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The Washington times., 1931-12-15
Capitol Hill
WATCHDOG OF TREASURY FINDS
UNPOPULARITY A ROAD
TO SUCCESS
BY ROBERT s. ALLEN

IN n Comptroller General John R. McCar the reputation
Il of being the ''most unpopular in Washington is
proud distinction.
To him this characterization is fatterng public acknow
edgment that for 10 years he has successfully and efec
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
D. e. Autoists GiUen
Permission to Use
Tags at Once

Washington motorists can put
their tags on their automobiles
now, despite orders they are not
to be used before January /,
William H. Van Duzer, director
of traffic declared today.
Van Duzer pointed out that
the order was printed before
changes in the rules permitted
use Of the 80 tags this year.
He declared:
"There is no reason why,
when motorists have their tags.
they can't use them"
CITIZENS PLAN MEETING
The Dahlgren Terrace Citi-
ZenS Association will me- tomor-
row night at 8 o'clock in the
Crosby S. Noyes School, Tenth
and Franklin Streets Northeast.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
His Word Nearly Final

His rulings final far the executive departments
of the Government 60 An appeal to the courts may be
TAKEN but in the executive branches of the Govern
ment, from the President down. change restrain
them.
When Congress in 1921 established the office of Comp
troller General made the agency responsible only to
ITSELF 1t provided that the Comptroller General should be
appointed for term of Is years. and be nonremovabe
except by impeachment 1t also wrote into the law that
one could be reapponted to the post.
Until the agency set up the Governments accounting
work had been done under the supervision of the Treasury
Six auditors directly under the Comptroller of the Cur
rency, supervised the accounts of the departments.
Congress decided that the Governments auditing office
ought to be dsassociad from the departments
posed to scrutnze It therefore combined the six auditors
into office made it independent bureau with broad
powers and responsible only Congress- gave its
director $4,000 year salary and 15year to be
completely free to carry out his work.
Never Fights Back
McCar is filling the first term of the office He was
named by President Harding and has served 10 years. He
retires ini1936.
He has two passions, his work and golf. In both he
excels.
I've got plenty of guts and the bigger they come the
harder they fall, his coworkers have heard
from him on than occasion. The record proves
that he has failed to make good his quiet boast
About his golf he says nothing but those who play with
him do He shoots consistently in the which is shoot
ing plenty.
McCar is tremendous worker. Nothing goes on in his
o11ice that does not pass his desk Night
era times week regular part of his work routine
put ne never asks employe work overtime or do any,
thing he won't tackle.
The Washington times., 1931-12-15
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lively carried out the trying duty en-
trusted his office by Congress of being
Its Watchdog of the Treasury.
That many of those seeking Govern
ment funds view him with asperity does
not disturb McCarl. That he has the
cordial support and whole hearted ap-
proval of those officials who hold the
public purse strings is a great satisfac-
tion to him.
Congressional finance leaders without
exception speak warmly of his work.
Senator Smoot, Republican, chairman
of the Senate Finance Committee; SEN
ator Wesley L. Jones' Republican, chair
man of the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee; Representative Byrns, Demo
crat, chairman of the House ApprOpria-
The Washington times., 1931-12-15

tions Committee and Representative Collier Democrat,
chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee are MS
strong friends and defenders
His stanch answering performance OF his duty as the
Federal Governments general accounting officer they de
clare has saved the public millions of dollars annually ana
they cite the record to prove their claims
On item alone it is estimated McCarls rigid Watchlul-
ness has saved the public not less than $lOOOO,OOO
Conducted His Own Probe
years Army and Navy officers had collected depend
ency allowances entirely their certificatons
military officer would claim that he the sole support
of one or both of his parents and would draw monthly
stipend from the Government for this purpose.
McCar decided look into the matter and conducted
quiet inquiry. His findings not very credltable to
the services who had obtained very consider
able sums through this
One case uncovered by McCar officer who drew
dependency allowance the claim that he support
ing his mother who it found the wife of wealthy
banker and who only received nothing from her son.
but lived in luxury.
On the basis of his findings McCar issued ruling requir-
ing affidavit from the dependent parent certifying
his her dependency and the details surrounding it. The
War and Navy departments raised bitter oucry against
the orders Members of the services spoke vehemeny about
the Comptroller General
But congressional leaders heartily pplauded his action.
There have been many other instances of similar curbg
of public expenditures and public protests against McCa
La gaceta., 1931-02-07

