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The Washington times., 1933-06-23
SELLING
HELD IN CHECK

NEW YORK, June % G.N.SO.
The stock market put in another
vacillating performance today
with reactionary influences still
strongly in evidence.
The general list, however, had
better support than in yesterdays
closing break and the bursts of
selling during the session were
held in check.
The opening saw a quick re-
bound on the denial of the rumor
that France would abandon the
gold standard. Further helpful
influences were early weakness in
the dollar, the bullish nature of
the weekend business reviews,
and the continuation of the Fed
eral Reserve credit initiation pro-
gram.
Early weakness in grain was an
unsettling influence, along with
a rally in the dollar. Grains raj
lied later and helped steady the
market.
Commodities G orally pre-
sented an irregular appearance
with firmness in cotton and a
few staples offsetting the decline
in grains. Bonds were mixed with
French bonds an outstanding
weak spot,
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Democrats Fight For 5000
Civil Service Jobs

places filled as a result of the ex
animation. A member of the
Patronage Committee said:
"The situation now is that Re-
publican workers were named to
jobs and the former adminiStra-
tiOn attempted to protect them
by putting them in the civil
service without examination.
"If examinations are ordered,
and the Democrats qualify for
the positions, they can get them.
We don't want incompetent
persons appOinted-but we want
the Democrats to have a
chance"
Pressure Grows
With thousands of Government
workers facing dismissal on July
l, with the new agencies of the
Roosevelt recovery program free
from civil service restrictions, and
With many workers to lose their
civil service status through trans.
fers, the pressure of Democratic
aspirants for jobs has grown.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
PR|CE.F|X|NG
BANNED. BY
u@mn~
JOHNSON
Textiles Code Is First to Be
Analysed; Chain Stores
Get Hint to Act
BY International News Service

ny lnLerndOAOHHl N0"S SeEElCo
The public will be protected
against price-fixing in the new
industrial and business codes
under the industrial recovery
act.
Hugh S. johnson, national re-
covery administrator, warned to-
day that if any code sets up too
much Of a monopoly with ap-
pearance of price fixing, "I'll have
to step in"
He promised a consumers ad-
visory board would be named be-
fore Tuesday, when the first Of
the hearings on codes, that Of the
textile industry, will begin.
To Use Full Power
He disclosed he will not hesi-
tate to use the club the law gives
him. He said he was reluctant
to resort to- licensing in any, in
dustry. He said:
1--WE want to discourage prices
fixing, but we hope the codes
submitted to us will be self
policing. What we ask is that
the groups make an agreement
not to sell below cost.
He said such practices had
proved ruinouS to small business
concerns. He. added:
"Things are moving much
faster than anticipated.
General Johnson announced
also that if necessary his organi'
zation can iron out disparities in
wages as well as in commodity
prices.
The question arose in connec-
ton with a query as to wages Of
printers in Washington and in
neighboring territory, when it was
pointed out that the scale for
printers in this city is consider
ably higher than it is for cities
and towns within a short radius.
Can Remedy Scale
Without committing himself on
any specific scale, General John
son said that if it appeared that
wages were distinctly out of line.
the Administration could correct
the situation.
He is very much encouraged at
the outlook. This optimism ex-
tends even to the hard-boiled
coal industry, which, in the next
few days is expected to offer
him the first real test of his
power to enforce fair practices
in industry.
Chain Store Code
Even these groups, johnson
continued, appear nearer to CO.
operation than at any time since
the war. He hoped they would
be able to work together in this
emergency. Should they fail to
do so, he made it plain, he would
not hesitate to use the authority
vested in him.
Johnson warned a meeting of
chain store executives here that
over-production in advance of
consumers ability to buy was the
"real reason for the depression"
and that if another depression is
to be prevented, this must be
guarded against.
He invited the chain store
leaders to submit a code of fair
competition but said he wanted
them to take the initiative and
to name the conditions under
which they would come in.
additional News On Page p
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Lindbergh Estate Will Be
Child Welfare Home

