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The Washington times., 1930-05-17
.ORKERSHOURS
REMAIN SAME

After numerous telephone in.
uuiries, the office of Chairman
Lehlbach of the House Civil
Service Committee made an in.
formal statement today that the
Saturday half-holiday bill for
Government employees, given a
favorable report late yesterday,
does not provide for an increase
in the working hours of any
Government employe.
According to the many tele.
phone inquiries received today.
various clerks, construed the bill
as increasing their hour of work
for the entire week. This. misun
derstanding arose because the
original Senate bill called for a
44-hour week for certain employees
of the laboring, skilled, and semi
skilled workmen class in the
Navy Yard and elsewhere.
Representative Lehlbach said
today that the bill as amended
by the House committee had
been broadened to include all
civil employees Of the Federal and
the District Governments, ex-
elusive of employees of the postal
service, the Panama Canal ZoNe,
and the field employees Of the
Interior Department.
He explained that the meas.
ure, as amended, is essentially a
Saturday half.holiday bill for. the
year round and will not increase
the working hours Of any Gov.
ernmet employe coming within
its provisions.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Editor, Times: .s
A few days ago a friend Of
mine was inveisled into going to
one of Washington's quack drug
less healers. This friend had "a
very sore throat, which he later
found was caused by a pus de-
posit.
The quack didn't bother about
examining him, but told him he
was throat specialist. He laid
my friend down on q table and
put on what he called "dia-
thermy." While so doing he made
a vain effort to sell him for $40
a ticket which he said would en-.
title him to enough such treat.
ments" to cure his sore throat.
Very shorty afterward his
throat became worse and, in
agony, he went to q physician.
The physician lanced the pus
deposit and gave him instant re-
lief. Asked by the physician why
he took such a dangerous chance
with the quack he said that he
saw a license signed by the presi.
dent of the Board of Commission.
ers and DR.. William C. Fowler,
health officer, hanging on his
office wall. .
With such a "cfedentia" my
friend told the physician he
thought he was safe in permitting
the owner thereof to treat him.
Investigation later indicated
to my friend that DR.. Fowler has
signed his name to 237 of these
licenses" as the result of an
act of the last Congress, called
the Licensure bill. These licenses
make a victim who walks into
quack's office feel safe.
I am told that no training nor
examination was necessary to Sc
cure one Of these licenses-all
that was necessary was to have
been preying on the public at the
time the act was passed.
I am told that, out Of the 237
licensiates, there are hardly six
or seven fit to practice on the
human body. and most of these
are graduates of the Palmer
school, where a three-year course
is necessary and where the gradu-
ate are we'll grounded in every
thing a doctor is except chem
tstry and surgery.
Is it fair to the public to give
people who are actually danger
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
Admiral Bristol Opposes
London Treaty Terms

lines and economic. resources
and keep open the trade routes.
Pacific War Strategy
"In regard 10 a campaign in
the Western PacifiC-if we
should ever have one there-I
can see no possibility Of our con.
ducting such a campaign with.
out our carrying our forces to
the West Pacific. We have al
ways stood for the open door in
China, and il we are to con-
tinue we must be prepared"
At the suggestion of Senator
Walsh CD of Massachusetts,
Jones was excused until Monday
and he left to be questioned fur
ther by the Foreign Relations
Committee.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
ARMY To PR0BF
! PLANE CRASH

HONOLULU. May II uNsJ
The aerial mishap off the Island
of Maui, which resulted In the
death of one man and the loss
of four planes, will be the subject
of an inquiry by Army authorities
here Monday.
Staff Sergeant Joseph Becker,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, was killed
when the aileron of a bomber
broke while at a height Of 5000
feet. Three others aboard the
plane parachuted to safety.
Two planes that alighted 10
pick up the flyers were swamped
by heavy seas. The third sank
as it was being towed to Pearl
Harbor.
Lieut.. T. L. Boyd. in command
of the bomber, today said the
plane was flying smoothly in
formation when suddenly the
right wing settled. He declared:
81 was unable to level the
plane and saw our plight was
hopeless. / cut the gun and
shouted to the others TO take
to the parachuteS.
Becker stayed in the cock.
pit despite my pleadingS. I
grabbed for his collar and then
the wind threw me into the
rudder. As / was falling saw
that Becker's parachute was In
Shreds.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
letters e. Editor Of The Times
No Letter Published Unless Signed. Name Kept Con