varios minutes al menos, trata-
rian de buscarle, atraveso con
tranquilidad la avenida de Neui
lily, Sc detuvo frente a SUI casa,
VIC la luz de la linterna ir y We
mir a traves de las ventanas del
primer piso, y continue su mar
cha en- direction del Arco del
Triunfo, tom6 un coehe que es-
tacionaba en- 10 alto de los Cam
pos Eliseos, Sc hizo conducir a
la barrera del Trono, entrando
en- ana casa cualquiera, de la
que salio a los pocos INSTANCES,
despues de preguntar al p~ortsro
por un nombre imaginario, re-
nov6 tres o cuatro wees la mis-
ma maniobra en- differences ca
lies, Y, en- fin, a cosa de la una
de Ia madrugada pag6 y despi-
La gaceta., 1931-02-07

esos conventos que admiten pen
sionistas.
va volveremos a yer a estos
personaies; pero importa de-
cir, por ahora, que Valeria, al
cabo de varios dias, recibio una
noticia inesperada, que acogio
con incredible indiferencia. En-
ire los papeles del baron-ban-
que~o Sc encontr6 un testament
to olografo, en- ell que hacia a la
sonora Worms su heredera uni
versal, y cuya herencia ascen-
dia a once millones de frances.
Volvamos ahora a Federico
Muller, quien, despues de haber
d sparado sobre John, antes de
tirar la lampara, habia tenido
la presencia de espiritu necesa-
rio para tomar su sombrero,
La gaceta., 1931-02-07

do al cochero a la entrada de
la Gale de Santo Domingo.
FL unico objeto de TODD aquel
manejo era poder estar dentro
de un carruaje ell mayor tempo
possible. Federico Muller vic CO
mo Sc alejaba ell coche, anduvo
unos cincuenta pasos mas, Y
por dos wees trio del Gordon de
la camranilla de una ASA alta y
de hermosa apariencia. La puer
ia Sc abri6 Gran obscuridad rel
naba en- ell zaguan. FL portero
habia apagado ell gas antes de
irse a acostar.
i Quien va alla?-pregunt6
desde su CANA Y a traves del
CRYSTAL de su cuarto.
Soy 20 Godard-contest6
Ell cajero, con VOC que no tenia
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AWISOS EN- WEST TAMPI

que al entrar habia dejado So
bre una silla.
Los agentes Sc encontraban
en- la casa. Les oia... subian...
lC6mo muir?
Muller Sc lanz6 a la habita-
ci6n contigua, cuya puerta ce-
rr6; abri6 la ventana. Y, con pc
ligro de matarse, salt6 del pri-
mer piso al jardin. Cay6 en-
blando, sin que lie ocurriera per
canoe alguno. I'm minute des-
pues alcanzaba ell caballete del
muro, Y de ALI Sc desliz6 hasta
ell canine de ronda de las forti-
ficaciones.
II De buena me he escapa-
do!-murmur6.-Pero va estoy
en- salvo.
Convencido de que, durante
La gaceta., 1931-02-07

Pero, en- tanto que sc verificaba
la detencion de aquel miserable,
era precise decidir al i~nstante
'sobre la suerte de la baroness
~ del vizconde, cuya ~inocencia
Sc veia palmariamente por ell
nuevo asesinato Y la huida del
cajero.
FL senior Duvernet pas6 la
|ncche redactando ell auto de So
breseimiento referente a los dos
acusados. Ell Tribunal 10 confir-
mo Y aprob6, y los detenidos
|fueron puestos al momento en-
Ilibertad.
Al salir de la Conserjeria,
'Valeria Worms solo tuvo con
.Gilberto una conversation de
minutes, retirandose para
|pasar Ell ano de luto, a uno de
La gaceta., 1931-02-07


Sale para New York ell sabado
Der Ia maiana. Puede llevar 8
pe1sonas. Informan 1907 Doce
avenida.
La gaceta., 1931-02-07
BOXEO
LEGO Ell GLADIATOR
4

