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The Washington times., 1933-07-31

"T suggest q reconsideration
of wage rates to approach as
quickly as possible the purchas-
ing power of 1929. This means
o considerable increase over the
present proposal Of 40 cents
per hour or S16."
"The code should provide for
the elimination Of the seven
day week and for the prOhibi-
tiOn of the 12-hOur day. It
should abolish night work for
such few women as are en-
pIOyed."
The clerical workers should
be covered by the CODE"
"FOrty hours per week will
not provide reempIOyment on
the present basis Of produc-
tiOn."
81 suggest the revision Of the
section providing ri separate
geographical wage areas and
propose not more than two"
"The consequences will be
serious 9if it should turn out
that Industry cannot by its own
efforts tpull itself out of the de-
.pfesSien," .,
Because steel is so important
and 50 basic to all other i'm
duStries we are justified i'm
looking to it for pioneering ef-
fOrtS.''
'The country will be patient
with the steel industry manage
ment in its difficulties, so long
as the effort is made in the
right spirit"
''If destructive competition is
to be eliminated, something like
uniform labor standards and
working conditions must be
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
8 Dead as Heat WaUe
GrOJUS in IHateHlsitu

NEW YORK, July 81 U.N.sO.
Eight deaths have been caused
directly or indirectly by the heat
wave which today continued to
envelop New York and the entire
East. A dozen or more persons
were overcome. The wave already
has prevailed for 48 hours, and
today it was warmer than yester-
day.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
IS Dies, 43 Hurt, Fire
Ruins Bruenn Hotel

BRUENN, Szechoslovakia, July
81 GNS0.-Fffteen persons were
believed killed and 43 injured
when a mysterious fire and ex-
plosion wrecked the Hotel Europa
today. The injured included 80
residents of the hotel and II
firemen. Only three bodies were
recovered. The building was so
weakened by the blast and fire
that rescue workers were not
permitted to enter it.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
3Oth Child Is Born:
Father 80 Years Old

WINCHESTER, Va, July 81.
John Thomas Nails. 80, a farmer
of Rectortown, welcomed his
thirtieth child yesterday, when
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Nails
was born. Mrs. Nails, his third
wife, has borne him Is children.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
Tied, Kept In Bed 3 Weeks,
O'Connell's Own Story

lAs told to Leo ". OBre International Ne1Vs Service
Special Correspondent
ALBANY, N. " July 81 (INs).-I was kidnapped early
the morning of July The time between 10 and
! 20 a, m. I am not certain of the exact time.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31

maintained throughout the in
duStry."
"In view of the privileges
granted the industry to COM
bine, it is disappointing to find
that in framing the proposed
code the industry did not rise
to the opportunity of ruling out
the seven-day week and the
12-hour day."
T am convinced that the
maximum of 40 hours per week
is too great to accomplish the
purpose of wide Unemployment"
"If recovery is to be achieved
a large portion of the money
product of industry must go to
those who constitute the main
body Of consumers.
The low rates of rs and 27
cents per hour for the two
Southern districts are presum-
ably based on the predomi-
nance of negro labor in these
districts, But negroes are also
consumers. A way must be
found of gradually raising the
living standards Of the coIOred
labOrerS."
Equally important is the ne
cessity Of making the minimum
rate Of pay q weekly wage
rather than an hourly rate"
Business men who will spy
on their competitors will not
have any cOmpunctiOnS about
spying upon their employees"
"EspiOnage, Overspeeding, the
long day, the long week, and
irregularity of hours of employ
ment are the sources of major
complaints that have come to
me in the iron and steel in
dustry."
The Washington times., 1933-07-31

A home is your castle your
ment! Study the many worth while
home buys advertised for sale in the
WANT AID SECTION OG this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-07-31
Three Grilled By Police In kidnapping OF OConnell
REDS STORM RELIEF HEADQUARTERS
Highlights of Perkins
Speech to Steel Men

International Service
uohts the testimony of Secretary of Labor Perkins, made
opening the hearing the steel industry CODE ooO
The Washington times., 1933-07-31

Business men who will spy
on their competitors will not
have any cOmpunctiOnS about
spying upon their employees"
The Washington times., 1933-07-31

Equally important is the ne
cessity Of making the minimum
rate Of pay q weekly wage
rather than an hourly rate"
The Washington times., 1933-07-31

