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Evening star., 1933-07-04
4,0)DU.S. WORKERS
TO LOSE POSITIONS
Department of Commerce
Makes Additional Cut of
426 Employees.

The first slashes In the Government
ranks in Washington Is taking from
about $500 to 1000 jobs.
This estimate was made today after
the first definite figures on separations
had come yesterday from the last two
departments to report-Interior and
Agriculture-and included also an addi-
tional cut Of 426 persons In the Depart
ment Of Commerce. which went further
into the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce.
The figure used covers principally the
period between July Ills, over which the
departments and independent Offices are
spreading their major reductions, but
incorporates also the 203 Navy Depart
ment workers who were dropped June l.
It Is based on known separations ap-
proximating $685., and Is as nearly ac-
curate as possible at this time in view Of
the fact that a number Of the estab-
lishments have only given round figures
on their reductions in some instances,
and in Others have not made break
down" between local and field forces.
ESQ More May Go.
With the "wringing out" process. as
one official termed it yesterday, due to
continue for while, and with the De-
oust-if possible-250 more workers
from the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce who were "blanketed
In" by executive order in the Hoover
administration, the ultimate separations
seem likely to approximate the 4,oO0
mark.
The Agriculture Department figures
were given ost late yesterday ana
placed the number of those dropped
here at 1877, and in the field, 489.
In this connection it was said that
"a workers will find places in the new
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
ton.
In addition to the separations there
will also be extensive use Of furloughs,
particularly in the market news service,
where about 300 furloughs OF 60 days
have been applied. These furloughs. IN
erect, are dismissals, inasmuch as they
were only put into effect to give the de-
partment time to see just what was 70
be done with the employees, the market
news service having been cut In naH.
There are about 100 employees OF the
news service in Washington.
The Bureau Of Plant Industry, which
is dropping so workers here and ITO IN
the field, reported that there would be
a large number of furloughs, running
from is days to two months, but tnat
the most would be under q month.
Biological Survey, cutting of IL EN-,
ployes here and 96 elsewhere. reported
that 90 workers would be furloughed.
AS these figures were given out at
the department it was emphasized tney
represent only start.
Bureau Hard Hit.
The retrenchment ak made its deepest
cut in the Commerce Department. s
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. OF q total of 1921 employees
scattered throughout the world during
the last fiscal year, there will be ap-
proximately 210 left to carry on tn1s
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POST is NEARLY READY
START WORLD FLIGHT
Minor Adjustments on Plane Only
Remain Before Flyer Can
Take Of on Trip.
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Wiley Post of
Oklahoma City landed at Floyd Bennett
Field today, ready to start his solo flight
around the world as soon as minor ad-
justments are made on his compass and
the weather becomes favorable.
Post maintained secrecy concerning
Army equipment recently installed in
his plane at Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio. He said his representative here
had been sent letter by the COM
mandant of Wright Field informing
him it would be violation of the
espionage laws to disclose the nature
Of the equipment.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
PONTIFF AND Won PAPEN
DISCUSS TERMS OF PACT
Guarantees Nazis Are Willing to
Offer for Effective Execution
Taken Up During Talk.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VATICAN CITY, July Pope Plus
received Vice Chancellor Franz Won
Papen of Germany in audience today
and discussed with him what guarantees
the NaZis are willing to offer Tor the
effective execution of concordat be-
tween the Vatican and the Reich.
Prelates said the projected agreement
would remove Vatican support from
the German Catholic Center party, but
the vice chancellor's secretary declared
1t was premature to say concordat
had been reached. although negotia-
tions were continuing.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
Adjournment Opposed.

