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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-04

Odd fantasies Of human problems
How n famous French woman artist
gets more rest by painting her ideas
of her friends troubles. A page Of IN
usual paintings in The American
Weekly, the magazine distributed with
next Sundays Washington Herald
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Windsor Befriends
Would Be Assassin.
GiUes Freed Convict
Money to Start
In Business
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
Copyright, 1898. by International
News Serviee.)


LONDON, April 4 QN.S0.-One
Of the most striking examples
Of former King Edward the
Eighth's intense feeling Of COM
passion for the underdog came to
light today.
International News Service is
able to reveal that the Duke Of
Windsor has given a considerable
sum of money to the man who
served IS months in prison for at
tempting what was believed to
have been an attack upon his life
when he was king in July, 1896.
PUT HIM IN BUSINESS
He has further helped to estab-
lish the man, George Andrew Nc
Mahon, in business here and is
constantly using his influence TO
help him along.
The Duke of Windsor has also
expressed the desire to meet him
one day and the Duchess Of Wind
Sor has likewise expressed the de-
sire to meet his.
The dukes sympathy for Nc
Mahon was aroused by a touching
letter the latter sent him after he
had been released from prison in
August of last year. Mcmahon
was arrested on July 16, 1885, for
producing a pistol and throwing
it in the direction Of the then
King Edward VIII while the latter
was riding his charger down Con
stitution Hill at the head Of q
state procession.
EDWARD UNCONCERNED
Edward merely turned his head
and glanced at the man; then con.
trolling his startled horse, he con.
tinued on.
Mcmahon was sentenced on
September IA, 1896, to II months
hard labor for "unlawfully pro
ducing near the king pistol with
intent to alarm his majesty" He
was released on August IL, 1887,
after securing remission Of q
month Of his sentence.
WRITES TO DUKE
On his release, he wrote the
following letter to the Duke Of
Windsor:
your Royal HighneSs: This
is the first opportunity T have
had Of explaining my conduct
and making an avowal of 10y
atty to you since my arrest.
Il have just been released
from Wandsworth Prison. I
most humbly wish to affirm to
you my repeated avowalS of
loyalty and admiration.
Your abdication moved me
deeply. I know that 900 men
in Wandsworth felt the burdens
Of their own punishment had
been lightened when they re-
Elected on how harshly you had
been treated by that section of
ellow-countrymen who presumed
to sit in judgment on a matter
that was for you alone.
PRISON A NIGHTMARE
my months in prison were
a veritable nightmare. My suf-
fering was increased tenfold be-
cause I was forbidden to write
you in explanation and humbly
crave your pardon.
u had a photograph of you
as Prince of Wales on the wall
of my cell. It was a rare priv
lege to have it there.
Each time I saw that picture
thought of your ready SYM
pathy for every underdog and
longed that one day you would
accept my assurance that I
never intended to harm or alarm
you in any way.
II felt you we're the one man
in England to whom I would
not appeal in vain.
PROTESTS LOYALTY
Nov that you, too, have been
through the vale of suffering,
have known the anguish that
the harsh condemnation of
fellow-men brings. write to you
in all humility and pray that
one dav nleaSe God soon the
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OLD ADACE FAILS

BEDFORD CENTER, N. H..
April 4 UN.S0. - Robins sure
sign Of spring! Not according to
Allen F. King, who says he has
fed a flock Of so robin redbreasts
all winter long, as well as a mum.
Der of winter-reSident birds.
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But
Says BOGke Carter

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
i has declared officially that
he has no inclination to be q
dictator, he has no qualifications
for a dictator and that he has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-04

Odd fantasies of human problems
gets more rest by painting her ideas
Of her friends troubles. A page Of I'M
usual paintings in The American
Weekly, the magazine distributed with
next Sundays Washington Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-04
The Presidents Denial

Public hullabaloo over Mr.. RS
a. m. remuneration Of dictator
ambitions left the professional
politicoS cold. No one here
thought he could be a dictator
If he wanted to. Every man in
that job, however, has always
wanted more and more power
especially in his second term
and Congress, up to now, has
been adamant.
But what floored the politicos
was the Presidents violation of
the prime rule of politics by is
suing a defensive statement
against a political charge. They
have heard from the inside that
he did it because a lot Of people
have been writing letters in long
hand to congressman and to him
(the ones in longhand are al
ways most impressive TO the
legiSlators) charging him with
such intentions.
AS usual, denial did not con.
vince anyone who had such sus-
picions, but advertised the sus.
picion to a lot of people who
had not thought about it seri.
ously before.
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Result Inevitable

