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ance from the Frederic william Vile.
scene he so long bestrode may even
be OF "Providential' design. 1t takes
good deal of optimism to believe
that isolation was buried with Borah
at Boise. Certainly at no time dur
ing his life has the pacifist stay
out-of-war cult seemed more wide
spread or invincible than it is today
The best proof of that is that a
1910 presidential candidate who'd
dare even to hint at the remote pos
sibility or desirability of the United
States taking up arms again for
almost any purpose under the sun
would have about as much chance
Of nomination by either party as
Jack Garner has of becoming the
next Pope. The Senate's refusal to
authorize unrestricted loans to Fin
land, despite the universally of our
sympathy with the Firms, is evi-
dence that the keep-us- -out of war
brigade is still riding high, wide
and handsome.
Emerging From Uncertainty"
No one in this country keeps in
closer touch with the shifting trends
of public opinion on world affairs
than Clark M. Eichelberger, the
director of the League of Nations
Association, a purely American in
corporation. I asked Mr.. Eichel-
berger whether he believes Borahs
going Is likely to affect our foreign
policy. The distinguished interna-
tionalist, whose analyses during the
1889 European crises by radio from
Geneva attracted so much notice
over here. says:
In 1914 We were pioneer debtor
Nation. -Four years later, through
our financial and military partici-
patton in the World War, we were
a creditor world power But the
American people were not ready for
the responsibilities and leadership
which this position involved. They
sought escape in frontier that
had passed. This isolation has had
tragic consequences, both for Amer
ican prosperity and security and
that Of the rest OF the world Sem
ator Borah was the leader Of this
era of sincere, but futile, attempts
at isolation His passing comedies
with change in the thinking of
the American people, who, it ap-
pears. are coming out of the fog
of uncertainty"
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"IllusiOn Of Security"
American sympathieS for other
people are quickly expressed and
moral judgments readily formed"
continues Mr.. Eichelberger. But
there has always been a gap be-
tween these judgments and the ap-
probation of common interests and
the assumption of responsibilities.
The American people are closing
this gap. There are many reasons
for it. 1t is not natural for a man
or nation long to evade the re-
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HE opinions OF tho vsters this page their on
necessary The star, Such opnions presented RE
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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Murruy Heads Committee

Charles A. Murray, son Of Senator
Murray of Montana, has been named
head of the Young Democrat Com
mittee planning a Jefferson Day din
ner here April 13, it was announced
today.
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New YOrk's Six Barkises.

AS BELTS the Empire State of the
Union, New York outstrips all its
sister commonWealths in the multi
plicity of it's sons willing to sacrifice
themselves on the altar of the
presidency. Classifying them broad
ly as avowed. receptive or just
plain maybe, both the Republicans
and Democrats present galaXies of
three Barkises. The G. o. P. roster
includes Dewey, Gannett and Ham
Fish, the Democratic slate shows
Roosevelt. Farley and Bob Jackson.
From out of the West there comes
word of a brand-neW Republican
Lochinvar-Col. Hanford MacNider
of Iowa. former national COM
mander Of the American Legion,
former Assistant Secretary of War
and former Minister to Canada. At
annual reunions of the End Division,
A. E. F., MacNider Is always vo-
ciferously hailed as a future Presi-
dent of the United States. Mac"
is farmer and banker, rich, young,
looking and otherwise has
what it takes. politically, including
ambition-plus.
Unglamorizing Glamour Boys.
Both Dewey and McNutt cam
paign managers have decided that
hitherto current photographs of
their respective presidential heroes
are too Hollywoodish in their popu-
lar appeal. So the latest crop of
official pictures of the District At
torney and the Federal Security ad-
ministrator, to adorn their cam
paign literature. shows them as dis
tinctly changed men. Dewey has
been shorn of a grin and made to
look bit older in consequence, and
Gov. McNutt's classical beauty has
been retouched and toned down to
convert him into more of a grim
herman. which In Indiana-and the
Philippines-they know him to be.
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WOTIu war, IyI4- 1915, IS bIIII SldB-
gering expression Of biological opti-
mism: 8,5O0,000 dead, 21,000,000
wounded, nearly 100000 prisoners
and missing-an incredible drain on
the most vital human material on
the planet.
Today, a generation later, the
vital statistics reveal that this op-
timism was misplaced and that the
growth OF population has been
checked and perhaps reversed. In
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We, the People
Secret Of the Conduct Of the War
Is Found in Birth Rutes of the World
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