Adjournment Opposed.
Representatives Of European gold
bloc nations In small Steering Com
mittee meeting Of six proposed that the
conference adjourn in view Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's refusal to consider
sterilization demands, but American
and British opposition to the motion
resulted in a deadlock
The question was referred to the
complete Steering Committee, composed
Of all presidents, vice presidents and re-
porters Of committees.
The seven gold-bloc members were
prepared to try to force q positive de.
cision on the suggested adjournment.
DR.. Hendrix Collin, Dutch premier,
proposed adjournment this morning,
acting on behalf of France, Belgium,
Holland, Italy, Czechoslovakia. Poland
and Switzerland.
Finance Minister Georges Bonnet Of
France and Foreign Minister Paul
Hymans of Belgium supported the
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald
Of Great Britain, conference chairman;
Walter Runciman. president Of the
British Board of Trade, and James M.
Cox Of the United Stated opposed it.
Pittman Sees Progress.
Senator Key Pittman's Silver Com
mittee met, and the Senator expressed
the view that real progress was being
made in reaching joint agreement
between holding companies and pro-
ducers to control silver exports and
thus stabilize the price in order to per-
NIT larger use Of the metal for none
tary purposes.
The American Senator smilingly
important American delegates that the
entire Pittman resolution-which en-
visages a return to a modified gold
standard. with the optional use Of part
silver-would have to be withdrawn in
view Of the Presidents message yester-
day.
1T guess some people got excited" )"
Pittman said.
The American delegation decided to
oppose adjournment, insisting that
questions not allied with currency prob
lens should be threshed out and use
full results reached.
The highest British quarters last eve
ming stated that there could be no ques-
ton of conference breakdown, but
almost in the same breath disclosed the
conviction that efforts to solve the
world depression had suffered q very
serious setback in President Roosevelt 8
rebuff to the gold states.
Virtually no indication has appeared
that the conference will pass through
the door the President left open to what
is considered here as managed" cur
rency.
One statement from high British and
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Evening star., 1933-07-04
BOMBS PLACED IN CUT
NEAR RAILWAY BRIDGE
Blast Stirs Countryside in Austria,
but Does Little Damage
to Track.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANDECK, Austria, July "A bomb
explosion on the approach to one OF
the most important railway bridges on
the main line of the Vienna Innsbruck
Zurich Railroad startled the country
side between Plans and Strengen. west
of here, at midnight.
Two bombs had been placed in q
cut a few feet from bridge over the
Trisanna River, which is 400 feet wide
Only one exploded and that did no
damage to the track, but shattered all
windows in the nearby Isberg Castle.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
Jaw DislOcated
AS Hungry Man
Culps Sandwich

BY the Associated Press.
MONROE, Wis, July Alum
cry, Roy Tieman, who lives on q
farm near here, opened wide his
mouth to bite into a thick sand
wich.
He opened 1t too wide. how
ever, and couldn't close it.
Physicians worked three hours
with an anesthetic before the dis
located jaw was adjusted.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
TrOuser Fad Costs
Jobs of Two Nurses
AT English Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoCiateo FIees.
LONDON, July 1.-Two nurses
at the Royal Infirmary at Leices-
ter have been asked to resign
because they appeared on the
streets in flannel trousers.
They were of duty, but per-
sisted after being warned such
q practice was not in harmony
with the dignity Of their pro-
fesSion.
The infirmary employs 225
nurses and apparently none Of
the others Is in sympathy with
the trouser fad.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
Resigns Reichstag Mandate.

BAMBERG, Germany. July 4 R.--
Johann Leicht, papal prelate and presi-
dent Of the Bavarian Volkspartei (Peo-
pies party, today resigned the Reichs-
tag mandate he had held for 20 years.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
NATIONAL

At Pittsburgh-Morning game.
st. Louis. 20 0 Q 4 q 90 1171
Pittsburgh. q . Q . o 81 8
an1 I1om1ah
Evening star., 1933-07-04
Major League Games
AMERICAN.

AMERICAN.
At PhiladeIphia-Morning game.
Boston. ....1 500 8 0 VIA IA D
Phils. 2 eoOO0 - 10 s
Batteries-Rhodes and Ferrell: Walberg
and Had3eski.N
Evening star., 1933-07-04
FLOOD TOLL 55
80. 600 Homeless In Rakuto Valley
Of Korea, Japanese Report.

SEOUL, Korea, July 4 @.-The
death list from floods in Rakuto Valley
reached IS today, as waters began sub
siding. The number Of homeless was
set ct $4,000, Rengo (Japanese) News
Agency reported, and property damage
at 10,000, 900 yen Currently 81, TOO, ,00O. i.
Evening star., 1933-07-04
Bureau Hard Hit.

The retrenchment ak made its deepest
cut in the Commerce DEPARTMENT.
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, OF a total of 1921 employees
scattered throughout the world during
the last fiscal year, there will be ap-
proximately 210 left to carry on TINS
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column So
Evening star., 1933-08-17
Chicago Grain

