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Evening star., 1937-01-15
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. January IS P-As fresh
buying came into the stock market. mining
issues continued active and strong, while
the industrial group and oil shares were
somewhat easier. Textiles were. in fair
realizing sales. Home rails were mixed.
while foreign bonds and eilt-edged securi-
ties remained quiet but steady Trans
Atlantic issues sold higher.
PARIS.-The Bourse had a heavy tone
at the close today and prices were mixed.
RenteS finished with gains Of 25 centimes
to losses Of 10 centimes and Bank OF
France rose 15O francs on the day Royal
Dutch reacted IL francs closing at 1905
francs, and Canadian Pacific was l franc
down. Shares for SueZ Canal moved $50
francs higher at 27,0S0 francs.
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PHOENIX MUTUAL
REPORTS UPTURN
Business Gains in Keeping With
Higher Trend Of General
Trade.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SPECIAL DlSpaIch 70 IHs StEr'
HARTFORD, Conn, January Is
Preliminary year-end figures OF the
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co.
show that its business is growing at a
rate in keeping with the skyward
trend of business in general.
Volume of new sales Is up more
than Is per cent Voluntary Surren-
der and lapsation Of policies are at
their lowest point in the last Is years
while the net increase Of insurance
in force (the primary index OF prog
ress in the business) is in excess OF
2OO00.0O0 This is over three times
larger than the substantial growth Of
the previous year.
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RAILROADS PUSH
BUYING PROGRAMS
December Purchases Reach
s120,000. 900, Nearly
Double 1885 Level.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January l5.-Bigger
1887 railroad budgets for improve
ments were cited in financial circles
today as one trend which may help
Uncle Sam cut Federal relief expendi.
lures.
The carriers, after almost retiring
from the equipment market in the
worst depression years, have embarked
upon the largest buying campaign
since the close Of 1929 and early 1880.
Railway Age, q trade publication,
reported purchases Of materials, sup
plies and equipment in December shot
up to about $4,000, 900, almost twice
the comparable 1885 figure and the
biggest monthly total since January,
1880.
Orders accommodating on books of
equipment makers. together with in
creased expenditures for steel and
other materials, will mean many new
jobs as manufacturers expand oper-
atoms.
Carries Into New Year.
The revival in rail equipment buy
ing hit a brisk stride q few week,
ago and carried into the new year.
A major source of business for heavy
industry, the railroads in 1929 were
spending as high as $3.50, ,o00, 900
monthly for materials, supplies and
equipment. The total dropped as low
as s29, 100000 In July, 1882.
Part Of the present increase Is at
tributed to higher prices, but revival
is credited chiefly to improvement in
traffic and earnings and accumulated
needs. During the depression rail-
roads sent several hundred thousand
more cars to the scrap heap than they
bought.
Aside from new equipment, Railway
Age figures the carriers may spend
around sl6O,0o0,O0o this year for re-
building old cars and Locomotives.
Santa Fe to Spend.
The Atchison, Topeka g. Santa Fe's
1887 budget calls for expenditure of
SAL ,o94,000 on Improvements, includ-
ing s20.000,000 for new equipment,
compared with s2l, ,2S3, 900 in 1886.
The New York Central has ordered
100 locomotives, the largest single Or
der in seven years. Southern Pacific
mapped out s22,500,oO in expendi-
lures for new equipment.
Many other roads, in their first i'm
portant equipment buying since 1890
or 1881, have announced rolling stock
purchases for 1887 ranging from ST.
000.0o0 TO sl0,o00,000.
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U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
(Reported BY Chss. d. Barney & Co)
Bid Offer
SUN OIL CALLS BONDS.

NEW YORK, January is R.-Sun
Oil Co. and its afIiliate, Sun Pipe Line
Co., have called for redemption
So, 1854, 900 Of bonds. The parent COM
pany will redeem February Is at 1904
per cent all Of its five-year 3x per
cent debentures, due in 1899, amount
ing to $685., 900. The affiliate will re-
deem its 81 per cent serial debentures.
aggregating $3,4o0, 900, face value, and
maturing September, 1887, to Septem-
ber, 1910. The 1897 maturity will be
called at 1011a per cent and the re-
naming debentures at 100%.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and
much colder tonight and tomorrow;
lowest temperature tonight about 80
degrees; moderate 10 fresh northwest
winds.
Maryland and Virginia-Rain this
afternoon, generally fair and much
colder tonight and tomorrow, except
snow flurries in extreme west portions
tonight.
West Virginia fair and
much colder. except snow fiurries In
east and extreme north portions to-
night; tomorrow fair and colder.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
very muddy today.
Evening star., 1937-01-15

