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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
Traffic Talk-Fests

IF Mark Twain we're alive today he probably would
have changed the subject of his famous remark from
the weather to traffic conditions.
For certainly everybody is talking about traffic and
the rising toll of deaths but nobody to be doing
anything about it.
All that is apropos of the announcement that Dis
trict traffic authorities will get together again soon.
The unfortunate thing is that they likely just to
talk about traffic and let go on
N'' Y" ""0' our merry way killing person on our
ActIOH streets every other day.
We've had about enough traffic talk-fests.
We'd like to see these officials, charged with main
tanning safety the Streets really do something about
it at the forthcoming conference.
If drastic measures necessary, and it seems that
they are then let them take the drastic fear
lessly and with confidence that the vast majority Of
the people will back them up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
Public Service

E6TNHE public and the Government want, and need
an efficient service. And an efficient service
is dependent upon sound personnel methods"
With the National Federation of Federal Employees
holding its twentieth jubilee convention, that observa-
ton of President Luther c. Steward states simply and
Understandable the motives of the organization.
1t seeks to give to the taxpayer the kind of service
he deserves from Uncle Sam in
WH0t 108 DO''" exchange for his tax dollar.
Should Buy Right now Uncle Sam seems
n have q clear understanding that sound personnel
methods in private industry essential to the Nation
But the old Uncle seems to be in little doubt as to
whether such methods essential In his own industry
Sometimes he seems to think that politics and patron
age in the Federal machine more desired by the
supporters of that big industry than is efficiency
The old fellow has an inclination to let the jobs fall
where they may do the most good for the party In power
REGARDLESS of how the folks who
FO' "''" n''''' foot the bill feel about it.
Parties No political party has monopoly
Of this idea of featherng the Federal nest with its own
partsans.
But this much can be said that the employees of the
Government are among the staunchest advocates of
genuine merit system in the public service.
They favor merit because they KNOW what "spoils'
means.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
Wise Words

Men Of great and shining quail.
tiles do not always succeed in
life, but the fault lies more often
in themselves than in others
Cotton.
Joy descends gently upon US
like the evening dew, and does
not patter down like a hail
storm.-Richter.
It takes two to make q quar-.
rel.-SocrateS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

use his con-
dition as the
reason for eS-
Gaping death
and should be
placed in a
prison or an
a sylum in
stead. SUCn q
person should
be studied by
psychiatrists
and treated
If necessary"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

actions. He is
mentally i'll
and should be
treated as a
sick person
rather than
a criminal. It
would be MUIR
der to execute
such q man.
I feel there
are many per-
sons in prison
being so pun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

ing insanity.
Those who
really might
be in S n e
could, If they
were ever con-
Sidered cured,
go out and
commit crime
again. Out.
side of prison
or the asy-
lum S, t h e
same condi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
The Inquirine
Photographer
The washington Times in
vites you to submit timely
and interesting questions to
be used in this column.
THE QUESTION:

Should insanity be permitted
as a defense in a crime the
penalty for which is death?
THE ANSWERS:
Miss Betty Keeffe, 1914 Mas
sachusetts Ave. N. W., stenog.
rapher:
Eyes. If a man is insane he
surely is not accountable for his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

care and treat
ment Of q
man who has
committed q
murder or a
similarly bad
crime and who
will probably
so offend q
second time If
he is released
as cured by
an insane
asylum"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

ished for their crimes when
they should be in hospitals or
asylums."
Miss Lillian Mason, 1888 Thir.
tenth st. N. W., clerk:
"No. The insanity plea has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

been so over
worked that
ithaS assumed
tn e proper
tons of a
racket. If a
man Is insane
he will give
some indica-
ton Of it be-
fore he goes
so far as to
commit q hei-
nous crime"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
Traffic Toll

