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Evening star., 1933-05-09

tries showed marked improvement
for the last half of April over the first
half Of the month.
He said IN the first half 8 industries
out of 81 showed improvement in en-
ployment, 81 showed no improvement,
Evening star., 1933-05-09
Chilean Teachers Strict,

SANTIAGO, Chile P).-Statistics Of
the Department of Education show that
a. per cent of the school pupils in the
country failed in one or more subjects
in 1929 and 1890
The Washington times., 1933-06-10

The Senate last night W:::eo Ior
the appointment of a liaison Off
Ger and creation of a board of
appeals to hear and adjust grieV-
ances of Federal employees.
BY it's vote, the Senate ap-
proved setup designed to aid
employees in the solution of their
difficulties experienced under ad-
verse legislation such as the fur
lough, reorganization and other
drastic economy laws.
Representative William I. Siro-
vich, CD of New York. was re-
sponsible for the amendment al
tached to the national recovery
bill providing the new set-up. His
efforts resulted in adoption Of
the amendment when it was pro-
posed by Senator Burton K.
Wheeler CD of Montana, who
acted for Sirovich.
Under the terms of the amend
ment, the liaison officer is to be
independent of all other Govern
ment agencies. He would be en-
powered to hear, investigate and
adjust all differences between en-
ployes and their superiorS,
His decisions would be subject
to the review of the Board of Ap-
peals, which would be composed OF
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
MERCURY down
TODAY; SCARS
TOMORROW
Much of Nation SWeItering
as Temperature Falls Here
After Hitting 100-Mark

With most of the country in the
grip of terrific heat wave, Wash
ington saw the temperature drop
considerably today after the mer-
curry rose yesterday to new June
record of 100 degrees.
Early this afternoon the tenn
perature here was 83, while, at the
same time yesterday, it stood II
degrees higher at "a. The cloudy
weather broke the heat wave here,
Weather Bureau officials said.
Warm Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be warm, they
said, but showers late today or to-
night will moderate the tempera-
ture.
Meanwhile, the Middle West
sweltered, with the temperature in
Chicago expected to pass the 100
mark.
n4chita, Kansas, reported 102
and Dodge City, Iowa, 100. New
York, which experienced a new
June record of So yesterday was
cooled off by showers.
Washington yesterday was the
hottest city in the country with
the exception of Phoenix, Ariz.,
where the mercury scared to 102,
two degrees higher than here.
Warmer Down Town
The 100 degree record here was
recorded at the Weather Bureau,
the temperature in the downtown
streets being estimated at from
10 to 20 degrees higher.
The terrific heat yeSter a y
caused two deaths and Frustrated
scores of persons in all parts of
the city, keeping ambulances and
hospitals busy.
John Wallace, 80. colored, died
at Emergency Hospital after col
lapsing at Fourteenth Street and
Constitution Avenue.
John NoWlan, 80, died near
Clifton Station, Va, when he
collapsed while walking along the
road.
The first prostration here to-
day was that of Edward J. Sulli-
van, %, of the 1900 block Ontario
Rd. N. w. He collapsed in a cell
at No. 3 police precinct and was
taken to Emergency Hospital and
later removed to Gallinger Hos
pital suffering from the effects
of heat and alcoholism, doctors
said,
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
R|CGSREZON|NG
PLEA DENIED

The zoning commission today
handed down decisions on 20 pro-
posed changes in the classifica-
ton of property here, which were
taken up at the regular meeting
of the commission Wednesday.
Of the 20 petitions IL were
granted, II refused and the
others withdrawn or postponed
for a later hearing.
The commission approved a
change in the regulations permit
ting the erection Of automobile
repair shops in the first CONNER
cial district, if IS per cent OF
property owners within 200 feet
agree.
Among pleas turned down was
a proposal to rezone the historic
old George w. Riggs residence,
1900 block I st. N. w., to permit
erection of an apartment house.
Proponents of the plan said the
property has outlived its useful
ness and is too close to the busi-
ness district to be sold for resi-
Dental purposes.
Another petition refused was
the proposal to rezone the east
side of Connecticut Avenue North
west between Mckinley and Nor
rison Streets to permit erection
of stores with parking space for
cars.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
U.S.DEPOS|TORS
NAP TWELVE
DEMANDS
Ask Roosevelt to Fulfil Pledge
to Drive Money Changers
From Temple

