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The Washington times., 1933-06-17
"COme back when the new
commissioners are appointed"

commissioners are appointed"
That's the stock formula with
which members of the House
District Committee are dismiss
ing job hunters these days.
Each member of the commit.
tee has received hundreds of ap-
plicationS since the committee
assignments were announced,
while Representative Mary T.
Norton, Democratic committee
chairman, has had more than
1000.
At first the committee mem
bers sent the local job hunters
The Washington times., 1933-06-17
CLUB TO SING AT MASS

Notre Dame University's Glee
Club, now appearing at the Fox
Theater, will sing a solemn High
Mass Sunday at II a. m. in the
Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Eight and N SITS. N. w.
The Washington times., 1933-06-17
MINOR BATTLES
HAD MEASURE
Of SUCCESS
Policy Has Been to Give
Way Gracefully Where
Fight Was Futile

Federal employees today, casting
UP accounts for the first few
months of the new Administra
ton, discovered that they had re
ceived a number Of serious set
backs. as against which they have
won but few victories.
First, their pay checks have
been cut is per cent as against
8 1-3 per cent last year.
Second, they are faced with
general uncertainty as to the Sc
curity of their jobs. At best, they
realize that they must accept fur
loughs of a month to two months
and half, and at worst dismissal
Is in prospect
Leave Cut Down
Third, they have lost their 80
days annual leave with pay.
Promotions have gone by the
board under the new economy
acts, except by express authori.
cation of the President.
Even more disquieting than
these lowered standards OF pay
and working conditions have
been the numerous and consistent
assaults on the merit system as
8 whole, for the attitude of Con.
QreSS has for the most part been
generally hostile.
There has been an obvious in
tention on the part of consider
able faction to substitute the
Spoils system for civil service pro.
cedure in the filling of new posi-
tions created under the emergency
legislation.
Interest In SpOiIs
Moreover, the emphasis placed
on apportionment has shown still
further interest in the Spoils syS-
TEN, of which, in the opinion Of
most partisans of the civil serv.
ice, apportionment is a vestigial
remainder.
The latest attack on the merit
system, happily unsuccessful, was
the proposal of Senator Matthew
M. Nicely CD of West Virginia
to put all Federal jobs paying
$4,000 or more outside the civil
service. The worst feature Of this
proposal was that it would open
the entire civil service to spoils
since the administration of civil
service law is entrusted to a few
key men whose salaries exceed
$4,000 a year.
The victories won by the Fed
eral employees would ordinarily be
impressive, but against this ccm-
plete background of hostility they
appear distinctly minor triumphs,
Keeps Showing Up
They succeeded, however, in
eliminating a distinctly dangerous
reallocation provision in the first
District bill, though in other and
somewhat less fearsome forms ii
has twice reappeared.
They have through the friend
ship of administrative, as dis
tinguished from congressional Of
ficials, been given some assur
auces that dismissals will not be
on a wholesale scale, that rota
tive furloughs will be utilized
wherever possible, and that ir
spite of the action of Congress
qualified employees in the civil
service will have excellent chances
for unemployment in the emer
gency units.
They have had IS days of an.
SYual leave with pay restored tc
them.
President Aids Them
They have been promised ad
Hustments in their wage cuts tt
conform to possible increases ir
living costs.
The President has given nu
merous assurances of interest II
and high regard for the merit
system, and several Cabinet Of
ficers have followed his lead II
khiS reSnect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
Birth and Death Rates
Influenced by Altitude

ROME-A survey Of the influence of
altitude on marriages, births and deaths.
tending to show that all three mani
IeStatlons proceed on a more generous
scale In the higher regions, has been
issued by the Institute Centrale di Sta
tistica- Dividing the country into three
altitude zones, the first from sea Level
70 zUO meters, the second from 200 to
400 meters, and the third above 400
meters, the figures showed q decided
tendency to variation from zone to zone.
and TO conform according 10 altitude
The marriage rate apparently was
less affected than were births and
deaths. In 10 departments Of rtalv
the regions Of lowest birth rate cor-
respond with the zone OF lowest altf-
tude- The second altitude zone in five
departments, and the third zone In
only three departments Correspondent
with regions Of low marriage rates
The middle altitude zone had the high
est marriage rate in five departments.
and the lowest zone had the most mar
riages in three departments.
For births and deaths the variation
according to altitude appeared 10 B.
even more clearly defined. Between
the first and second zones there was .
slight increase-from 24.0e to "a d.
but IN the zone OF highest altitude
there was decided increase IN the
birth rate.
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THE RISE AND FALL PRICES 1902 AS SHOWN BY THE
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX OF THE BUREAU
Ia