THEY, one and all, set out to
l. achieve these noble aims by
planned economics. And yet
every step they take in this di-
rection where government of a
democracy seeks to interfere
with the operation of the very
machinery that make a demo-
cracy possible, they take a step
toward ultimate dictatorship.
For every step raises problems
which enforce yet another step;
then a third and a fourth and
so on, until such economic and
social confusion prevails that
dictatorship is the inevitable
result.
All begun in the fond belief
that it is being done in the
name of liberty!
Woodrow Wilson was an ex-
ample of the meSsianic complex.
He went to Paris after the World
War, and then returned to New
York. He spoke at Madison
Square Garden. He denounced
the United States Senate as mot
understanding public opinion;
he bitterly assailed the "inSid-
iouS reports" that the people of
America did not want to join
the League of Nations. He,
Wilson, knew better. He KNEW
that an overwhelming majority
favored League membership and
that's what he would return to
Paris to tell the nations at
Versailles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-04

After the Shenandoah, Akron
and Macon crashes the legisla-
tors announced they had enough,
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POLiticOs Amazed

Too much already has been
written about it, but chief topic
at the political round table here
is the recent impulsiveness Of
Mr.. Roosevelt.
The politicos have been moth
ing less than amazed by the
words the President has chosen
to utter since he left Wash
tngton.
They may be wrong, but a
good many of the wise old heads
think the crack about feudaliSm
in the South just about ruined
whatever chance the Wage.hour
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BUILDING DIRIGIBLE
TOFILL AHANGAR
NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS
By PAUL MALLoN

t"ord Copyright
n Full n Parts Strictly
oNGRESS about to appropriate three million dollars
~ for another dirigble disaster.
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Persuasive McGrcth

In view of this, you may well
wonder how in the name Of
what Congress happens to be
pushing the matter.
The inside answer seems to be
that an able member of the
House Naval Committee has an
empty hangar at Sunnyvale,
Calf, in his district and wants
something to put in it. Persua-
sive John McGrath introduced
the amendment and pushed it
through. He received some as
SiStarce from another Congress
nan with an empty hangar at
Lakehurst, N. j., William H.
Sutphin.
Some Senators have lately
taken up their battle with an
announcement that the next
dirigible would be good for con-
voying ships at sea against sub
marine attacks. Presumably
they mean when there is no
fog, no rain, not too much wind
for the fair-weather floater, and
when opposition airplanes are
kind enough to refrain from
shooting at it.
The appropriation, neverthe-
less, is likely to go through, as
Congressman opposing the move
are being accused of standing
in the path Of progress.
However, it might be cheaper
for the Government to fill the
empty hangers at Sunnyvale
and Lakehurst with almost any
thing, including barrels of pork
or CongreSSmen.
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new naval building program, and
sanctioned by the Senate Com
mittee, despite the fact that the
Navy does not want it.
The admirals have testified
dirigibles are of no use now in
naval defense. Everything those
ships could do is now being
done "more quickly, as effec-
lively and much cheaper" by
scouting planes.
These are the words of Ad-
miral Cook, Chief of the Naval
Bureau Of Aeronautics.
Chief of Operations Admiral
Leahy similarly holds private
companies should do the expert
menting in this field as diri-
gibles are not useful to the
Navy.
Incidentally, the German gov
eminent is now protesting the
1ckes ban on helium exports on
the significant ground that
everyone knows dirigibles are no
longer useful in war time.
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fBoGke Carriers opinions are
his DUN and not necessarily
those OF The Washington
TineS.)
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. ES!SxEi P III.

II you are poppy and full Of fun, men will in
vite you to dances and parties.
BUT, you are cross, lifeless and tired,
men wont be interested. Men don't like
want girls along who are full Of pep.
For three generations one woman has told
another how to 20 smiling through" with
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It
helps Mature tone up the system, thus lessen
ing the discomfOrtS from the functional dis
orders which women must endure.
Why not Try LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND?
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bill had. Movie news reels
shown around here omitted the
most poignant parts Of the Presi-
dents address,
What Mr.. Roosevelt's own
congressional leaders though
about his inference that pur-
chasing of votes was involved
in petitions to the Senate
against the reorganization bill
is less of q secret.
Speaker Bankhead let news
men quote him the other day
to the effect that he welcomes
kilograms to Congress and con-
siders them a manifestation of
helpful interest on the part of
the people. 1t seems to be al
most a direct reputation.
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ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-04

