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Evening star., 1933-07-20
Wholesale Prices
Make Record Lean
OF rs Per Cent

As the administration threatened to
invoke a blanket code for all indus
try to bring purchasing power above
production cost, the Government S
official weekly wholesale price index
today took a record breaking leap
of 25 per cent. and shot purchasing
power of the 1926 wholesale dollar down
to s145, slump of cents during the
last seven days.
officials of the Labor Departments
Bureau of Statistics said the jump in
prices was the largest since the bureau
started figuring weekly wholesale COM
modify prices. The nearest figure was
68.l, reached on January 9. 1882, dur
| ing strong but brief rally of COM
modities
With the jump registered today. the
wholesale dollar has declined 27 cents
since the week of March 4, according
to the bureaus report.
Food Leads List.
While private economists were pre-
dieting levellng off in prices because
of the slump yesterday in the specula-
tive group of commodities. and reports
that warehouses are becoming jammed
| because of the recent squirt in produc-
ton, there was no indication today that
the Government figures. which are
based on 784 commodities, will feel the
effects materially for at least two or
three weeks. BY that time. economists
, advance the opinion that there might
be rally in the speculative groups.
Foods and farm products led the
weekly list Of increased prices. the for
mer jumping from 629 to 65.9, and the
latter from 585 to Gil.
Hides and leather. which have been
shooting upward rapidly since March,
jumped from 1877 to 85.4; textile prod
ucts leaped from GAL to 66.5. and fuel
and lighting from est to 66.7.
Chemicals and Drugs Lag.
, Only chemicals and drugs Jagged be-
hind in the rapid rise of prizes of the
, ten major items, this group falling from
73 10 729 Metals and metal products
advanced from 1913 to 806; building ma
terials, II to 1873; house furnishing
goods, 1876 to IA, and miscellaneous
items, 629 to 63.5.
One month ago today the purchasing
power of the 1926 wholesale dollar stood
at $l65. The following week it took
2-cent drop, and two weeks ago it
was at fraction above Sl.50. Last
3 cents during the last seven days.
Meantime. the Bureau said. conStrNc-
tion of residential property throughout
the country increased 1873 per cent dur
ing June as compared with May, al
though there was a decline of 36.5 per
cent in the total of all building.
Decrease Explained.
The decrease In the total was due, it
was explained. to the fact that the
great San Francisco Bay Bridge was
included in the May figures. With this
eliminated from that month. an in
crease would have been shown.
The Bureau complies its statistics
from reports of building permits of 762
cities having population of 10000 or
| more. 1t does not include farm build
ings. or structures in smaller towns and
cities
In June permits were issued for 4,017
new buildings. valued at S14.112 ,978
compared with 3879. valued at S12-
| 965, ,359 in May. Non-residential build
ings were valued at s14,019.677. COM
pared with S41,221,l6 the previous
| month.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
END OF GOLD CLAUSE
LOANS ASKED
U. S. Holders Requested to Permit
Conversion on Yesterdays Ex-
change Rate Basis.
Py the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 2O-Great Britain
has asked American holders of the 1917
war loan bonds to accept abrogatlon OF
their gold clause to permit conversion
from 5i2 per cent to 2l2 per cent ster-
ling bonds.
An offer was made to change each
81 QUO bond into sterling BOND OF
f260-at the rate of 1894, against the
s4.86 parity, reached yesterday by the
dollar and pound.
The explanation was given that re-
cent American legislation provides that
gold obligations can be paid IN cur
Tency which at the time of payment
is legal tender for public and private
debts and that payment of interest
and repayment of principal
can only be made in currency or coin
which is at the date of payment legal
tender in the United States for the dis
charge Of debts. that is, paper dollars
and not gold dollars
Evening star., 1933-07-20