Tide Water Associated Oil Co.
Proposed offer Of this company to
exchange new $3.50 cumulative con-
vertible preferred stock for the pres
emily outstanding s per cent preferred
stock will expire February 8.
Evening star., 1937-01-15
Noon. Greenwich time, TO-DAY.
MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, January Is R.-Call
money steady; l per cent ali day. Prime
eommereial paper. per cent. Time
cent offered. Bankers acoeptances un-
changed. Rediscount rate. New York Re.
serve Bank. IN per cent.
Evening star., 1937-01-15

BY the Associated Press.
The Association Of American Rail-
roads reported today loadings Of reve-
nue. freight for the week ending last
Saturday totaled 698, SAG.
This was an increase of ll0,576 cars,
or 1873 per cent, compared with the
preceding week; an increase Of 83,676.
or 1876 per cent, compared with a year
ago, and an increase Of las 5,011, or 26.2
per cent, compared with two years ago.
The weeks loadings of various
classifications. giving comparisons
with preceding week, and correspond
ing week a year ago, follow:
This. Last year
week week ago
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FREIGHT LOAD|NGS
AT 69S,529 MARK
Advance 1873 Per Cent
Above Previous Week,
Association Reports.

NEW YORK. January 15.-The As.
sociated Press seasonally adjusted
weekly index of freight carloadings.
based on 1929-30 as 100. declined to-
day TO 1876 compared with 79.4 the
previous week and 6S.3 year ago.
The range of recent years:
193B-37. 1895. 1894. 1893.
High--. S45 Ill $50 67.3
Low---- 60.7 $50 sos All
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MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. January IS R.-silver
4Ss20b; Msy. 45.15b: July. 45.15b. Bid.
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Reynolds (R. J) Tobacco Co.-ls3s
common share earnings were s2.g3,
against $239.
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PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA, January Is R.--
Dressed poultry-stass,. western: .14a1sh:
old roosters. dry picked. 14ha17h:
capons, western. 22ha2a.
Live poultry unchangeA.
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DIVIDEND rates given the
payments oaseo OIL the latest quarterly hayss declarations
int Of trsdins Annual rate-not
including Accumulated raid his year
Paid last
.eorganised dividend
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FOREIGN BONDS
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Washington Gas SIS 1e56-s500 at 125.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Transit Colo at IS. Is at IS.
American Security g. Trust CO. at
305.
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-ss-Ex dividend.
Books closed.
PLUS extras.
500 paid May Is. 1885. SOC paid
August Is. 1886. soc paid November 16.
1886
a-4To extra.
e-2% extra.
f-112Ts extra.
h-75c extra.
n1E extra paid Dec. Is. 1896.
ss25c paid June 80. 1886; 45c paid
December %. 1886.
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The Sun and Moon
Precipitati0n.

Monthly precipitation in inches In thu
Capital tcurrent month to date):
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Dividend rates in dollars based on last
quarterly or semi-annual payment. tAn-
nual rste-not including extras. tAc-
cumulated dividends. aPaid last year.
being In bankruptcy or In receivership, or
being reorsanized under the bankruptcy
act, or securities assumed by such COM
panieS.
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FOREIGN.

q am, Greenwich time, today)
TANNER fiira Weaf1
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Reserve District No. 8.
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
Consistency in Far East

NORMAN DAVIS has been committing between the
~ United States and Europe many diplomatic
missions that his selection to represent the United
States at the Nine Power Conference in Brussels was
foregone conclusion. In addition to ability and ex-
perience his appointment is healthy 1t connotes
consistent and continuing American policy in Far
Eastern affairs
Mr. Davis it will be remembered, close friend
and associate of Henry L. Stmson Secretary Of State
during the last occasion that Japan
~ bit off a large chunk of North China.
VI O'"''S"" He was appointed by Mr.. Hoover,
Republican President, to handle of the negoa-
tons during this delicate period.
Some years before that Mr.. Davis served as Under
secretary of State under Mr. Wilson, Democratic Pres
ident at time when Japanese forces had swept into
Siberia and seized the Chinese province of Shantung.
More recently, when President Roosevelt delivered
his Chicago speech advocating "quarantine" against
aggressor nations, Mr. Davis had given advance in
formation to his FRIEND Mr.. Stmson and the former
Secretary of State issued simultaneous statement sup
porting the Presidents policy and pointing an accusing
finger at Japan.
Accompanying Ambassador Davis to Brussels will be
Robert Pel one of the ables young men In the State
Department. who began his
=" N0' 0 career as aide to Walter E.
" ~ D. CO"'0'O'e" Edge Republican; J. Pier
pont Mofet chief of the European Division, who has
served equally we'll in both Democratic and Republican
administrations and Stanley Hornbeck, the State De-
partments political adviser Far Eastern affairs
American policy in the Far East has been the most
consistent we have followed in entire field of foreign
relations 1t should be- And the selection Of the men
who now undertake the delicate and allimportant task
of curbng Japan at the Brussels conference healthy
indication that it so continues
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
Drama by the G-Men