Para su pelea del dfa " d.
febrero con ell campe6n Ct oano
de peso welter, Relampago Sa-
guero, arrib6 aver a esta ciu-
dad ell gladiator Freddie Fitz-
gerald, de Pittsburg.
Fitzsgerald aspira a la coro-
ma de su categoria Y en- su Ii
bro aparece una victoria sobre
ell negro Young Jack Thomp-
son, ell excampe6n.
Ell cree que no lie serfa dificil
veneer a Tommy Freeman, a
quien califica del peor de los
campeones de estos 1ltimos a.
nos.
Estima que Jackie Fields es
todavia Ell campe6n, aunque re-
cientemente perdiera la corona.
Su victoria sobre ell etiopico
Johnson la alcanz6 en- 1929, en-
California.
En- sus 1ltimas peleas hizo
tablas con Canada Lee, Joe Re-
no y Jackie Brady, perdi6 por
puntos en- up encuentro con
Johnny Indrisano, puso a dor
mir a Alan Beatty y derrot6
por decision a Jimmy Light y
Paul Perrone.
La gaceta., 1931-02-07

con Rosenbloom 81 consigue vs.
Ger a Tony.
Ell manager de Rosenh
ha pedido tambien que ell u
rec sea hombre de su con E
"a, aprobado porel. 80
Finch ha pedido que ]
Brien, de St. Petersburg,
referee de su match conV = T
celia o de 10 %contrario no Ill
ra.
La imposition lie ha sido ace
tada.
La gaceta., 1931-02-07
VEN
CLIO A MAX BAER

New York, Feb. Tommy
Loughran, un guerrero de quien
Sc decfa que habfa terminate su
carrera, volvi6 hoy a la primera
lila en- presencia de mas de
10000 asombrados espectado-
res, boxeando brillantemente v
hacienda lucir muy pequeno al
"cacareado" Max Baer, de Cali
fornia, debil nuevo aspirante q
la corona de peso completQ
Ell excampe6n de peso Gmple
to ligero maniobr6 pr ell ring
La gaceta., 1931-02-07

ningnn acento aleman.
-iAh! iah! IVA habeis re-
gresado del campo, senior Co.
dard?
va 10 veis.
-iY que tai estais?
-Muy bien, gracias.
d Quieres luz?
NO, tengo cerillas.
-Entonees, buenas noches.
senior GODDARD.
Buenas noches No u
oals a mi cuarto muy de mana
ma Vtngo cansado v ouiero
dormir hasta muy avanzado el
dia.
81 caiero subi6 la escalera
hasta ell quinto piso Y penetr6
en- una pequeha vivienda. conn
La gaceta., 1931-02-07
~ROSENBLOOM VENDRA A
PELEAR CON CANCELA
Ell Ola 20 DE FEPRERO

Ell promoter Kennedy, del 116
de Artilleria, recibi6 aver un
despacho de Frank Bachman
manager del campe6n mundial
de peso complete ligero, Mako
Rosenbloom, aceptando la otef-
ia para pelear aqui ell dia 20 de
febrero, viernes, con ell gladia-
dor local Tony Cancela, oriun-
do de Galicia.
Kennedy tendra que poner
una garantfa en- metalico y aca-
tar, ademas, las s%iguientes con-
diciones:
Que Cancela no oese mas de
lit libras; que Sc de una pelea,
de seis a ocho rounds, a Freddy
Haverlak, companero de esta-
bio del campe6n; pasaje de ida
y vuelta para Ell grupo y que
corran por cuenta del promoter
los gastos de alimentaci6n de la
partida mientras permanezcan
en- Tampa.
Aver mismo contest6 Kenne-
dy diciendo que aceptaba todas
las condolences menos la de con-
tratar a Haverlak, por tener va
completado ell programa.
Otra dificultad en- relaci6n
con ell "bout" es que Cancela
Sc halla obligado a pelear aqui
con Finch, ell microbes; pero
este punto Sc ha solucionado con
la promesa de Finch de pelear
La gaceta., 1931-02-07
fOLl ETIN DE LA GACETk
TRACEDIAS
DE PARIS
TrAducci6D de
Pedro Pedlaxa y Psex

A cosa de las once de la noche
vic que llegaba no John, Goa
quien contaba, sine al comisario
de Policia, muy descompuesto,
que lie refiri6 los acontecimien-
tos, causandole la mas viva de-
cepci6n. Ell digno magistrate
recobro pronto su calma y Sc
decia que Federico Muller cae-
ria en- su poder al dia siguiente,
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AVlSoS IN YbOR C;TY

Or. Portocsrrero, DR.. A. A. tS0nSAieE, DR.. A
tito. DR., +. M. TisLn, DR.. Sulio ]. Guerra, er Ia
CO del Cfrculo Cubano TelAfono No Y 1855.
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RETZLAFF r A
RISKO