going up or going down, with relatively
short periods-as between 1922 and
1929-when they remained fairly stable.
In 1922 the wholesale price index was
96.7 and in 1929 it was 95.3. In this
period 1t was lowest In 1929 and highest
In 1925, when 1t reached 1925. In the
131 years since 1902, average prices
for year have been 100 only once,
1926, and that is because they were
arbitrarily given that symbol for that
year. In only 20 of the past 131 years
has the price level been within points
above or below-of the symbolic nor
NAL of 100.
AS is shown by the graph, only a few
years of our economic life since 1902
have been spent above the horizontal
line of dashes on the graph which in
dicates the level of 100. AS matter
of fact, we have spent only "a years
out of 131 in that rarefied and slightly
Intoxicating atmosphere. And after
each one of those sharp ascentS, there
descent. Since 1860, we have been
above 100 only II years. And those IL
years we're years identified with war.
Between the high peaks and deep val
leys there have been rises and falls less
marked but which have gone down In
economic history as financial panics,
followed by recovery.
Now, one purpose of this administra-
ton being TO raise prices to a level
which in authoritative quarters has
been identified as 1926, what is the
method chosen to get US there?
How Prices Are to Be Raised.
. In this effort the administration has
not put all its eggs in one basket. The
most popular and the most generally
approved method of raising prices and
thereby improving business is to Stirnu-
late credit extension, through the r. F.
G. and the Public Works Administra-
ton; to stimulate employment and
wages through the N. r. A. codes and
agreements and at the same time to
limit crop production through the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administration.
But the administration is nursing an
other egg in another basket. In the
opinion of some observers, there Is so
much fear and uncertainty as to what
this egg will hatch that the adm mis-
trations other efforts toward recovery
are placed in jeopardy.
This second plan Is the steady de-
valuation of the American dollar. The
legal, fixed value Of gold is $2067 an
ounce. One way to devalue the dollar
dover its gold content) is to increase
the price Of gold in terms of our dol
lars. When the United States left the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
British Propose Gag System to Check
Long-Winded Speakers in Parliament