The key to the conduct found
the World Almanac ecapulation birth
principal countries OF the world the first World War
Of the conflict.
country heavy except France The United States
rate 913 ISL births population
rate had slipped 49,
to 148 Munich Italy dropped from Britain
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Washington Observations
Trend Away From IsoIotionism in America Seen
Coinciding With Passing Of Its Leader, Boroh

sponsibilities which greatness en-
tails. The American people are very
we'll informed through a free press
and radio. Events Of the last 20
years have taught them that secur-
ity through isolation is an illusion.
Millions Of new voters have studied
the political science of the post
war period. The country Is re-
thinking the issue Of cooperation
with the rest of the world"
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IsOlationism Took Count.
A supreme, concrete test Of isola-
ZIONIST sentiment came in Congress
last October when the Roosevelt
Hull arms-embargo repeal and neu-
trality bill was approved in both
houses by substantial margins. The
isolationist forces never mobilized
more intensively to defeat a pend
ing measure, but were heavily re-
pulsed. Many Authorities believe it
only needs leadership of the char
acter that drove them to cover on
that occasion to rally NATIONWIDE
sentiment in favor of some pro-
gram short of war;" but one de-
signed to place the power and pres
tige of the United States at work
for world peace and security on
less shilly-shally milk-and- water
lines than those we are now pur-
suing.
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Utility Assets
Face Political
Manipulation
S. E. c. May Swing
Into Saddle Of
Associated Cos
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Will a billion dollar private busi-
ness be tossed into the lap of an
overworked, busy governmental COM
mission, to be toyed with by some
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y. S. Rules
Business by
Invitation
Riehbere Holds Thot
Pressure for Fuvors
Brought Its Price
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

The issue Of the Congressional
Record which has just come to hand
carries in the appendix-a much.
maligned but often extremely in
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from 24.3 to AZ, While France re-
manned about stationary d8.1 in
1911-13, 1870 In 1889. Figures from
Soviet Russia are not available but
that the downward trend is world
wide is suggested by the decline in
the Japanese birth rate from $40 to
30.6 in the course Of single gen.
Grafton.
This means that human life has
become precious commodity in the
military scale of values. Generals
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longer afford u against
barbd wire and machine let alone the powerful fortified positions
blood baths casualty lists OF the
first World War politically only because the military leaders
material nexhaustibe
ecdy to replace wasage Now all have to start count
their numbers and blockade intrigue naval
aerial revolution achieve the results which
used to be tactics and "attrtion"
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BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

ny EHLOGu1C William VILE.
Has the passing of Senator Borah
broken UP the log jam which for 20
years has clogged the current of
American international thinking?
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Congress had to take one Of his
alternatives. he would have pre-
ferred to see new taxes levied or the
debt limit raised. But members of
Congress have been hearkening to
the mo more spending" cries from
back home. Despite the enormous
pressure groups crying for addi-
tional appropriations, they chose to
try to economize even harder than
the President had suggested they
should.
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The Capital Parade
Congress Took Roosevelt Too Much at His Word
On Economy and Spending Row May Result
BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNEl

Dy 5oSEfH 71nS01 anu "obhH1
enthusiasm
levyng
raising
Congress-
to exhibition of political
bankruptcy
being than the
President Congress- he presented his
Joseph
congressional a resolution
to give the President q little of his
Though spoke strongly for budget message
President still partly adhs to the New Dealers
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History Repeats

Once history itself In the days when the Roman
public vital elded armies against the
Carthagnans
time of Augustus biological decineperaps due
egons became valuable be rked the time Justian tried
the composed of small
bodies OF specialists tecncans and the civayo the
mored knight horseback medieval equivalent Of the nkhad
already
the Ages only after the discovery Of
which enormously
populations 400 almost tropical
spawning supplied
religion the the revolutions the
commercial rivalry economic dominion
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Was Freely Spent

Governments this human capital freeyour Civil War
would itself automatically final butchers
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End of Defeotism

Meanwhile read into the Presidents
what they call defeatm Although
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Inieriie System
Discussed Here