Gus licenses which they can ex-
hibit in their office with such
reputable and loved names signed
to them as DR.. Fowler's?
Whose fault is it? Does the
fault lie with Congress? If so,
why are not steps taken to rem.
edy it? It would seem to be a
simple matter in licensing drug
less healers, who most certainly
have their uses. to require them
to know enough not to do pa
tients harm, even If they can't
do them any good.
I believe it is a matter which
the physicians and competent
chiropractors and osteopaths of
the city should get together on
the remedy.
GEORGE F. THOMPSON.
Editor, Times:
With all due respect to that
master Sleuth" Inspector Shelby
and his aide Lieutenant Kelly.
it seems to me that the Baker
case is as much a mystery TO
them, despite their elaborate
theories, as the theory Of rela-
tivity is to a lowgrade moron
of five years Of age.
l have noticed with a great
deal of interest the many elabo-
rate theories that these so-called
detectives, have concocted as well
as their promises to run down
the fiend who killed Mary Baker.
In each case where an arrest
has been a matter of hours 1t
usually turns out that the boys
have been on another water haul
only, like Jack and Jill, they
usually come a cropper and
bring back an empty pail.
The way these men, and for
that matter the rest who have
been working on this case, have
run in circles since the morning
that girls body was found. DEM
onstrates as nothing else can
the need of men in the Police
Department who are more than
Just ordinary patrolmen who
through some freak of good for
tune have landed in a detective
bureau.
This case like the Mcpherson
case and a number Of others
are black marks against the Dis
trict. In my own home city such
hIlnplinc methods as l. h p
would be Sherlock Holmes use
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
HOOUer TOJUn Studies
Loss in Formulation

WEST BRANCH, Iowa, May II
Q.N.SO This community, the
birthplace of President Hoover, to-
day sought an explanation for the
loss Of 81 members of its popula-
ton in the last 10 years.
Census figures have revealed
that the population at present
consists of 651 persons.
Democrats of Cedar county in.
timated that perhaps the popula-
ton had gone to Washington in
search of Federal Jobs.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
.OCAL TEMPERATURES

Hlghest-79. Lowest-56s
Relative humiGity-S am, 5s; pm.
S8; s pm, IS.
Rainfall Is pm. to s pmD-None
Hours of sunshine-14.S
Per cent of possible sunshns-1Oe
Sun rises ASA am; sets, 7:14 pm
RIVER CONDITIONS
Potomac River clear and Shena ndoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry
FLYING WEATHER FORECAST
Washington to Long Island-Partly
cloudy to cloudy sky today: some ~sk
OF local showers and scattered thun-
derstorms; gentle to moderate south or
southwest winds at surface. moderate
to fresh southwest at 1000 feet md
fresh west southwest at 5000 feet.
Washington to Atlanta-Cloudy skv
with occasional showers and probably
thunderstorms today; moderate south
or southwest winds up to / 600 feet
and fresh southwest at 5000 feet,
Washington to Daytpn-Mostly CLOUDY
SKY today risk of scattered showers
and thunderstorms; gentle to moderate
so;sti soGth or southwest winds, probably
shftinE to northwest in Ohio AZ sur,
race moderate southwest at o0N fest
ana tfesh southwest at 5000 feet.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