The mounting list Of traffic
victims In the District Of Co
lumhia since January !, 1887,
is graphically shown by the
death watch"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

tons that drove someone to
commit a terrible crime could
do it again."
Charles s. Dean, 5724 Third
st. N. W., order clerk:
IT feel that insanity as a
defense to escape capital pun
ishment is being abused and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
Voice of the People

tary method Of arriving at prop
erty pays a real dividend, II
may very well be that violent
revolution will wreck the island
empire for generations. And
five will get you 10: this is ex.
actly the course Of history.
H. T. K.
Where the Money Goes
The State Department reports
that only one-third of the money
collected for both sides of the
warning factions in Spain ever
sees the light Of day in that
country.
Barnum seems to have been
right, indeed.
A second third Of the $685.
926 collected in this country in
the past three months has been
spent for what is vaguely do
scribed as publicity" and "ad.
ministration." The remaining
third is held as "unexpended
funds" ...
My mathematics has never
been top flight since the fifth
grade, but simple division Of the
above allotments makes it clear
that the fighter, the collector.
and the idea man" split the
kitty evenly. And the reward for
your chances Of stopping a bull
let is zero.
And they howl about relief in
the United States! los.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

in many in
stances I am
afraid it is
being US d
only as a loop
hole by clever
criminal law
yerS to keep
their clients
from the cleo.
trio chair. Be-
sides, even If
a person is
insane at the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

Washington E. Dill, 1924 K st.
N. W., soda-fountain manager:
when a person is not men,
tally responsible for his crime,
then he should be permitted to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
Listen
World!
By Elsie Robinson

ALoNGP
Nathalie Colby-adoring wife
wondered. Considered her ia.
nous and equally devoted hus-
Observation-Disclosures Of
State under President Wilson.
After strenuous labor, shrewd
diplomacy, cambridge Colby
was to have his well-earned re-
ward E. a goodwill tour through
South America. Uruguay 30.
Montevideo. Rio de Janeiro
-. the very names spelled en-
chantment.
Lies proudest m ON en- t
framed in purple seas q. flower
strewn parades skies webbed
with the fire of rockets, shaking
to the salvo of guns
Should She Share
His Triumph?
Should she share it? Should
she do the thing which every.
one, her husband first Of all,
expected ). accompany him, &C
cept part of the glory as her
natural right?
Nathalie Colby pondered. And
now, years after, tells her de-
cision in the September issue Of
Harpers-under the title Wash
ington Pageant"
Writing now. there is no hint
of struggle or sacrifice in the
calm words. But she must have
been more than human if she
did not feel a wrench at the
moment-a pang as she saw his
flag draped ship dip and diSap.
pear.
And doubtless most of her
feminine friends thought she
had lost her wits; entirely.
Pass up a chance like that
Nathalie, you must be crazyl
But to the wise Mrs. Colby 1t
seemed merely fair play to let
her husband enjoy his great
hour alone. For love, as she saw
it, stayed fresher when it was
not chafed by the ankle chainI
Entitled
To a Solo
IT decided to stay behind"
says she. "a wife would do
mesticate a royal progress. This
was his solo piece. Every huS'
band and wife should have q
solo,"
Johnny Mitchell, the editor Of
Life, first taught me that. Until
she was an old woman, Mollie
Mitchell had her day off and
turned a waltz with plant young
men till midnight while Johnny
went zen garcon" to his club.
If married folk could manage
the ely away" gesture, husbands
and wives would come back to
one another with the sheen Of
their flight.
1.-THE SHEEN OF THEIR
FLIGHT-what a wise phrase!
And so revealing! How 1t fasci.
mates us, that Sheen" before
we are married.
The mystery Of this new and
beloved stranger the charm
and challenge of this alien,
tantalizing personality. Its very
difference seems to enlarge US
,..we feel made over.
Then we marry. And imme'
diately we do our best to destroy
the thing we so cherished. There
must be no more secretS-no
differences. We must know all
about each other-do everything
together-be exactly alike!
Become Dull,
Uninspiring
AS a consequence, we pres
emily become as dull and unin
~r@;T;Yo0 aS q no11T11n IF old shoes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

Miss Lois Grayson, 1910 Neal
st. N. E., hairdreSser:
II can see no good reason
why the State should pay for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07