THE G-men's cleanup of the Al Brady gang in street
4 battle at Bangor Me-. fine thing in itself. It
wiped out mob of dangerous thugs, and it's pleasant
to see the Gmen attending to their rghfu job of chas
ing real criminals instead of bounding prostitutes under
the Mann act.
But the episode also seems to US to be excellent
material for hit crime play, if playwright wants
to bat one out.
The late Brady had said he intended to make ''that
u,, ,,,, z cream puff, Dillinger," look like
,,, ~, ~ punk The gang apparently
planning a bank robbery in Ban
gor After the machine gun mop up, the widow of the
slain Clarence Shaffer, r remarked: Im not sorry;
now I'll know where he is tonight"-a classical line.
The mother of Dalhover, Brady mobster wounded in
the fight, opned that it too bad her wandering
boy wasn't killed suddenly like Brady and Shaffer.
Dalhover's wife equally philosophic, saying that
the boys had it coming to them.
Altogether, it ought to make play that would in
terest lot of us who don't want don't dare to
NIT crimes Most of such people love to read about
crime talk about it, witness portrayals of it stage
or screen. And the speaking stage could do JUS
tce to this drama than the movies, because the stage
has to pay less heed to and wouldbe
than do the movies.
We don't attempt to explain this universal interest
in crime or to make excuses for it. We do know that
four of the most memorable because most interesting
Valentine" "The Deep Purpe,' "Broadway' and
''The Petrfed Forest" We doubt that any of these
led anybody to commit crime.
(From the New York Daily News)
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
Crop Control

One of the major points to be
considered at the special session
of Congress is crop control. On
the face of it it seems fantastic
that we should destroy and limit
our food supply when a goodly
portion Of our population suffer
from want and under-nourish-
ment. Besides, we city-workers,
when viewing a new AAA, have
the bad taste of high prices in
our mouths.
But a restriction" plan is our
best bet. For more than a
"goodly portion" of our good
people suffer, if we should pur-
sue a course of letting the man
of the soil raise as much as he
pleases; that is, raise so much
foodstuff that he receives
ruinous prices for his produce,
and the extremely short end Of
the national income. That was
a principal cause of our last de-
preston, starting back in '29.
Farmers were not receiving
their full share of the national
dollar in those "bumper-crop"
years preceding the depression.
Their buying power thus dimin-
ished; industrial selling, of
which they are the backbone"
market, fell off; and workers
salaries fell off as big business
passed the slump down the line
(it is quite easy to trace the
downward curve from that
point). /
This is the same course "free
farmers" would travel again
without Government guidance.
Crop restriction with its "ever-
normal granary" and parity
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
Three-Minute
Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING

OUR RECENT article about
Budapest brought many en-
cores, and so today we feel we
can take another stroll about
the beautiful Hungarian capital,
crossing and recrossing the
bridges that span the Danube.
Let's stroll up the Var to the
royal palace in time to view the
ancient ceremony Of the chang
ing Of the guard, a ceremony
that is centuries old.
From st. George Square come
the troops, with the band play
ing a military march, all ready
to take over the guard Of the
day. When they reach the
guard house, the new guard
stands at attention as Cne nag
changes hands.
The palace has $50 rooms, but
only the state function apart
ments are opened to the public.
These were restored by Maria
Theresa and are lovely in their
gold and ivory woodwork. Grim
son brocaded walls and inlaid
floors.
The silver ballroom Is one of
the loveliest rooms in the world.
The royal chapel is open for
visitors and Is well worth q visit.
It is filled with treasures Of
which the greatest to the Mag
yars is the case Of gold and
silver which holds a smaller
case Of gold and crystal inside
Of which is the right hand Of
st. Stephen, the patron saint
of Hungary. 1t is held in place
by three bands set with pearls
and huge rubies.
Each year on st. Stephens
day the hand is taken from
the church and Is carried in a
procession that includes mem
bers Of the ecclesiastical hier.
archy in their gorgeous robes,
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
Voice of the People