NEW YORK, June % Q.N.S).
The estate of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh at Hopewell, N. j.,
from which his infant son,
Charles A. Lindbergh, jr., was
kidnapped and slain, will become
haven for children.
This was definitely announced
today from, the office of Col.
Henry Breckenridge, close friend
and personal adviser of the fam
Gus aviator.
Specific details of the plan have
not been worked out, it was said,
but will be announced lated.
Papers of incorporation were
filed on behalf of a corporation
not to be operated for profit, Col
onel Lindbergh and his wife being
listed as trustees. The papers set
forth that the corporation is to
be known as High Fields" and
that it is to be operated without
profit "to provide for the welfare
of children, including their educa-
ton, training, disqualification,
and other allied purposes without
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
BY International News Service

Demands of patronage hungry
Democratic members of Congress
for revocation of orders issued by
President Hoover "blanketing" g.
900 Government workers into the
Civil Service will be placed be-
fore Postmaster General Farley to-
day.
Spokesman for a special con-
gressional patronage committee
will urge Farley to recommend
that President Roosevelt take this
action Immediately upon his re-
turn to Washington.
A precedent was established by
the President recently when he
declared the positions of group
of Agricultural Department work
ers who had been "blanketed"
into civil service open to competi-
tive examination.
New Exams Ordered
While the workers remain in
the civil service, new examina-
tions must be ordered and the
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
SEN. REED HITS
RECENT LAWS

ERIE, Pa June % Q.N.S).-
Senator David A. Reed (RO of
Pennsylvania today went on rec
ord with the intimation that un-
less the United States Supreme
Court keeps an eye cooked on the
1882 Roosevelt landslide, a con-
siderable portion of the Admins
tration'S emergency program will
be ruled unconstitutional.
Much of the emergency legisla-
ton, Reed told the Erie County
Bar Association, is unconstitutional
and "will be so held by the Su-
preme Court-if that body does
not follow the election returns!"
Reed satirized the title of Ma
tional Recovery bill, remarking:
"The Sweeter the name, / sup
pose, the sweeter the rOse."
Reed cited the farm bill and the
Muscle Shoals bill as most likely
to be held unconstitutional.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Ben Turpin, Screen
Comic, Faces Suit

SAN FRANCISCO, June % Il.
N.SO.-Ben Turpin, motion pic
ture comedian, was named de-
fendant in an $11,50O suit on
file here today. Grover C. Rein
kens, Oakland candy manufac-
turer, and Harold Morris filed
the suit, charging Turpin and
Louis Rose incorporated a night
club here under the name of
ben Turpin Hollywood Jungle
Company" instead of Ben Tur-
pin Inn Company" Reinkens
and Morris declared they were
to receive % per cent interest of
the profits, but were left out Of
the enterprise due to the change
Of name.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23

discrimination in regard to race
or creed"
Named Trustees
James H. Phelan, of Weehaw-
ken, is listed as statutory agent,
and DR.. Abram Flexner. Owen r.
M. Lovejoy, and Col. Henry
Breckenridge Long are listed as
trustees in addition to the Lind
berghs. DR.. Flexner is famous
educator and Colonel Brecken-
ridge Long has been an intimate
friend of Colonel Lindbergh.
Soon after the Lindbergh baby
was kidnapped, both Colonial and
Mrs. Lindbergh expressed a desire
to abandon the estate, on which
they had lived less than a year.
They have not lived there since.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
PRECEDENT.
MADE BY
NJ CARL
RULING
Rail Coordinator's Staff IS
Exempted; Thousands
Seen Affected