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. August 17.-Startling
reversal of grain trade sentiment took
place today, and markets became as
buoyant as they yesterday had been
the direct opposite.
A return Of confidence among buyers
originated in corn. and later went like
wildflre through oats and other grains,
finally Overwhelming wheat. There
was no evidence of concentrated buying
of any cereal, and rumors Of huge
pool having been formed to purchase
wheat were explicitly denied Such
pool was talked of yesterday, but
abandoned last night. recent legal en-
actments and trade regulations being
found an insuperable impediment.
Much of the change of sentiment
leading to today's buying and general
rise of values was ascribed to the
better market background provided as
a result of removal of all grain trade
restrictions except a maximum limit
up or down in price changes for any
one day.
Highest prices of the day for wheat
were reached shortly before trading
ended, but were not fully held owing
to lively profit taking. Wheat closed
unsettled 17s-27s above yesterdays
finish, corn at the days maximum,
cents up, oats also at the maximum,
3 cents advanced, and provisions shcw-
ing cents to 25 cents gain.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
IN. R. A. SPURS HOPES
|0F AUTO INDUSTRY
New Buying Power Expected
to Free Part of Huge
Pent- up Market.
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, August 1.-THE volume
that some deY must come back into
the market" seemingly is looming larg-
er than ever as the basis for the grow
ing optimism among sales executives
Of the motor car industry as a variety
of factors designed to increase pur-
chasing power are being co-ordinated
by influences outside the industry.
Even since the distribution of motor
cars was brought up with jerk late
in 1929. leaders of the industry-the
manufacturers as well as the sales di-
rectors-have consoled themselves with
the thought that the longer buyers re-
manned out of the market the greater
must be the ultimate wave of consumer
demand. As sales resistance carried
over from 1880 to 81 and 80, some OF
the executives charged with promoting
retail distribution began to wonder
whether the saturation of 1929 had been
SO complete as to leave no potential
come back in sight.
Statistics Reviewed.
With the upturn in consumer de-
mand that began four months ago and
has continued through the period that
normally sees seasonal recession, the
sales executives have brought out sta
tistics again. to convince themselves
end their associates that more than
three years of restricted replacement OF
worn out vehicles has piled up a po-
tential market that If released all at
once would tax present production IA
cilities.
The figures being scanned by producer
Evening star., 1933-08-17
CURB PRICES RISE
IN FINAL TRAD|G
Close Around Best Levels of
Day, With Volume Up
Sharply.
special pispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August l7.-Stocks on
the Curb Exchange rallied vigorously
today, canceling the declines Of yester-
days session.
Volume picked up on the advance,
which was most marked in the fore
noon and again In the last hour. The
close was around the best levels OF the
day. Some of the best gains were IN
the liouor shares. where Hiram Walker
was up more than points at one
time. Standard shares like EIecVrlc
Bond & Share scored gains OF point
or so.
The gold shares and other metals.
which had been neglected in the lore
noon, came to the front in the lae
trading. Pioneer Gold was the favorite
in the gold mining stocks. NeWmont
Mining Joined in the late advance.
The moderate losses recorded IN
Wednesdays session were extended
slightly at the opening today ana
the market had hesitant tone until
the upturn in commodities brought
wave of buying orders into shares:
Gains of | TO points were marked
I'D during the forenoon trading, but
not all of the advance was held ana
soone irregularity appeared In the list
around midday.
Electric Bond & Share as usual
headed the rally in the Utility division.
The oils displayed more steadiness
than other groups from the start. Gull
Oil of Pennsylvania was in demand at
an advance Of points in the first half
of the session.
The Chemicals, American Cyanamid
B and Dow Chemical, moved ahead.
Tubize Chatiilon was a strong spot IN
the textile group. Cord Corporation in
the motors firmed up and Stutz re-
covered from an early sharp decline.
Copyright, 1933.)
Evening star., 1933-08-17

Economic Conference in London, has
been initiated and will shortly be oper-
ative. Under this pact, French sales
to the Soviet Union are expected to in
crease considerably.
Trade with the United States held to
almost an even line on imports and
exports. This nation bought goods of
a value Of 5.420,000 rubles and sold to
the Russians total bill of 5,844, 900
rubles.
America Gets Ores.
The Soviet sales to the United States
had bulk total Of $4,000 metric tons
mainly in ores; the Russian imports
from this country bulked only slightly
more than 5000 metric tons-for the
most part of machine and tool variety
The recent Soviet cotton purchases
in America, through an approximate
$4,000 900 loan from the Reconstruction
finance Corporation, were not included
in the first six months trade.
While the business in general showed
q decline over the corresponding period
Of 1882, nowhere was the decline so
drastic as In the trade with the United
States.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
BROKERS COMMENT.