Nov that you, too, have been
through the vale of suffering,
have known the anguish that
the harsh condemnation Of
fellow-men brings, I write to you
in all humility and pray that
one day, please God soon, the
whole facts relating to my ar
Evening star., 1938-01-14
SALES
REDUCE STOCKS
Large Carfyovers Reported
From Few Sections,
Demand Heavy.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Retail hard
ware stores reported final totals on
Christmas sales were good. Large
carryovers were reported from only q
few sections. Last minute shopping
was heavy, but many stores permitted
the selling out of their stocks rather
than place last-minute replacement
orders.
Hardware stores, In larger cities. re-
ported that their holiday sales ranged
from slightly under to slightly over
their 1885 volume. Hardware Age says
In its emi-monthly market summary.
Since the new year began orders for
future delivery are coming In more
steadily, although still at . conserva-
tive rate. From all districts come re-
ports that retail hardware store in
ventories are now very low.
Steady buying, however moderate.
must be the result Of these decreased
inventories. Merchandise used daily
in private homes is selling steadily.
Soon farm supplies and garden ac-
cessories will supply the backbone Of
hardware activity.
There is hope that the Governments
encouragement to the building Of
small homes will become real factor
in hardware sales, but any new pro-
gram will take time to benefit hard
ware concerns.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
AUTO PRODUCTION
CLIMBS FURTHER
Survey Predicts Output Will
Remain at Level During
Month.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT. Jan. ia further mod
crate increase In motor car production
was announced today by Wards Auto
motive Reports in its weekly OUTPUT
estimate for the United States and
Canada. Placing this weeks Assem-.
blies at 65,735, compared with 54,Os4
IN the preceding week, the survey said
output would hold at approximately
this level for the balance Of January"
and added that "the general belief in
automotive circles now Is that spring
will see definite upturn In general
business conditions
Output for this week in 1897 was
85,703 units.
Dividend Declared.
California Packing Corp. declared q
year-end extra dividend on common
stock Of 2-200 of a share Of $50 par
preferred stock, equivalent to so cents
share In cash, it was announced to-
day. This brings total dividend pay
ments on common stock for the fiscal
year ended February % to So a share.
Company reported indicated net
profits for the year were between
100000 and 81, 500 900, or something
over 81 share. In preceding fiscal
year profit was equal to $492 on the
common.
Principal food packing plans are in
California. Properties are also main.
tanned in other States on West Coast,
Middle West and East
Hiram Walker Earnings.
Hiram Walker-Gooderham Worts
Ltd, distillers with plants in Canada
ana at Peoria, H., reported for the
quarter ended November 80 net earn.
mgs. before undistributed profits sur.
tax, Of s2,25o,995, equal to sass
share on the common stock, This
compared with Sl,887,970, or S2.45
. share, for the like period Of 1886.
Sales Improve.
Sales Of S and 10 cents to 81 variety
stores In December showed marked i'm.
provement over November. the Syndi.
cate Store Merchandiser, a trade pub
hcation. reported today.
The publications adjusted sales in
dex in December rose to 95.8 per cent
OF the 1923-25 average, against 500 in
November and $50 in December. 1886.
Sales Of ~ leading chains for the
month were s139, 9,038, ,295 against sl3s,-
lo5,s33 the same month last year.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE follow
ing is today's summary Of corporation
news. prepared by Standard Statistics
Co., Inc, New York:
Corn Products Refining Co.-Earn-
ings Of company for 1887 were esti-
mated around $40 . common share,
compared with $3.SS on the common
in 1886.
Lands Machine Co.-Declared four
regular quarterly dividends Of IS
cents on common stock for the year
1888. First payment will be made
February Is to holders Of record about
10 days preceding.
Monsanto Chemical Co.-Announce-
ment was made that contracts for ac-
QUESTION by this company of all assets
Of Fberloid Corp. Springfield, Mass,
has been approved by directors Of
both concerns. Transaction will be
accomplished through exchange Of
seven shares Of Monsanto for each IL
shares Of Fiberloid.
Easy Washing Machine Co., Ltd
Declared 10 cents dividend On ac-
count of arrears on z per cent pref
erence stock, payable February l to
holders Of record January Is, 1888.
On October l, 1887, IS cents was paid
on account of arrears. After this pay
ment arrears will total 521s cents q
share.
Foote Bros. Gear & Machine Corp
Common share earnings, year ended
October 81, were 80 cents. Company
earned IL cents q common share in
period from March IA to October 81,
1896.
Atlas Plywood Corp.-Declared IS
cents common dividend, payable Feb
ruary IS to holders Of record January
rs, 1898. On November is, 1887, so
cents was paid.
Union Oil Co. of California-Com-
pany has invited bids for construction
Of l3,000-ton tanker to cost around
81 SOC, 900, which will be first in years.
Delivery Is to be asked within year.
West Virginia Pulp q Paper Co.
Common share earnings, year ended
October u, were $2.35. against $1.0S.
Berkshire Fine Spinning Associates,
1nc-Adanns mill of this company,
idle for 13 weeks, resumed operations
with . force Of between TOO and 800
employees.
United Light & Power Co.-This
company, American Light & Traction
Co., and their subsidiaries will spend
an estimated $1s,000,0 600 on construc-
ton during 1898. compared with
construction expenditures Of $13,000,-
600 during first II months of 1887.
Mcclellan Stores Co.-Declared 10
cents common dividend, payable jan
uary as to holders Of record January
20, 1898: On November /, 1887, 20
cents was paid.
Brooklyn Union Gas Co.-New York
Public Service Commission announced
suspension of increased gas rates pro-
posed by company TO become effective
February I, 1898. New rates would
have increased revenues by 81, $50, 900
annually. Hearing On proposed rates
will be held January II,
Evening star., 1938-01-14
r. J. Reynolds Co.
$27,6O2,372 Net
Reported in Year
By the Associated Press.
wIN9TnN.9AI.uh