time he commits a crime, he
should be given the same pun.
tshment as a person considered
sane"
Evening star., 1937-07-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, July EN (Unned States
Department Of Agriculture) Hogs, : 200.
including 2.50n direct; market 1925
lower than Thursdays average; weights
30 pounds up showing most decline
packing sows mostly 1925 lower; TOP on
selected 10000 pounds 2 30; bulk GOOD
and choice IsO-23O pounds. II 2.5O-sn:
$4,000 pounds. IL .aO-l..60; most GOOD
packing SoWS, 300-5n0 pounds. 10 1880,
lightweights to l1,00: heasles down 10
9.15 or under
Cattle 800: calves 500; general trade
iuliy steady, grass cows and heifers a little
less active. suggesting that recent ad-
vance has about run its course but ell
interests still hungry for granted steers
and ycarllnGS selling at 1900 upward,
practically all such cattle 90 higher than
last week and at decided new hope on
crop best medium weight steers today
1910: strictly prime kinds absent; native
grassers. s.5O-ll 81. according TO weight
and condition. killers taking these as
stooker and feeder dealers buy thin ma
tveS at s,5 down TO G.15: stocker trade
steady; weightv sausage bulls up TO 1.I5
and selected vealerS to 1000.
Sheep. 5000. including 3 500 native
Spring lambs active fully steady tc
stronger: good to choice offerings II 80
. 90. with outside paid by both packers
and small killers; scattered plain throw
outs. a00-5o: sheep hrm; bulk slaughter
ewes. 3.0O-4 so.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
RESERVES
RISE 10 MILLIONS
Supply Of LendabIe Money
Climbs to $3.50, 100000
During Week.
D the Associated Press.

D. the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board reported
| member bank excess reserves increased
sl0,000o0o during the week ended
July 7.
The increase in this supply of lend
able money followed a sl2o 900 900 in
crease during the two preceding weeks
and brought the total to $3.50, 900 900.
The board said its holdings of Treas
ury bills increased s5,000,OO0 during
the week ended July 7, but that this
! was offset by decrease Of $4,000 900
in Treasury notes.
Aggregate holdings of Government
securities remained unchanged at 81
5s2 900 or see 100000 over the same
| week last year.
Money in circulation rose s76 .O0O.-
600 to s6,524, 900 900, or 1922, 600, 900
over the same week last year.
| Gold stocks, climbing s58 900 900
reached a new sl2.376. 900 900 peak
Stocks were sl754, ,OOo, 900 over the
same week last year
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during the
week and the year ended July 7. 1887,
were reported lin millions of dollars)
As follows:
Evening star., 1937-07-09
CURB LIST DRIFTS
|NNARR0W RANGE
3-Point lump of Aluminium
. Co. Contrasts With Small
Changes Elsewhere.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, July e.--Stocks settled
into an idle drift in late trading on the
curb exchange today, with a 3-point
jump in Aluminium Co. of America a
contrast against narrow changes in
most issues,
After the broad midyear rally, re-
tracing much of the ground lost on
the Spring decline, many traders were
tempted to cash in profits and new
buying slowed while the financial dis
Atrict waited for more inspiring news
Up fractionally were Sunray Oil,
Fairchild Aviation, Creole Petroleum,
Sunshine Mining and Glen Alden
Coal, Small declines ruled in Cord,
Hudson Bay Mining, Technicolor and
Consolidated Copper.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
GENERAL BAKING
EARNINGS JUMP
Net for Is Weeks Reaches
$394,421, Compared to
$183,372 Year Ago.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July General Bak-
ing Co. reported for the l3 weeks
ended June rs net profit OF s3s4,42l,
equal after preferred dividend require
ments to IA cents a share on the
common stock. This compares with
$l83,372 in the similar period of 1896.
The company operates more than
40 plants in principal cities of the
country.
Bulova Watch Co.
Consolidated net profit of Bulova
Watch Co. for the year ended March
81 was reported at $2.643.l22. equal
to $814 share of common stock, COM
pared with $l,317, ,268. or $406 a COM
mon share the preceding fiscal year
The company operates plants in New
York, Providence, r. l.; Woodside,
Long Island. and Waltham, Mass.
kroSer Grocery.
The Kroeer Grocery g. Baking Co
reported that despite the food and a
sharply higher operating cost. net
profit for the 24-week period ending
June 10, amounted to 31,397,8l0 as
compared to $984,840 for the same
period of 1896. The figure was equal
to n cents per common share, against
81 cents a year ago.
Gross sales totaled $1l8,l22,419, an
increase of $l0,645,678 over the figure
for the six months period ending
June l3, 1886 the company statement
said. adding that property damage
caused by the January-February flood
cost stockholders approximately 81
cents per share, exclusive of losses
due to interruption Of business.
Bliss & Laughlin.
CHICAGO, July 8 tP.-BlHs h
Laughlin, Inc, reported today un-
audited net earnings of 3479 ,209 the
first six months after normal Federal
income taxes and preferred dividends
This was equivalent to 50 80 per share
of common stock.
Net earnings the corresponding 1886
period were S2453l0. or 3l43 per
share, adjusted to the number OF
shares outstanding now.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. July Q tP.-Cotton
futures opened TO points higher today
on better Liverpool cables and accumula-
ton of overnight buying orders,
Reports from goods centers continued
favorable. Worth Street reported aC-
tive maket with sales estimated around
sdvance in print cloth prices. Fine goods
slSo improved. Gables from Manchester
lkald cloth and yarns were steadler in mod
crate business
October opened at 1".43. December at
12.45 January at l. 40 March at l3.5.!
and May 1850.
Prices continued TO advance after the
start under good trade and other buylns
active months were 10 to u points above
the previous close
Liverpool cables reported improved SEN
t1ment with local buying Offset by Bombay
selling.
Cottonseed oil opened steady. July,
SHtb: september, aSb October. S.92b.
December, s.99, January, e.95b.
Bid.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
POWER PRODUCTION UP,