NEW YORK. August II UR,.-Brokers to-
day confined opinions to the susgestion that
face Of discouraging action in commodities.
Hornblower Weeks-In this respect .
rally in wheat would undoubtedly fnd quick
expression in the stock market and we
would be prepared for some such develop
ments.
Jackson Bros. Boesel & co.--while ag;
gressive buying is likely to be withheld
pending a change for the better in COM
modities. we do not alter our view that
the present dullness largely reflects the un-
willingness Of constructive forces to become
more active at time when existing un-
certainties seem to Justify waiting at
titude
Shields & Co.-There is no need for haste
in making commitments. pending stabiliza-
tion of the grain markets, but the manner
in which the stock market has acted dur
ing all the recent worry warrants continual
ticn Of policy OF buying on dips;
J. 8 Bache g. Cove see little reason
to dispose of holdings in sound equities
but rather continue to favor an accumula-
tior policy.
contributing to current stock market in
activity is the belief that industrial in.
somewhat less favorable COMPARISONS with
1882 because of the short-lived recovery
that occurred last August.
Evening star., 1933-08-17

and distributor alike run into the mil.
lions. They are designed to show that
since the sudden halt late In 1929, up
ward of 100000 vehicles have been
taken out of use and not replaced and
that the cbsolescence of approximately
the same number built several years
before the 1929 balloon burst are long
overdue at the junk pile.
TT seems somewhat like an exaggera-
tion," said one authority in the industry
this week, ito say that 100000 cars
now in use are on the verge of being
junked. Perhaps all Of them will con-
tinue in operation for some time, but
every one of them represents q vehicle
whose owner would like to replace 1t as
soon as possible and the replacement
demand will begin to pour in at much
heavier rate than 1t has during the
last four months just as soon as employ
ment is stepped up. not in the motor
factories alone, but throughout industry
IN general"
With the substantial increase in en-
ployment to result from the agreement
upon code. leading authorities say
an upturn in prices Is inevitable. To
Just what extent the increases will de-
velop, no authoritative estimate has
been made, but there appears to be
almost unanimous agreement that en-
ployment rosters cannot be expanded
without an increase in the cost a. ..ae
finished product.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
RUSSIA IMPROVES
BALANCE OF TRADE
Favorable Margin of Nearly
$16,50O,000 Reported
for Six Months.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 1.-THE Soviet
government had an unusually favorable
balance of trade for the first six months
of 1933-for the first time since the
boom year of 1929.
Trade totals made available yesterday
by the American Russian Chamber of
Commerce showed exports amounting
to 224,572.000 rubles and imports Of
90,914, 900 rubles-a balance of 49,
$4,000 rubles approximately sic, $780,
0O0).
The German nation was the heaviest
trader with the U. S. S. r. during this
period. buying approximately $4,000, 900
rubles worth of products and selling to
the Soviets more than twice that
amount.
U. S. Firms Seek Trade.
A goodly portion Of Russian pur-
chases from Germany have been of in
dustrial equipments field in which
American firms are seeking government
financing aid to meet the German
competition.
Trade with France and England,
however, proved more advantageous to
the Kremlins balance sheet.
To England. Russia exported goods
worth 31,773 900 rubles, while her i'm
ports totaled 18,257000 rubles. In
French trade, the figures are: exports,
12166000; imports, 2,97s,000.
1t was understood here that the
French-Russian trade agreement. cul-
minating a long series of negotiations
during and after the sessions of the
Evening star., 1933-08-17
New York Cotton

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, August 17.-An ad-
vance of approximately So bale oc-
cured in the cotton market today on
active general buying which was slim
ulated by a sharp rally in the Chicago
wheat market and the firmer stock
market.
For time during the morning buy
ing orders poured into the market from
MANY sources, sending the price of
December up to 952, or SO points net
higher and 86 points above the low
level of yesterday.
The demand then became less urgent
and the market was quieter during the
afternoon, but prices held very steady
at moderate reactions. At 2 o'clock
December was quoted at e.48, with the
general list showing net gains Of 81 to
"a points.
Lu A.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
MERCHANTS & MINERS
LINE BUYS u. S. SHIPS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 1.-THE Mer-
chants g. Miners Transportation Co.
has bought the steamers Fargo and
Lake Fandango from the United States
Shipping Board. These ships, each 25l
feet long and Of 2,606 gross tons. were
built for the Government in 1920 and
have remained idle in the James River.
been SIS, 900.
To be fitted for coastwise freight serv-
ice the vessels will be sent next week
to the Sun Shipbuilding Corporation at
Chester, Pa, for reconditioning.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
Washington Produce
Wholesale Prices.


