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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
President's Hints Sound
Like Admission of Failure

The smashing Of the administra-
TONS scheme, of course, did have
its political repercussions and Mr..
Roosevelt, feeling the toe of stiff
boot as he obviously did feel such
political blow, will be carrying his
case to "the people" soon. He said
in press conference one day that
''the people were entitled to know
who was responsible" meaning the
congress. He also suggested that
the people ought to know in advance
why there would be more unemploy-
ment and why there would be new
taxes to pay for relief. All of which
sounds rather like an admission Of
failure. That is to say, these
schemes of spending, of pump prim-
ing, Of creating new and greater
debt, all have failed in returning
the country to anything like nor
NAL condition. We have nothing to
show for something like SIS, 900, 0O0,-
600 so expended excepting the
bonds of the United States govern
ment that are outstanding.
New Dealers, however, are still
battling. ! noted one Of them said
the other day that an extra session
of congress in November of this
year was surely a necessity. That
proposal viii bear watching. I have
talked with many, many leaders in
congressman Of long experience
and understanding and none Of
them believes an extra session to be
necessary.
Rslsased ~ Western Nswspapsr unioa.,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

It's going to be a banner season
for sweaters. From the practical
angle the skirt-and-sweater idea has
no peer. Essential to the joy of a
junior or teen-age is the skirt that is
muchly gored as is the one worn by
the little girl in the picture. There
is something very fashion-wise about
this model Sewn seam detail alter
mates with pressed crease to create
added interest in the styling Of this
skirt which is fashioned of naphtha-
lated wool gabardine. The soft an
CORA sweater assembled with it may
be in contrasting shade or matching
shade Of the skirt. Either way you
win be right in style.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Hats Show Wealth
OF Ostrich Trims

A definite revival of ostrich is an
nounced for this fall and winter.
Many of the new hats show a wealth
of ostrich trims. Evening wraps
are trimmed with ostrich, little boz
leros are all of ostrich, and there
are bags, and fans, and fanciful
muffs to match.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Bruckdrfs Wdshngton Digest
Wisdom of Constitution Is Seen
In Revolt Of House on Spending
Not Politics Alone Involved in Congress Opposition to
Presidents Spending Policy; Response to Will Of
People at Last Reflected in Members Action.
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service National Press BLDG Washington, d. G.

The refusal of the house to act can
not be catalogued otherwise than as
rejecting the will of the people, for
the politician who knows his onions
seldom is seen going in the wrong
direction If the votes of his constitu-
ents are concerned.
Whether the economy wave that
swept through the house in the last
few weeks of a session that is des-
tined to be historically important
will be maintained in the next ses-
sion of the Seventy-sixth congress,
of course, is a matter of conjecture.
It is to be noted that primaries for
nominations come along early next
spring and summer. Following those
primaries in natural sequence are
the November elections. If the mem
bers of the house and senate who
have baked at running the federal
government further into debt take
the same position in the session
starting next January, then I am in
clined to the opinion that our nation
will be on the way out of its trou-
bles. I always hedge statements
about congress, however, because
politicians will sometimes place par
ty above principle. They might
deem it necessary to buy a few
votes with taxpayers money in adj
vance of the primaries next year.
Whether the representatives and
senators have such ideas in mind, or
not, wish the voters would put ev-
cry one of them on the spot by de-
manding to know whether they are
going to let this nation 60 any fur
Their into debt. The debt now is so
large that each of us is going to pay
and pay and pay in taxes, and after
we have passed on, our children and
theirs will pay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
To show Your Watch

Gloves, designed so that the face
of your wrist watch can be seen at
a glance, are one of the newest pre-
sensations Of famous London de-
signer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Not Politics Alone MoUed
House to Oppose President