0y tne ASBocletoo Pteo9.
WNSTON-sALEM, N. c., Jan. II.
r.. ]. Reynolds Tobacco Co. report
ed net profit for 1897, before deduc-
ton for flood losses, Of 328,2l6,026, or
$2.82 . share on the combined 10, ,00O,-
600 shares Of common and class B
common stocks outstanding.
After making deduction for flood
loss, amounting to $el3,e54, the net
amounted to $27,e02,372. or s2.76
per share.
This compared with $29,253,135, O,
$2.92 per share, in 1885.
Net sales for the year were $302,-
sss,16l against S2so, o,3l3,1e4 the pre-
vious year.
In . letter to stockholders, on the
subject Of inventories, James A. Gray,
president, said:
During 1887, again, the higher
prices paid to farmers for leaf tobacco
and the heavier requirements Of In
ventory to take care Of continuing ex-
pansion In volume Of the companys
principal brands are reflected In SUBJ
stantialy higher inventories, which at
December 81, 1887, were $23,3l3,816
greater than at the end Of the pre-
vious year."
Evening star., 1938-01-14
POWER COMPANY PLANS
$57,0O0,O0O BOND ISSUE

Appalachian Electric Power Co., a
subsidiary Of American Gas g. Elec-
trio Co., announced today that it was
filing with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission registration
statement covering s57.oOOOOO of its
first mortgage bonds, per cent series,
due 1868, and s1O,0OO,Ooo of sinking
fund debentures, due 194S, the interest
rate of which is to be determined.
Last October the company Withdrew
q registration statement covering the
same amount of bonds and debentures
because of unsatisfactory market con-
ditions prevailing at that time. Bon
bright &, Co. will head the underwrit-
ing group.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
10 LOw-Yield Bonds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-Low-p priced
railroad bonds were hammered down
still further in the bond market to-
day, numerous issues losing l to 3
or more points. Elsewhere the trend
was fairly steady.
Bonds of the Baltimore & Ohio and
Erie Railroads, targets for selling
forces for more than a week, again
were in large supply and showed the
maximum losses of 312 points at the
beginning of the final hour. Other
weak spots included Illinois Central
4a4s, Southern Railway As and Nickel
Plate 4las.
Unchanged to shade higher were
McKessen & Robins SIPS, Missouri
Pacific SIS, Pacific Gas 334s and Co.
lumbia Gas SIS.
United States Governments were
1892 to 1872 lower. There was some
improvement in japanese dollar bonds.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
BROKERS' LOANS GAIN
8 MILLIONS IN WEEK

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board reported
today that last weeks loans to brokers
and dealers on securities held by re-
porting member banks in New York
City totaled $682, 100000 For the week
ended Wednesday the total represented
an increase Of 100000 when COM
pared with the previous week.
Loans for the corresponding week a
year ago totaled sl,021, 900, 900.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Jan. IA R).-Sugar
futures eased of today after early
steadiness, under a renewal of liqui-
dation and selling by producing in
terests.
March No. 3 declined to 2.29 and
May to 2.3l, or to points net lower.
March No. was holding around
1.15l2 and May, 1.171a, or y point
net lower, around the beginning Of
the last hour.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
APPLIANCE statesmen
TO VISIT BALTIMORE

