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The Washington times., 1933-07-18
SEN, KING CALLS
SITUATION
OUTRAGE
SO Cities Enter Complaints
Formally; Cummings
Calls for Probes

Complaints piled into the De-
partment of Justice today from
irate Washington citizens, pro-
testing the action yesterday Of
two chain stores in boosting the
price of bread by cent per pound
loaf.
Although James Lawrence Fly,
special assistant to the Attorney
General, who is conducting the
Justice Department investigation
into the bread prices throughout
the country, refused to make any
statement on the local situation,
i; was understood that the probe
already launched is still in prog
reSS.
Fly said he has not yet re-
ceived reports from his agents in
vestigating in Washington. His
job is to run down evidence of
concert of action in boosting
the prices.
Thirty-nine cities in 81 States
have made formal complaints to
the Department of Justice that
bakers and dealers have arbi-
trarily fixed exorbitant prices for
bread.
In all cases Attorney General
Cummings ordered investigations
to be made. Procedure may be
under the antitrust laws, the new
agricultural act or the industrial
recovery measure.
Calls Price "Outrage"
Senator William H. King CD,
of Utah, chairman of the Senate
District Committee, describing the
bread price as an outrage" an
nounced that if conditions war
rant it, the subcommittee will
take steps to forestall any further
increases.
Although the subcommittee is
not empowered to probe the
bread situation. Senator King in
dicated that he would place all
the power of the committee be-
hind an effort to prevent further
advances.
King pointed out that the SUBJ
committee will hold hearings the
latter part of this week on the
milk situation.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
CAPITAL PROTESTS INCREASE IN BREAD PRICES
Finland's Goodwill Filler Visits Here
Capt. Vaino Bremen Calls on
Air Officials, Then Honors
Unknown Soldier

Finland's tall and square-shoul-
dered Capt. Vaino Bremen, flying
leisurely around the world build
ing up good will for his country,
learned a little of the hustle and
hustle of diplomatic life in Wash
ington today.
Accompanied by Elmo Walikan-
gas, charge d'affaires of the lega-
ton Of Finland, Captain Bremen
started the day making courtesy
calls on the heads of civilian,
Army and Navy flying depart
ments.
HOnors Soldier Dead
This afternoon he went to Ar
lington National Cemetery to lay
wreath on the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
He brought with him vase of
special manufacture that he
planned to present to Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh, but the latter and
Mrs, Lindbergh now are in the
far north and delivery of the
vase will be made by Mr.. Wall
kangas later on.
Captain Bremen looks a great
deal like Walter johnson. He
doesn't speak much English and
interviewing is done through Mr..
Walikangas. who runs through the
round -the-world flight like guide
reeiing off the points of interest.
Uses 80 H. P. Engine
One of the unusual features of
Captain Bremer's flight, which be-
gan at Helsingfors on May II, is
that his plane is powered with
only an 80-horsepower engine,
probably the smallest engine yet
used in a flight of such distance.
Up to now, he figures he has
covered 10000 miles.
The Japanese and Russian
governments declined permission
for flights along the Siberian coast
to Alaska, and he was forced to
ship his plane to San Francisco.
That broke up the round-the-
world flight and now he plans to
leave Thursday for New York
where the plane will be placed
aboard a ship and taken to En-.
gland. From there he will fly to
France, Germany, Sweden, and
then home.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
NEWP.O. ORDER
CUTS WASTE

The Postoffice Department pre-
fers having its waste paper cut
into four pieces.
In an order issued today by
C. B. Eilenberger, Third Assist
ant Postmaster General, it is
stipulated that coupons and ad-
vices of paid money orders and
applications for money orders
which are to be disposed of as
waste after three years, should
be cut into four pieces each.
This order affects the larger
postoffices. In the smaller ones,
the coupons may be cut or torn
TO show they are "purposely de-
faced"
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
RULING WAITED
On MARRIAGE