"As I see it, there are now two main
problems-some device to bring in the
unorganized classes and this question OF
prices going too far ahead of consuming
power. The operation of this law has
been an inspiring thing"
JohnSon'S assertions stood out amid
whirl of activity, other hearings being
in progress elsewhere on the wage
working time agreements sought for the
shipbuilding and lumber industries.
Notes Rapid Price Jump.
Eve have had rapid increase in
prices throughout industry" the ad-
ministrator noted emphatically. I'VE
recognize that costs are going to in
crease and prices will have to also.
Every time in the past there has
been rapid increase in prices there
has been a lag in wages.
But now the distortion of increased
prices is so rapid and the lag of pur-
chasing power so great that it is plain
We can't stage industrial recovery with
II 600 600 men out of work"
He urged the Womens coat and suit
manufacturers and the Representatives
of labor in that industry assembled to
threSh out the prospective points in the
proposed agreement to shorten hours
and raise wages by working on two
main principles, for stabilization and
protection of the industry itself and for
beneflting the workers therein
johnson told the clothiers that In
dustry had to move on a broad front to
put people back to work mot six months
from now. but right now" at wages
that permit them to live.
Hopes for Solution.
IF we don't" he said, there will be
the buyers inability TO buy the prod
uctS of industry. There IS no escape.
have no doubt the situation is being
realized in industry and that it is going
to be solved"
He said he had seen advance whole
sale quotations for retail restocking
which showed increases of from so to
l3O per cent. Calling this appalling" :"
he added this shows what We are up
against in a little while and it lies in
your hands to meet the situation.
johnson may not have ready for
President Roosevelt the complete pro-
gram for his Nationwide code" push
until late in the day. The plan in
wolves voluntary agreements by all
factories. stores. service plants such as
laundries and filling stations, and busi-
ness houses, with organization in every
community TO persuade employers into
signing
Deputy Administrator A. w. Allen,
who conducted yesterdays long session
on an electrical code, said today he was
Informed the manufacturers were max
ing good progress and he was hopeful
Continued on Page .. Column 81
Evening star., 1933-07-20
MATTERN PLANS
TO COMPLETE HOP
Will Get Plane at Nome, Fly
Back to Anadyr and Con-
tinue to u. S.
BY JAMES MATTERN.
b. Radio to The Star.

b. Radio TO The Star.
ANADYR, Siberia, July 20-Soviet
Pilot Levanovski has arrived here with
a powerful seaplane Of the Soviet Arctic
service to fly me to Nome-and am I
happy! I had almost given him up.
1t took him about as long to get here as
it took to get permission from the
United States to let him enter Alaska
with the relief plane.
This is the first time in about two
weeks that have been able to smile,
for now it looks as if there is a chance
I will be able to complete my solo hop
around the world despite the loss of my
plane when it crashed near the Anadyr
River. That is what I plan to do.
Levanovski will fly me to Nome. There,
I understand, two planes are at my serv-
ice a ship of the Pan-American Line
and the plane of the rescue expedition
headed by William Alexander.
Plans to Resume Hop.
1 hope to take one of those planes,
fly it back to Anadyr and resume my
hop around the world from there. If
I can do this and complete my trip
just as planned it. even though il. en-
tails the use of another plane, 1 will
have done what I started out to do,
and that will be something, even if it
is only winning out on technical de-
cision But that will be better than
going back as a passenger.
These Russians are certainly great
for cooperation and I shall never be
able to thank them enough for what
they have done for me. They are the
most eager people to help tnat have
ever seen. And they certainly are
making wrecked Jimmie Mattern one
happy fellow by helping him out Of
his jam.
(Copyright, 1893. by North American News
paper Alliance, 1nc0
Evening star., 1933-07-20

The National Industrial Recovery
Administrations publicity machinery,
one of the most elaborate set up IN
Washington since wartime, today was
reported tottering and La Burt st.
Clair and Frank Wilson. former news
paper men, were in conference with
administration officials to steady the
'ballyhoo boat"
While no official announcement was
forthcoming early this afternoon. 1t Is
known that Administrator Hugh s.
Johnson has decided to change his pub
licity staff in an effort to get 1t cut
of what newspaper men have described
as "rut."
Evening star., 1933-07-20
POLICE CAPTAIN STABBED
DURING GARMENT STRIKE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 20.-A police captain
was stabbed in the hand and 10 girl
pickets arrested today in disturbance
among strikers in the La Mode Gar
ment Co. plant.
The employees have been on strike for
more than week. sometimes joined by
social workers in a protest against the
existing wage scale.
A report that so girl pickets were
trying to keep strikebreakers from the
factory this morning, in some cases at
tacking them, brought riot squads to
the scene and after battle with the
police 10 girls were taken into custody.
Capt Harry O'Connel received knife
wound in the hand.
Circuit Judge Joseph SrHke on Mon
day refused to grant the fompany an
injunction to prevent pieketing.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
BELIEVED ON HIS WAY.
Coast Guard Cutter Has Message
Russian Plane Took OFF.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
officers of the United States Coast
Guard cutter Northland advised head
quarters today they believed Jimmy
Mattern, round-the-world aviator, had
departed from Anadyr, Siberia, for
Nome, Alaska, in a Russian seaplane.
The Northland said it had picked up
radio message from Anadyr saying a
seaplane flown by Aviator Levanovsky
was Flying today S hours 81 minutes
In Nome"
This message, the Northland said, in
dicated Mattern had left Anadyr with
Levanovsky.
The Northland reported, however,
that it had received no word OF plane
landing at Nome and would endeaVor
to verify its belief that the flyers were
en- route to Alaska. The Northland now
is cruising off the Siberian coast to
Anadyr and was instructed yesterday to
try to get in touch with Mattern.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
RECOVERY PUBLICITY MACHINERY
OF ADMINISTRATION TOTTERIrNG
La Burt St. Clair and Frank Wilson Confer With OH
cias to Steady ''Bauyhoo Boat"

