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...full tide of 1918 swirled in around the props of royalty and rotted out the pediments of thrones. While monarchs trailed off into exile, their kingdoms passed away. And now with the ebb tide of 1932, it has become apparent that not even the quicksands of democracy have been made safe for the world. One monarchical nation, however, escaped the death threes of 1918 and is at present seeking to refurnish the pageantry of its government...
...earnings reports did not shock the U. S. stockholder last week. With business at such a low ebb there were indeed cases where small earnings instead of deficits made good news. Reports issued up to last week for the most part showed losses from last year. The public utilities came the closest to maintaining their 1930 earning power, while the rails continued to show an alarming drop in gross and net, in many cases falling short of covering fixed charges. Most industrials showed big declines but companies which have made good showings this year include...
...when the du Pont company was celebrating its centennial, the death of Eugene du Pont had left the family's holdings at their lowest ebb. Alfred brought together his cousins Senator Thomas Coleman du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont, acquired $12,000,000 worth of stock and a good grip on the company. In 1915 Senator du Pont wished to get out, sold his stock (then worth $56,000,000) to Pierre Samuel du Pont & associates. Alfred, not one of the associates, declared war. There followed a cousinly battle of giants, du Pont against du Pont for great...
...winter of 1777-78, low ebb of the Revolution, was one of intense hardship and discouragement for General George Washington and his Continental troops encamped at Valley Forge, Pa. The winter of 1930-31, low ebb of the Depression, was one of almost equally intense suffering and heartbreak for President Herbert Hoover and his Republican advisers encamped in Washington. Last week President Hoover went to Valley Forge, now a military park, to deliver a Memorial Day address in which he drew a parallel between his own troubles and General Washington's. President Hoover has never been called a Republican...
...Ziegler (1903-05) expeditions. He accompanied Roosevelt through Brazil in 1913-14. Explorer Wilkins found Outfitter Fiala sitting back of a glass partition at the store's rear. The proprietor was not busy. He rarely is these days. The exploring business is at low ebb. And that is strange. Heretofore during business depressions idling executives and fortune seekers have packed off to far wildernesses. But not this year. They visit Mr. Fiala, gossip wistfully a while, then go mooning home. He has perforce reduced his advertising. The exploring business this season is mainly professional. Mr. Fiala...