LONDON.-How to deal with a
hin-music," or oratorical monopoly
Is subject which will be raised shortly
In the British Parliament. Parliaments
everywhere should be interested in the
discussion, for the issue arises from the
long-winded habits of certain legislators
winch deny an opportunity to many
others to become at all vocal.
Accordingsto the Mussolini and Hitler
views, all Parliaments are too talka-
tive to be effective. But In the opinion
OF those members of the Mother of
Parliaments who seldom have an on
portunity TO be heard, because the big
shots" pre-empt most of the debating
favored legislators and too little from
others.
Silent Ones Revolt.
This question has become a hardy
annual at Westminster, but It appears
now to be more hardy than usual. with
silent backbenchers of all parties revolt
ing at the idea that they were elected
simply to be listening and voting robots.
The disgruntled members say q square
deal would be possible If the favored
ones would be content to speak only Is
instead of 80 or 40 minutes. But some
VI Lie verbose laWmakerS say the trou-
bic has arisen through the congestion
of parliamentary business or the cum
bersomeness today Of the lawmaking
machine rather than the loquacity Of
any group OF members.
1t Is customary at Westminster for
the party whips to furnish the chair
with list Of members wishing to
speak. Those who get on the favored
list are generally cabinet ministers, ex-
ministers and party spokesman Many
OF the smaller fry, or the Gladstones
born to blush unseen, are only able to
become articulate when they address a
question to the government front bench.
and such queries must be filed in writ
ten form In advance.
"Going to Talk Long?s
For more than Q quarter Of a CEN
tury attempts have been made at IN
teryals to put the lid on "chin-music' |
specialists. but nothing has come Of |
them except pious expressions Of SYM
pathy for those who have little or no |
opportunity to air their opinions.
It has been suggested, unavailingiy. |
that clock should be installed in the |
House Of Commons to remind the dis |
cursive ones how time flies. It has |
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gold standard and refused to redeem
its paper money in gold, the devalua-
ton of the dollar worked automatically
up to certain point. This was due to
loss Of faith, or confidence, In the
dollar, no longer redeemable in gold; or
to the impulse to get rid of dollars,
which were decreasing steadily in value
or purchasing power, by exchanging
them for some kind Of property which
was increasing in value. Between
April II, when this country went off
the gold standard, and October IS,
the value Of the American dollar in
gold had declined 80 per cent to about
10 cents. On october Is the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation began
buying gold, and setting the price in
of gold announced was 1886 an ounce,
representing devaluation of the dollar
by something more than 38 per cent,
and reducing the value of the dollar in
gold to about 81 cents.
When the standard of measurement Is
shortened. the things which are meas
ured by this shortened standard appear
larger. Prices measured by shortened
standard of measurement are, of course,
higher. BY devaluing the dollar
progressively. the theory is that the
prices measured by these dollars will
be increased
Risks Of Initiation.
But 1t Is possible that the theory
will not work exactly that way. Prices,
besides being measured in dollars, are
also determined by what people will
pay for the goods they buy, and by
elements affecting the supply of goods.
If prices measured by devalued dollars
rise beyond the point where people who
receive devalued dollars in salaries and
wages can buy. the goods, then people
will stop buying, and the price must
fall to the level that will enable people
to buy again. One of the traditional
dangers of infiation--of which devalua-
ton of the dollar is fornl-is that
prices rise SO much higher, In terms Of
debased money, than the wages and
salaries Of consumers, that all normal
price relationships are lost, money
steadily loses value, the managing au-
thorities are tempted to make more of
it available to stem the tide of rising
prices and there is chaos and calamity.
There is also involved the danger that
the credit of the Government will be
impaired. The Government is debtor to
its own people. From time to time it
must have ready cash to meet maturing
obligations or to meet extraordinary OBJ
legations It must borrow this money.
II Government bonds begin to decline
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been proposed, without result, that all
speeches should be limited 10 10 min
uteS except on grand occasions. Ac-
cording to several Of the robots q
good purpose would be served If the
speaker would say, when recognizing a
long winded member, Are going to
talk long?"
An additional complaint against some
OF the "chin-music" specialists Is their
inveterate disposition TO regale the
House with such threadbare figures Of
speech as We shall leave no stone lin-
turned" or I'VE viii explore every ave
The cynical old-timers insist that the
present revolt, strong as 1t IS, will not
cut the cackle" at Westminster.
(Copyright, Ip33l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
Claims Absolute Zero
Mark Almost Reached

KHARKOV. U. S. S. r. (R-The
absolute zero" in low temperatures has
been almost achieved by the Laboratory
of Low Temperatures of the Ukrainian
Physico- Technical Institute here.
The known limit is about 274 degrees
minus centigrade, and the Soviet lab
oratory reports attaining 27l degrees
minus. This previously has been ex-
ceeded by the low temperatures labora-
tory at Leyden, Holland, where minus
272 90 degrees was achieved. At minus
265 degrees, the Kharkov savants re-
port, hydrogen and helium gases liquify
and then become solid, and the resist
ance Of metals to electric current dinin-
ishes almost 70 zero
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19

