don't you
Think"
Glow about the men? What
do they get?"
Don't you UNDERSTANDINGS
are red-blOOded fighting men
who haven't seen action in
years. They crave it-they
want to be there in the thick of
it. They're adventures at
heart-they want fight-they2''
"YOu mean just for the spirit
Of the thing?"
"Sure-but of course, we want
$1,000 in gold on deposit in
banks here for every man.
That's part of the arrange
mentS."
"Tell me something-iSn't there
something about our neutrality
laws that would Illustrate this
project?"
"No-here's where you'll learn
something. If Spain were fight
ing-let's say France-Well, then,
according to our neutrality pact,
no American could go to work and
fight for either side. The min
ute he did that he'd lose his
citizenship. But this is different
this is civil war-this is fight
ing inside country-there's moth
ing to prevent anyone from going
in and taking sides. No-nothing
at ALL"
Can you imagine What'll happen
when we send a couple hundred
of boys just itching to get up in
a plane and fight over there? It'll
be over in "a hours. With 10
bombing planes, we could guar
antee to wipe out the whole city
of Madrid in six hours-but of
course these people don't want
anything like that. They'd only
want, say some important build
ingS smashed up-some of the
federal buildings and the like.
That would only take a couple of
hours at the most"
There was a time during these
revelations when Captain White
was somewhat dubious about the
ACCESSIBILITY of letting these plans
be aired in the public prints so
prematurely, but lNter he flung
out his hands in a gesture of
well, what's the difference"