''If destructive competition is
to be eliminated, something like
uniform labor standards and
working conditions must be
The Washington times., 1933-07-31

Because steel is so important
and 50 basic to all other in
duStrieS we are justified i'm
looking to it for pioneering ef-
forts"
The Washington times., 1933-07-31

"The country will be patient
with the steel industry manage
ment in its difficulties, so long
as the effort is made in the
right spirit"
Evening star., 1933-04-17

the same operation would be in process
OF contamination.
Tho Roosevelt administration, how
ever, has adopted the plan Of cutting
the Government to the bone, abolishing
thousands of places. All Of this Is In
the name Of governmental economy.
And in this process many Of the Re-
publican appointees will bs dislodged.
On the other hand, when the Roose-
velt reconstruction program, with the
aid Of the Federal Government, Is in
full operation, there will be room for
thousands Of new appointments. With
the farm mortgage bill, the farm relief
bill, the home mortgage bill, the refor-
estation camps, the tremendously ex-
panded public works program all to be
administered, there seems no other way
out. Whether these new jobs will 70 to
Democrats and to Democrats alone Is q
question. If they are not under civil
service, certainly the Democrats would
appear to have the first claim upon
them. And 50 perhaps the clamor from
Democrats for jobs and more jobs which
has gone up ever since the election last
November may yet be answered.
Evening star., 1933-04-17
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Usher Of the American Hebrew and Jew
ish Tribune. suggests In its current Is
sue that President Roosevelt appoint
Herbert Hoover as q good will lvOy to
Germany. Ito save the Reich ,..i the
catastrophe blunders OF the J All gov
ernment's anti-Jewish policy" The
proposal rests on the fact that the Euro
pean Children's Relief. administered by
Mr.. Hoover after the war, saved the
lives OF thousands OF German children,
and on tilat account the late President
would be fitted to impress upon the
Berlin government the error of its ways.
In this connection. reports are current
that there may be some rather con-
spicuous delay on President Roosevelt's
part In naming q new American Am
bassador to Berlin. A commentator
says This delay would be. motivated
by two things-first, q partial rebuke
OF the Hitler regime: secondly, a desire
to see how things shape themselves in
Germany before picking the best man
for the job
Lieut.. Col. U. s. Grant, Srd, director
OF public buildings and public parks,
who will shortly retire from that Office.
laurel-crowned, has just relinQuished
another post he has held in Washing
ton, the commandership of the local
commandery Of the Military Order of
the Loyal Legion. He has served two
terms and was urged to accept q third
But. evidently responding to the an
cestral call, he informed the COM
panions Of the commandery tina. the
third Ulysses 8. Grant doesn't believe
in third terms. either.
Greater New York for a while was
thinking OF coming to Washington for
police commissioner to succeed Ed
ward F. MulrOoney. who has just be-
come State beer car at Albany. Msyor
OBrien announced that among the m n
he had under consideration for the
police job was Mai. Gen. Hanson E.
Ely United States Army. retired. Fol-
lowing his d parture from the Army in
1881, on reaching the retirement age.
Gen. Ely resumed his residence in
Warrington. The hero OF the battle OF
Cantigny came under Mayor O'Rrien's
eye while commanding the 3rd Corps
Area at Governors Island Just prior
TO that service, he was coMmandant
OF the Army War College In Washing
ton. The Manhattan police commits
slonership has finally gone to q profes-
sional cop. Inspector Bolan.
v
Republican National Chairman Everett
Sanders. who went to hospital at the
beginning OF April, is progressing to-
ward recovery. His friends say 1t wasn't
an emergency operation that he had
to undergo, and that he'll come out Of
his enforced period of rest bstter than
ever. The Hoosier politicians ply
sicians now permit him to receive
callers, and one of the first to visit
him at the end Of last week was Law
renee Richey, Herbert Hoover's right
hand man, who has Just returned to
Washington. after accompanying "tha
chief" back to Palo Alto and seeing him
comfortably settled there. Mr.. Sanders
looks forward to early occupancy OF the
Maryland Colonial estate, Crestleigh,
which he recently acquired, IL miles
north Of Washington.
Copyright, 1933.)
Evening star., 1933-04-17