Employees Of the emergency
organizations created since the
passage of the second economy
act-the act to maintain the
credit Of the United States
apparently will be exempt from
the Is per cent salary cut pro-
vided under that act and an
executive order for employees Of
the Federal government.
A ruling announced today by
Comptroller General j. r. McCarl
specifically eXempts employees Of
the Railroad Coordinator's Office,
and, since the status of other
emergency organizations of recent
origin is practically identical with
that, it was generally felt today
that the ruling constituted a prece-
dent.
May Be Largest
The number of employees now afs
fected in the emergency organiza-
tionS probably is a few thousand.
When the organizations have
reached their full stature, however,
it is quite possible that the emer-
gency organizations may employ
more help than all the Federal de-
partments employ at present.
Definite estimates are difficult
in the case of some Of these agen-
cieS, but it has been intimated that
perhaps as many as 100000 en-
ployeS will be required in the agri.
cultural emergency units alone.
Presumably many Of these would
hold part-time or temporary jobs.
The Home Bank Board will
have at least 5000 field employees
and probably a total of 10000.
The Public Works AdminiStra-
ton will give jobs to a large
number of laborers, and to State
administrators and engineers,
with their staffs, in each State.
The Tennessee Valley Authority
has announced that it will select
labor mainly from the vicinity Of
its projects, but about 1000 jobs
are expected to open up shortly.
Asked About Cut
The Comptroller General was
asked by the railroad coordi-
nator, Joseph B. East tina n,
whether his employees were sub
ject to the IS per cent cut. He
pointed out that his employees
are exempted from civil service
laws and regulations and from
the classification act of 1923 and
that the coordinator is authorized
to fix their compensation.
Mr.. Eastman's letter also
pointed out that the expenses of
the coordinator's office, except
as borne by the Interstate Com.
merce Commission, shall be paid
from fund obtained through
assessments on the carriers. That
sum was appropriated under the
act creating the agency. Mr..
Eastman's communication as
serted that the Is per cent cut
would simply cause inconvenience
and annoyance.
The Comptroller Generals rul.
ing is not based in any respect
upon the source of the payment,
from assessments upon the rail.
roads, but considers only the act
creating the agency and section
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
N. Y. MOUes to Curb
Mix Production

ALBANY, June % Q.N.SD The
State Milk Control Board took
steps today to control production
of milk as a means of obtaining
higher prices for dairy farmers.
The plan, which will be the sub
ject of a hearing next Thursday,
provides that farmers who de-
crease production viii be paid
higher prices for their milk, while
those who increase their milk sup
ply will be paid lower prices.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Roosevelt London
Trip Again Denied

Recurring reports that Presi-
dent Roosevelt contemplates visit
ing London aboard the U. S. S.
Indianapolis during the Interna-
tional Economic Conference were
again denied at the White House
today. The latest rumor began
when the Indianapolis was or
dered to the Philadelphia Navy
Yards with orders to await the
Presidential party.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
TRADE TALKS
! To OSUCCEED,
HE STATES
British Premier Hits PessimiSm
And JuStifies U. S. Stand
On Currency Delay
BY GEORGE R. HOLMES

u T. ~ LOGlCAL MUSEU M,
LONDON, June 90 (I.N.S. .
A vigorous attack upon the
pessimism prevailing at the
world economic conference
was launched by Prime Min
lister J. Ramsay Macdonald
today.
Admitting that desirability of
q temporary currency stabilization
agreement was an "open ques-
tion," Macdonald predicted an
agreement eventually would be
reached and lashed out at the
present agitation on the part of
some countries to adjourn the
conference.
Sees Hurdles Overcome
Macdonald expressed convic-
tion the difficulties raised by
Americas refusal to enter a tenn
porary stabilization agreement
would be overcome.
The American memorandum re-
jecting temporary stabilization
"gave our hopes just a little
check" Macdonald said. He
added:
'But we must recognize that
American conditions for the
moment are very different in
relation to attempts to arrive
at temporary stabilizatiOn.
"The American economic
situation is very real, as the
memorandum on credits and
price levels points out. Amer
lean leaders are working most
diligently for success of the con-
ference, and must say it is an
open question whether tempo
rary sterilization would be help
full at present. do not express
q personal opinion here.
NO CLOUDS ON HORIZON
"The problem as now faced is
not cloudy or uncertain, We
are going on with our work
without a break over the whole
range Of economic problems,
eliminating finally with stabiI-
izatiOn.
Informal consultations indi-
(COntinued on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Verne Sdnkey Seen
Out in Washington