Egg prices furnished by the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Butter, one-pound prints (93 score),
IS: tub. "a; one-pound prints (92
score), "a; tub, 20; one-pound prints
600 score), %; tub, ~.
whites, 16a18; Government graded and
dated white eggs, extras, 2s u; medium,
%; standards. 22k.
Poultry, alive; chickens, Plymouth
Rocks, l5a18; mixed colored, 13a14;
Leghorns, 11a13; hens, mixed colored.
10al2; Leghorns, 7a8; roosters. Sat.
Poultry, dressed; chickens, Plymouth
Rocks, 18a2l; mixed colored, 16a18;
Leghorns, l4a17; hens, mixed colored,
13a15; Leghorns, 13a14; roosters. 9a10;
squads, dozen, II to IL pounds, per
pound, 25a30; Long Island ducks, Halls
Meats-Beef, IL; veal, 10; lamb, 16;
pork loins, a. fresh hams, IA; smoked
hams, Is; strip bacon, 16; lard, 9l2;
compound. 8l2.
Live stock-Hogs, light, 4.3oa4.6o;
calves, 3.Ooa6 90: lambs, 3.ooa7 90.
Fruits-Apples, 75al.00 peaches
l.0oa2.25; pears, 2.OOa325 watermelons,
10a35; cantaloupes. 50a75; honeydews,
1.50a1.75; honeyballs, 250a3 90; oranges,
300a3.50; lemons. 400a5.50; lines,
Persian, lugs, Florida, 150a2.00: plums
2.0oA2.25; nectarines, l50al75 grapes
Thompson seedless, 1.50al.75; black
berries, 400: huckleberries, 400; dam
sons, 1.25al so; raspberries, red, quarts,
IS; bananas, 50a3o0; figs, 25Oa3OO.
vesetables-Potatoes. 100 : pound
sacks, 2.50a2.75; sweets, 1.25a1 so
string beans, 50a85; limas, LOCAL 25: !:
cabbage. 50s75; squash, so: peas. LISA
2.00 corn, 75al.25; celery, 250a300
onions, 50-pound sacks. 1,25a1.50; pep
pers. so; tomatoes, LOCAL so; okra, 2
peck baskets, IS: lettuce, Iceberg, 4.00a
AS; eggplant, So; cucumbers. bushel,
5oal 90; squash. 25a35: kale. so; spinach,
1.25: beets. per 100 punches. 800;
carrots, per 100 punches, 800; broccoli,
26-pound baskets. l50
Evening star., 1933-08-17
FREDERICKSBURG SHIRT
FIRM REOPENS PLANT
pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va. August It
The Fredericksburg Shirt Co. resumed
operations Monday after being closed
for week in order to make adjust
ment of piece work scales and prices to
meet requirements of the textile code,
which provides for minimum pay of
$12 per week. The plant, which is now
employing Sc persons. is operating on
40-hour week, five s-hour days, and
no work is being done on Saturdays.
The shortened work week will result in
about an per cent curtailment of pro-
duction, Ernest Leitch, manager, stated.
Evening star., 1933-08-17
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO. August IL lP.--Butter. l5,-
49,: steady; prices unchanged ESss. 6,S13
steady; prices UNCHANGED.
Poultry. live. - trucks; unsettled: hens,
1OiaalIha; Lsghorns., S; ROSTERS, Z; tug-
Spring geese 3; old. S; Rock fryers., 11ha
Is: colored IL; Rock Springs, 13la; col
ored. II; Rock broilers. 11a12; colored. IL;
eotatoes, ~. on track 1916; total United
States shipments, 1853; Triumphs, weak:
other stock dull trading moderate. supplies
moderate; Idaho triumphs Y. 8 No l. 2.SS22a
S65; New Jersey. 2.65a2.15; Iowa round
white. unsIsded zoo Wiseontin nS an moaIiS roani1
around 21O; Idaho russets. U. s. No. /,
800
Evening star., 1933-08-17
REICHSBANK STATEMENT,

statement as Of Ausust is shows the fol-
lowing changes in reichsmarks: Gold and
bullion increased IO2S5,0OO reserve in
foreign currencies decreased 1,33S.000; bills
of exchange and cheques decreased 45,S13,-
900; silver and other coins increased a.
967 900; notes on other banks increased
2,911 900: advances decreased 10.3g3. 900;
investments increased 81 900; other assets
increased 1861 900; notes in circulation
decreased 50.096. 900; other maturing OBJ
legations increased 21,476,00O; other IL
abilities increased 4S.1S1,0O0.
Total gold holdings. 2TO. .460. 600.
Note coyeraHe. l0.4 per cent.
Rate of discount, per cent.