Boaz Long, former diplomat and ad-
vertising man, has been transferred to
other duties within the administration,
according to reliable reports, and ST.
Clair, a former Washington correspond
ent. and Wilson, now engaged in pub
licity work in New York, will step in
and take his job. The entire publicity
machinery, however will be supervised
by Charles Francis Horner, the man
who is credited with making the war
Liberty loan drives success.
The task of keeping busy approxi-
mately Is or more writers and other
employees in the publicity section will
fall on the shoulders of st. Clair and
Continued on Page 2. Column l.,
Evening star., 1933-07-20
Johnson FOresees Crisis in Re-
covery Program Unless More
Buying Power Is Forthcoming.
LAW WORKS, HE DECLARES. ADDING
ENCOURAGEMENT is JUSTIFIED
Emerging From Depths but Not From
Dangers of Depression, Admin
istrator Warns Industry.
By the Associated Press.


Foreeeng crisis in the unless popular
chasing stepped keep with rising
trial Administrator Hugh S. Johnson today the
Nationwide adoption of minimum working
tationS
Only approval by President Roosevelt awaits PRONUNCIATION
the drastic proposition and Johnson
the is The plan would voluntary
of public opinion get industrial
Johnson Warns Crisis Is Faced.
Making the rounds of hearings being proposals
the crowded meetings emerging from depths
OF depression He
must keep step with rising prices going far in talking hotel
to warn that crisis is faced within the
with of
I'VE have right be encouraged works
Johnson said. ' ~ 'N'
Evening star., 1933-07-20
STOCK VALUES OFF
FROM g TO SO
Commodity Quotations Also
CrumbIe-Entire Market
Is Hard Hit.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 20.-Stock and
commodity values crumbled today in
badly shaken markets.
With wheat smashing down 13 to
IS cents bushel, corn IL to 13 cents
and cotton more than SIS bale, prices
on the New York Stock Exchange
crumbled 81 to over $50. Distillery
and whisky issues were again weakest,
but the entire market was sorely hit.
Values faded rapidly through most
attempts to raliy-especially in the
stock manufacturing the morning.
Wheat's precipitate plunge around the
noon hour brought quick reaction in
shares and although prices steadied for
time around O'Clock, the decline
was soon resumed on a broad scale.
Speculative accounts were liquidated
in large volume as margins evaporated.
and offerings from other sources in
creased, finding the market with little
or no support from buying orders.
Dollar Exchange Rises.
The break conceded with a very
sharp advance in dollar exchange
against foreign currencies. Sterling
begged down to S467i2. where it was
off 14a4 cents, while French francs,
Swiss francs, Dutch guilders and other
continental monies weakened CORE
spondingly
In some quarters the dollars rally
was associated with ]. P Morgan's as
sertion in London that he would not
be surprised if he and Montagu Nor
man. governor of the Bank of England,
should discuss currency stabilization.
Today's collapse of market values ex-
ceeded yesterdays. With the dollar
making so striking recovery, traders
were in much greater haste to leave a
market which had been built up to a
large extent on our currency'S depreci-
alton than were new buyers TO get in" J"
Evening star., 1933-07-20
HENDERSON TO TALK
ARMS WITH HITLER
Briton Seeks to Clarity European
Situation in Conference at
Munich.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 20.-Arthur Hender-
son. British chairma9 Of the Geneva
Disarmament Conference, was in
Munich today to talk over the arms
problem with Chancellor Hitler, with
a view to clarifying the European poll
tical situation.
Henderson conferred recently with
Czechoslovakian officials in Praha and
suggested meeting of Chancellor
Hitler and Premier Daladier of France
might help the dead-locked arms prob
lens.
Vice Chancellor Won Papen's news
paper, Germania. charged that America,
England, Poland, Russia and Austria,
under French direction, were working
to isolate Germany through secret
treaties.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
BY REX COLLIER.