Washington distributors of Frigid-
aire appliances are planning to attend
q sales conference in Baltimore next
Wednesday, when 400 members of the
national sales organization are to
: meet at the Alcazar Theater, H. L.
HARRISON, district manager, announced
today. Dealers, department and fur
niture managers and public utility
executives will be present he said.
The convention is an annual affair
and 20 officials from the Dayton
headquarters will conduct the pro-
gram. All the latest appliances will
be shown and demonstrated.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
ODD-LOT DEALERS.
By tie Associated Press

By TIE Associated Press.
The Securities Commission reported
today these transactions by customers
with odd-lot dealers or specialists on
the New York Stock Exchange for
January 13: 1922 purchases involving
196,225 shares; 5,l24 sales involving
1904 shares.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
q. S. TREASURY NOTES,
tReported by Smith. Barney 4 Coz
FOREIGN MARKETS.

days stock market was restricted. with
prices improving near the close. Specu-
lattve French favorites, especially the
ard transatlantic issues were In better
demand. Gilt-edged securities moved
1ractionally htRher. and aircraft issues
advanced. Chinese liens improved 3 to 4
points. and Japanese bonds were firmer
PARASITIC Bourse closed with firm
tone, ana prices were generally higher
Rentes gaired 25 to rs centimes. and
Bank Of France shares moved I45 francs
up. There was good demand for inter-
national securities. Royal Dutch gaining
80 francs and Suez Canal 175.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
SPRING BANK
NAMES 1888 STAFF

Directors of the Silver Spring Ma
tional Bank have elected these officers
for the coming year:
James H. Cissell. president: Ira C..
Whitacre. vice president; H. w. Turn
age. executive vice president; Fred L.
Lutes, cashier; George T. Day and
Henry G. McCeney. assistant cashiers.
and Howard T. Duckett, counsel,
Evening star., 1938-01-14

The position Of the Treasury January
12: Receipts, S67.269. .979.O2; expendi-
lures. S65, sos, ,071.3O; balance, S2,961,-
357,4796I. Customs receipts for the
~, $3.50, 5s5, ,s03. 81: expenditures. $4..
0ss. s.629,523. dncluding. $1.0s1, ,67s.-
662.10 Of emergency expenditures) excess
debt, Ss7 Ss4.e5s ,es4 yS. an increase. 81
S6,416,731 80 above the previous. day.
Gold assets: $l2,755,221, ,6202 includins
Evening star., 1938-01-14
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. "A R.-Live
poultry-Fowls, Plymouth Rock: fancy.
Leghorns, fancy. 21-22; ordinary, 1920;
broilers, fancy, 1920: ordinary, 15-lS;
spring chickens, fancy, 22-26; ducks.
White. 1919.
Dressed poultry UNCHANGED.
Wheat-No 2 red winter. garlicky. do
mestic, January. 1.00k.
Butter UNCHANGED.
Eggs weak; 3,101 cases, extras, whites,
26-29: extras, browns. 1928: standards,
Nos. | and 2, 24a-25h; Nos. ana 4,
23Ia-24: trades, 22-23: mediums, extras
or better, whites, 1926; mediums stand
ards, 22-23.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Statement is ISSUED
BY NEW YORK RESERVE

RS the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. IA further
decline IN currency in circulation in
line with seasonal trend was indicated
in the weekly condition statement of
the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York.
Federal Reserve notes in circulation
dropped about SIC. 100000 to 1925, ,sO5,-
600. Discounted bills increased mod
erately to s3,712,OOO. Holdings Of
United States Government securities
were unchanged at $73s, $4,000.
The condensed statement follows:
Evening star., 1938-01-14
FREIGHT L0AD|NCS
CLIMB TO 552,314
Increase of 20.8 Per Cent
in Week Is Revealed
in Report.

NEW YORK jan 14-The Asso-
cited Press seasonally adjusted weekly
index Of fre1ght carloadings. based on
1a29-30 as 100. advanced today to
61.3. compared with COS the previous
week and 7S.6 . year ago.
Range Of recent years:
1878. 1885. 1885. 1884. 1888.
High 92.2 s4.5 I'll $50 67.3
Low COS 60.7 $50 69.5 AZ