PORTLAND, Ore, June %
U.N.S0.-State and Federal
officers in Oregon and Washing
ton were electrified into action
today following a report that
Verne Sankey, notorious kidnaper
of wealthy men, had been seen
near Centralia, Wash, where he
is believed to have relatives.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Woman, 40, Beaten
To Death in Weeds

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, June %
Q.N.SO.-The body of a we'll
dressed woman, about 40 years
old, who had apparently been
bludgeoned to death after being
criminally attacked, was found
lying in a patch of weeds near
a dirt road on the outskirts Of
the city today.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
French Ship Ardnais,
100 Aboard, Grounds

SHANGHAI, June % GN.SJ.
The French steamship Aramis,
with 100 passengers aboard, went
aground off Steep Island in the
Chosan archipelago today. The
situation of the ship was de-
scribed as not serious. Several
tugs were rushed to its assistance.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
Hull Denies Report
He Plans to Resiqn

LONDON, June % Q.N.SO.
Reports that he might resign
after the world economic confer
ence were denied emphatically
today by Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull, chief of the American
delegation.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
PRINCE OF WALES IS 80

LONDON, June % U.N.S0.
The Prince of Wales celebrated
his thirty-ninth birthday quietly
today as messages of congratula-
ton poured in from all parts of
the British Empire.
The Washington times., 1933-06-23
JOHNSON TO PROTECT PUBLIC FROM PRICE FIXING
THE WEATHER

Fair and continued cool tonight; Saturday
partly cloudy with slowly rising temperature;
possibly followed by showers at night; gentle
north and northeast winds. Temperature yes
terday-Highest 92j lowest, So. (1932-High-
est, 81; lowest, II. Humidity yesterday-High-
eat. 100. loNvesk Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-22
Fourteen To Go

The die is cast SO far as the fate of the 9th amendment is concerned As state after state continues to show its dislike for the liquor amendment it is clear to the na- ton that but few months now separate us from legalzed sale of all liquors. Missouri on Saturday last added its name to those already in the wet column: There will be two more states voting on the question this month - Texas and Washington. By no stretch of the imagination can they be ex- pected to act any differently than their predecessors.
 All in all the necessary 36 states will have cast ballots by midnight of November 7 when five states are scheduled to vote. The ratifying conventions may not follow until later date, but at least by November 7 We shall know whether or not prohibition is any longer with us. The last convention of this group of states is to be held in De- cember. After that it simply remains for the necessary legal steps to declare the 9th amendment repealed and the 2lst amend ment in effect. In some states conditions may refer back to pre-prohibition days un- less legislative action has been or is taken 10 prevent this state of affairs
 Right here in Connecticut we are prepared for whatever may come. The Legislature has provided us'with a liquor control com mission. It has given us the necessary laws to guide this body in issuing per- mits for the sale of legal beverages with alcoholic content But whatever happens we know that America will not make the mistake of legislating liquor out of existence. It IS doubtful if even the arid dry states of generation ago will revert to their bone dry days Prohibition has given even ardent drys something to think about. The subject of temperance is an absorbing one and one that must gain valuable ground lost by the failure of prohibition to meet the test. Certainly it took public opinion long time to assert itself on this matter. But once asserted its effect is likely to be lasting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-22
The Consumers Part