Detroit, Feb Charley
Retzlaff, de Mimi, gladiator de
peso complete, obtuvo aver la
decision de los jueces sobre
Johnny Risko, de Cleveland, en-
una pelea a diez asaltos.
Risko pesaba una libra mas
que su oponente, 1874.
La gaceta., 1931-02-07
EN- WEST Tampa


Tei@fonos para visitas por Ell dia: Ybor City, Y,
West Tampa, H 3846. Para llamSdss por la nc
10 mismo er Yoor que en- West Tampa, Y 1AlO
La gaceta., 1931-02-07
LEVINSKY PUSO A DOR
MIR A GAGNON

Boston, ~ En- ell tercer
round de I'm Veut verificado en-
ell Garden, Kss1 Levinsky, Ell
vigoroso pugilista de Chicago,
puso a dormir a Ja% Gagnon,
de esta ciudad.
Levinsky pesaba ITO libras y
Gagnon, 1872.
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CLASIFICADOS

AGENTES-Dos agentes para
Ybor, que hablen espanol e in
giles. Buena comisi6n. Trabajo
fijo. C. w. Smith, Box 1913,
Tampa.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
Grain Market

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 18-Grains
scored advances today after a wavering
start Upturns in securities helped to
promote purchases OF wheat futures
mere. and so. too. did relative strength
OF wheat quotations at Liverpool.
Doping IS off to l4-3s up. wheat
afterWard rose all around. Corn started
unchanged TO &s-l2 lower and subse-
quently rallied.
Assertions that Government crop tc-
ures this afternoon from Washington
were likely to make bullish exhibit
regarding acreage and condition of the
new domestic Winter wheat crop tend
cd to give an additional upward i'm
pulse to grain prices. There were also
indications that French millers would
soon be permitted TO use 10 per cent of
foreign wheat instead of only 3 per cent.
Meanwhile, a sharp break in the United
states steel stock was virtually ignored
by wheat traders.
Evidence that standing orders to pur-
chase May wheat at about $751; cents
were in the pit did much to put back
bone into all grain values At times.
the bulgeS from that price amounted
10 well above cent a bushel No ma
terlal pressure to sell wheat was an
parent at this time and traders who
were short of wheat turned hastily to
the buying side. Corn and oats rose
with wheat despite favorable weather
over the corn belt.
Upturns in hog values steadied the
provision market.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
Low Steel Production.

NEW YORK. December l8 'SpeciaD =.
This weeks figures of steel produc-
ton show that the output for the en-
tire country has dropped down to 25
per cent of capacity, compared with
POL per cent the previous week and 80
per cent in November 1t is anticipated
that the average for the month will be
ir the neighborhood of IS per cent, as
the dull period is now on and there is
rot likely to be much initiative shown
or the part of buyers.
There have been delays in purchases
that have been expected this month,
such as those by automobile manufac-
turerS. but it is still the expectation OF
the trade that these will come forward
in larger volume than normally in the
first months of 1882. Along with the
falling off in output is a further test
of the price structure. with concessions
of from 81 to 81 a ton in different I'm
ished steel schedules. This general Sit
uation relates closely, of course. to the
market for the securities of iron and
steel companies and will affect dividend
policies when they have to be deter
mined in January.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
NEW BRITISH TARIFF
AFFECTS U. S. TRADE
American Exports Hit by so Per
Cent Ad Valorem Duty, Effec-
tive After Saturday.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, December 18-American
exports in large number will be hit bv
a so per cent ad valorem duty to be
imposed after Saturday under the terms
OF the third anti-dumping order which
the Board Of Trade issued last night
Among the items included on the list
are incandeScent bulbs, fittings and ac-
cessorles for use in connection with in
terror lighting fuses sockets. shades,
refectors, switches and the like.
Also Photographic cameras and parts.
unexposed paper plates and films other
than motion picture films; lawn
mowers; manufactured products wholly
or partly Of cotton. including tissues in
the piece flags. hankerchiefs, shawls
and household cotton goods; cordage,
ropes and tWine under one-fourth inch
diameter.
Other items are garments. complete
or incomplete. other than underwear;
hosiery, complete or incomplete, for
men. women or children
Also cltric acid, tartaric acid. cream
of tartar. aluminium sulphate, ammonia
alum, soda alum, potash alum, ammon-
ium chloride, and lithopone; rubber
proofed tissues in the piece: loaded
cartridges or empty cartridge cases.
The Board of Trade revealed figures
showing that in each case there had
been large increases in the amounts
of goods imported into England recent
ly apparently in anticipation of a gen.
eral tariff.
In two or three cases where Ameri-
can products are affected, especially
in the case of electric fixtures. Ameri-
can firms already have begun plans to
manufacture the articles complete in
England to avoid duty. The govern
ment has no objection to establishment
of branch factories in England for that
purpose.
Evening star., 1931-12-18
Preferred Stocks.