NEW YORK. July 9 IPl-American n
Water Works IL Electric Co. reported
power output for the week ended july
3 totaled 1880 900 kilowatt hours. ar
increase Of 48 per cent over 45,66l 900
in the same period last year.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
new YORK COTTON
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9.--Cotton yfal-
lied today on active Wall Street buy
ing at a time when contracts were
scarce
Yesterdays Government acreage
figures seemed to have brought in
further outside buying which carried
October up from 1888 to 1888. In
mldafternoon it sold at l247, with
prices generally to IA points net
higher.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
$50 TONS OF LEAD SOLD.

- NEW YORK, July (P.-St. JOS
eph Lead Co. reports $50 tons Of pig
lead from Southeast Missouri mines
sold yesterday at s5s5 per hundred
pounds, St. Louis.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
COttonSeed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed steady, 3 to 4 higher: sales, l53
contracts; July. 9.4Sb; September,
9.44b; October, 9.44b; December, 938-
e.39, January. GAL. Bid.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
DOLLAR MOVES DOWN
IN LONDON DEALING

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 9.-United States
dollars weakened 5/16 of cent in the
foreign exchange market today. closing
1851 to the pound, compared with
495as for sterling in final New York
dealings yesterday.
French francs were f1rmer at 1912
to the pound, against 1881 the previ-
GUS close.
PARIS, July R.-Rentes, 3 per
cent, 70 francs 30 centimes; AS "a"
1910; 411s, 1887, 98.45.
Exchange on London, 12S12. The
dollar Was quoted 2592A.
Evening star., 1937-07-09

Dividend rates in dollars based On last
nual rate-not including extras tAc-
cumulated dividends. aPsid last year.
being TN BANKRUPTCY or II recedveTship. or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
act. or securities assumed b. such COM
Evening star., 1937-07-09
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. July 9 lpp.-Crude rubber
futures opened barely steady. II to %
lower. July. 1s.95b; September 10.1lb:
Evening star., 1937-07-09
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, July 9 LP.--Bar silver
steady and unchanged 1t 44A.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Security Offerings
Register Sharp
Decrease in Week
b. the Associated Press,

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July s.--New financing
IN the week ended July slipped TO n
low level compared with the previous
week when new issues were over the
sl00, COO 900 mark.
The total this week was s14l32Iss
compared with S45, ,387 $40 in the sams
week last year, Poor's Publishing Co.
reported today
Municipal issues were the mosu
numerous while industrial financing
scored the highest total.
New financing for the week follouu:
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Reserve Dis rlct No.
REPORT OF CONDITION
OF THE
Bank of Commerce
& Savings

or Washington. in the District of CO.
81, 1897 VA '14e
Published N response to call made by
52ll. U. S, Revised Statutes
Evening star., 1937-07-09
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
BY private wire direct to the stas.

All time shown below II daylight savins
on which the Exchange 10 nov operating.
2:3O
Evening star., 1937-07-09
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.