OtnerS no perhaps nine OuG Oh Len
persons will answer In the negative.
We might use the form Of census
figures and say that nine and one-half
tone In interior decoration.
1t Is an interesting experiment to try
for warm effects without the expedient
Of wall embellishments Of various types
but we believe 1t Is one which fails in
the average home.
In that (rather mythicaD structure,
the beginning Of wall warmth Is color
1t may be attained by papers Of various
types or by the use Of special paints.
Next come tapestries and hsngings
other than paintings (pictures, to niostD
There can be little doubt that the use
Of tapestries Is confined necessarily to
Z comparatively few homes.
Perhaps the average householder Is
afraid OF them, realizing that they strike
. bold note and, therefore, one difficult
to handle.
Let that be as 1t may the well exc
cuted and proportioned tapestry.
whether expensive or not. IL thing Of
supreme interest. There Is surely a
place for 1t on the modern wall. Some
thing more might be done, too. with
fine rugs as wall ornaments. There are
exquisite small samples. well within the
range Of the average purse. which would
tit well into . moderate plan OF decora-
| ton.
Built-in wall squariums ought TO be
considered for the home where pets
are favored, especially In = home under
construction.
Electrically lighted and heated, they
would present new note in home deco
ration, and one unapproached by any
other type OF adornment. especially in
the eyes OF aquarists. BY setting tank
flush In the dining room wall, for In
stance. the back Of 1t could project
through into the kitchen. where It
would form an additional note Of In
terest. and permit proper care.
This type OF adornment. one may
feel convinced. will be seen shortly In
newer homes throughout the Nation,
coming In on the wave OF interest pre-
vailing In the soAallsd tropical fishes.
No doubt there are other forms OF
unique decorations which could be in
corpOrated into the wall. but this one
Is Of interest since its effect would be
simply that OF living picture.
y y 4 y
Now we are back to pictures.
Nobody ought to be ashamed Of pic
lures hanging on the wall, but great
many unfortunate persons seem TO be
afraid of the famous Mrs. Grundy-or
Is 1t Mrs. Jones?
II 1t is necessary to keep up with
Mrs J. by eliminating framed pictures
even photographS-from ones i'm
maculats walls, maybe it is best to
make no attempt TO keep pace with the
l.dy.
Is q wall "spotty" n pictures are
properly hung, with due thought TO
total wall balance?
We do not think 80. The main fault
We are convinced, has been that a great
many perEons have disliked to mar their
walls with prevailing methods OF hang
ing. No inventor has put his mind on
this problem. Perhaps something
might be done with small vacuum cup
hangers. which would hold frames in
place without denting walls or necessi-
tating the Use Of ugly cords. Perhaps
some woman, in the Spring house
cleaning at hand. will solve this prob
lem for Nation which still believes
In decorated walls.
Evening star., 1933-04-17
Federal Jobs.

The Roosevelt administration has no
intention Of breaking down the Civil
Service System in any way. according
to Postmaster General Farley Thii
will be happy news to those officers
and employees of the Government who
are not already on their way out as
q consequence Of the drastic economy
plans and reorganization Of the gov
crnmental agencies. Mr.. Farley, re-
gsrded as the great dispenser Of Fed
eral Office. both because of his posi-
ton as head Of the Post Once Depart
ment and as chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, speaks with
authority. He has many jobs to dispens,
in his own department. He intends to
stick to the plan Of having the Civil
Service Commission conduct eXamina
tions of applicants for positions as post
master. he declares.
To the ear Of the Senator and Rep
resentative who may have become
restiye, the declaration by Mr.. Farley
that he intended To take the advice
of members of Congress in the appoint
ment of postmGstsrs will be entirely
welcome Indeed, Mr.. Farley has al
ready appointed postmasters to fill va
cancies on the advice Of some OF these
members of Congress. He now has
about 2400 postmasterships to fill. and
it is we'll understood that when the
terms of other postmasters run out,
their positions al-o will be filled as
promptly as possible. The Postmaster
General, however, has given assurance
to pastmasters now in Office that they
are not to be disturbed or turned out
il they sre rendering efficient service
to the Government. They will be per-
mitted to fill out their terms.
With the advent of new admipfstra-
tions, particularly when there is a
change of political party in control Of
the Government, it has always been the
custom to fill many Federal offices with
new faces. The Civil Service laws have
operated to protect the minor officers
and employees of the Government to
very great extent 1t was necessarily 10
be expected that many Democrats would
supplant Republicans in the Federal
service when President Roosevelt en-
tered the White House. II the Demo-
Gratis tsd lost control Of the Govern.
gaent aad Republicans had gained it,
Evening star., 1933-04-17