An inoffensive pair Of Swiss binocu-
lars with not enough metallic content
to satisfy customs officers they should
be admitted free of duty under the
classification of metallic medals or
prizes" have precipitated quite diplo-
matte tangle, involving the State and
Treasury Departments, the National
Aeronautic Association, the Swiss Aero
Club and Lieut.. Comdr Thomas G. w.
Settle. noted Navy balloonist.
The binoculars and fine gold watch
were prizes awarded Settle for win
ming the international balloon races
which started from Basle, Switzerland,
last September Together with a sill
yer tray-awarded by the same donor,
the Swiss Aero Club, to Ward T. Van
Orman, second place winner-the gifts
were sent to this country recently IN
Evening star., 1933-07-20
Husband and Wife
Spoke With Notes
Only for 10 Years
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 20.-Mrs. Rose
Wach'S suit for divorce charged
that for ten years she and her
husband communicated with each
other only through messages
written on the tablecloth and let
ters picked from alphabet soup.
He stopped speaking. she al
legged, when she poured bottle
of his liquor in a sink.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
SETTLE FORCED TO PAY SS4 DUTY
ON PRIZE WON IN BALLOON RACE
Customs Officers Declare Swiss Binoculars Lack Metallic
Content to Be Admitted Free

care of the National Aeronautic As
sociation.
Although the State Department pre-
viously had notified the Swiss Aero
Club that the prizes would be admitted
to this country free, an eagle-eyed
customs officer who is stickler for
technicalities has ruled that the binoc-
ulars we're not primarily metallic" and
therefore not exempted from duty. The
1890 tariff act states in effect that
metallic medals or prizes awarded a
United States citizen by foreign gov
ernment or individual may be entered
duty free"
Settle, in the midst Of his busy
preparations for exploring the strato-
sphere by balloon at Chicago, was served
notice that unless he remitted promptly
to the customs Office in Georgetown the
fToy,fiHted An ~,
Evening star., 1933-07-20
Take 1924 Stitches in Man.

BALTIMORE tPD.-After physicians
had taken 1,124 stitches in an effort to
save his life, Walter Judah, 40-year-old
colored man, died in hospital here.
Police said another colored man, Mon
roe T. Young, 38. who was arrested,
slashed Judah on the head, neck, arms
and body with an ordinary pocket.
knife in a fight over small amount OF
money.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
ROOSEVELT WATCHES MARKET.
Action Forecast If His Recovery Pro-
gram Is Endangered.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt is watching 81
lently and closely the ups and downs
of the security and commodity ex-
changes If his recovery plans are en-
dangered, his supporters believe he will
not hesitate to take any necessary, and
feasible action.
But there had been no indication
Continued on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
LEAVE FOR cheyenne
Secretary Dern and Wife Flying
to Wyoming.

CHICAGO. July 20 (P.-Secretary Of
War and Mrs George H. Dern took of
today at am. Central standard time.
for Cheyenne, Wyo.
The Secretary, flying to Salt Lake
CITY. where he is to speak Friday. will
stop In Cheyenne tonight.
Evening star., 1933-07-20
0ttley Kidnap Suspect Held.

HALIFAX, Va, July 20 R).-A man
giving the name of Terrence D. West
moreland. 26. of Griffin, Ga, is being
held in Halifax County Jail in connec-
ton with the kidnapping of James K.
Ottley, Atlanta broker
Evening star., 1933-07-20
Pope Receives Father Cox.

VATICAN CITY, July 20 (P).-Pope
Plus today received in audience Father
James r. Cox of Pittsburgh, leader O!
the unemployed, who was accompanied
by 20 pilgrims.
Evening star., 1933-07-20

Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1933-07-20

Continued on Page 2, Column 50
Evening star., 1933-07-20
WEATHER.