price level clauses will again
give the farmers equal weight
on the economic see-saw with
the industrial world that they
had just before the World War.
Once-and not until-we
have parity between these two
major groups in earnings, can
we move along the road TO-
gether to greater prosperity for
all. WAGE.EARNER.
Legalize Betting
Since the District Commits.
sioners and Congress are ex-
hausting every source possible
to bleed the citizens Of Wash
ington of more money ir the
form Of taxes to meet the city's
huge appropriation bill, perhaps
they will lend an ear to q sug.
gestion.
Irrespective of the fact that
it is a violation Of all laws on
our statute books, can anyone
imagine for a minute that the
District Commissioners and
members Of Congress are not
aware of the fact that thou
sands of dollars are being bet
in the District every day on race
horses?
Legalized horse race betting
in the District would show q
splendid profit for the city,
just as the sale Of whiskey Is
now doing.
If they want to go even fur
ther, they can break up the
numbers" racket in the same
stroke by simply offering the
same small bets as do the
numbers" racketeers, since the
latter depend on horse racing
for their daily numbers.
RACE BETTOR.
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
Wise Words

Be courteous to all, but init
mate with few, and let those few
be well tried before you give
them your confidence. True
friendship is a plant Of slow
growth, and must undergo and
Withstand the shocks Of adver-
Sity before it is entitled to the
Observation-Disclosures.
In life there is nothing more
unexpected and surprising than
the arrivals and departures of
pleasure. If we find it in one
place today. it is vain to seek
it there tomorrow. You cannot
lay a trap for it.-Alexander
Smith.
The first and worst Of all
frauds is to cheat oneself-P, j.
Bailey.
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

fun C tion Of
a college is to
t r a i n the
mind, and if
the school de-
votes so much
time to ath-
letic training,
certainly this
mental train
ing must be
neglected. I
think that
S por is, COM
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

mo. l 1eel
that sport S
are essential
to education.
P a r ticip pa
tion in ath-
letics develops
a S tu d e n t
p h y S ic ally
and mentally
and helps to
keep his mind
on his school
by producing
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

lege d e v elop
n o t o n / y
b r a W n but
brain. After
all, ply sical
d e velopment
is as neceS-
Sary to a sue
cessful life as
Is m e n t q l
training. So
If college ath.
1eticS develop
the body, they
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

eyes. En-
tir ely too
m u c h atten-
ton is paid
by present-day
S t ude nts to
football a n d
other S po rts
in St e ad of
s t u dy. OF
course, p a r
ticipation in
s o m e sports
Is all right,
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

Eyes. Pres
ent day col
leges produce
far more in
bra W n beef
than in brain.
P erh a pS q
Ia can
beat any man
in a priz e
ring; a mule
Is S tro n ger
than q horse
- but W h v
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

attempt to produce gorillas or
mules with college degrees. In
other words, the college pri-
marily is a brain-training inSti-
tuition and not a place for the
production of professional ath-
letes."
Mrs. Gertrude Rubenstein,
1854 New Hampshire Ave. N. W..
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

mercialized as they are in this
country, might well be made a
minor part Of the college ca
reer."
Miss Mayme Franklin, 1011
Eighth St. N. W., clerk:
mo. I think athletics in col
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

certainly have a place in the
training of the student"
Robert L. Bains, 712 Mont
gomery Ave, Silver Spring, Md,
real estate.
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
By Elsie Robinson
HOW CAN WE FIND IAN
INTEREST IN LIFE?

