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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
RUBER0ID CO.
EXPANDSUN

An extension to the st. Louis
plant of the Ruberoid Company,
which will provide additional en-
ployment for 200 men and in
crease the factory's output of
asbestos building products by
more than so per cent, has been
completed and will be put into
operation early in July, it was
announced by Herbert Abraham,
president.
Construction of the extension,
which was started less than six
months ago, has provided employ
ment at various times for from
Is to 200 men.
The st. Louis plant, one Of nine
large factories operated by the
company, is largely devoted to
the production of shingles and
house sidings Of advertisement;
and the purpose of the new addi-
ton, Mr.. Abraham said, is to i'll
crease the output of these and
other ruberoid asbestos products
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Business
BorometerS

Despite spotty declines from re.
recent high levels, latest reports
of retail sales from leading cities
throughout the country show sub
stantial advances over the same
period in 1886. AS reported to
the Department of Commerce for
the week ended June 23, gains
were registered in:
New York, 3 per cent; Boston,
8.3 per cent; Pittsburgh, 10 per
cent; Washington, So per cent;
st. Louis, Is per cent; Atlanta,
fractional gain; New Orleans, 20
per cent; Milwaukee, IL per cent.
Active Retail Demand
Vacation requirements and
warmer weather combined last
week to stimulate retailing activity
all along the line-but especially
in travel accessories, sports wear.
luggage, camping and sports
equipment. House furnishings
took another upward step with
heavy sales in electric fans, re-
frigerators, stoves and grills, &C.
cording to trade advices.
Best sellers in women'S wear.
were gingham frockS, cotton
dresses, plaid linen jacket suits.
handbags, shoes and millinery.
Dun & Bradstreet reports. Mems
suit sales were most active since
Easter with emphasis on gabar.
dimes, tropical worsteds, flannels.
New in Foods
Fin.furters, sausage innovation
from Finland, are touted by inn
porters M. H. Greenbauln, New
York, as more delicately favored
than frankfruters with a case so
tender they are almost skinleSS.
Cheese toasted half moons, new
cocktail appetizer introduced by
Park g. Tilford are toast and
cheese combination cut in half
moon shapes. Masterdrink, by
Frovend Corporation, New York,
returns a soft drink for a nickel
in the slot. Another device by the
same company, dispenSes ice
cream rolls called twisterS, packed
in a spiral wrapper, eaten like q
banana.
Sales Tax Revenue
National Importance of retail
sales taxes is indicated in today's
report of the National Industrial
Conference Board which shows
that sales tax levies in "a States
yielded 352 million dollars during
1886. California, Illinois and
Michigan accounted for nearly
half the national total. The SUM-
shine States ranked first with col.
lections of 70.2 million dollars.
According to the board, major
share proceeds are used for relief
and public school education.
Selective sales taxes on particu.
lar products are also becoming an
increasingly important source Of
revenue. The 48 States collected
652 million dollars in gasoline
taxes last year while revenue from
liquor levies, in 46 States brought
in 1855 millions.
Loan Activity
Index to recent expansion in
home building is the statement Of
the United States Building and
Loan League that more than Q
third of its volume of earnings
comes from mortgage loans dis
bursed during the past 10 months.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
IS CORPORATE
NET JUMPS
8

The 1872 annual reports of
corporations now available make
possible a detailed study Of the
corporate operating experience
for 1886, contained in a special
analysis by the Standard Stats.
tics Company.
Net profits, in which public in
tereSt is greatest, are revealed to
have increased 52.2 per cent, COM
pared with 1885. There is consid-
cradle variation, however, among
the three major groups. Earnings
of industrial companies increased
53.3 per cent, while those of utili-
ties gained 24.7 per cent. In per-
centage terms, 1896 railroad earn
ingS were TOO per cent above those
of the previous year, due, Of course,
largely to the fact that only in
significant net income was re-
corded by the rails as a group
in 1895.
Of all the industrial groups sur
veyed, only one, real estate, showed
net deficit for the year. Even
so, the net loss sharply reduced
from that in 1890. The coal in
dustry was the only other import
ant line to operate at deficit in
1885, but that returned to a profit
able status last year. Combined
earnings Of 81 coal mining com.
panies in 1886 were $4,121 900,
against a net loss of $1,084, 900 in
the preceding II months, the re-
port says, adding:
There were a number of lines
which experienced meager earn
ingS in 1885,. but which showed
worthwhile profits in 1886. In
cluded among these are the air.
craft companies with a net in
come of $7,827,OOO, against
$4,000; asphalt and cement,
S12,8S6, 900, against $1,O44, 900;
paper, $22,363, 900, against $4,-
$4,000; and railroad equipment,
$26,O53, 900, against $2,571,OOO.
On the other hand, there was
a reduction of FL per cent in the
profits of meat packers and of
50 per cent in earnings of
leather tanners"
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WASHINGTON PRODUCE