The refusal of the house members
to do the bidding of the Chief Execu-
tive must be examined in something
more than just political light, how
ever, because Of the two provisions
of the Constitution that / quoted.
1t must be recalled that the authors
of the Constitution contrived to build
national legislative body with
dual purpose: /. to represent the
Union of states which is accom-
plished through the senate, and, 2.
to represent the individual citizens
which is accomplished through the
house of representatives. The house,
therefore, is held to be. the body
more responsive to individual think
ing among the people and to react
more quickly to changes in public
sentiment. That matter of having
taxation originate in the house,
therefore, is seen to be an attempt
to reflect in the legislative acts the
willingness or unwillingness Of the
people to stand for taxes, since the
house members must stand for cleo
ton each two years.
Again, when the Constitution said
that appropriations had to be en-
acted as law before money is paid
out of the treasury, there was a
patent curb on wild and profigate
spending. The house, being closer
to the people, first felt the call of the
people for government spending and
responded. Since the senator's, too,
are elected by direct vote of the
people, they also heard the siren
call and voted out money with the
greatest Of ease. But the house led
the way.
Lately, however, there has been
a change in that Individual think
ing. The majority Of the people
have begun to wonder where all Of
this spending was going to end; they
began to wonder how the national
debt-now well above SAL, 000, 000, 900
would ever be paid. They snelled
fresh taxes. The senate heard, but
failed to heed, this new call. Sena-
tors chiseled and nibbled at curtail-
ment, but they did not put their
mind to the business of cutting ex-
penditures. It was the house that
led the way, again. And, as / said
earlier, they acted definitely by re-
fusing even to debate the two cor
nerstone bills-the spending lending
bill and the housing bill.
~,
Action Of House Reflects
Will of People on Spending
It is made to appear, therefore,
that the concept of the Constitution
authors was correct. They felt that
the house would hear from home, as
we say these days. And the house
has heard. Politics, alone, was not
responsible except insofar as politics
represents the shifts in position that
statesmen must take to meet the
changes in public sentiment.
The bulk of the people, it seems,
have suddenly awakened to the fact
that something must be done about
the continued spree upon which the
federal government has been en-
gagged in the last Ave or six years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
A Cool Color

For a summer suit of linen, Schia-
parelli chooses color the exact
shade of orange ice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Congress Failed to See That
Money Was Properly Spent

I always have opposed congress
sional action that delegates power
settled on the congress by the Con-
stitution. In these columns, there
has never been any deviation from
that conviction. Since 1888, there
has been a constant trend in the
wrong direction. New powers have
been given the President time after
time. Particularly, has this been
true in the matter of handling mon
ey. Congress obeyed the dictates of
the Constitution by appropriating
the money, but it did not do that
which there certainly is a duty to
do, namely, see that the money is
spent properly.
In an examination of the latest
spending-lending scheme put for
ward by the President and rudely
shattered by the house, therefore, it
strikes me that another device to
get more power away from con-
gress was being proposed. In the
first place, there was little, if any,
hope that recovery could come out
of the program. We have seen only
slightly different schemes flop annu-
ally for several years. Further,
these plans that are temporarily out
Of the window appeared to me to be
a trick to evade the law in that the
financing was to be done without
consideration of the national budget
and finances. None Of these new
debts would show in the budget.
The program resembled road that
is cut around the edge of town
to avoid the business section, by
pass.
Respecting the merit of the spend
ing-lending bill, itself, there is little
in my opinion to warrant its adop-
ton. In plain language, the proposal
would have socialized credit in the
United States-and ! can not believe
that the United States is ready to
take up state socialism after the
manner of Mussolini or Hitler.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Copper Market Cheered
By February Statistics
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 18.-The cop
per market took an optimistic view
of February statistics for the indus
try released this week.
Although domestic stocks rose
during the month there was EVIL
dence European interests had bal
anced output and consumption and
many analysts of red metal trends
said an encouraging trend had been
established.
OF prime importance in the do
mestic market was the belief held
by most trade circles that the ma
jority of buyers of copper have
worked off inventories to the lowest
point at which they can operate.
Most fabricators, 1t was declared.
now have to buy the metal before
they can specify shipments to GUS
toners.
Copper men were also hopeful that
the Chilean copper tax measure,
passed last week by the Chamber
of Deputies, would be defeated or at
least greatly modified by the Chilean
Senate.
Export copper stumbled on its
recent forward path. Late sales
were made at 10.175 cents a pound,
against 1890 cents a week ago.
Although spread of more than
100 points existed between the do
mestic and foreign prices, secondary
copper held around 1890 cents most
of the week. Trades took this as in
dication the domestic refiner price
of 11A was not seriously threatened
for the moment.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Advertising Agent Joins
New Seide| Concern

