Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1932, Page 28

B—12 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €. TUESDAY. FANUARY 26, 193% ¥ URUGUAY EXPANDS | MONOPOLY SYSTEM Republic to Enter Gasoline, Industrial Alcohol and Cement Business. hip smallest republic BY ARMANDO MATTE ! MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, January | 26.—The Uruguayan who wants an in-! surance policy on i \ mokile or his field of ¥ | it from the government | The electricity that lights his )‘.U.’n”“ and operates his radio comes from a | If he lives in government his | rnment owns a third | leage Government t of the harbor the government Montevideo butcher. of the ra tugs guil 8,000 oce dco roulette just been b Program of Monenly. | | | has | Now the Republic of Uruguay—com- | and population to the is preparing to sell | their gasoline, in- | 1 ‘alcoh d cement, as it al- them chemicals and phos- | ers. Existing legisiat governm ultimatel own and operate the nation's street | cars. telephones and waterworks This program of monopoly, unmatc:e ed by any country except Soviet Russia, | is not yet -compléte even in most of | the branches of business and industry | which have been ente! But it is| older by six years than the U. S. S. R. | n the | and Uruguay is defi pursuit and ex- enables the United States commiteted to its tension 1 The republic undertook its first monopoly in 1911, when Jose Serrato, minister of finance in the cabinet of President Batlle y Ordonez, put through Congress & measure creating a state in- surance bank, arguing that an insur- ance monopoly would keep Uruguayan money in Uruguay, instead of permit- | ting considerable sums in insurance profits to be exported every year to stockholders dwelling abroad Competes for Insurance. In 20 years no new insurance com- penies have been admitted to Uruguay. Companies existent in 1911 have been allowed to remain, but the state has competed so advantageously in the less profitable branches that all the private companies have been displaced except in the field of fire, maritime and life | insurance, and even most of these have sold out or retired. The government hopes eventually displace those which remain Uruguay already had its Bank of the Republic, official repository with ex- clusive power to issue notes. It fol- lowed its insurance venture by going | into the public utility business, buying or building light and power plants, tak- | ing over the port services in Monte- | video Harbor and acquiring over 600 miles of raflway. The rest of the rail ways will revert to the nation as their ! British-owned concessions expire. | A national chemical plant, built first | for experiment, now makes the coun- | try's sulphuric acid and $100,000 worth | of agricultural phosphates yearly. A | national pecking plant supplies the | Montevideo market and maintains live | stock prices Conducts Casinos. ‘The capital city of Montevideo, with government consént and _sponsorship, now operates the splendid Parque Hotel in a seaside suburb and the Carrasco Hotel on the beach farther out, operat- | ing a gambling casino in each. The | newest municipal venture is a cabaret | which lifts a golden naret beside the sea on the former site of the city to “—because | do most of my buying there anyway, and | love the excitement of a big positively with me, KANN'’S sale! You've got to Thursday, come to— $100 for a cozy cabin on an upper deck on these Ameri can One Class ships. Only a few dollars more for room withshoweror bath ... A sail- ing every Friday at 4 p.m., from the heart of New York to the heart of London S.S. American Banker S.S. American Trader S.S. American Merchant S.S. American Farmer Good American food. Good American service. Good Ei American travel value 3 THE AMERICAN WAY TO EUROPE Apply to any authorized agent or AMERICAN MERCHANT LINES Roosevelt Steamship Co., Inc Gemeral Agents 1119 G 8t N.W.. Viashire sn Telepbone Na.ional 16.5 morgue, earning the nickname, “Cab- aret de la Nuerte.” The newest and longest monopclistic step is under way now: State distilla- tion of all petroleum and industrial al- cohol and the bullding and operation of & government cement plant The government does not own all the light and power plants in Uruguay. Its packing . plant co-operates in many ways with the Swift and Artigas plants, ed States owned, which do an un- restrained import and export business. Municipal proprietorship of Uruguay's two leading hotels does not prevent pri- vate