nal describes Premier Macdonald Of
Great Britain as a figure Of great in
huence in world affairs. a statesman Of
real quality and dignity" and one who
faces with ability the controversies and
emergencies that throng about him.
The Rockford Register Republic secs
advantages in the formal exchange Of
views prior to the London conference"
and asserts: 1T is the newer diplomacy,
and there is little question but that peo-
Piles Of the world have a great deal
more confidence in it than in the older
form where intrigue and selfish maneu-
Vering played SO large a part"
Referring to the influence OF the Brit
lsh premier. the New York Sun states
that mo other in that position in our
time has been SO able and willing as
ne to leave Downing street in the care
OF others and carry his message in per-
son to foreign lands"
The key to permanent bettermeny
lies abroad" in the opinion of the Bir-
mingharn AgeHerald. while the Indi.
annapolis News feels that If the Eurs-
pean powers find that the United States
will exchange debt adjustments tor
trade advantages. the President may
have chosen the right time to prepare
for the London conference The Rock
Island Argus suggests that "he might
ask Congress for authority to make
some sort OF bargain"
Evening star., 1933-04-17

were also planted 1t Peitaiho. which
is the Summer headquarters Of the
United States Marines on legation
guard duty at Peiping. In the I'm
medits vicinity Of the newly occupied
area there 10 extensive American Meth
odist missionary property at Changli.
British interests within this latest ex-
tension Of Japanese power into "China
Proper" are affected by the fact that
Chinwangtao, important seaport south
Of Shanhaikwan, Is the shipping port
Of the British-owned Kailan mines,
with which . rising young American
mining engineer named Herbert Hoover
was connected some thirty three years
ago.
The sinister aspect Of these widening
japanese military moves beyond the
Great Wall, apart from their inter-
national implications, Is the fear that
they may be the forerunner Of the long
mootsd occupation Of Tientsin and
Peiping. The japanese strategic theory
since September. 1881, has apparently
been that until genuine opposition Is
encountered, 1t Is not only safe. but
permissible. to keep on going. TO date
no such ohstructions have been met.
The Japanese charge d'anaires at
Peiping states that the occupation Of
Chinwangtao merely eliminates a six
weeks campaign designed to remove
"msnacing attacks" along the Great
Wall. When all menace Ito the jap
anese and Manchukuan positions" has
subsided-when the Chinese have per-
manently evacuated several hundred
more square miles Of their own domain
the invading forces, 1t Is declared,
will withdraw TO the Great Wall.
The world would have more conf
dencs In such comforting assurances If
the japanese military party's with
drswal record during the past year and
half were less spotted. Repeatedly.
while the japanese army was cannon
balling Its way across Manchuria.
pledges We're forthcoming that Japanese
presence In this or that strategic region
was temporary. The rest Is history.
and. apparently. irrevocsble history.
Toxic Will comprehend world anxiety
that some more history Of the same
kidney may now be in the making IN
the -TisntSin- -Peiping tri-
angle.
Il may be just within the realm of
possibilities that now that the Japanese
campaign for the subjugation Of China
is not only being prosecuted on the soil
OF China Proper" but at length i'm
pinges upon American and British in
terests. the era Of disinterested observa-
tion 1t Washington and London may be
approaching Its end. In any event. 1t
no longer seems possible that develop
ments IN China will be taboo when
Viscount Ishi and President Roosevelt
are COnversing here in May.
Evening star., 1933-04-17
Less Costly Rail
Reorganizations
From the Chicago Daily News.