Harold Levy, for the past seven
years connected with the advertising
department of the Washington Post,
has resigned his position and tomor-
row will become associated with the
Seidel Advertising Agency as chief
account executive.
His associates are Robert Seidel,
who was connected with the Scripps-
Howard newspapers for 20 years,
and Eugene Atkinson, former ad-
vertising manager of the Raleigh
Haberdasher and at one time with
Bloomingdale's in New York.
Mr.. Levy came here from Balti-
more where he was with the Scripps-
Howard newspaper and later with
an advertising agency in that city.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
BY FREDERICK GARDNER,
Asaocieted Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, March l8.-Europe's
troubles again inspired selling in
the stock market today and leading
issues dropped to points before
late support cut losses substantially
In most cases.
While nervousness over the war
outlook abroad brought heavy Of
ferings in virtually all departments
at the opening, thoughts that the
market may have been oversold,
even If the totalitarian and demo-
cratic powers clash. attracted some
speculative buying before the sound
Of the final gong.
Blocks of 1000 to 5000 shares
changed hands on the way down at
the start. Dealings dwindled on the
me-back move, but the total for
the two hours was 1907 ,24O shares,
the largest for any Saturday since
October %, last. The aggregate a
week ago was 533,OS5 shares.
The Associated Press average of
60 stocks was off z of a point at
49.2. On the week this composite
showed net decline of points.
the biggest fall since March a year
ago.
Foreign News Studied.
The international situation held
Wall Streets attention to the ex-
clusion of most domestic business
items and Washington develop
ments. Coupled with the growing
fears in the financial district that
the talked-of business tax revisions
may not materialize, and that the
administrations program to aid in
dustry might meet with obstacles.
early recovery sentiment In the
markets was more depressed than
for some time.
Particular notice was taken of
notes of Great Britain and France
denouncing the Reich's absorption
OF Czecho-Slovakia as illegal.
Stocks off to nearly 4 in the
days proceedings included U. S.
Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors,
Chrysler, Du Pont. Westinghouse,
American Telephone. Montgomery
Ward, American Smelling, Philip
Morris. Santa Fe and Allied Chemi-
cal. U. S. Gypsum. on relatively
light dealing, dropped 6a4.
Aircrafts Resistant.
Aircrafts resisted the trend on
the idea the rearmament race would
gain momentum whether or not war
is avoided. United Aircraft and
Glenn Martin were among the few
shares to close slightly ahead in
the brief session.
Finishing fractionally lower in the
curb-but well above the days worst
marks-were Electric Bond e. Share,
American Gas & Electric. American
Cyanamid "B" and Gulf Oil. Turn
over of 161 900 shares compared with
$4,000 week ago.
Support of exchange controls en-
abled sterling and the French franc
to close slightly up in terms of the
dollar, although forward rates for
the principal European currencies
continued lower.
Stocks started to skid Monday
when the Fuehrer indicated he
would intervene in the Czecho-
Slovak independence controversy.
and Friday the market experienced
its most severe relapse since Janu-
ary %. Heavy offerings from abroad
were followed by unloading here.
Evening star., 1939-03-19

