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clear that all is not well. This
is particularly true of bonds and
such commodities as the metals
and textiles. ct is not unusual
for stocks to be irregularly lower
at this time of year,
The weakness here shows quite
conclusively that many people are
hesitating to buy or invest.
TESTING PERIOD
We may say that the recovery
in business activity. which began
last July, has rounded off and
that period of testing the rather
rapid gains made, correcting mis-.
takes, and consolidating positions
is now under way.
To this general position, the fol.
lowing factors are contributing:
The usual year-end slowing
down on account Of being "be-
tween seasons" and of taking an
nual inventories.
The near approach Of a new
Congress, when business will find
out what political tendencies are
likely to prevail with reference 10
Government control, taxation, etc.
The disturbing situation in Eu-
rope and Asia, where Italy is now
making trouble for France and
England and Japan has closed the
open door" in China.
CAUTIOUS ATTITUDE
The net result is that business
men are cautious and heSitant.
Many will wait until January to
see how business. starts up after
the year-end and what sort of a
spirit toward business is shown by
Congress.
1t is sheer nonsense to waste
time commenting on the fact that
last year business was falling so
fast that it plunged below the
level at which business now stands.
Just so, it means nothing to find
that as the New Dealers meet de-
feat, and become less radical, the
manufacturers find strong pro-
tests less called for.
It seems to me that the weak
ness in commodity prices. while
partly due to international con-
ditions, is much similar to stock
prices, and that it is largely due
to hesitation in buying, not to any
liquidation.
Also, we find commodities, like
stocks, showing mixed" price
trends. Last week, while scrap
copper, lead, cocoa, raw sugar,
print cloth, wool tops and hides
were lower, wheat, corn, lard, tin,
rubber and cotton were higher.
Although the steel scrap market
is on the weak side, and steel pro-
duction has rounded off little,
the prospects for the industry in
the next half year really do not
look bSd.
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painted themselves as whole
hearted champions of the common
people, the proletarianS, the under
dogs-the "ill-fed, ill-ciad, i'll
housed"
But what eventuated?
Avowed benevolence in each in
Stanced turned into despotism.
FOREIGN COTTON
Meanwhile, by holding the price
umbrella. foreign countries have
been able to expand enormously
their production and to capture
constantly increasing share OF
world markets. Until the advent
of the New Deal and it's unSound
economic program, this country
toweringly dominated cotton pro
duction and world markets.
But by keeping Americas out
put off these markets, foreigners
have been enabled to entrench
themselves more and more firmly
and extensively until, now, the
United States actually furnishes
less than half the worlds cotton
requirements.
This should acutely alarm the
whole South, including cotton
farmers. But, apparently, they are
not looking far ahead. Apparent
ly, they are more concerned about
having the Federal Government
American taxpayers
deal bounteously with them for
the moment than about the ineVi-
table, ultimate consequences.
UNHEALTHY RESULT
What these consequences finally
will be, no mortal can foretell ex-
actly, although it is MONDAY clear
that the final upshot will not be
for our cotton-growing in
dustry.
Try, if you can. to picture the
serfiom of today in Russia, Italy
and Germany. Every worker IS
subjected to preemptory orders
from the state. 1t has been
brought home to them that they
exist for the state, that the state
does not exist for them.
Copyright. 1898, by B. C. Forbes.)
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ASSETS
PotUer Firm to Submit
Capitalization Plan

U.N.SO The Securities and Elk
change Commission today directed
the Northern States Power Com
pany to submit its plan of recapii
taliZation to stockholders.
The plan, among other things,
calls for writing down assets by at
least $2s, 100000.
The company, which controls
two operating subsidiaries in Min
neSota and Wisconsin, had valued
the securities of these operating
affiliateS at an excessive figure
according to the SEC.
The plan also contemplates low
ering of the class A common stock
par value from 500 to $25. The
class B common stock Of the par
ent concern will be given the RICH;
to participate in dividends and tc
vote until 1941, but may be can
celled in 1914. No changes are
contemplated in the status Of the
preferred stock.
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PHOENIX NOTES
HUGE INCREASE
FOR NOVEMBER
Policy Sales 81, 100000
Over Last Year

Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
Company gained S1,900.000 during
November. the equivalent of II per
cent on insurance sold in the same
month last year. it was announced
today by L. H. RiggleS, manager
of the local branch of the COM
pany.
Riggles pointed out that the
company gained in 10 of the IL
months of the current year and
that the total gain for the year
is in excess of $4,000 900.
TAX EXEMPTION APPEALS
Observers pointed out that con-
tinued increases in insurance are
to be expected because of the ex-
emption of insurance from Federal
and State levies and due to the
trend against taX-free securities.
Bank debts here showed an in
crease during November-their
total aggregating $257,738,000
against 1852, 100000 in the pre-
vious month and $250,647 900 in
November 1887.
Increased employment in Gov
eminent and private industry will
continue to reflect bank gains and
checking transactions during the
first 10 days of December are an
assurance of this point, it was
said.
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uuCClo IllCAACNANCo'
The Neal Deal has bought, at
artificially high prices, approx
mately a whole years cotton pro.
duction-and doesn't know how
it is to get rid of it.
How Washington imagineS 1t
will be able to market its colossal,
stored-up stocks, even Washington
hasn't the slightest idea, unless its
ambition is to give it away, free,
to relief recipients; and this, Of
course, would counterfeit demand
from cash customers.
Personally, 1 attach profound
Importance to the stand taken by
tobacco and rice growers.
1 interpret it as one more sign
and signal that the trend has
turned against New Deal dictation,
against further intrusion by the
Government into the life and at
fairs of sovereign citizens.
This is altogether healthy, Salu-
tary, encouraging for those of us
who are familiar with how dicta.
torship wormed its way into other
countries.
THE DEAR PEE-PUL
Aspiring dictators represented
themselves as ardent patriots,
fired by a consuming desire to
benefit the people. Always, they
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DICTATORSHIP FEARED

Frank Waldrop, editorial writel
of the Washington Herald. address
ing the District of Columbia
Chapter of Chartered Life Under
writer's last night, said present
Government methods point to
ward dictatorship.
There is a distinction be-
tween the regulatory and the
initiative functions of Govern
ment in its attitude toward
business" he said. The purely
regulatory duties are wise and
ecessary. But when Govern
mt takes over the initiation
new enterprises, when it sets
bureaus to furnish credit to
fracture and market prod
to sell insurance and en-
nto every phase of our
IS life, then it resembles
he dictatorial regimes of
ny and Italy than it
free democracy"
ate competition, though
still the hope of Ameri
try, he added.
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other taXpay-
ers many mil.
lions of dollars
t o e X t e n d
i a r g e S S e
to t h e m. The
CO n S equenceS
of this policy
have been most
u n t or tunate
from the ma
tion a ! view
point. and can
n OF but prove
m o S t un for
I II n O I o in
the long run,
for cotton pro-
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the usual sea-
S o. a | condi'
tionS. At the
moment, it can
be said that the
actual perform
ance in various
trades and in
duStrieS shows
no pronounced
t r e nd upward
or downward.
TIL e Sagging
t e n d encieS in
S e C u ri ty and
c IN m dit Y
markets, no W.
ovar moka If
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Weather Forecast

District of Columbia-Generally
fair with lowest temperature
about 80 degrees tonight; Wednes-
day mostly cloudy and somewhat
warmer, colder Wednesday night:
gentle variable winds, becoming
fresh southwest.
Internationally fair to-
night; Wednesday mostly cloudy
and slightly warmer, followed by
colder at night.
Virginia-M Mostly cloudy to-
night and Wednesday; slightly
warmer Wednesday.
TIDE TABLES
High tides today at 1923 a. m.
and at 100 p. m.
Low tides today at TIA a. m.
and at 7:42 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 1924
a. m. and at 2:03 p. m.
F.. Lod tides tomorrow at 8:12
a. m. and at 8:46 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today at 7:18 a. m.
and sets at 4:46 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 7:19
a. m. and sets at 4:47 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
1913 a. m. and sets at 1919 p. m.
LOCAL TEMPERATURES
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cipitation since January I, 1888
$50.
Excess of precipitation since
December /, 1888, SIS.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, 80; lowest, 20.
TEMPERATURES
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MARKETS SAC
AS INDUSTRIES
WATCH TREND
Condition Only Healthy,
Says Observer
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor Of Economics, n. Y. University
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Business
activity a week ago still pointed
up. due allowance being made for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-13
South Veerng AWay
From NeW Deal Rule
Tobacco and Rice Growers Want No
More Control of Production
By B. G. FORBES

Another showing that the winds in America have
veeed from regmentaon The and the
of the South have turned down New Deal control
of production
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DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES -.
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l, 1888, $50.
Excess of temperature since De-
cember /, 1888, 81.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-
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WASHINGTON STOCKS

SALES
Riggs Bank, common, 10@27412,
1@27412.
AFTER CALL
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio As, $500@107.
Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask d
Anacostia & Pot 5s......... "a IS
Ana & Pot Guar 5s........ ITO ..,.
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With these Triple FeatureslI

Earnings The First
Federal Of Washing
ton aims to pay high
est earnings consistent
with the high degree
Of security that is as
Sured to each investor.
Safety-Every Inves-
tors Account Is PER-
MANENTLY INSURED
against loss up To-
$4,000 by an Agency
Of the United States
Government.
Availa bility-Any
amount from 81 up to
$4,000 opens an ac-,
count - usual with
drawal and tax ex.
emption features.
availability Is one Of
the outstanding fea-
lures.
Personal or mail In
quirieS cordially IN
Vited.
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|. Q. Answers
Questions on Page 2O)