and Virginia, stave barrels Cobblers, q.
S. No. /. 81 1909; 1oo-lb. sacks Cob
O'S Toma T. Ono Mssi sis iiS arrived
broken and 2 unbroken cars on track
Supplies liberal; demand moderatOS
market about steady. Lug boxes, green:
larger: Mississippi, S1.5O01.75; Georgi9
and South Carolina, mostly, $50; few
higher, poorer low as 81; Tennessee
WatermeIOns-One Florida, Georgia
arrived; broken and unbroken cars
on track.
Supplies moderate: demand m9derate1
1896 lbs. average, 90c@$1; truck re"
ceipts. Tom Watsons' 1928 lbs' average
so 06Oc each.
Mixed Vegetables-No carlot arrivalSS
no cars on track.
Lima Beans-Practically no supplies
on the market.
COrn-One Alabama arrived; nm
broken car on track. Supplies moderatsS
demand moderate; market about steady.
Florida, standard crates, dozen, $1.5O
61.6O; North Carolina, sacks, approx
imately dozen, $1@1.25.
Peppers-No carlot arrivals; I broken
car on track Truck receipts moderate;
supplies moderate; demand moderate;
market about steady. Florida, busheB
baskets, unclassified; North Carolina
75c@$1.25; 1"-bushel crates, green'
fancy $4,000; choice. $1@1.5o.
broken and unbroken cars on track.
California, boxes, 1915 @5.50, as to grade
and size.
LemOns-California, boxes, No. 1, SO
1875: No. 2, $6@7, as to size.
Limes-Florda. 4-5-bushel boxes, $2.2S
@3: y -bushel boxes. $15O@1.75.
Cabbage - Pennsylvania, bushel baS'
kets, IS a. Sc.
Beets-Pennsylvanla, Is q soc per dozen
RroccoIi - Pennsylvania, crates, $3.50
Oils.
CarrOts-No carlot arrivals; brokeA
cars on track. California. Western let
tuce crates, dozen, 81.
Squash-South Carolina. bushel hani'
pers, yellow, $191.25; whites, North
Carolina, $191.25.
Pineapples-Florida. crates, S4@4.2BS
Cuba, $2.5O@325. asto size.
Beans (snap) -Maryland, bushel baskets
flat type. $1.25.
CauIfflOwer-No carlot arrivals; bro
ken car on track. California, pony crates
CucumberS - North Carolina, bushsl
Mixed Citrus-one California arrived;
1 unbroken car on track.
PlUms-No carlot arrivals; 1 broken
car on track
Bananas-One car arrived; broken
and unbroken cars on trac.
Eggplant - Supplies light; demand
light; market dull. Florida. bushel
| hampers fancy, s1.5O91.75; poorer low
as $l.O0.
Okra-Practically no supplies on the
marekt.
Blackberries-Supol plies moderate; de-
mand moderate; market about steady.
North Carolina. S2-quart crates. $225@
| $50; 24-quart crates S202.25 per crate.
aspberries-Supplies light; demand
| light: market slightly weaker New
Jersey, Redcaps 9@1Oc per pint; Black
| caps. 1O@12hc per quart.
Spinach-Supplies light; demand mod"
| crate: market slightly weaker. Penn"
! sylvania, bushel baskets, 50Q65c.
phones: California, S29225; Oregon, $s'
PotatOes-No carlot arrivals; no cars
on track. Supplies liberal: demand fair;
market slightly weaker. North Carolina
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29

General characteristics of Bust
ness Last Week Were Dizziness,
Uncertainty and Hesitation
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Chemical Empire
GrOws Up In
Far West

A chemical empire has grown up
west of the Rockies, DR.. Walter
Schmidt, president of the Western
Precipitation Company, Los An
geles, says in Industrial and En-
cheering Chemistry" publication
of the American Chemical Society.
While the picture presented is
already Astounding" even more
important developments are pre-
dicted for the next decade. The
western chemical empire. accord
ing to DIR. Schmidt, a former di-
rector Of the society, will soon be
a vital factor in the country's
chemical economic balance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29