Charles e. Carey. one of the
top ranking Bonneville engineers.
was in Tacoma Wednesday con-
ferring with city light department
chiefs on details OF the Bonneville
Tacoma power intertie system now
under construction.
Carey is chief consulting engi-
neer AT Bonneville and assistant
chief Of the system planning and
marketing division.
He met with Utilities Commits
sioner r. d. ONeil and Supt.
Verne Kent of the light depart
ment to iron out some kinks in
the expensive high tension line
that will link Tscoma's tideflats
substation with the Bonneville :
Grand Coulee substation at Coy
ington, between Kent and Auburn.
Though the Covington terminal
is not due to be completed for
another year and q half TO two
years. plans are already going for
ward for r direct line TO connect
the Bonneville line with Tacoma
junction at the city limits at
Northeast Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
City TO Become Collecting Agency
For Electric Home, Farm Authority

A. soon a. forms can b con-
pietsd and minor details arranged
az the city hsn. u will - POS
sible FOR Tacoma city light
customers % purchase standard
electrical equipment from private
dealers and pay for 81 on long-
term instaliments al the time city
light bills are paid
BY ordinance which the council
passed Wednesday. the city be
comes a collecting agency for the
Electric Home and Farm author
ity, a federal financing bureau
which viii carry the commercial
paper conditional sales contracts.
ohsttel mortgages. etc. taken IN
by accepted retailers on federally
approved lines Of electrical
gAdgets.
On Time Payments
Utilities Commissioner ONeil
and the representatives Of the
EHFA At Portland have been in
negotiation for several months on
the plan. now generally adopted
by public and private utility CON-
panies throughout the west.
The principal advantage to util-
ity customers is that they can buy
equipment on improved time pay
ment terms spread over longer
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Garbage Dept. May
Get New Trucks

Mayor Cain launched before the
council Wednesday an ordinance
proposing wholesale replace
ment Of truck equipment in the
city garbage utility which is under
his jurisdiction.
His ordinance calling for an sp-
preparation of $4,000 was given
first reading. II would provide
funds TO purchase two new truck
chassis and 13 truck bodies TO be
installed on old chassis.
The old bodies would be sold
or traded in to the best advantage.
New trucks would replace q pair
that cannot be operated economic
ally any longer. Cain said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Ring Palmer
Nabbed Here

Eighten-year-old Melvin Duane
Rickabsugh was arrested by police
here Wednesday after he success
fun "palmed" one diamond ring in
store and tried 10 duplicate his
feat in smother.
The youth. who said he lives al
Belfsir. Wash. came here from
Bremerton. IN the navy yard city
he purchased q 10-cent imitation
diamond ring.
At Hansen's store on Commerce
ST. he looked at rings. left the
"phoney' and made off with a
diamond ring.
At Maurmann's store ne made
the mistake OF dropping the
Hansen store ring into tray.
Police, who arrested him. said he
had three valuable diamond rings
in his possession
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14

periods and ean pay more con
venisnly 81 the city Treasures
office when light. water ard gar
bsge bills are paid.
Closer Harmony
The eity's advantage. 4 vas
pointed out. = = closer harmony
between the city light utility and
the dealers ONeu estimated
about 30 dealer. in the Tscoms
area are already set 10 take ac-
counts under the new system.
None Of the city officials knows
yet how much work is involved.
or how many accounts may be
developed for the city TO handle
The agreement provides the CITY
shall receive from EHFA 81 book
keeping fee at the start for each
new collection account and l2ls
cents per month FOR each one
thereafter % meet the cost Of
billing, notices. etc.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Farquharson Talks
To Engineers Club

Prof. y. Bert Fsrquharson of
the civil engineering department
Of University of Washington, ad-
dressed the Tacoma Engineers
club in Hotel Winthrop Wednes-
day on = subject still of great
interest TO the majority Of people.
The Failure of the Narrows
Bridge"
He had planned 10 show movies
taken at the bridge the day the
span collapsed. but these have not
yet beer returned from the east
where they were sent TO be de-
veloped and printed.
Fsrquhsrson blamed the bridge
collapse on the fact that the strue-
ture offered too much wind re-
sistsnce. Had open trusses been
used. he believes II stin would
be in service.
Mayor Harry r. Cain spoke
briefly. saying Tacoma would
have an even greater celebration
than the dedicatory one last July
when the bridge 10 rebuilt.
Members Of the Tacoma Adver-
Using 4 Sales club met with the
Engineers to hear the FarQuhar-
son talk
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Tacoma Scouts
Will Visit B. E..
Leaders 10 View
Country ct War