The first emphasis of NRA activity was necessarily placed on raising wages cutting hours and getting more people employed. The employer had first turn in the great game. The second step is to keep the wages raised. the hours down and the people on the job. That can only be accom- plished by the consumer doing his part and what is more important-hers. Wo- men control about four-fifth of the pur- chasing power. Recovery is in their hands They are now asked to sign the cards by which they promise to cooperate in re-em- ployment by supporting and patronizing em- ployers and workers who are members of NRA.
 How is this promise to the president and the American people to be kept? By look ing for labels A garment which carried a union label or label of the Consumers League has always been safe to buy. since these labels began to appear on goods. Such garment was made under proper conditions. The worker was paid a living wage and the shop was conducted in safe and sanitary manner. To these labels is now added the blue eagle. Look for the eagle in the store window first. Then look for label on the goods. These labels may take little time to appear. because goods now on the shelves naturally do not carry them. But get the habit of asking the store what it knows about the making of the things it sells.
 The great difficulty found by agencies which previously tried to improve working conditions was that women appeared neither to know nor to care anything about what went on behind the store where they bought. Whether small children were working in the textile mills whence came their sheets, in the cannereis whence came their foods, appeared to be no concern of the buyer. Whether the girl who stitched up their dresses had enough to eat seemed not to matter. It did matter to any thinking woman But there never seemed any adequate way of finding out what was happening baekstage. Now she can know for the asking. It is up to her to ask. She does her part by demanding goods which carry the eagle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-22

Yale university will shortly start work on its new $l,300,000 college It re- gently filed an application for a building permit with the city. The new college group. part of the house plan that Yale is beginning. will consist of six buildings. Four of them will be dormtories one residence, the last the administration building. The Berkeley Oval group of structures were just recently razed to make way for the proposed Berkeley college. The buildings will con- form in architecture with the general out line of the present Yale structures that are to be retained in the house system. With such construction work afoot New Haven cannot very well complain about the atti- tude the university takes with regard to city taxes Not that the city isn't appre- ciative of the fact that without Yale in its midst it would lose perhaps its largest tax payer and certainly one of its outstanding attractions. To our way of thinking the corporation officials have been more than fair in their dealings with the city, especial ly of recent years, when the city has been in dire need of all the tax money that it could receive. Yale has repeatedly paid its taxes in advance so as to tide the city through bad three or four months. Now
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-22

Governor Lehmans war on crime in New York state reached peak last week when the state senate passed the bill mak- ing possession of sub-maehine gun felony. The day will eventually come. unless con- ditions in this nation change very abruptly. when possession of any sort of firearm will demand from the owner more than the eus- tomary permits of to-day. It is too easy to obtain deadly weapons. Of course manu- lecturers in years gone by have been able to prevent legislation against their products. But public opinion is going to change all that. And manufacturers will have to agree that possession of weapons whether they be re- volvers, rifles or shotguns. is too often the direct result of crime. Some means of keeping them out of the hands of irrespson- sible people must be found even if this does mean the sacrifice of good business in the process. If firearms are made for sport and not bloodshed then by all means let us have this state and not banditry and murder.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-22

It is good news to learn that the forestry camps will be open for another six month period. When originally planned it was be- lieved that in six months much of the con- servation work planned could be accom- pished. However, the surface has only been scratched in this work. There is much remaining to be done and even another six months of work by the boys in camp may not complete the tasks that the states and Uncle Sam have been contemplating for years but never got around to doing. We think that if possible some means of keep ing the civilian corps alive for a period of three or five years might serve the purpose for which it was created better than any shorter period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-22
The Waterbury Democrat Wash.
 inDtOu COrresnOnflent.

Washington.-At g o'clock one recent morning, five coal miners from Fayette County, Pa.-some of them painfully dressed up-were observed stalking through the NRA corridors of the Commerce build- ing.
 They were looking for the coal mediation board.
 At noon. they were still looking for it. They had seen 8 lot of people, each of whom sent them on to someone else. But they coundn't find anyone who admit ted being competent to listen to their grievances. IT
 They trudged those long hard corridors all day. Between 3 and 4 they saw someone who assured them that a written statement of their case would be shown to Ger ard Swope, coal board chairman and president of General Electric. McGrady Promises Action.
 But they weren't quite satis- fled, so they kept hanging around until a newspaperIman met them and showed them in on Edward F. McGrady, the MIRA labor advisor who had persuaded the Fayette County miners to abandon their strike on his promise that they would have 8 square deal. ,9 #,
 The five miners wanted to re, port that about 150 workers at one mine, S3 at another and 25 at third hadn't been taken back to work-a violation of the Prick company's agreement.
 "Tll get actionn' said McGra- dy. Where's Swope?"
 SwOpe was found. First he