August supply demand relationships will be readused
and Congress will have adjourned Meanwhile the Admnstra
ton will have been somewhat obered by difficulties and
may be inclined to let business ahead Improvement
should follow
there hurry much uncertainty but observers
regard this temporary condition
It hard to say Just what steel production doing since
the activity there much influenced by shifting strike
ditions Probably the output off little than
sonay last week. because of Governor Eas closing of big
Johnsown steel plant The usual ledown is at hand
and the normal seasonal variation is downward but aside from
strikes the industry holds about unchanged.
The barometrc price of steel scrap has steaded which
good sign.
My impression continues be that the c. l. O. has lost the
steel battle because went far in violence and dctaora
demands.
ducton reaching the highest weekly figure for June The
its close however, and the labor uncertainties
involved the approaching renewal Of the agreement between
General Motors and c. l. o. cloud the horizon.
In both the lumber the manufacturing industries
find orders at the moment tagging behind production
and shipments This reflects current uncertainty and the
tendency wait for stments in inventories and prices
more-than-seasonal rise in caroadngs last week was
partly due to the first movement Of the large winter wheat
crop market Not 1924 has there been good
stimulant.
should be noted that commodity prices averaged higher
last week, which is "bulsh symptom Grains flour, lard
cotton hides silk tin and foreign all advanced
quite possible that this mark the end of the
sharp reaction commodity that uhered the current
period of business reaction
All symptoms indicate that public opinion last week swung
definitely against c. l. O. methods The shift in attitude by
Governors Davey Earle proves it. Probably the swing
would have been emphatic if Mr. Grer of Republic
steel had been diplomatic and had not laid himself
charges of being opposed collective bargaining.
The people of this country gradually getting set to stop
labor warfare the future We may not be able to get the
laws through under the present Administration but
least Mr. Lewis fear of such laws will probably much
of the mob violence which he has threatened
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
WHAT IS TRUTH
OF STRIKES?

The outstanding feature Of the
present politicoeconomic situation
is the widespread labor trouble. &C.
cording to independence Fund of
North America, Inc. Serious dis
putes have arisen despite the agree
ments among labor and some lead
ing enterprises, and also the Su-
preme Court valuation of the Wag-
ner National Labor Relations Act.
The absence of expected peace
causes the public to wonder just
what is the foundation of recent
outbreaks and what will be the
ultimate outcome. Current opinion
is often biased and confusing and
fundamentals are frequently ig-
nored, especially when the struggle
finally reaches the stage of armed
fighting and bloodshed, the report
says, adding:
"The confusing labor situation
seems to present picture on the
one side of labor gone mad, de-
handing that its every within be
met Immediately and, where it
is resisted, rcsOrting to fragrant
lawlessneSS in an effort to force
its will, and behind it all un-
scrupulOus leaders secretly bent
on OverthrOwing our form of
government.
ION the other hand, the mas
tiers Of industry are portrayed as
fighting to maintain their eco
nOmic kingdoms as absolute die
tatOrships, and throwing all Of
their resources behind their
struggle to keep labor in its
place-OverwOrked, ineffectively
organized, brOwbeaten and i'm
potent. Somewhere between
these unreal extremes lies the
truth"
Longer historical trends suggest
that the old rugged capitalism OF
the late nineteenth and early TWEEN.
tieth centuries, when America was
attaining its maturity, has become
outmoded. The days when labor
was treated as simple commodity
are past history, it is pointed out.
In the modern America, capitalism,
no doubt, will function within the
limits set by the social demands
of the day, and labor will be an
organized force exerting its spe-
cific influence upon the nations
affairs, the study declares. But the
transition will be accompanied by
stress and struggle with every
change vigorously challenged. Pre-
vailing strife, according to the re-
port, is but a phase of the capital
labor readjustment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
STOCKS RALLY
AFTER EARLY
WEAKNESS
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, June 90 U.N.S).
The stock market recovered
quickly from early weakness today
and substituted gains running to
nearly two points.
Rails, steels. rubbers, and avia-
tionS led the recovery. U. S. Steel
gained almost a point. Bethle.
hem showed a fractional advance
while Chrysler moved ahead.
Among rails showing gains were
Atchison, Northern Pacific, Great
Northern preferred, and Southern
Pacific.
Cotton lost so cents bale while
bonds were steady and Govern
mentS easier,
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Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, June 90 q N.sD.-Hogs-
1900: 1O9l5c lower; hoidovers 1000.
Top, $l1S5; bulk, S96OQ11.SO; heavy.
I1i15@l1.S0; medium, $1l.6O111 IS:
light, $l1.4O@11.sO; light lights, S1O.65
bliss; packing sows, IS 5Oq 1910, pigs,
IS@11.lS.
Cattle. 900: steady to Csc lower.
calves $500; steady. Beef steers-Good
ind choice. S1S.50615; common and
Medium, S7913: yearlings. &6@l5.
sutcher cattle-Heifers. &6Q13 So cows,
HGiO.5O; bulls, 85.5OQS5O; calves $40
10; feeder steers, S7.5O910.5o; stocker
Iteers, S6.5O@1O; heifers $5.50@s SO.
Sheep-5.O00: steady. Lambs, S11.25@
r.; common, son; yearlngs, sos $50;
eederA Ss09; ewes. $2g4.5O.
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Chicago Produce