President Roosevelt is urged to
execute his inaugural address
pledge to "drive the money
changers from the temple" in a
resolution adopted at a meeting
Of the National Depositors Com
mittee at the MayfloWer Hotel to.
day.
The Glass-Steagall banking bill
would have been passed long ago.
according to the statement, "eX-
cept for the violent and appar-
emily effective opposition of the
large banking interests in New
York who plan to destroy the in
dependence of the country banker
and are willing to sacrifice the
interests of the suffering deposi-
tors to their own ambition to
control the banking system of the
United States"
With several hundred repre-
sentatives of depositors of re-
stricted or closed banks attending,
the reform program lists IL points
designed to relieve the condition
of the "only forgotten man." who
is included in the 20,00O,00O de,
positors of restricted or closed
banks now being penalized for
their loyalty to their Government" "
The reforms sought include:
Release by the R. F. C. to closed
and restricted banks of their
prime" assets; postponement of
liquidation by R. F.. c. until bust
ness recovers; acceptance by r.
F.. C. of slow assets in exchange
for prime; basis of valuation of
slow assets to be as of 1926; &C
ceptance by the Federal Reserve
System of rediscountable paper of
customers of closed banks at par;
payment of income on collateral
Of closed banks to these banks as
received; purchase by R. F.. c. of
capital stock in restricted banks
in amounts equal to that sold to
depositors; reorganization of local
R. F.. c. committees to include
representatives of closed banks,
and immediate payment of so per
cent to depositors of banks not
reopened.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
RETRENCHNENT 7
KNOT CLEARS

President Roosevelt's Executive
Order relating to the organiza-
ton of Government departments,
expected on Capitol Hill today,
is counted upon to give some
reasonably definite indication
coupled with the action by Con-
greSS on bills now pending
as to how many Federal employees
will be forced out of the Gov
ernment service, and how many
can be retained through rotative
furloughs.
There have been diSmisSals
already in the Navy Department,
and there will be others, con-
siderable number of them, in the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce and in the valuations
division and accounting bureau
of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
However, there are indications
that some of the commissions re-
leased employees may be put to
work in the office of the railroad
coordinetOr.
The Postoffice Department has
indicated its intention to operate
on a basis of furloughs, at least
in most instances, and similar
program is counted upon for the
Labor Department.
The biggest problem of the lot
to date, is presented by the De-
partment of Agriculture, which is
expected to take an unusually
large cut.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
REWARD POSTED
FORYEGGPA|R

The United States Fidelity and
Guarantee Company, bonding
firm of Baltimore, today offered
$3.50 reward and 10 per cent OF
any money recovered for arrest
of the man who robbed the Wood
ridge-Langdon Savings Bank last
October of $24,O78.
A circular distributed by the
firm carries pictures of two men
for whom warrants have been
obtained, Harry Libby, alias Harry
Sloan, alias Harry Watson, alias
Harold Everett Sloan, and Charles
Thornton Bean, alias doc" Bean,
alias Thomas Rubin, alias Jimmy
Strang, alias Thomas Hastings,
alias Arthur Mervyn.
Libby is 81 and has a police
record in four cities. Bean is 80
and is described as an opium
smoker, usually armed and very
dangerous, with a record in two
cities.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
HIGHWAY ORDER
HITS PEPCO

Potomac Elecpric Power Com
pany officials were not consulted
by Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, di-
rector of Public Buildings and
Parks, before he ordered lights
lining Mt. Vernon Highway turned
off after July l.
This was charged today by A..
G.. Neal, vice president of the
power company, who said his
first inkling of the order was a
formal notice from Colonel Grant
that the highway was to be dark
ened in the interests of Govern
ment economy.
The light poles, numbering 95,
represent a capital investment of
about $4,000 by the power COM
pany, from which it has received
revenue for only one year. Loss
in annual revenue alone will total
approximately $4,000 a year, Har-
old Brooks, commercial manager,
estimates.
Mr.. Neal disagrees with park Of
ficials in their claim that traffic
will not be endangered by shutting
off the lights, but, beyond lodging
a protest, will make no other
move. Colonel Grant has assured
him the move in a temporary one.
The local company has poles
along the highway only within
the District, the remainder being
lighted by the Virginia Public Ser
vice Company.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Cab DriUer Bound,
Robbed by "Fdre'