N%WODVHUHAS UA WBU wi
/. (c) 87,000-though some au-
thorities differ. 2. is. 8. Wal
ter Camp. 4. (a). S. A high
shot designed to go over the OPP
ponent's head into back court
when he is near the net. 6.
True. Z. (a). 8. False. 9.
When all pins are knocked down
with the two first balls. 10. Cc).
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favor it. The Administration
has taken from the pockets of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-13

*Ex-dividend. books closed. +Plus
extras. e2 per cent extra. f2h per cent
extra. h75c extra. gS14.OO extra paid No
vember 80. 1897 k30c extra. m$S.00 extra.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-15

and effect, add something, but by
all means make it carry less vol
tage than the 1000 calorie addition
outlined above. A small piece of
toast with mountaineering butter
(see below should carry anyone
through the morning.
Butter and other fats: Here, ]
am convinced, is the principal dam
ger. Fats contribute so much to
the palatability of our meals
gravies, salad dressings, vegetables
cooked in butter and cream, fried
foods-all these are tempting and
the overweight is by the very ma
ture of the case an epicure, Witl1Sa
palate attuned to his sauces.
Substitutes Used
But they can be substituted or
largely eliminated.
Butter can be replaced by Lis
ter's Golden Spread which, to my
mind, fulflls nearly all the gusta-
tory properties of butter. 1t can
not be used for cooking, so we will
allow cream or butter cooked vege-
tables occasionally.
Salad dressing Of all kinds can
be made Of mineral oil. which has
no caloric value. 1t is simply sub
stituted for olive oil.
GRAVES can be thinned and small
servings made the rule.
Desserts are the second great
danger and temptation. But it Is
very easy. to; get along without
them, even to the place where you
lose your taste for them.
Candy nibbling between meals Is
another bad habit. easily con-
quered. ~"1 ~
Pastries, bread and cake are
great temptations to overweight.
But there are many flour substi-
.tutes, such as soy bean -four. to
name only one, which have small
caloric value and are quite palat-
able. The overweight should get
his starches and sugars from the
fruits and vegetables in the diet.
The low maintenance diet pays
heavy dividends to anyone VINO
takes the trouble to invest.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-15
How to Stay Slim On
LOlU Maintenance Diet
y LOGAN CLENDENING, M. ID.

y LOGAN CLENDENING, Nj. ID.
lHE LOW maintenance diet is
opposed to provide a minimum ra-
''oH Tor the person who is inclined
become overweight.
since in SO per cent of cases the
pelSon who is inclined to become
S6.erWslght" is that way because
"e Ut she eats too much, the prin-
.'p'es OF the low maintenance diet
nc Slmple-reduce the total in
.aAe' DO not eat. concentrated
~ stOaS' never completely satisfy. or
petite. 800
i, Il any adult. except of extreme
c ~ 10" height, will stay on 1000
r n~'olies a day, he will achieve and
" "o'nlalE comfortable and healthy
w. %teight, no matter how much activ-
W or exercise he gets.
Wills, Il isn't necessary for the over
csI lsnt 10 take any great pains to
.oculate down to Galleries his low
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-15

n n,slntenance sdiet. A few simple
some hints.
yo breakfast: If you can school
ff r,t to take a simple fresh
yo ~'' i, and black coffee breakfast,
srr sur nave gone a long way. It is
and P'lslng how many nutritious
Sre S .isattening things we eat at
sim rInas s. l showed yesterday that
rss Iply the addition Of an egg, a
creara r OF bacon. toast, butter,
add %l1 and sugar for the coffee
the q seven hundred calories to
cre,, breakfast. And oatmeal and
as MN romo and sugar make up almost
Gus % r 1t would take a strenu-
much 'ff ,,a, work to require that
work. york. n ruel. Nobody doing Office
nervo" 'e say they get headachy or
Il y ouS on 50 small d breakfast.
''N really think this is cause
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-15
EIGHT CARDS SAFE

BIDDING THE same suit three
consecutive times usually betokens
six-carder at least. Two cards
are all you require to support it. as
YOUR side then has eight and the
opponents not over five. That is
what ordinarily is classed as a safe
trump suit. But even half a dozen
tumpS in your own hand are
pretty sad opposite a void unless
your suit is solid, for there are
seven against you.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-15
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE:
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY Shepard Barclay
"The Authority Authorities"
'The Authority ON Authorities"

given up to the opporcnts at tnar
contract.
East felt he could safely have
doubled 4-Spades, but feared South
would go to 5-Diamonds, which as
it happens could have been made.
North's bidding was bad. His part
ner's 2-Diamonds bid, after a pass
merely indicated that he did not
like spades. The repeated diamond
bids indicated his hand was useless
to North. North should have heed
ed this warning and let the 4-Dia-
mond bid stand. Because Of the
distribution of the adverse dia.
monds, five could have been made
although the bidding would moi
have indicated that such would
have been the case.
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dealer: South. North South vul'
nerable.)
If South bid 1-No Trump ano
West doubled, what action would
you take in the East position?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-15