CHICAGO, June 20 Il N.s).-Butter-
1870 tubs; steady: old cars 10; new
!. Extras, 80; standards 2Sk extra
frsts, 2s02e1s; firsts, 27h @2sA; spe-
;isls, 301z @Sl.
I'D cars 81; new 6. Current receipts. 10;
resh extra firsts, less than cars. 20A
;ars. 2OE; fresh firsts, less than cars.
OK; cars, 20Iz dirties, IS; checks, II.
Che e-TWins, l5& 416; prints,
laisies and longhorns, 16A Q16h.
Live Poultry-Mostly steady; turkeys,
.SG15: hens. 1914 @17h; leghorn hens,
0@12h; broiIers, 16@l9; ROSTERS, IA
Wis: ducks. s0l2h; geese, 500.
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HEx-dividend +Plus extras. e2 per
cent extra III per cent extra. h75c
extra. s"25c paid June 30, 1885. 45c paid
December 20, 1a3s. Knights.
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but when uncertainties go beyond a certain
limit business slows up. That is the condition
today.
Not far underneath however, there is a
pretty general feeling that sounder and more
certain conditions will be established by fall.
goo ddeal of the present state of affairs may
be described as marking time pending read
justments in inventories, production and prices.
The rest of it is the result of political develop
ments, domestic and foreign.
Unfortunately, the labor problem must now
be included under the head of politics.
The best bet now seems to be that by the end
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
.HANEY:
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor Of Economics New York University
Uncertainty hesitation and dizziness the general charac
ersc of business last The of business has al
been skill in dealing with degree Of business risk
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

Of such experiments, cannot re-
produce their kind. Nature has
rebelled. Indeed, the very word
hybrid" comes from a Greek
term which means IAN insult or
outrage on nature"
What's true for a tree or a
turnip is even more tragically
true Of a man. Each man is as
different from all other men as
an oak is different from a pine,
or a humming bird from a hawk.
That difference-that individu-
ality-is the most important and
sacred thing he has. It is why
he is here. And the greatest
crime he can commit is to let
others destroy his pattern and
demolish his purpose to suit
their own ends.
You've seen it happen. Chill
dren who remained unmarried
to suit selfish parents wives
meekly submitting to the abuse
of worthless husbands hus-
bands permitting themselves to
be degraded by worthless wives.
You've heard endless eulogies of
such noble sacrifices" And
there's no doubt that such
martyrs are sincere hon.
estly believe they're acting
righteously.
But did you ever see one Of
them who was happy2
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
Voice Of the People
Criticixes Huratley

Re: Housing Plan of President
no cure all.
President Roosevelt's hous-
ing plan off to a hating start"
in The Times, was one Of the
first items which happened to
come to my attention as I came
home from work.
The writer of the above.men-
toned article, Theodore Hunt
ley, possibly has never actually
visited the Greenbelt to see the
wonderful strides the President
has made in low cost rentals.
He goes on to state that
the Presidents recent proposal
wouIy7 benefit only $4,000 fami-
lies.
If private industry would take
advantage of financing avail
able through the RFC Mortgage
Company the Presidents plan
would be accomplished with the
following results:
l. 1t would bring into exist
ence homes and rentals avail
able to low income families.
2. It would solve problems of
high rents and high building
costs by providing more housing.
3. It does offer a means Of
getting the construction of new
homes to an early start.
(a) BY making available $780,
100000 credit through the RFC
which appears to me not "a halt
ing start
(b) ''By providing benefit to
$4,000 families" to quote the
writer.
Co By providing a reduction
of from 10 to 20 per cent in
the down payment on such
homes.
It seems to me that Mr.. Hunt
ley was either ill-advised or else
he must be blowing some horn
other than his own.
MYLES THOMAS.
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
Huntley's Reply