The Industrial Recovery Board
the opinion of Atty. Gen.
is expected shortly to announce
Homer S. Cummings on the ques-
ton of whether Federal employees
drawing limited salaries may be
exempted from the married per-
sons clause of the economy act.
It was learned that the Attor-
ney General has rendered a con-
fidential opinion, which was sub
mitted to Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper. Roper, how
ever, declined to make the ruling
public pending its submission to
the recovery board.
The Secretary of Commerce
had asked Cummings whether
Federal employees earning a COM
bined salary of $4,000 might be
excepted from operation of the
law,
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
PUG. WILL SEEK
JOBS FOR 8

Public Utilities Commission Of
ficials today were hopeful that
places will be found in the Fed
eral service for eight members
of the commissions valuation
staff who are to lose their jobs
within the next few days.
The eight were ordered dis
missed as a result of the post
ponement until October 2 of the
hearing on valuation of proper
tie of the two local gas COM
panies. This move left no work
for the men.
Letters of recommendation are
being given the men and the
commission will lend it's aid in
finding other places for them.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18

patriotism | beg for a suspension OF
judgment. Mr.. Evans has, I think, hit
upon something nearly as effective as
the way we laughed off prohibition for
making American liners popular.
On japanese boats coming to Japan,
writes Mr.. Evans, "customs officers
examine your baggage on board, in your
cabin. This gives them time for more
careful examination, it is true, but it
also gives you chance to discuss valu-
ations in a calmer state than is possible
on a crowded pier.
"It also permits you to repack your
things with some care, instead of shov-
ing objects which have been spread out
on the dock in with clean ones, break
ing the teapot you bought for Aunt
Augusta" etc. So far you have Mr..
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
z D. c. BOYS WIN
SCHOLARSHIPS

Announcement was made today
at the University of Virginia that
Paul Summers Dulaney, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Dulaney, of the 5000
block of Huntington Ave. N. w.,
had been awarded one of the du
Pont scholarships by the uni
versity.
The scholarships were made pos
sible by a bequest of the late Philip
F.. du Pont, of Philadelphia.
A similar scholarship was
awarded to Ralph Deming Lewis,
of Alexandria, Va.
Grover Woodrow Everett, of
Washington, won one of the 10
alumni scholarships awarded out
of-State students at the uni
VerSitY,
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
D. p. NeLUn1an Named
Dominican AdDiSer

Oliver P. Newman, former Dis
trict Commissioner, visited the
White House today and stated
that he had been appointed fl
nancial expert and adviser to the
Dominican Republic.
The appointment was made by
Rafael L. Truhillo, president of
the Dominican Republic. Mr..
Newman will leave for his duties
in about two or three weeks and
will be stationed at Santa Do
mingo,
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
H. B. Green Slated for
Alexandria Post

H. Bruce Green, attorney and
son of Harry K. Green, Commis-
sioner of Revenue for Arlington
county, is reported in Alexandria
as the probably choice for man
ager of the Alexandria office OF
the Federal Home Owners Loan
Corporation.
Louis M. Ainsle, a native Alex
andrian, who has been residing
in New York recently, is said to
be in line for appointment as
chief appraiser. The appoint
ments come under John j.
Wicker, jr., Virginia State man
ager.
At Wicker's office in Richmond
today it was said the Alexandria
office would be opened by the
latter part of this week. 1t will
serve all of Northern Virginia.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
HOME OWNERS
LAY SIEGE TO
LOAN BOARD
D. c., Virginia and Maryland
HousehoIderS Learn Aid Is
Not Near at Hand

The office of the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board, was besieged
today with calls by telephone and
in person from home owners seek
ing immediate action to prevent
foreclosures in the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
This avalanche of calls was
ascribed to newspaper stories
concerning a washington family
which had been promised aid by
Charles A. Jones, newly appointed
head of the local home loan
board, to prevent a foreclosure
sale.
Face Foreclosures
Many of the petitioners claimed
today that they faced foreclosure
within the next few days and
officials of the board explained
to them that there is no way it
can intervene to stop such pro-
ceedings.
However, it urged mortgages
to withhold summary proceedings
for a few days until the board
can begin to tunctlOn properly
The location of headquarters OF
the District office of the Home
owners Loan Corporation will be
announced by Mr.. Jones shortly
after he holds his final conference
tomorrow with the directors OF the
corporation.
Patience Asked
Jones expressed the hope that
he would be able to acquire CEN
tral offices and said that if he is
not required to use Government
offices, he will seek quarters in
one of the closed downtown banks.
Pointing out that there is moth
ing he can do to aid them until
he is established in his offices,
Jones asked home owners to re-
frain from calling him until then.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
OIUner Must Keep
Pet MOnkeu Tied I'm