A white man entered the cab
Of Henry Jankins, colored 34OO
block Bunker Hill RI. N. E., last
night at Seventh and o Streets
Northwest, and asked to be taken
to White Oak, Md, on the Coles
vile Pike.
'On reaching the spot two other
men approached with drawn
guns, tied Jenkins to a tree and
rode away with his $40 watch, SO
cents and the cab. The Cabman
managed to free himself and
hitch-hiked to the Silver Spring
police substation.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Policeman and Wife
Hurt As Car Topples

Park Police Sergeant and Mrs.
John Stats, 5000 block Shehhler
Pl. N. w., are recovering at their
home today from cuts and bruises
received late yesterday when their
car overturned after being in
collision with another machine
on Mt. Vernon Highway.
Park Policeman Vincent W,
Clery, "a, of the same Sherrier
Place address and driver Of the
car escaped injury. The other
machine was driven by Herbert
w. Young, 81, of the 240O block
Tunlaw Rd. N. w.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Meanest Thief
Makes Victim
Of Newsie

Carlton Black, 12-year-old
neWsboy, of the 1000 block
Massachusetts Ave. N. w., is
no longer disposed to trust
strangers with genial disposi-
tions.
Yesterday at Eleventh and G
Streets Northwest Carlton sold
a paper to a kindly appearing
man who chatted with him and
offered him SO cents to go to
Twelfth and I Streets North
west and get his watch and
coat.
The stranger offered to keep
the boys earnings, $685.. There
was no watch and coat at
Twelfth and I Streets and the
man had gone when the boy
returned.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
CHAMBER.
SESSION HEARS
SITUATION
Rufus S. Lusk Says Per Capita
Tax Up 166 Per Cent in
Last IL Years

Rumblings of an approaching
taxpayers rebellion in the Ma
tion's Capital became more dis
tinct today as the District Com
missionerS, for the second time
within 10 days, listened to the
protest of a group of taxpayers.
The possibility of tax strike
was pointed out by Rufus s..
Lusk, executive officer of the
Washington Taxpayers Protective
Association, at closed hearing
today before the Commissioners.
166 Per Cent Jump
Citing tax increases here since
the World War, Mr.. Lusk de-
clared:
"While the per capita tax
bill of a Washington resident
has increased 166 per cent in
IL years, the cost of living in
this city has dropped 80 per
cent"
Declaring the local per capita
tax burden is large part of the
living expense in Washington,
Mr.. Lusk continued
Last year we turned into
the collectors till some S34,-
100000. If we assume that
every man, woman and child
has an income of $500 or about
S2,1OO for an average family,
IA per cent of all the money
earned or received went to pay
taxes to the District Govern
ment; one days labor in seven
went for local taxes"
Donovan Is Quoted
Mr.. Lusk then cited state
ments by Major Daniel J. Dono-
van, District Auditor, that a sur
plus of some $6,1O0,O0O will ac-
crue to the Districts credit dur
ing the coming year. under the
reduced District supply bill.
He said his group considered
the proposed cut from $1.70 per
500 to $3.50 to be inadequate
and urged that 20 per cent cut
be effected, which would bring
the rate of $1.36. This, he said,
in view of Major Donovan's esti-
mate, would still leave a surplus
of some $1,8O7 900 for the COM
ing year.
Mr.. Lusk was presented by
Berkeley L. Simmons, member Of
the board of directors of the tax
payers organization, who said his
group favored any reduction in
taxes, whether by reduced assess
ments OF cut in the rate.
Ask Horizontal Cut
Last week the Commissioners
received a committee from the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, who demanded a horizon
tai cut in assessments, declaring
the present valuation on real
estate was far too high in view
of reduced values.
At today'S hearing, in addition
to the Commissioners, were Major
Donovan and William P. Rich
ards, assessor.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
3 Fined 500 Each
For Gasoline "GuD''

Charged with violating the
weights and measures act, three
men today were sentenced by
Judge John P. Mcmahon to pay
fine of 500 each or serve 30
days in Jail.
The men were charged with
giving short measure of gasoline
at a filling station at Ninth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
Southeast, last April. They are
Charles A. Hisey, John H. Bow
man and John H. Averill.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
HOUSING PROBE
FUND D. k'D