would mean that they WouIo
both either be out pounding the
sidewalks and taking complaints
about garbage cans left uncoV-
cred or retired to make way for
men who are really detectives IN
the true sense of the word.
w. UBERALL.
Editor, Times:
The photograph that was car
ried on the local page OF The
Washington Times recently more
than emphasizes the fact tnaG
the District needs bathing pool
facilities and needs them oaoIy
during the coming summer.
OF course, the costumes that a
couple of the young men are
wearing are hardly in keeping
with the custom at the better
beaches, but nevertheless the CITY
should have bathing pools tor
children in different sections OF
the city, where in the sultry sum-
ner months they can disport
themselves in the water.
understand that funds are
available in the appropriation bill
for additional pools, but as far
as I can learn this money will
not be available until 1881, and
then perhaps there will be addi-
tional delay in constructing the
pools.
Other cities provide such rec
reation spots for children and for
that matter adults as well. Why
is it not possible for the Director
of Public Buildings and Parks
to provide some makeshift facili-
ties, which after all, are better
than none for the coming sum-
mer?
One good purpose that would
be served would be keeping the
boys and girls out Of the streets,
and consequently out of danger.
The matter of attire of course
cannot follow in detail the pic
ture carried in The Times, but
at that perhaps the swimming
suits will be forthcoming when
the pools are; the children will
probably go along with their
grandSons to see that they do not
endanger themselves.
HORACE.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
ITCHING BLOTCHES
All Over Body
Sleep Impossible
ReSinOl Heals

For a long time I suffered from
a breaking out all over my body.
The eruption was in the form of
large red blotches. AT night
they itched SO bad l could not
sleep and it seemed as if I could
scratch the skin off. Then they
burned almost like fire. 1 tried
Resinol Ointment and Resinol
Soap and the treatment healed
my complaint. / wish / had
known about it long ago."
(Signed)-Julla M. Brown. Lydia. s. c.
At your druggists. For free
sample, write Resinol Chemical
Co., Baltimore, Md.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
WEATHER DETAILS
FORECAST FOR TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

For the District of Columbia, Mary
land and VirSinia-Mostly cloudy,
with some probability of occasional
showers today and tomorrow; cooler
tomorrow; gentle to moderate south
west, shifting to northwest and north
winds
The Washington times., 1930-05-17
ADVERTISEMENT

Schedule Change RF&PRR-BeEinninR
May 11th leave Washington 9.O5 ain
instead of $50 m. for Richmond an"
SAL 500 a. m. departure discontinued.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

Editor. Times:
AS an auditor Of Prof. Hornell
Hart's lecture before the Inter
national Congress on Mental Hy
giene. I feel that Archbishop
Curley's good faith has been i'm
posed upon. Prof. Hart did not
assert that the old concepts Of
morality must 60"
This was not his thesis proper.
Rather. he emphasized the limita-
tions of the free morality" idea
and urged only wider education
and discussion of vital problems
of human relationship.
j. H. MASON.
The Washington times., 1930-05-17

A used car for you and one for
the family can BOTH be purchased
for the price of new one
through Times Classified Ads.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
PENNEY DIES
|NT0SuRP[US

]. c. Penney Company directors
today declared the regularly guar.
|terly dividends Of IS cents share
on the common stock and $3.50
Ia share on the preferred stock.
both payable September 30 to
holders Of record September 20.
The funds for the payment of
boSh dividends was taken from
surplus.
Paramount Cab Manufacturing
Company directors today omitted
the regular quarterly dividend Of q
per cent in stock on the common
stock due at this time. The COM
pany stated that operations for
the fiscal year ended September
80 would probably show q deficit.
United Carbon Company direc.
tors today declared the regular
quarterly dividend of so cents Q
share on the common stock, pay
able October ! to holders Of rec
ord September 13.
Conde Mast Publication Com.
|pany directors today declared th0
regular quarterly dividend OF 50
cents q share on the common
stock. payable October ! to holders
Of record September II. =,
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
PULLMAN NET.
FALLS OFF
-