NEW YORK, December 8 (SpeciaN
The fall in public utility preferred
stocks has not left the highest grade
Of such issues unscathed. One of these
is Public Service Electric & Gas 5 per
cent. which a few months ago sold
above l07 and has just dropped to 88.
or a change from a yield basis of less
than 434 per cent to one of 534 per
cent. Another is United Gas & I'M
prOvcment. which has declined from
107 to So A third is Consolidated Gas
S per cent, which has gone from 107
to 81 Duquesne Light 5 per cent
preferred has dropped from lO7l2 to
below 96. All OF these stocks are
recognized as among the choicest of
public utility senior issues. 1t is re-
garded as interesting that some of these
issues are earning more today than
when they sold at the higher levels.
Evening star., 1931-12-18

depression, namely. the collapse of
wholesale prices and the contraction of
credit under pressure of the banks. ap-
parently have reached the end of their
ropes.
Dutch Exchange Hit.
The sharp setback in Dutch exchange
appears to be due almost entirely TO
speculative activities concentrated upon
the guilder The reasoning is fairly
logical. Selling at par, further advances
beyond the gold level are not very
likely. Consequently there is little risk
involved in selling
On the other hand. recessions NAV
assume sufficiently large proportions to
make such transactions worth while
from the standpoint of profits. The
metallic cover and foreign bills reported
by the Nederlandsche Bank are equiva-
lent TO more than 81 per cent of the
total notes in circulation Short selling
is therefore fraught with danger Spec
ulatOrs, however, think of momentary
profits only.
France continues her economic pene-
tratlon into Poland The latest fnan-
clal transaction reported to have been
arranged IN France on behalf of her
ally involves a loan of 200 900 900
francs, equivalent to about $4,000. 900.
The money is TO be turned over to the
National Bank of Poland to enable it to
redlscount, among others, Soviet gov
ernment trade bills
The terms Of the new French credit
have not been made public, but it is
within reason TO assume that they were
much more favorable than quotations
OF Polish bonds on the New York Stock
Exchange indicate.
tCopyrlght; 1881, by. the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1931-12-18
CURB SHARES RISE
IN BRISK TURNOVER
Market Leaders Show Re-
covery When Selling Pres
sure Lifts.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. December l8.-After a
slow start the Curb Exchange today
showed a burst of speed which brought
the markets volume almost equal to
that of last Monday, with slight gains
scattered through the list.
Electric Bond & Share, the market
leader. relieved of the liquidation char
acter of selling which marked its move
mentS Thursday. rallied fractionally.
Cities Service was turned over III good
volume moving within Quarter-polnt
range Standard Oil of Indiana threat
ened to violate its low, but recovered
every time it equaled its previous mini
mum mark
Metals and motors again were out
standing strong spots. though there was
less selling pressure during the fore
noon from the midwest especially Chi
cago. and from New England, than there
was during the last two hours OF Thurs
days market.
NeWmont Mining, a holding COM
pany. was the chief beneficiary of the
mark-up in red metal and the rise OF
copper shares. Demand for United
Verde Extension, however, picked up, as
it declared the regular quarterly dlvl-
dend of 25 cents This development
also proved constructive to Hudson Bay
Mining, ShattuCK DEM ana b wanna
M KubWa.
Prices on the Curb Exchange were
mixed at the opening.
There We're some new lows notably IN
the trading corporation group. Blue
Ridge preferred, National Investors and
Prudential Investors all made new lows.
Middle West Utilities dropped to 4
new bottom at 434. Wick Financial
Corporation at 80. and Transcontinen-
tai Air Transport at 90, also reached
new minimum quotations.
Electric Bond & Share. which opened
on 5000 share block at 9, unchanged,
later went to small gain on the day.
American Gas q Electric and United
Light q Power A also gained. Cities
Service was unchanged at 81, after
opening. Standard Oil of Indiana lost
a shade. Standard Oil of Kentucky
advanced narrowly. NeWmont at IL 4
reflected firmness in other mine shares
United Gas opened unchanged but
later registered a small gain. Other
gas company shares were inactive and
most induStrialS were little changed
In the Motors. Ford Motor of Canada A
was off fraCtionally to $50. Cord went
q fraction higher.