Editors Note-Mr. HuntIey
offers the tolloDing comment
on the foregoing consmunicd.
: tton:: a. ''%
In the first place I have not
only visited the Greenbelt prot
ect, but studied the costs and
talked with the officials who
sponsored and built it. The
reason rentals at Greenbelt are
low is that the Government
charged off at least half of the
cost, thus making an outright
gift to the tenants Of one-half
the rental which would have
been necessary to pay for it. The
answers to Mr.. Thomas other
observations are:
/. There is nothing in the
housing program submitted to
Congress last month which Of
fers any hope of lowering
rentals for the benefit Of low.
income families.
2. It would most emphatically
not solve the problem of high
building costs. The President
himself admits this.
3. 1t does not "offer a means
of getting the construction of
home off to an early start" No
one knows what the effect the
ALLEGATION of $50,000,OO0 to the
RFC Mortgage Company would
have on home construction.
Mr.. Thomas speaks of a IRE
duction of from 10 to 20 per cent
in the down payment on homes"
financed with Federal assist.
ance. AS matter Of fact, the
Presidents proposals for amend
ing the National Housing Act
provide not only for a reduction
of ! per cent in the interest rate
on FHA-inSured mortgages,
which Mr.. Thomas overlooks en-
tirely, but a reduction Of SO per
cent in the down payment on
homes.
THEODORE HUNTLEY.
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

Well, what do you cEpect?
You asked for it you started
it. II you don't respect your otDn
rights, 1Dhy should anyone else?
Yes, / kTlo1D-this idea of be.
ing eUeTybody'S door mat has a
lot of sentimental backing. But
actually, it's UiciouS hokun.
And it you euer expect to do
anything tDith your life, you'll
haze to learn one lGD and stick
By 1t. Meaning this
YOUR FIRST DUTY IS
YOURSELF.
You weren't created to serve
somebody else, or follow some
body elSe's pattern, no matter
how near and dear that some
body else may be you are
created to BE YOURSELF F.
AND DEVELOP YOUR OWN
PATTERN.
Does that sound ruthlessly
selfish? 'Tisn't. It's the fun
damental law Of all life. Every
living thing is born with a
unique pattern and purpose.
Pine trees are meant to be
pines turnips are meant to
be turnips hawks are meant
to be hawks.
What happens when men try
to cross breed animals or plants
which have different natures?
STERILITY happens. Life stops
going on. The "mongrels" and
"hybrids," which are the result
The Washington times., 1937-12-08

much publicity in all their &C
tivities. After all, they are hui
man beings and certainly en-
titled to some privacy Of their
own"
X X 4
Miss Anna M. Hook, 705 Min
nesota Ave. N. E., Department
Of Commerce employe:
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
Marry-Go-
Round
BY HELEN ROWLAND

W7HY on earth can't a man
w change his mind about
whether or not he wants to
marry a woman? Why is it
only a woman's prerogative?
We can break or dinner
dates at the last moment; we
can break our promise to play
golf or join a bridge foursome:
we can order things sent c. Cd.
and promptly send them back to
the shop if we don't like them;
we can promise to vote for a
political candidate-and change
our minds when we face the
voting machine. We can hire a
man and fire him the next day
if he doesn't make good. But
we've got only ONE GUESS
when it comes to the most i'm
portant decision Of our lives!
How does a man KNOW when
his hearts on fire and smoke
gets in his eyes, whether it's
really love or only the wine"
that is making the world and
his head "go round?"
How does he KNOW until
after he's engaged to q girl,
whether or not there's a vitriolic
temper under those silky waves
Of innocent looking golden hair2
Or whether or not there is a cold
calculating CLINT behind those
limpid brown eyes? Or what
cutting and stupid things those
scented carmine kiSsable lips
can say?
How does a MAN know ANY.
THING about a woman until
she thinks she has him safely
landed and can be herself?
He doesn't! Because a man
never uses his mind when he
falls in love-he waits until he
loses it. But, If there is q law
prohibiting the sale Of firearms
to minors. there really ought to
be a law to prohibit the sale Of
fountain penE to middle-aged
gentlemen.
(copyright. 1897. by King Features
Syndicate. Ine.)
The Washington times., 1937-12-08
Redealing the New Deal

OUR detect without strain, new note in the
written and spoken utterances of various Old Deal
commentators on the New Deal.
The new note to this effect That President Roose-
welt has now seen the of his ways that he beat
ing disguised retreat to the extreme Right while try
ing to kid his liberal and radical supporters into beiev
ing he is still little Left of Center; that it won't be
long now until the New Deal is just memory and the
nation shall have returned to rugged individualism.
These Old Deal commentators only adverse criticism
of this supposed new tack Of the Presidents is that he
isn't going fast enough to the extreme Right Hence
they are volunteering all kinds of advice to how he
could and should speed the retreat.
Read and tune in on this advice as much as we may,
can't get any specific ideas out of it. 1t is all put in
general terms. Would we be too fresh if should
inquire just what features of the New Deal these Old
Dealers want the President to persuade Congress to
repeal!
Should this wittily christened-