PULLMAN CO.-JuIy net in
come. $500. .074 a gainst 1882, ,493
In July. 1929. Seven months
ended July 81, net income $3,133,-
ia, against $5.219,929 in like
1929 period.
CELOTEX CO.-Eight months
ended June 80, net income, STA
400. Deficit after common and
preferred dividends, $472,776. Sur
plus June 80, $794,355. In six
months ended April 30, 1929, net
income. $370,338.
CHESTER WATER SERVICE
GO.-Year ended July 81, gross
income after charges and ex-
penses, $410.470, against $379 1923
itl preceding year.
Il ALLEGHENY GAS CO.-Year
ended July 81, gross income,
$363.028. against $255,216 in pre-
ceding year.
..AMERICAN CYANAMID CO.
Year ended June 80. net profit,
$4,618.O99, or $186 a share on
2.47O,119 combined Class A and
3 common shares, against $2,328.'
928 or $1.56 a share on the
1895, ,462 combined shares at the
close of the preceding year, -.
VIRGINIA ELECTRIC POWER
CO.-July balance after taxes
SS32, ,498, against $550,028 in July
1929. Year ended July 81. Bal
ance after charges, $6.023, ,43S,
against $5,579,677 ins preceding
year.
EMPORIUM CAPWELL CORP.
Six months ended July 81, de
ficit, $11o,420, against net profit
1901 .694, or 81 cents a share, in
the like 1929 period.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
RECORD IN 1881
PREDICTED BY
EMOTIE HEADS

Indications are that the coming
year will be one of the most
prosperous in the. history Of the
motion picture industry, accord
ing to q symposium Of opinions
voiced by presidents Of the lead
ing companies in the industry
compiled aby the Film Daily,
trade magazine.
The slump in theater business,
executives declared, was not as
severe as the drops in other lines
and would have been less severe
had the. Industry not been in
the process sof changing over to
sound and talking picture pro-
Comments by leading execu-
tives of the industry follow:
JOSEPH M. SCHENCK, preSi
dent. and chairman of the board
of United Artists,
There is nothing to be
alarmed about In the theatrical
sitRStiOn. We must keep i'm
mind that personalities are still
the big factor in motion. pic
lures"
CARL LAEN-MLE, president
Universal Pictures:
with many fine pictures
coming along, / believe that
19SQ1931 will be enc of the in
dustry's biggest years"
HARRY M. WARNER, presi-
dent, Warner Brothers:
We have passed through the
dOldfumS Of depression and are
pushing On to prosperity"
JOSEPH I. SCHNTTZER, preSi-
dent Radio Pictures:
Business in this country
isn't half as bad as all the
crepe hangers would have you
believe IT'S high time to stop
crying calamity and go to work.
Stop beIyaching peSSimisnl.
Start TO yell optimism! Good
times are here. but y0u have
get TO get off yOHr. seat to
realize it,
ADOLPH luxor, president,
Paramount Publix:
IF we all buckle down to
our jobs, prosperity viii be back
again before we realize it."
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
TEST PERIOD IN
STEEL TRADE
6PAssED