competition. For the present the petroleum and alcohol monopolies will be limited to refining. Anybody may buy from the government and sell at retai! ment will compéte on & non-monopo- listic basis, for the present, with private companies. But Uruguay to intends some day | carry all its monopolies into the retail field Vol Editor to Discuss Art. Dr. Arthur Stanley Riggs. author, lec- turer and editor of Art and Archeology Magazine, will discuss “What Art and Archeology Mean to Americans” in a radio broadcast over Station WJSV at 615 tonight. POLAND QUTLINES BICENTENNIAL PLAN |Public Exercises: .to Mark Nation’s Tribute to Washingth. In selling cement the govern- | Issuance of a commemorative postage stamp, naming of a street in its capital after George Washingion &nd a series of public exercises will. mark ‘Poland’s participation in the 1932 Bicentennial Celebration of his birth, the United | States Bicentennial Commission has been advised. Street to Be Named. In communications from the' Polish- American Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw and from the Central Commit- tee for Celebration in Poland of the | Two Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Washington, the commission has been notified that the post office department of that country will issue a commemorative postage stamp bear- ing a reproduction of the Houdon bust of Washington to mark the bicenten- | mial year. A thoroughtare in the city of War- |saw will be named “Washington | street” in honor of the first President of the United States, and representa- tive organizations are co-operatingina | program of public exercises in celebra- | tion of the event, commencing on Feb- ! ruary 22 | A specimen of the special commem- orative stamp will be mailed to Presi- dent Hoover as soon as it is issued, at- | tached to a cover containing an en- larged drawing of the' stamp auto-| graphed by President Moscicki of OLD COINS STAMP COLLECTIONS AUTOGRAPHED LETTERS BOUGHT AND SOLD HOBBY SHOP 743 14th St. NW. DL 1272 WoopwaRrD & LOTHROP 10™ 1™ F anD G STREETS For the Last Four Days of - Our January Selling . . . Hemstitched All-Linen Huckaback Towels Our Own Direct Importation— A Better Quality and Larger Size Than Is Usually Offered at $5‘95 dbzen | A very outstanding value—and limited to the quantity we were able to buy at an unusual price concession which we will be un- able to duplicate again. This is the lowest we have ever priced such towels, each one measures 20x34 inches—and is of a superior quality, not to be confused with ordinary huckaback towels on sale at so-called “'special, prices. LINENS, SECOND FLOOR. The Well-Known Kenwood Blankets 72x84-inch Size—Now at This New Low Price This price is made possible by the cooperation of the manufacturer—and made to increase their use, to acquaint the public with how satisfactory it is to buy quality blankets. BLANKETS, SECOND FLOOR. [0 = Recently Sold for $12.50 In Our Radio Galleries—See and Hear the New Philco Radio Model 112X See it here on the Fourth Floor—note its superior fea- tures—then you will appre- ciate what an outstanding advance in radio is this latest Philco, the first radio ever scientifically designed as a musical instrument. tube, An 11- superheterodyne-plus model, with automatic vol- ume control and improved electric dynamic speaker. *150 Complete with Tubes Convenient Terms if Desired Rap10 GaLLERIES, FOURTH FLook. Poland and by the postmaster general ‘ pation department of the Federal Com- of Poland. m: Also, according to_advices reaching the Bicentennial Commission here, | Poland plans to present a gift to the United States to mark the anniversary occasion. The exercises on February 22 will include participation by representatives of foreign governments in Warsaw and | will be broadcast over the radio. ission. DR. ARLITT TO SPEAK Parents and Teachers. Dr. Ada Hart Arlitt, chalrman of the Educction Subject of Address to|will start at 8 o'clock, Poland is only one of the many for- | Parent Education Committee of the| eign lands arranging appropriate pro-| National Congress of Parents and grams for the George Washington Bi- | centennial, according to Donald A. Craig, in charge of the foreign partici- Teachers, will speak at a joint meet- | ing of the District of Columbia Par-|given up the bequest to wed a woman | two shotguns and two rifles, all wired to ents and Teachers and the District of | worth $350,000. | Columbia Home Economics Association Thursday nighf at the Interior De- partment Auditorium. Dr. Arlitt is professor of child care and training, University of Cincinnati, and will speak on “Parent Education | and School Education.” The meeting | Loses $60,000 for $350,000. R. G. Parry of Nottingham, England, whose first wife left him $60,000 on condition he shouldn't marry again, has ROLLING ARSENAL FOUND HAVANA, Cuba, January 26 (#).