While the dollar has been reduced In
gold value by 4.32 cents, cotton has
gained three tenths Of a cent q pound
wheat cents bushel and the stock
index about three points, or dollars. AT
the same time there has been a de-
pressing effect on Government secur-
tiles, and this week heavy steers brought
new low price on the Chicago live
stock market since 1900, while the
whole live stock market declined.
DevaIued Dollar Prices Rise.
The Department of Agriculture, In
its weekly summary of agricultural
prices, shows that between March Is
and October IS. when the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation began the
daily purchase of gold, the gold
value OF the dollar had decreased
about 80 per cent, while. the prices
received for farm products had in
creased AZ per cent. In the same time
the prices paid by farmers for COM
modities bought had increased II per
cent. The important increase, how
ever, was in the ratio Of prices received
to prices paid; that is, the purchasing
power Of the farmers money, received
from the sale Of his products, when
applied in the purchase of the products
he must buy to live. This increase was
% per cent, a clear increase IN the
purchasing power of the farmers money.
But on November ! the latest available
figures show that this ratio decreased
one point below october Is.
What the various efforts to raise
prices are seeking to accomplish, for
the farmer in particular, is the increase
in the ratio of prices the farmer re-
ceives to the prices the farmer must
pay for the things he buys. The farm
ers are complaining now that this ratio
has not increased as it should; that the
increased prices they are receiving are
OF little value SO long as the prices OF
the things they must buy continue to
increase. The same complaint, In an
other form, Is coming from con-
sumers. whose salaries and wages have
not been increased to the extent that
the prices OF things they must buy have
been increased.
And this is one of the problems con-
fronting the administration in seeking
to raise all prices by dollar devaluatior.
IN lIl7 the English Bishop Fleetwood
studying the rise and fail of prices,
made the pertinent observation that:
For, since Money is of no other
use, than as 1t Is the Thing with which
w puiOilace the NeceSSarieS and Con-
veniences of Life, it's evident, that il
Five Pounds in Henry VI days would
purchase Quarter of Wheat, 4 Hogs
heads OF Beer, and Yards Of Cloth.
ne VINO then had Five Pounds IN his
Pocket, was fun as rich Man as he
who has now Twenty Pounds, II with
That Twenty Pounds he can purchase
no more Wheat, Beer or Cloth than the
other
Even If prices should be doubled In
terms OF devalued dollars, the wages of
Workingmen are not going to be doubled
not Tor q long time, anyway. But II
these wages were doubled, along with
the prices, would the wage Garner be
any better on? The theory Of the bene- |
MS OF raising prices is that when prices /,
90 rise. employment and general pros
perity usually result. But our price |
rises IN recent years, were measured by |
an unchanged money standard. The
only recent examples we have of the
Continued on Fifth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-11-19
BY BRUCE BARTON.

V YEARS ago a undergraduate called on one of the
v professors of the Harvard Medical School, complain
by alternate periods Of hopefuness and depression
"One day full of cheer, he said rand the next for
particular reason I am sunk in gloom"
The wise old doctor answered: Every member of the
Harvard faculty has through, continues to go
through precisely the experience"
I reminded of this incident by letter from
young man who tells that the world comes to end
for him every second third day And also by this entry
July Q916) strange, indeed, and presume
business for neuroogSS to anayze the alterations of
depression and exhliraton which haunt us like Summer
there was no life in me- exeron existence was burden
with it will distract if not console lost its charm
. The weather evident and obvious cause, this
close sticky humid dull air which sucks the heart out OF
better; in fact anything; but condition
wholly different have plenty of these down moods.
temperament The lesson strive to learn the lesson which
appears SO easy but is so hard is to remember in the
viii return" '' 'NS' anu ''' - ''--''
There many fortunate people to whom that quotation
will mean nothing They have no ups and downs They
the weather IN California But perhaps few young
folks may find in Gamalel Bradfords self revelation
say that the they read Of biography the
agenent they viii find Mother Nature is very nggardv
od lady she never gives anything except at price The
Lincoln is remembered by the average for his
unang fund of stories and his hearty laugh How many
recall his melancholy remark that his Indebtedness
great that it distributed among the whole human
there would cheerful face upon the earh
The melancholy was the more Important part of the
eaPaaer b w0gt t you as no real key his
his boot-straps out of the depths of despair.
No neurologist yet wise enough to explain why some
But the historian at least if the world
had been peopled only by the unfangy cheerful would
nave ost most OF its poetry and art and music and much
Copyright 1888,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-14
HOLLYWOOD
 GOSSIP
INTIMATE GLIMPSES AND INSIDE STUFF ON THE
 MOVIE COLONY
BY DAN THOMAS