About 20 TAcoms boys. who are
patrol Aeaders in their respective
troops. viii attend a Boy Scout
patrol leaders conference in Van
oouver. p. G. over thr Thanksgiv-
ing weekend. Nov. p. p and "a
The list OF those attending viii
not be completed before the md
Of the week. according 10 c. y.
Curtis. Tacoma area council execu-
tive.
The Tacoma group viii be
Joined at Vancouver by patrol
leaders Of troops in Aberdeen. rum-
water (olympia), Seattle. Everett.
Bellngham and wenAtehee eoun-
ellis.
The conferences have been held
annually for the last 20 years. sew
eral times with Tacoma as host
city. as recently as two years ago.
IL was decided. Curtis said, that
IL would be easier this year for
the American boys 10 70 TO the
Canadian city than for the Cana
dians 10 come 10 the u. s. side of
the boundary. Both Vancouver and
Victoria scouts will participate.
Curtis said be planned to drive
up. and that his assistant, J. Hur-
ley Hagood. would accompany the
boys. together with other adult
leadership from here.
The Canadian scouts have an
organization following closely the
lines Of the American scouts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Butierfat and
Butter Higher

Butterfat and butter were raised
one cent on the local wholesale
market Wednesday. A top price
Of IS cents vas placed on s2-seore
butter. followed by prices Of "a
and 80 cents for lesser scores.
Butterfat Was quoted at 30 cents.
Turkeys were stronger with
prime hens quoted at 24is cents
per 10. and choice hens st asa
cents. Graduated prices in rela-
ton 10 weight were placed on
toms. Prices Of 22iz and q =
cents were being asked for toms
under n lbs. prime and choice
respectively, and 1871 and la
cents per ID. respectively. for
those over q lbs.
Ouotations are wholesale
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
CONTRACT GRANTED

The board OF contracts and
awards granted 10 the Burroughs
Adding Machine Co. Wednesday a
contract TO supply a bookkeeping
and budget control machine TO the
city controllers office. The bid
price was S1.s4344 net.
Other bidders were Underwood
Elliott-Fisher Co. Sl.ese: Rem
ington- Rand. 81 e55. 80.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Mrs. Catherine Smith
Enieriains Thursday

Unit 4 will meet at the home of
Mrs. Catherine Smith. s06l2 South
\. for 1886 dessert luncheon on
Thursday. Mrs. c. o. Harper will
be in charge of the bushes. meet
ing. Mrs. y. A. Donelson will give
the Bible study and Miss Ida
Miller the missionary talk.
Members of Unit 5 will meet at
the home of Mrs. Fred Meyer. $50
North Stadium way. on Friday for
1880 luncheon. Assisting. Mrs
y. w. Jones will be in charge OF
the business meeting, Mrs. Arthur
Churchwsrd will give the Bible
study and Mrs. William Ferguson
will give the missionary talk.
Members are asked TO note change
Of date.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
Gets Year Term
For Girl Attack

LaVerne Walden, 1s-year-old
Tacoma youth who was accused
of taking a girl for a ride last
Aug. and leaving her at her
home badly beaten and with her
clothing nearly torn off, pleaded
guilty Wednesday to a second
degree assault.
A count of attempted rape
against him was dismissed.
Nevertheless. the boy was sen-
fenced by Judge r. NJ. Card to
serve a year in the county jail and
TO be subject to the state board
Of prisons and paroles for the next
10 years. A reformstory sentence
was deferred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14

The council adopted 4 resolution
Wednesday increasing by 5000
the citys shAre Of cost of the
Broadwsy-St. Helsns ave. paving
project to cover cost OF extra
street intersection crossings and
other extras.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
University Dean
Is Rotary Speaker

Dean Newhouse, dean of men
at the University of Washington.
will speak before mem bers of the
Rotary club at their meeting
Thursday noon at Hotel Winthrop.
Special entertainment will fea-
ture the girls glee club Of Sta
dunn high, under direction OF
Clayton Johnson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
DairYman Arrested
As Drunken Driver

l. X. johnson. 53-yesr-old dairy
man. Of Route 5. Box 72e. Tacoma
was held in the county Jail We'd
nesday on a charge OF drunken
driving. He was booked by State
Pstrolman Campbell who picked
him up late Tuesday evening on
the Mountain highway.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
City Warrant Call
Effective Nov. Is