Although the steel industry
passed through the month Of Au'
gust, generally conceded to be the
test month, Satisfactorily, the
trade stiH fee1s that the industry
|is confronted with uncertainty.
Leading authorities, however, ere
hopeful Of q moderate improve.
.n1ent in business during the cur.
rent month.
Seasonal increases in business
have come in September in nor.
NAL years. The end Of the va
cation period should speed con,
sideration Of future requirements
Rails Should be Buyers
Railroads should be among the
purchasers, although due to Re.
duced earnings in recent months
II Is not likely carriers will ~.
range for as large Q quantity Of
steel this year as they did in IateG
months Of 1929.
There Was moderate improve.
ment in specifications against old
contracts by steel users In the
last 10 days Of August that was
not an abnormal development,
for consumers had been conserve
lively cautious about taking de.
hverieS previously, and had Speci.
fled only when material was bcttI.
ally needed. Naturally, any IN.
crease in demand upon manufaC.
turers leads to larger specificar
tions when the supply Of steel
carried in inventories is small.
|. Steal Trade Hopeful :.
Steel authorities are not lC0lcs
ing for any substantial increase
in operations and earnings IN
the remainder Of this year. They,
are hopeful Of gradual Improve
Fment, however. -
This opinion is based on knoWIS
edge that stocks Of steel in con.
SlIInerS' establishments are small,
and there should be some res
placements Of inventories, eEpe.
cially because prices for steel prod
uctS are at attractive levels from
viewpoint Of the buyer Nothing
spectacular is looked for during
mid-winter. however, and most
authorities hold the opinion that
a sustained Improvement win not
begin until spring. =.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Pensacola to Get
Natural Gas Line

PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. s..
Construction of a transmission
lire for natural gas from point
near Mobile, Ala, to Pensacola,
Tla., has been authorized by
Southern Natural Gas Corpora
tion and work will begin shortly.
IT was announced. From this
line natural gas will be made
available for distribution.
It Is expected that the line.
which will mark the first intro
duction of natural gas to Florida,
will cost approximately 81 900 900.
Fuel will be available about De
eember l,
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Bankers Recalling Funds
From Netu York Marts

almost entirely in loans by others
than banks. Such loans (by
"othersD have declined 80 bill
lion dollars from the October
peak, which is nearly the total
decline.
Banks Drawing More
When we compare brokers
loans today with the situation in
August, 1927, we find the big
change to lie IN funds sent into
New York by outside banks. The
total loans to brokers are about
the same, but outside bank loans
are now $3.50, ,000, 600 smaller than
then. Loans by others than banks
are a little smaller. New York
banks, however, are lending brok-
erS $3.50, ,000, 900 moro than In
1927.
So, money is going back home
to do some real work. Outside
lenders can get only about Ia
per cent here, so duh is the Specu-
lative demand. Even savings
banks pay 41a per cent, and are
likely to do so as long as mort
gage money commands S1z per
cent. This condition is partly re-
sponsible for the increase in saw
ings deposits. This is probably q
necessary part Of the readjuSt-
ment in credit following the stock
exchange spree of 1929.
Are Banks Going Too Far?
The only question now is, are
the banks not still carrying too
large a volume Of loans on securi-
ties? There is room for thought
concerning the following state
ment by the Federal Reserve
Board (August bulletin, p. 48D:
"On June 80. the member
banks had outstanding q larger
volume Of loans on securities
than In any preceding call date
and about $36S, ,OO0. 600 mere
than on October 4. 1929"
The Washington times., 1930-09-05

Brokers loans have decreased
again. In the week ended last
Tuesday they declined $2S, ,000, 900.
which Is unusual during q period
in which the market gained
ground.
It shows pretty clearly that the
chief operations were IN the ma
ture Of short covering, which
tends to release borrowings Oh
stocks. Also it may indicate a
little liquidation. Certainly it
shows that the public has not
been coming in ON this rally
not the trading public.
Nevertheless, in a way, the de-
cline in brokers' loans during the
past three weeks is favorable.
Such loans are now only a little
over the three billion dollar mark.
They are now considerably less
than the investments Of the
hanks in other than Government
securities. Though not small,
brokers loans" are no longe-
un1S8S0n80ly IAFBS.
Withdrawing Funds
The most interesting part OF
the story is the movement of
such loans as between the banks
and others. Last week brokers
loans by New York banks actu-
ally increased $50. .0O0, 900, while
loans by outside banks and others
decreased sharply. This means
that funds are being withdrawn
from the New York market and
that New York banks are more
and more carrying the load Of
stock exchange credit. The call
loan rate is now so low that out
side funds cannot afford to stay
here.
Since the peak Of loans last
October, the total brokers' loans
have declined about 81 billion
dollars. But this decline has been
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. Sept GNs.l.-Hogs---
Receipts, tA0oo: market 10 70 10
Ills: heavyweight. $1eq1i; medium
weight, $le750I1.2S; lightweight. $10.so
@01I25: light lights. $le OIL; packins
sows. $s.50@S.50; pigs, $s@S5o; hold
overs. $4,000.
Cattle-Receipts, ?. SOC; market steady
CaIves--Receipts, 1000: market steady
Beef steers-Good and choice, $l1.b0 @
1225; common and medium. $6.6e@1o 50
yearlings $7@12.60. Butcher cattle
Heifers. $5612; cows, $4.6o@7.5e; bulls,
$S0s.5o: calves, &10@12; feeder steers.
Sc @s.s9; stockeP steers, $S,2sG9; stcckeE
cows and heifsrs. $4.S0@s. $50.
Sheep-Recsipts. $4,000; market steady.
medium ana choice lambs. $s@s16;
cuIls and common, $S@6.50: yearlings,
SsBe@7SO; common and choice eyes,
$eG42s: feeder lambs, $s.se@7.5o.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Atlas Stores Takes
OUer Radio Sales