Hollywood Interesting facts about the movies and movie mak- CTS:
 Constance Cummings, idea of the height of luxury Is 10 read a book while taking a bath
 J. Carroll Naish is a soloist in a Hollywood church choir.
 Allan Mowbray holds a wireless operators certificate qualifying him as radio operator either on ship or an airplane. He estab- iished the first airplane wireless station in Canada some years ago The first role Zasu Pitts ever played in pictures was with Mary Pickford, and her second was with Douglas Fairbanks. U Preston Foster never yet has played man of his own age on the screen.
 Sir Guy Standing retains his commission of commander in the British navy.
 Until few weeks ago, Kathleen Howard, new screen actress, was zine.
 Through the Ages In his latest picture. Frozen Assets" Andy Clyde wears cos tune covering aIperiod of 2,0O0 years-body armor of, the days of Julius Caesar. a fourteenth cen- tury helmet, a pair of 1880 spec tacles, and twentieth century gar l ters.
 Claire Trevor is the only girl in Hollywood who can roll a cigaret with one hand.
 Rosemary Ames' grandfather Frederick Schroeder, once the mayor of Brooklyn. was the first merchant in that city to display a wooden Incian in front of his store.
 Reginald Denny is one of the film colony's best swimmers, having ne- l gotiated ten miles of water on several occasions. Platinum Blond Walls l Jean Harlow has had the walls of her studio dressing room paint ed to match her hair. l Heather Angel got her first break on the stage because another &C., tress refused to dye her hair for the role.
 Victor Jory is an amateur magi- the Magicians' Society of America
 Fredric March never has played anything but leading roles since he | came to Hollywood. l Mary Brian was turned down by the casting directors of every stud. 10 in Hollywood when she started looking for work as an extra. Some years ago Chick Chandler had considerable of a. reputation as a racing driven on eastern dirt | tracks. Swimming after hats and props as they fell overheard from ship during the filming of scenes in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-14
GARDEN

Commencing with a matinee to- day and continuing through to- morrow Manager Halliwell is offer- ing the customers at the New Gar den q real program of variety Vaudeville. -4
 There are on the current bill that sterling colored team two boys, Cookers and Brown whc have slapstick comedy singing and dancing act which is entitled sHot from Harlem" This number Is sure to please lovers of eth 0pian comedy. singing and danc- ing. Then follows the Wheelcrs, a novelty act that has a surprise fin- .iah. Number three presents the Great Seims. the master Danish magician. This act takes on an in- sfernationaI aspect having appeared in all the leading European cities with great success, and closing the bill brings forth Glen. Rich and Neal who offer a novelty flash singing and dancing skit entitled ssFlaslles of 1933". All in all Man. ager Halliwell has outdone him. self In bringing four acts of real merit to his patrons for to-day and tomorrow as a forerunner to some real programs that have been arranged for the holiday sea- son. On the screen Is offered that popular cinema parsonage Leo Eurrello who Is featured in Before Morning a blood -tingling murder inystery: also some corking short subjects namely. Nick Kenny's Radio Thrills with Art Jarrett, Ar mida, Buddy Rogers band and others. also comedy featurettes. The above bill is a gift before Ehristmas for the customers at this popular play house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-14
STRAND

Ruth Chatterton in "Female" heads the double feature program at the Strand to-day, tomorrow and Saturday. By day she is the ruthless executive of great man. ufacturing concern. By night. her amorous temperament comes to the fore and she entices her hand- some male subordinates to become her lovers. Each in turn sh ruth lcssly casts aside for tho next, when they try to carry their am- orous advances into their business life.
 It is new type of role for Miss Chatterton, but one which, ac- cording to advance reports, has re- suited in the bset picture she has ever made.
 George Brent plays the leading masculine role, while others in the cast include Lois Wilson, Ruth Donnelly, Ferdinand Gottschalk and Johnny Mack Brown.
 The companion feature is Raft CT Romance" starring Ginger Rog- CTS and Norman Foster
 Following John Wells best-sell- ing novel cosey, ''Rafter Romance" concerns the pair who are forced by circumstance to share the same attic, one during the day and the other at night. As room mates" who never see each other, they hate with reciproca intensity because of the discomforting tricks they play on each other. As friends outside of the attic, un- aware of their mutual home, they fall deeply in love and plan to marry-untii the revocation of their actua identity almost separates them.
 Miss Rogers and Foster carry the featured roles with George Sidney as their ingenious landlord. in "Rafter Romance"