elaborate program. Other men,
bers of this committee include Will
liam N. Payne. jr.; Robert E. Buck
ley, j. Hawley Smith, Wilfred H.
Blantz, Edward K. Jones. Odeil
s. Smith and Edward L. McAleer.
Arthur G. Bishop, president of
the league, will greet the distin-
guished guests at pre-dinner re-
ception. in charge of Mr.. Buckley
and a special committee. Set
speeches are to be barred. Likewise
all business. The general COM
mittees meet at the District Title
Co. tomorrow for a final check-up
on all details.
Offutt New Committee Head.
A. Scott Offutt, vice president of
the City Bank. has been named
chairman of the Entertainment
Committee for the annual conven-
Evening star., 1939-03-19
CommodityPrice
Chongesn Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 18.-Whole-
sale commodity prices backed down
with other speculative markets this
week in the first reaction to the Ger
man march into Bohemia. War
fear, previously waning, returned as
a major influence in world markets.
Wheat, which climbed briskly in
the September war crisis, looked up
a bit. But most commodity markets
merely seemed confused and sought
shelter at somewhat lower levels
until a better appraisal of whittier
Europe" could be made.
The Associated Press weekly COM
modify index. based on wholesale
prices of IS key staples, declined for
second time following its February
upturn. A further drop in butter,
recently deprived of Government
support, helped drag average food
prices to the lowest of the year. The
composite was at 66 .03, against 66 "a
the previous week.
lextlle Fr1ceS Up.
A March squirt in textile buying
was evident in rise in textile fiber
prices as group to the highest for
1899. Silk held around top prices
for the last few years. Japan's war
needs have thinned out the supply
in the world markets. helping set
the stage for the 1899 advance in
raw silk.
Spectators the last few years have
made several false starts into the
buying side of commodities on the
assumption another big war was in
evitable, considering the expansion
drives of the totalitarian states and
construction of costly fighting ma
chimes all over the world.
That idea persisted in commodity
markets in face of Germany,s new
march to the east, holding the threat
OF a growing clash of interests, but
the temptation to boost prices on
war prospects seemed to be restrain
ed by various considerations.
Large Surpluses Held.
Among the most important,
analysts said, was the recognition
this country has large surpluses of
farm products, with unused ca
pacity to produce and a shrunken
world market since international
credit has been curtailed.
The Associated Press commodity
index, calculated from 1926 prices
as 100, compared as follows:
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Cotton Export Subsidy
Opposed by Exchange
Y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, March 18.-The
Board of Directors of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange was on rec
ord today against any Federal export
subsidy plan for American cotton.
A telegram sent last night to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretaries Hull,
Wallace, Morgenthau and Hopkins
said:
THE Board of Directors of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange have
today considered proposals attrib-
uted to Secretary (of Agricultural
Wallace advocating an export sub
sidy for the movement of American
cotton. It is their opinion that a
measure of this sort is not only un-
necessary but will be harmful in the
long run to the entire American COT
ton trade and further will give for
eigners benefits for which our peonle
will have to pay. We vigorously pro-
test against adoption of such a
policy"
The message was signed by Garner
H. Tullis, president of the exchange
Evening star., 1939-03-19
S1O,0O0,000 Goal Is SET
In Refrigerator Drive
By the Associated Press.

oy tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 18.-Floyd L,
Carlisle. chairman of Consolidated
Edison System. largest urban utility
IN the world. said today he hoped to
create thousands of jobs throughout
the country as result of a CO.
operative business enterprise to be
launched Monday.
On that day, by arrangement
with more than a score of leading
manufacturers and financing COM
panies, Carlisle will begin a four
month campaign to place an auto
matte refrigerator in each of 1,OOO,-
600 homes in this area now with
out one.
A minimum goal of $4,000 900
sales has been set.
The refrigerators will be sold in
the basis of small additions to the
electric bill in each month. It has
been tried successfully before here
and elsewhere, but never on so
broad a scale, he said.
Evening star., 1939-03-19