TO- g. Weather Bureau Forecasto
Mostly cloudy probably local showers
tonight and tomorrow; little change IN
temperature. Temperatures - Highest
80, at l:30 pm yesterday; lowest, u,
at am. today.
Full report on page S..
Evening star., 1933-07-20

Continued on Page 2. Column
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-12-07
Toys! Toys!

Any one having used toys OF
clothing, send it to the Chamber
of Commerce rooms, or call Mrs.
o. K Jones on the Kennewick
Highlands, or Mrs. v. A. Nevlow,
either at her home or the Courier
Reporter office. The Business and
Professional Women's club and the
American Legion Auxiliary are in
charge this year of the annual
Christmas gifts and playing Santa
Claus to the needy children. The
Boy Scouts have again offered to
mend and redecorate toys and
dolls donated. So the committees
in charge are asking everyone to
go thru clothes closets, bureau
drawers and collect for their do
nation.
The Auxiliary members gave a
dessert luncheon and bridge party
Tuesday afternoon and part of
the proceeds will go to help pur-
chase candy and treats for the kid
dies. The Business Girls are Civ
ing their annual benefit card par
ty in the Masonic hall on Friday
evening, December Is, the pro-
ceeds will go to the same fund.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-12-07
BOTH DISTRICTS
HAVE SCRAPS
FOR DIRECTOR
Incumbents Each Have Con-
testant for Position; Elec-
ton to be Held Tuesday I
to s p. m. Big Vote

Both irrigation districts will hold
elections next Tuesday afternoon,
Dec. -. A director for each is to
be chosen. The polls will be open
as usual from one until eight af-
ternoon.
For the Kennewick district, there
will be but the one polling place,
the Highlands club house. In the
Columbia district three polling
places will be used-one at the w.
B. Paulson home on the River road
one at the city hall and one at
the Finley store at Finley.
On the Highlands T. C. Browne
is making a campaign opposing M.
N. Hudnall, who is candidate for
reelection. In the Columbia dis
trict Henry Piert is making the
race against w. T. Elliott, who is
also seeking reelection. A repre-
sentative vote in both districts is
expected.
Landowners of legal age, both
men and women, in the districts
are privileged to vote.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-12-07
O'Leary Lewis

The marriage of Nell O'Leary
of Kennewick and Ray Lewis, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Lewis OF
Pasco was announced Monday. The
marriage ceremony took place in
Pasco Saturday evening. Mrs.
Lewis is the youngest daughter OF
the late Mrs. Nellie Shaughnessy
and graduate of the local high
school, and has been employed In
Gascoigne & Fyfe insurance office
for number of years. Mr.. Lewis
is a graduate of the Pasco high
school They will make their home
in Kennewick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-12-07
MoIinder Carpenter

The marriage of Miss Florence
Molinder of Benton City and Mr..
Arthur Carpenter of Kennewick
was announced this week after
keeping it a secret from their
friends for ten days. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. B. A..
Hilton, pastor of the Methodist
church in Prosser on Monday, No
vember 81. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Richey acted as witnesses and
Miss Marguerite Carpenter, sister
of the groom and Miss Silver Mo-
Under, sister of the bride were al
so. present. Mrs. Carpenter is the
daughter of John Molinder of Ben
ton City and a graduate of the
Benton City high school with the
class of '29.
Mr.. Carpenter is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. A. Carpenter Of the
Garden Tracts and a graduate Of
the Kennewick high school with
the class of '28 and attended the
University of Washington. For
several years he was employed at
the local ]. c. Penny store and is
now employed at The Clothiers.
The newlyweds are at home in
their new bungalow, which Mr..
Carpenter recently completed on
his tract adjoining his fathers
place in the Garden Tracts.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1933-12-07
Suggest Federal Service
for the Younger Men

Under the present set-up, with
ex-service men and those with de-
pendents getting the first call on
the relief work, it is almost impos-
sible for single young men to get
jobs. It's a lamentable situation
everyone agrees but there seems
to be nothing to do about it. How
ever, the suggestion is made that
these husky youngsters consider
the possibilities offered by the
army, navy and marine corps, all
of which are steadily increasing
their personals.
In either branch of the federal
service opportunity is offered to
learn trades during employment
and chances for advancement are
numerous.