An arrangement which is ex-
pected to increase radio sales Of
Atlas Stores Corporation $l,O0o.,
600 a year has just been made
with a leading department store
operating three branches, accord
ing to an announcement made
today by H. M. Stein, president
Of the corporation.
Under this arrangement Atlas
Stores Corporation will take over
the operation of the radio depa:t
mentS in this department store
organization and win place its
installation and service facilities
at the disposal Of the stores Gus
toners.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Railroads Request
Rate Modification

: Eastern railroads have filed a
petition with the Interstate Com
merce Commission asking for q
modification Of the Commissions
rate decision.
The roads asserted there would
be no increased revenues accru-
ine-te-t4aessf--ffesEa-tlae---Eates
They urged particularly a mod
ification as to fresh fruit. vege
tahle& hay and dairy products.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Alloy Steel BGres
Auto Trade Rise

PITTSBURGH. Sept. Aim
movement in orders for alloy
steel from the automobile trade
over the last week was reported
by Republic Steel Corporation.
August orders for some large
consumers, whose business reflects
manufacturing conditions in the
automobile industry six to eight
weeks ahead, were the largest for
any month of the current year.
Tin plate business also contin-
ues good and the company's mill
Is operating at capacity.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Fox Theuters GniI.
10 Per Cent irt Year

An increase Of more than 20
per cent over last year In the
business done at Fox Theaters
throughout the country is an
nounced by Oscar S. OldknoW,
executive vice president Of the
Fox TheaterS Corporation.
During the past two weeks the
Fox TheaterS Corporation has re-
opened 10 tfeaters, all of which
had been closed during the sum-
ner months undergoing altera-
tionS and renovationS.
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
BOND MARKET

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs & CO..
Government Bonds
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
OIL STOCKS

FURNISHED hy W. =. Hibbs + Coz
The Washington times., 1930-09-05

I22% 5iI sAFewav slOr a.. s7s1 sST sslE-3 ,
STA ssA st Jos Lead sal., eos 4O11 AOsI+ p
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
GRAINS HIGHER

CHICAGO. Sept. u.N.s3.-Grains
opened higher today. Wheat was up
y to sc; corn, y to %c. ana oats,
Y to NC.
Opening Prices: wheat--Septembe
S2A @S2Ae; d &C e m ber. SS@sSMc:
March, 9S; May s5@S5Nc.s
Corn-September, 99@99Nc; DecOm-
Der. S3hc; March. 95@S5kc
Oats--March. 45% Q4S%c: May, lSNc
The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Youngstown Steel : )
Operations at 57W

youngstown district operations.
Of steel plants, except for the usual
Labor Day shutdown, remained
unchanged at 50 per cent Of capas
city, 1t was announced yesterday.