The $4,000 appropriation to
finance the work of the Public
Utilities Commission in carrying
out the Capper resolution for an
investigation of District housing
was approved by the Senate to-
day.
The Senate acted upon the reso-
luton carrying the appropriation
but refused to act on the only
other bill of District Importance
a measure designed to permit
merger of the Washington Gas
Light Company and the George
town Gas Light Company.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
ReU. W. d. Jarvis Will
Address Graduates

The Rev. w. D. Jarvis, pastor
of the New Bethel Baptist Church,
will deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon to the graduates of the
Washington Baptist Seminary to-
morrow night at 8 o'clock.
The commencement exercises
will take place Monday night at
the Second Baptist Church, with
the Rev. E. L. Harrison, pastor of
Shiloh Baptist Churc h, the
speaker. The Rev. j. L. S. Hollo-
man is president of the school.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10


the total is twelve thousand million
dollars since the banks closed.
If l had operated as the majority
of those in the market did | would
not have borrowed a lot of money
for speculation; I would have used
cash. If | had a memory-as most
speculaors have mott would remem-
Der that in one day of the market
crash in 1929 sixteen billions in
values we're wiped out-and it has
taken three months to bring back
twelve billion.
Still, would be happy. And the
fact that there must be several hum
dred people like myself who have
not been in the market and have not
taken their share of the stock gains
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Rep. Disney Would
Rescue p. o. BUiLdinQ

Representative Wesley E. Dis
ney CD of Oklahoma, introduced
a bill yesterday which repeals the
act of Congress authorizing the
remodeling of the District Build
ing. The bill also repeals the
act providing for the construc-
tion of a new Navy Department
Building and another which per-
mits the razing of the old Post
Office Department Building.
The measure was referred to
the committee on Public Build
ings and Public Grounds.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Good Old Theory

The wealth of the farmers has also risen in this time;
Theoretical wealth. of but indexes made up
of theoretical gains, and farmers must be happy
The sign of prosperity, according to most sound
onists is rising commodity prices There is little catch
in for the people who have pay higher prices while
they are still out of work, but, signs go, it is de-
pendabe one. And in the past three months we have
had it. If you want to up your firecrackers you
remember that there also rise in commodity
prices in the summer of last year. Only didn't far
enough
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Maryland Man, u,
Ends Life With Gun

William Tippett, Y Of Clinton,
Nd, was found dead in bed to-
day, shot through the right
temple.
A gun was clutched in his hand.
Tippett is believed to have killed
himself because of i'll health.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Children to Stage
SDrinQ Dance ReDue

The annual children's spring
dance revue of Miss Marjorie
Shuster's pupils will be pre-
sented tonight at 8 o'clock in
the Odd Fellows Hall at Claren-
don.
The revue, which is being given
for the benefit of the Ashton
Heights Woman's Club, will fea-
ture a Mother Goose scene and
other speciality numbers.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
Grievance Court for u. S
Workers Step Nearer

three members of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission, and the judg-
ment of the board would be final.
The salary of the liaison officer
would be $4,000 annually.
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
True to Type
Someone Else Gets Writer'S Hundred
BY GILBERT SELDES

r AM not $50 richer than the first of May
nor S125 richer than l the first of March; If
had owned my share of stocks (and the right stocks to
be sure) would have taken my share of the gain IN
The Washington times., 1933-06-10
How to Keep Alive