KEEP HER FROM THINK
ING.
| A Soul That
Won't Grow Up
Yes, it's a real letter-from
Rochester, N. Y. But it might
as well have been written by
anyone, from anywhere in these
United States. For it's the old,
old cry of THE SOUL THAT
WON'T GROW UP.
Silly as they seem, you and I
have made those same demands
expected Life to hand us
ready-made solutions for our dis
content, as a baby expects its
mother to hand it a shiny ball.
But always Life has disappoint-
ed us-and always will. Why?
BECAUSE NESS
DOESN'T COME FROM WITH
OUT US .. WE MANUFAC-
TURE 1T WITHIN OUR
SELVES.
outside things would satisfy
us if we lived in outside things.
BUT WE DON'T-WE LIVE
WITHIN OURSELVES. A new
man, a new job, a new party
dress. none Of these things
can give us ian interest in life"
They are only "the makings" Of
joy or excitement.
IT'S UP TO US TO TAKE
THESE MAKINGS AND, OUT
OF THEM, CREATE DRAMA
AND BEAUTY, PLEASURE
AND CONFINEMENT.
Everywhere you can see this
process going on. Five girls will
go to the same job, earn the
same wage, return to the same
street at night. -Four of those
girls will be discontented, en-
vious, restless, unhappy. BUT,
UNDER IDENTICAL CIRCUM-
STANCES, THE FIFTH GIRL
WILL ACHIEVE ADVENTURE
AND DELIGHT.
WE GET WHAT WE GIVE
IN LIFE.
Indifference
Breeds Boredom
# you give eagerness and
curiosity, you will receive excite
ment and inspiration in return.
And if you give Indifference.
apathy, cynicism. you will re-
ceive boredom in return.
FATE IS WHAT WE MAKE
TT
LIFE Is AS WE TAKE IT
I can't tell you how to be
happy. Nor can you find con-
tentment by 'having someone
always around" In either case
you're trying to dump your load
on another's shoulders-and it
can't be done, youngster.
Your life is your own job
and yours alone. And none Of
it will come easily. No one is
born contented, or excited, or
happy. If you want to be in
terested, you'll have to work for
every throb and thrill. And the
minute you stop, the merry-go'
round will go blah.
So you might as well stop
envying other people and wish
ing you had their wonderful
dispositions or lucky breaks. We
make our dispositions-we build
oa.Vs 1aroakc .-..
OR WE GO WITHOUT!
(Thts column 1Oelconres and
requests comments. Letters pre-
senting personal problems mag
also be sent. All letters t0tH be
handled contidentiGlly and an
stDered promptly II stamped. G6'
dressed envelopes are tnctuded.J
Copyright. 1887. by King Features
Syndicate. Ine.l
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

but, under the present Setup,
more attention is paid to ath.
letic ability than to mental de-
velopment."
The Washington times., 1937-10-16
The Inquiring
Photographer
The Washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE ANSWERS
THE QUESTION
Do you think colleges pay too
much attention to sports?

THE ANSWERS
Miss Helen Handges, 915 D st.
N. W., college student:
Eyes. 1t seems to me that the
The Washington times., 1937-10-16

the necessary amount of pleas
ure that must go with any seri-
GUS undertaking."
Mrs. B. H. Frank, 1854 New
Hampshire Ave, N w.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-14
COORDINATION IN
FLOOD PREVENTION

Protection against floods has become
a national problem, just as the neces-
sitv for flood relief is national prob
lem. There are many theories, official
and unofficial, about the proper methods
of flood prevention. Of them all, that
proposing a close coordination between
conservation and engineering seems the
most sensible.
Engineering projects on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers might have done much
to prevent the present disastrous flood,
lust as Boulder Dam and Parker Dam
on the Colorado river held down
threatened flood there. Data accumu-
lated over a long period of time proves
that another factor, conservation, should
not be lost sight of
Conservative estimates say that more
than 300.000,000 tons of soil were wash
ed into streams and valleys above Cairo.
H. A report shows that on cultivated
land of average slope, 95 per cent of
the rainfall has run off, carrying load
of topsoi. On grass land of similar
slope, only 25 per cent of the rainfall
ran off.
The flood prevention phases of con-
servation might be better demonstrated
with examples known to all southern
Californians. Fire removed forest cover
on 5000 acres in Pickens canyon in 1888,
but did not visit San DimaS canyon.
Late in December of that year, heavy
storm hit both canyons alike. On New
Years Day, 1884, flood swept out of
Pickens canyon, destroying 200 homes
and killing 81 persons. There was no
flood from unburned San Dimas canyon.
These things should be taken into con-
sideration by any agency attempting
program of flood prevention in the ms
sissippi basin, or anywhere else in the
country. Not engineering alone, but also
conservation, must be made use of II
disastrous floods are to be prevented
in the future.
ANY large program of flood preven-
tion will be expensive-but that expense
could be paid for out of the damage
done this year to cities, towns and farms
in the path of the Ohio and Mississippi
floods.
America will be far less liable to ira
gedy when some flood prevention pro-
gram has been worked out and put into
effect.