,, Dr' Clendening will answer
SueSnons of general interest
% Siy and then only through
Ms column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-04-15

dealer; South. Neither side vul-
nerable)
After a pass by South, West
opened the bidding on this deal
with a call Of 1-Heart. North over
called 1-Spade, East passed and
South bid diamonds. When North
Ee0id his spades, South called s.
Diamonds, but North persisted
with spades, even though South
went to 4-Diamonds, and the con-
tract ended in 4-Spades. Three
spades and two hearts had to be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-10
PALS AND SAINTS
 IN PARKS FEATURE

After one of their most strenuous and well-drilled practices, the Pals A. A. have gained new hope that they will pin" a defeat on the St. Peter & Paul team when the two teams meet in the headliner at Wa terville Park at o'clock in a Public Park league game.
 The Pals have not as yet an- nounced starting pitcher while it is expected that the Saints will re- ly on their ace hurler, Sugden, to turn back their rivals.
 The Pals have added to their squad, HennIe Chestone, the fiery shortstop who proved a big factor in the Wilby defense this season.
 Joe Verno, another Wilbyite. who the Pals have waited and hoped for since early spring is uncertain whether he will take the big step from high school ball to the City Amateur League or give his back stop talent to the Pals of the Pub
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-10
PINE HILLS PLAY HOPEVILLE NINE

The undefeated Pine Hills, win ners of eight straight games. will play the Hopeville Pattern Makers at Hopeville at p. m. They will be out to put Hopeville on the list of victims.
 There is 8 correction to make. In Tuesdays paper it said. "The Pine Hills were defeated 3-2 by the Lib erty Stars, Jrs." It Is all a mistake. Many people called the members of the Pine Hills baseball team and told the coach about the Hills get ting beaten by a small team like the Liberty Stars Jrs. The correc- ton is the Liberty Stars Jrs. defeat ed the Pine Hills Jrs., not the Pine Hills.
 ,- Coach Jimmy Lombardi wants all these players to report Sunday af- ternoon at 2 o'clock. in front of the Cameo theater for the Hopeville game: Mike Cavalieri, Butch Lom- bardi, "Rube" Ruffino, Larry Porto, Buddy" Boileau, Tony Ruffino, Jack Curtin, Tony Goncalves, Joe Con- calves. George McCann and Stanley "Canzanova" Gryniak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-10
A Kayo Punch Beats Lots of Logic
By DAN PARKER

EVEN WHEN PLACED ALONGSIDE the most formidable of 5 @ aoo s @ o a S 1 'S to vince the world that Joe I Louis going to beat m Max sehmeng the City Police Alexander Williams who hse known oubber expressed the a nightstick!"
 professional Joe lost only ,ns ~ the M o@s r
 switch delicate subject of by calling attention to the the heavyweight champions have retired and they landed his mush?"
 up knocked twice. beaten his 's back % yepns Tou thu immediate ro beating ous from such ouncng Max deny any the beating sheng him would standing the of structure in New york the clysler Building beating all good flies batngs leave s e % e thse as my @ things he has to learn At 4 the appalling extent of his starts ent his with the that have sunk deep his con- @ he A 1 @ nae shod M o ts better himself than fighter since Tunney time
 For this fight in held for and which gives him the glamour and prestige he enjoys training there shouldn't be remote sibiity of him making the same mistake again.
 Louis is td against Max and tries to string along with battle of wits and boxing skill his chances of winning are less than quick pbl of it. Louis he really be had right good punch the chin poisonous him to Louis other fighter
 recall how reacted Max right hand socks the schmengs reaction sharper Schmelng doesn't take better When poeaxed him. said der Max a back the most pugism Louis and five after. he's fighting Louis for the title he lost in ess
 If all those things happened to Max schmeng after knockout Louis? Max trying to do what heavyweight Indeed tried to back Dempsey accomplishing the Chicago against Sullivan quit the after Corb Corbe knocked out Jim Jeries trying t FtZ the the boermake retirement 1910 title tothewhite Tommy
 interesting commentary how times have changed and
 
 
 
 that quarter doesn't count
 Willard Sharkey and Braddocl back their titles Max currently engaged build himself return bout and the him against if those who they it's
 
 Schmelng? Didn't he knock out Baer?
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