—A rolling arsenal wired to explode was discovered by police yesterday and sev- eral youths were arrested on charges of terrorism in® connection with the dis- covery. It consisted of an automobile armored with inch-thick steel and loaded with 800 two-pound packages of dynamite, detonate at once. WoODWARD & LoTHROP 10™ 11™ F aND G STREETS New Ways of Brims and Berets Are Vital in 1932 Brims and berets do v; brims turn up sharply a back or droop—berets Hats ital things this year— Il around or only in the follow becoming lines. But whatever they do—they do all kinds of things for you—offering distinctive styles— with a style especially for you. Illustrated Beret—of malinac, with ( | n jutting points of felt gob hat of $12.75 Flower - trimmed _turban — of pebble’ cloth, with high-placed green velvet bow $12.75 High back — Yeddamat turns sharply up in the back with lac- quered quills $|275 Others, $7.50 to $22.50 MILLINERY AND MILLINERY SaLoN, THIRD FLOOR. Cuff brim—in a montelupo Wi th important veil brim Larger Women's Sheer Frocks Spring Freshness in Smart New Prints . . . $| 6.50 A very little price to pay for the smartest of new fashions. These sheer silk frocks (with full-cut silk slips), are printed in the new broken diagonal and dark patterns, so very smart for wear now. Sizes 4214 to 5014. Others, $19.50 to $39.50 SPECIAL-S1ZE APPAREL, THIRD FLOOR. Reduced—Our Entire Sfo;:;( of Matrix Suede Footwear 75 Every woman, who has worn Matrix shoes; knows the comfort that only Matrix can give with their famous “footprint-in-leather sole,” and strong, yet flexible, arch—as well as the ceals so cleverly their scientii smart styling that con- fic construction.” Wear- ers of Matrix shoes will want to take advantage of these reductions, Those who'have not worn them will find this an opportune time to try’ this few comfort in footwear. Matrix shoes are exclusively here. Sizes in Black Suede Oxfords: AAAA 5, 6, 6/; and 8; AAA 6, 6%, and 8; AA 5, 6, 613, 7, 7%, A 4, 415, 5%, 6, 7%; B 4, 5%, 6, 612, 7; C 3, 3%, 5, 5%; and 6. Sizes in Brown Suede Oxford 9; AAA 5,51, 7, 8, 8% and 9; AAAA S, 5%, 6,7, 7%, 8 and AA'S, 6, 6%, 8, 813 and 9; A 4, 414, 5, 5%, 6, 6%, 7%, 8, BY3; C 4,413, 613 and 7 Sizes in Black Suede Strap Pumps B 413, 6%2; C 3%. Sizes in Brown Suede Strap Pum, 5%, 6, 61, 5, 51, 6,7 ‘WomeN's SHOES, TwWirp FLOOR. 7% and 9; AA 5Y5, Y2 and 8; B 5%, 6, 63 and 7; C 4, 4!; and 6. : AAA 7 and 8; AA 41, 6; ps: AAAA 5, 6, 7V; AAA 6%, 7, 7%, 8 and 9; A 4, January Notions Selling Twenty-seven values in much-needed items—sani- tary goods, personal and closet accessories, and sew- ing necessities, The subst: antial savings make it worthwhile buying for present and future needs. Brocaded ~ Garter Belts; hip-control model Kotex Sani regular size “Nuvo” Sanitary Belts ..35¢ Satin Shoulder Straps; two widths; pair 9-inch Hose three pairs Knitted Wash Cloths; sorted colors; dozen package .. Net Turbans white, pink, peach, 'blue, navy .. Ribbon Garter: Wilsnap Fastener: white and black; all sizes; three cards - Supporters ; 25, as- in ...60c black, brown, n copen, maize, orchid, 38c ity Art Ticking Wardrobe Bags; 60-inch length $2.95 Enamel - covered Brass Driers, for gloves .. Knitted and Woven Holders; three for Children's Rubberized 15¢ Double Covered Nainsook Dress Shields; regular and crescent shapes; 25c pair; three pairs . .65¢ Perfect Dressmaker Pins; Yi-pound box; sizes 4, et ...28¢ Cortecelli Darning Silk; 25- yard spools; six spools Rosebud = Rubber ' Shower 18¢ National Hair Nets; light, medium, and dark brown: black and auburn; single and double mesh; single- mesh dringe; dozen ....75¢ Water Wave Combs; 5, 6, and 7 inch lengths; six on card ..45¢ Measures, 20¢ Six-Drawer Shoe Cabinets, with utility drawer ...$1.65 Hat Boxes-to match above * shoe cabinet ...........50¢ Suit Boxes to match above two items .... ....500 Spee-Dee Cleaner; for wear- ing apparel and other uses; Y-gallon size . 60 Muslin Ironing Board Cov- ers; three for ..........50e Knitted Sponge Cloths; various colors; six in pack- [T~ S s s At 35¢ Dean Tape NotIoNs, Arsies 21 Anp 22, Pmst FLOOR,