Edward M. Dean, whose pet
monkey is said to have bitten
three children at the Windmill
Hill Fairgrounds in Alexandria
Friday, was ordered to keep the
animal penned up when arraigned
before Police Judge Snow in Alex
andria today on charge of allow
ing a vicious animal to run at
large. Dean lives at the Barge
XXyhorP
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Looking For Food
Near Museum Gets
Him in Trouble

Albert Matthews, colored. 80,
of the 1900 block Half st. S.
w., made three mistakes late
yesterday when he went "look-
ing for food" near the Ma
tional Museum.
He was found too close to a
handbag in a parked automo-
bile; he didn't know the auto
mobile was owned by a Sing
Sing prison guard, David D.
Donaldson, and he didn't know
that Park Policeman F.. E.
Bendure was near by. He was
held at the First Precinct sta
ton house for investigation"
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Earl G.. SUen1 Wins
HARVARD Scholarship

Earl G. Sven, of this city, a
graduate of William and Mary
College. has been awarded a 5000
scholarship to attend the Har-
ward Business School in Boston
this fall, it was announced today
at a meeting of the Harvard
Business School Alumni Club of
Washington,
The Washington times., 1933-07-18

Evans praise of Japan and his implied criticism of his own
United States Now his fruitful constructive sugges
tion:
Not Likely
T the United States express liners carried customs Off
cals would be good advertising point would enable pas
senger to get home in greater comfort and incidentally it
would give some jobs certain number of inspectors
Mr. Evans returning on an American vessel and hopes
this admirable reform will be put through before he arrives
1t won't 1t is just of those things against which the
official back is up; but this is the first time have
seen the idea connected with American shipping giving
them preference Maybe it will wake up in au-
thority and the Evans custom plan will become perma
nent memorial to a good sailor.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Reception to Honor
d. C.. Veteran Head

Daniel E. Campbell, recently
elected department commander of
the District of Columbia Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be honored
at reception at 8 p. m. Thurs
day at Pythian Temple by Equal
ity Walter Reed Post No. 284, Of
the V. F.. w. Gen. Frank T.
Hines and Col. George Ijams will
be present.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
ART LEAGUE SHOW SET

The Art League of washington
will open it's fourth quarterly art
show Sunday at the league gal
leries, 21OO block Bancroft Pl. N.
W., and will continue it until
August IL.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Not Likely
French Taxis