If YOU want to keep alive you had better stay married
and stay the eastern side OF the Mississippi River
Dr. Frederick L. Hoffman, who annually surveys the rise
and decline of the suicide rate has this year published
his analysis and pointed out that those who divorced
commit suicide twice frequently the widowed three
times often the married The only blow to constancy
in marriage is the fact that the single commit suicide
rarely than either the married the wldoWed-but,
of course, the unmarried are younger.
AS for geography the 10 cities in the United States
with the highest rate of selfdesruction among the cit
zenry are all on the western sden the States of Iowa.
California Washington, Nebraska Colorado and Oregon
Of the 10 lowest cities New England has six, New York
two, Pennsylvania Illinois one and the west only
The city in Illinois with the lowest rate IS Ccefo
perhaps after the orgy of violent death there the clt
zens begin to think life is worth hanging on to-
DR., Hoffman says that "year after year the Pacific
Coast cities show higher rates. to which no sastac
tory explanation has yet been forthcoming have heard
several One is that people retire to California and nav
ing nothing to do do away with themselves But pre-
fer to believe that the motive is the old expressed
In "See Naples and die Once they have experienced
Los Angeles what is there left to live for?
A New Club
If few of nv felow-wrters in the Hearst papers and
one or two gentlemen from scattered counties will Join
me shall form little club with the handy name OF the
Early Birds or Those Who Weren't Scared of Initiation
Seven Months Ago. eve could change the title every
month"; thus making lot of business for printers and
gravers. We would hold weekly dinners to which we
would invite of the experts and commentators VINO
were so sure that the triumph of the remaining
on the gold standard in 1882 and who were also sure
that if went off, would go headlong into ruin
note number of them quite seriously assuring us
that we are not in danger of annihilaton now Being
human they frequently say that OF course we could not
have gone off earer-on the theory that is sick
you have to bring him to the point of death before you
can try drastic surgery good tonic 1t is salts
faction to them that went off at the last possible
minute that resisted to the bitter end But they
so sure that they taste the btterness Or do they leave
that to the poor and the dispossessed?
The Washington times., 1933-06-10

that merely adds to the fun for those who have bought
and sold and held on and also adds to the amount of
their individual gains. Someone has my share Some
one is welcome to it.
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
49,, O ,,.
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wasn't going to be made a fool
Of by anybody.
Jack had given in, as she had
known he would. And their
marriage had taken place almost
Immediately.
But the gilt was off the
gingerbread, and already Jack
was acting as though he jibed
at the halter.
She drank a cocktail now,
and then another. She told the
butler to go and find her hus-
band. She had right to COM
mand Jack now, to keep tabs
on his comings and goings.
And if she found him straying
an inch from the straight and
narrow, she would make him
suffer.
CHAPTER ~
Mr.. Drilling left the house a
half hour ago, madam" said
the butler.
80? Did he go off in the
car? Or how?" inquired the
bride angrily.
''He went on horse back,
madam. He said he might or
might not be in for luncheon"
When the servant had with
drawn Madeleine turned to her
guests, with a baffled gesture.
"Now where do you think he
has gone? Isn't it just too bad
Of Jack to beA SOP"
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
By May Christie
BY Tuthlll
BY Cliff Sterrett
BY Milf Gross

Ted White puffed at his
cigarette and said, sententi-
ously: "Cherchez la femme"
"That means find the wo-
man. doesn't it? But there
aren't any charmers i'll the
neighborhood," said Madeleine
quickly.
"Ha! don't be too sure Of
that" quizzed Rhoda, hasn't
gone off on horseback? What
about King Cophetua seeking
the Beggar Maid?"
Ted White, who was an in
veterate gossip, looked from
one to the other.
Murky Secret
"What murky secret is a-foot?
In other words. what lady?"
"Oh, just an old flame Of
Jacks who has bobbed up
again." cried Rhoda recklessly.
ION his honeymoon? But
how intriguing!" Ted White
flicked the cigarette ash off
with his little finger.
The bride was furious.
You ought to be a writer,
Rhoda, with your wild imag!-
nation" she said acidly.
Responded Rhoda. in no whit
abashed: well, it's quite in
order, apropos Of our previous
conversation"
ITO Be COutinuedj
The Washington times., 1933-11-23
MICKEY MOUSE

"And no doubt she's told
jimmy a fine tale of how she
was abused, and how finally
she had to leave, like a little
Christian martyr!"
Rhoda hated Nollie because
Of Tony's attentions to her. Her
voice, her whole attitude spat
fire.
THAT isn't true. I fired her
myself. She was trying to in
volve Jack. You know how in
nocent he is, how-how decent"
Rhoda barely suppressed a
smile, for she knew different.
She said aloud: "Of course
Jacks a perfect gentleman. He
behaved splendidly last night
trying to shield her.
He did? You mean, she's
after him again." The brides
face was black with jealous
rage. But of course THAT'S
what she came up here for.
Rhoda considered this. She'd
better not let the conflagra-
ton spread too far, or Tony
might denounce her as a mean
and spiteful gossip, and de-
fend Nollie against two catty
women.
"Oh. I don't think she knew
anything about the Galbralth
place being in this neighbor-
hood. 1t was entirely jimmy
Judson's idea to bring her
here"