Finance Commissioner Faweett
announced Wednesday a city war
rant call effective Nov. is calling
soe,sTs.e5 in outstanding general
fund warrants.
The numbers called for pay
ment are those from 1859 10
1912. inclusive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits were issued
Wednesday TO J. N Stanley for q
5000 residence AZ 5o<s A St I;
Signal OIL Co. 5000 service sta
ton alterations At $500 So. Park
ave: and Mrs. Jesse Peterson.
81. 500 rsxidencA at a7o0 IA 3 d.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
New York Market Reports
Special Issues Stronger
Murkets at q
Glance

WEDNESDAY,
stocks: Irregular in moderate
trading.
Bonds: lrregsllarly lower. I. =.
governments lower.
Curb stocks: Lower.
Foreign Exchange: Easy.
Wheat: Unchanged TO up =
cent
Corn: Up 4 a cent.
Rubber: Higher.
silver; Unchanged in New York.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
HAPPY
&;rthdau
WEDNEsDAY. NOyTMBER Is

WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER Is
Mira Henry Pro~ser. S505 So.
Tyler ct.
Billy B,er'han. us Ia. ssth
st.
Mrs. Fred Hornshtlh, SIS So.
2Ist 1T.
Ken johnson. 175 So. seth st.
Nancy Moees. I41s So. l4th
st. Nov. 12l.
Doris Hagedorn. Tacoma.
Carsten Casperson. s2i So. G.
Anne Boyd. 25s So. 18th IT.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
TREATED FOR CUTS

Joseph Msreko Was treated at
ST. Josephs hospital for cuts
about the face Wednesday after
his car turned over near Calvary
cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14
GAS TAX ALLOTMENT

Tacoms's allotment from the
state gas tax fund for September
was S2l,34127. the council was
advised Wednesday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14

b-fes U. department. OF Commerce
Nashington's forecast-Ineneas
ing Cloudiness Wednesday nigh,
with rains near the coast: gen
orally unsettled Thursday with
rains in the west portion and
SHOWS over the mountains: rising
temperature; increasing east 10
southeast wind off the coast
gentle easterly over inland waters
OF the state. except easterly gale
in the straits.
Rain in Tacoma for the "a hours
ending at S a. m. Wednesday.
none; since Nov. l. 154 inches. a
shortage Of Sc inch. since Jan. l.
2e.50 inches. a shortage of Is
inch.
Wind al S a. m. Wednesday.
north 2 m.p.h.: barometer at 3o.3e,
falling % and then steady.
Sun rises al 7:12 q. m. Thurs
day and sets at 4.37 p. m.
Tscoma's weather on Nov. Is.
1889 Cloudy. 20 inch Of rain.
maximum temperature IS degrees
and minimum ~. Highest wind
velocity % m. phi. from the south
west
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14

wv cnsfte wednesday against
,,f5o.ooo Tuesday. Curb stock
sales were $4,000 shares compared
with 25s.ooo shares in the previous
session.
NEW Strength in xpe-
eial issues featured an irregular
stock market Wednesday. Trading
was below the recent pace. but
exceeded a million shares
Featuring business news was
announcement Of a 20 per cent
expansion program in ingot espae-
fty for Tennessee Coal. Iron &
Railroad company. a United States
Steel corporation subsidiary.
Other business news included a
long list Of higher dividends. IA
vorsble corporation reports. a les.
than seasonal decline in car load
ings. and heavy influx of orders
for steel.
Z. s. Steel sold at 7sL. off =,
and Bethlehem sea-, off Ia. Sup
Port developed as the close neared.
Copper shares were sustained by
high consumption figures. Ameri-
can Smelling rallied from its low
Of <5%. off a..
Chrysler and General Motors lost
more than a point and then rallied
partially. Aircraft issues showed
minor losses.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-11-14

Reports Are Ihat-General Elec-
tric. Westinghouse Electric and
Alis-Chalmers have largest port
folio-buying following Of war
baby" securities Studebaker
will show benefits of consumer
buying and war orders early next
year -. American Bank note 1910
net estimated at as cents a share
after taxes For greater trad
ing appeal there's switching from
General Fireproofing into White
Motors; and from Wsukesha into
international Paper.
Investment managers like Penn
sylvania Railroad as the one to
benefit most from national defense
traffic; may show SO a share for
1910 Graham-Paige active on
several millions Of defense orders
National Biscuit shares for
sale by British accounts; switch
ing into new British war loans
International mercantile marine in
position to benefit from war be-
cause Of large vessels.