members OF this important commit
tee include:
D. j. Callahan, jr.; Barnum l..
Cotton, Aubrey o. Dooley, Joshua
Evans, jr.; Leonard Marbury, Gar
rett A. Pendleton, Frank M. Perley,
Francis E. Robey and James A.
Soper.
Primm Wins Insurance Honor.
Thomas p Morgan, jr., manager
of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. OF
New York, announces that Paul H.
Primm, immediate past president OF
the District of Columbia Life Under
writer's Association and member
of the Washington agency since
May, 1924, has qualified for the Ma
tional Field Club of his company for
the 10th time in IA years. Mr..
Primm has been consecutive week
ly producer of new business for 696
weeks, or since october l, 1925, when
the club was organized. The con-
vention will be held at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Primm stood ninth on the
, companys leaders list in volume for
the month Of February.
Transit Stock Unchanged.
The final sale of the week on the
Washington Stock Exchange was a
15-share turnover in Capital Transit
stock at 8, unchanged from several
other recent sales. The stock closed
with TX bid and 81 asked. Bid and
asked prices on other issues were
firm at the end of the week. One of
the widest spreads on the list is in
Norfolk e. Washington Steamboat
Co. stock, IS being bid and 10 asked.
Stuart s. Ogilvie, assistant cashier
Of the Second National Bank, gave
the second in a series of addresses
before Group 3 of the Virginia
Bankers Association at Marshall,
Va, Thursday night. Bankers from
. very large territory are attending
these meetings, public relations be-
ing the general topic discussed.
The Southern Railways January
net of $11 ,156 compares with a deficit
of more than $500, 900 in January a
year ago, a turnabout that will cheer
stockholders.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Real Estate Transfers
Increase in Virginia
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March 1S.-Real
estate valued at $937 $3.50 changed
hands the past week. when 3ll deeds
were recorded in five Of the Com
monwealth's population centers, Vir.
ginia Real Estate Association re.
ported today.
The preceding week 288 deeds gave
new owners possession of realty val
ued at $93O,289.
Areas reporting we're: Norfolk, "a
deeds, $262,930; Arlington, 50 deeds,
$183, 100; Alexandria, Is deeds, 49,.
80: Richmond, 90 deeds. 1898 200:
Danville. 8 deeds, $40 $50, and Roam.
oke, IS deeds, $8S,95o
Evening star., 1939-03-19
District Business Burometers

Business In washington IN February made good according
porant barome higher than February
roIoac Aeepnone co reported 1or the ourtn
million mark The number of telephones service showed
substantial gain February, 1898.
The department stores sales index advanced 1912 in February
1885, 1858 the
ing $577,684
The steady Electric Power output
tinued in February amounting against
57,87l,393 in February
Check transactions however failed figures
February bank clearngs disclosing
2S 245 year ago. according to the Clearing House report
To make the business picture
the February
a period of several years, follows
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Outlets for Domestic
Wool Are Restricted
By the Associated Press.

81 the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 18 (U. s. De-
partment of Agriculture) Outlets
for domestic wools were very re.
stricted on the Boston market dur
ing the past week. Pressure to sell
caused some decline in prices.
Purchases for urgent immediate
needs were made occasionally at
prices about steady to only slightly
lower than quotations of the previ-
Gus week.
Graded combing bright fleece wools
were quoted slightly lower at around
~ to 80 cents, in the grease, for
fine delaine, at 20 to 80 cents for
half bloods, at 30 to 81 for three
eighths bloods and 20 to 81 for
quarter bloods.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Store Sales Top
Week Ago and
1893 Levels
Capital Trade Shows
Advancing Trend as
Euster Neurs
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Retail trade In Washington again
moved upward during the week just
ended, department stores sales scor-
ing an advance of 5.68 per cent
over the similar period year ago
and exceeding. the previous week by
6.12 per cent, the Commerce De-
partment reported yesterday in ~
viewing business in SO key cities.
Trade in all other reporting cities
in the fifth district was also better
than last year. approach OF Easter
being one reason ascribed for the
improvement.
Washington bank clearings also
revealed an upward trend. $23, ,343,-
582 comparing with $2l 548,232 in
the comparable week last year.
Building permits joined the upswing,
being almost double the same week
a year ago, $482 $50 comparing with
$240,900. Total passenger revenues
of the Capital Traction Co. likewise
made a better showing, $224,144
against S210,262 in the correspond
ing week of 1888.
The best weekly gain in this
trade area was made by Charleston,
s. C. With the world-famous gar
dens nearing their peak, the influx
of tourists and the proximity of
Easter caused an increase in re-
tail sales of Is per cent over the
previous week and 10 per cent over
last year.
Baltimore. Richmond, Norfolk
were among the cities which re-
ported improvement, the Commerce
Review stated.
League Expects New Record.
Committee chairman predicted
yesterday that the ninth annual
! banquet of the District of Columbia
Building and Loan League, next