from the chicago Daily News.
Developments since the Missouri pa
citic Railroad system applied for par
mission to reorganize under the terms
Of the new Federal bankruptcy law In
dicate that the era Of costly railroad
recelversh1ps Is over. Soon after the
application, Federal Judge ordered
the existing executive personnel to con-
tinue the operation of the road. On
the day following, the Interstate Com
merce Commission submitted to fhe
court q list Of names from which to
choose trustees. The list was accom-
panied by a recommendation that no
trustee be paid more than $25,ooo q
year. "a
That was all in startling contrast to
former procedure. The cost Of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee g. St. Paul receiver
ship, which lasted from 1924 to es.ly
In 1928, was estimated at one time Is
being between $4,95o, 900 and s6,4s5, ,oot.
Two banking houses sponsoring the re-
organization were to receive Sl,044.c00
Tor their services. Receivership ex-
penses cleared through the Federal
court were fixed between 81, ,0Oc, 600 ard
1880 900, while special depository and
Stock and Bond Holders Committee fees
accounted for the remainder. The
actual receivership expenses were less
than the estimate. A final court order
allotted the receivers approximately
81 500, 900 for their services and these
OF their special legal and accounting
stefs. No comparable final figures on
the other items were made public.
The Missouri Pacific Is the first rail-
road to geek capital readjustment un-
der the new law. It is apparent that
further payments of the exorbitant fees
OF earlier days is improba bic. The Sc
ourity holders should benefit accord
ingly. The, only mourners will be the
interests which formerly found the re-
organization Of railroads very profit
able business.
Evening star., 1933-04-17
Japan Marches On.

There is no occasion for undue alarm
in Europe or America over the con-
tinued progress of the Japanese
Manchukuan armies south of the Great
Wall into China Proper" but when
the world reads, as 1t does today. that
their advance now embraces territory
in American and British occupation,
cause for little anxiety, at least, Is
not unjustified.
In the case of the United States, the
invading troops late on Saturday cap
tured Chinwangtao, which Is the trans
port base and Summer camp Of the
Fifteenth Infantry stationed st Tien-
tsin. The nsss Of Japan and Manehukuo
Evening star., 1933-04-17

OF the vast number OF questions
answered by this department., only
few can be published in this column.
The ones that are printed must be OF
general interest and not personal In
their nature. Do not, therefore, merely
sign your initials to your letter and
ask that the answer be published. Give
your full name and address so that you
may receive q personal letter IN reply.
Enclose cents in coin or stamps for
postage. Do not use postcards. Direct
your letter to The Evening Star In
formation Bureau, Frederic J. Hsskin,
Director, Washington, d. G.
@. What golf course is farthest
North on this continent?-S. 7.
A.. The. one located at Chesterfield
Inlet on the Northern shore Of Hud-
sons Bay in latitude 81. Only three
holes have been completed and the
club" has four members.
@. How long has Mae West been on
the stage?-T. T.
A. she was born in tho Flatbush
district Of Brooklyn on August II, 1900.
She has been on the stage since she
was six years OF age.
@. Did Mrs. Belva Lockwood win any
electoral votes when she ran for the
presidency Of the United States?-M. c.
A. The Equal Rights party did not
win any electoral votes in 1884 or l0SS.
and was not represented on the ballots
in all the States.
@. When two persons tie for high
score in q game for which prizes are
awarded. and cards are cut to deter
mine which shall take first prize, does
the other take the second prize or Is he
eliminated, the second prize going to a
person with the next highest scorer
F.. A. B.
A. Since the prizes are for the high
est scores. the person who wins in cut
ting the cards should be given the first
prize and the person who tied his score
should be given the second prize.
@. When was the public debt of the
United States At its highest point?-
w. T.
4. In 1919. when it was sa5 ,4s2. .os4,-
4ls. In 1882 it was Sls,%s7, ,o02. .4%4.
@. Can q person motor across the
continent entirely on Canadian high
WayS?-P. S.
4. The tour can be made with the
exception Of one stretch of country in
Northwestern Ont ario. Motorists cross
into the United States for this part of
the trip. The distance between Halifax
and Vancouver by the shortest motor
route Is about 1000 miles and the trip
is usually made in a little over two
weeks.
@, Where was the first oil we'll In the
world drilled?-P B. A.
A. The first successful well was
drilled on OIL Creek in Venango County.
Pa. 1t was drilled by Col Edwin L.
Drake ard the Drake Well Memorial
Park marks the spot.
@. How much is charged for tickets
to the movies in Italy?-C. N.
4. Sidney A. Clarke writes from
Italy that the bsst seats in the movie
houses are 8 cents, ordinary seats, 1
cents.
@. How MANY States have cities
named Denver?-J. C.
A. There are thirteen which have
city or town named Denver: Arkan-
sas, Colorado. Florida. Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa. Kentucky. Missouri, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Tennessee.
@. Why are many small wires used
in an electric light cord instead of one
OF larger size?-F l..
A. Many small wires are used in or
der to make the cord more flexible.
@. What percentage of adults wears
glasses? What percentage should?-
NJ. Z. D.
a. The Better Vision Institute says