NEW YORK July tP,-Prices quoted
in dollars and thirty-seconds
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

Washington Gas Lieht-l0 at 7a.
Potomac Electric Power So pfd-4
at ll2.
Bank OF BetheSda-5 at "a.
Riggs National Bank pfd.--l0 at l0l "a
Evening star., 1937-07-09
INVESTING COMPANIES
PUBLIC UTILITY,

NEW YORK. July p tR>.--New York Sc
curity Dealers Association:
moon Quotations
Evening star., 1937-07-09
FOREIGN. BONDS.

Mendoz p IS 81 Stp aoL& a2L. aaA
Potrero 6u rs ~ stp II II II
Russian 5i2s 81 mat IA IA IL
Terni-Soc 6i7s '53 A 6714 67A 67L
ww-With warrants. xw-Without war
sAnts p-New. st tstp)-Stamped
SNegotiability impaired by maturity
tcompanies reported in receivership.
Evening star., 1937-07-09
Reserve District No. 5
REPORT OF CONDITION
OF THE
Munsey Trust COMPANY

Or Washington. IN the District Of Co.
lumhla at the close Of business on June
30, 1897.
Published in response TO call made bv
Comptroller OF he Currency under Section
52ll, Q. 8. Revised Statutes
Washington Journal., 1937-08-20

Ginnsrfnbt. 9ie s5i6brise
Notwithstanding Grou glueuito
8Ionf fam bel Der 9lrbeit 10 I'M.
sIiidIid gu Soil, OoB iie einen Sber.
ideuteIbrud erlitt.
@ntenrOtb. 9iiraIi6 begging Ser
grbbofbouer 9loom R0tb nit ieiner
Grau Moreoreta, eeb. Sdeuerer,
aug Bud oos ieltene Self ser oia.
montenen $o65eit.l 9os 9oor, 6as
nod seiitig urO t0rperIi6 riiItie lit,
erfreut iid in neiteiten 3reiien erOB.
ter @eIiebtheit.
Evening star., 1937-04-06

There's doubt about it. Americans are losing their
probationary taste for sweet-tastng beersa taste
they developed when home-brew and "needled' beer
made with sugar and raisins or both! And even
though many beers are still being made on the
sweetside you'll find that real beer drinkers insist on
dry berry beer like Gunther's.
Gunthers is just the opposite from sweet beer.
AS different as day and night from other BEERS The
best way to explain it, according to an old Bavarian
brew-master, is to call it "beere or "beer-y. Dry
and berry, that's the way to describe it, Instead of
being heavy in body, Gunthers is just the reverse
Completely satisfying yet it's the light type of old
style lager that doesn't FILL you up You can drink
more Of this kind of beer without taking the edge off
your appetite
Evening star., 1937-04-06
ONLY SEVEN IN LINE
FOR BANK DIVIDEND
Federal-American Is Per Cent
Payment Begun With Few
Depositors Present.

Only seven depositors were on hand
when the Federal National
Bank & Trust Co., 1886 New York
avenue, opened its doors yesterday to
begin payment Of is per cent divi-
dend.
The first person to be given a check
by the receiver was woman who de-
clined to give her name. Next to get
their checks we're Clarence M. Wood
ward. 48l7 Thirty sixth street, and
George Lucchesi, 1925 I street.
In the case Of joint accounts, such
as husband and wife, 1t was empha-
sized, the signatures OF both are re-
quired before check can be delivered
The receivership has prepared about
$4,000 checks for this second dividend,
amounting to about $l,248,4ll.
Evening star., 1937-04-06
By Glenn Reilly.

Up until that moment, it was true,
Cloe had never said a word to her
about the unknown gallant who evil
IDENTIFY attended every performance,
flatteringly enough. I'm rather
thrilled about him! Don't you think
I should give him date after the
show, just for the experience?"
"VOU poor lamb" Cloe said ma
ternally. Il can see that you
haven't been around much" Nancy
opened her eyes, little hurt. Il
suppose you don't know that Hervey
Weatherill is one of this burg's most
notorious playboys, that he strings
his conquests like pearls and exhibits
them to flatter his own ego, that he
believes that his millions give him
the right to barge in upon any ones
personal life and do what he likes
with it,"
Nancy was a bit awed mo,
really didn't know that!'
Cloe smiled and patted her shoul-
der. You're in the big city, my dear,
but what you haven't realized is that
your speed is still that nice boy back