When you enter taxi in New York today you touch
than vehicle-t is subject Of controversy Every
with power to be out to get revenge on
the poor motor if the motor alone made us what
we are today and in New York city taxi may be
small carry the bills and receipts flying around its
head
The Evening Journal reporter Henry Paynter who has
been learning what it drive taxi by the simple
but drastic experiment of driving himself reports that
one annoyances of taximans life is cuttlng in
taxman stands perhaps, two hours in place. render
ing public service by being where you find him; and
just juicyooking fare appears cruising wanderer
slips in ahead There obviously two sides to the
ton the cruiser feels himself entitled to making living
but in general taxmen feel that cutting in of this sort
unfair competition.
No Cutting
In Paris the cut-n is forbidden hailed passing cab
one day and it about three feet away from the
curb dared traffic and got in Instantly gsndarme
motoned us to the Being flush foreigner and in
good humor stepped and started to explain, in quick
but inaccurate French that it had my fault assumed
being arrested for traffic violation perhaps
because the taxi had blocked behind him while we
waited
But the gendarme and even the chauffeur waved 60
home and when had taken cab from the waiting rank
at the corner my second driver told that the taxmen
of Paris had absolute agreement that cruis
ing taxi could accept fare while cabs stood waiting
bv It fixed rule and they had themselves asked the
city to allow the police to enforce it. OF course we Amer
leans too Independent for anything like that it only
makes life easier for the taximen side and all the
users of taxis the other. Not for
Count Off
When away from home I do not use busses much,
30 cannot tell how Boston, Chicago Atlanta and places
hereabouts have solved their bus problem In several cities
abroad you approach the bus-halt and take numbered
ticket When your bus you present your number;
conductor calls it If others have earlier numbers
they present them and precede you until the bus is full
scramble The weak and the decent have equal
chances with the pushers
1t very queer that Frenchmen who think nothing at all
OF ebowng you of line theaer ticket window,
perfectly willing abide by this ticket SYSTEM whereas
we who stick rules make up we'll enough batter and
fight way like animals into subways and busses and
ckeerly make ourselves miserable twice day because
are too proud not to fight
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
True to Type
New Customs Custom for Americans
Suggested
suggested
BY GILBERT SELDES-

Montgomery Evans, who gave up theatrical production
to collect first editions to start campaign for m
tang japanese custom in regard CUSTOMS Mr. Evans
obviously has had experience with the of
country but before any that he is lacking in
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Business ShOWs Gain
At Potomac Yards

Business at Potomac Yards,
principal railroad classification
yard between the North and
South, is % per cent ahead of
last year and the yard is calling
back furloughed employees, accord
ing to the Alexandria Chamber of
Commerce.
Less than car lot business at
the yard is IL per cent ahead of
last year, while the total loaded
movement is up % per cent over
the first 16 days of July a year
ago.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18

Outguess Chester GOuld-Win
a set of 48 Herald Funny Family
de luxe cards. See Dick Tracy
Color Contest now running in the
Washington Herald.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
STOCK MARKET
SURE To FACE
SLAUGHTER
BY WALL STREET SPECTATOR

Dy WALL . kGGA "a GOA IN OAS
NEW YORK, July 18 GN.S0. q.
Twas all aboard for the races
again yesterday. Stocks were run
up with as complete abandon as
has been seen since the boom got
under way, and few were left
kicking around in the rut.
The news continues to favor
the bulls, and unless the powers
that be step on the parade, Wall
Street will celebrate while the
celebrating's good.
We dread the thought Of the
slaughter of the innocents" that
will take place when the day of
reckoning comes. But right now
everyone is following the old
adage of trying to make hay
while the sun shines. And, it
might be added, sufficient unto
the day are the headaches
thereof.
Those close to Pullman are still
optimistic on the company's out
look. The SO dividend is now
considered reasonably Yafe.
The Washington crowd was
reported buying ste ks all over
the lot yesterday.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
NEARLY
DOUBLES NET

A sharp upturn in earnings was
registered by E. 7. du Pont de
Nemours & Co. in the quarter
ended June 80. a preliminary re-
port disclosed today.
Earnings were equal to 68 cents
a common share, including divi-
dend from General Motors In
vestment, amounting to % cents
a share in du Pont common. This
compares with 35 cents a du Pont
share, including % cents a share
from General Motors, in the pre-
ceding quarter.
For the six months of 1893,
earnings were equal to $1.03 a
share. including dividends from
Motors Investment amounting to
46 cents a du Pont common
share, against $1.O1 in the cor
responding period last year, in
Guiding SO cents a share from
General Motors.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
GENERAL FOODS
T|LTSCONMON

NEW YORK, July 18 G.N.S0.
An increase in common dividend
payments was made today by the
General Foods Corp, with a
quarterly declaration of As cents
a share.
On May last, the company
made quarterly disbursement of
40 cents, while in the three pre-
ceding quarters, dividends Of so
cents each were paid.
Sales of package units of Gen.
eral Foods products show an in
crease of II per cent for the first
six months of this year over the
corresponding period of 1882,
Colby M. Chester, president,
stated, and June sales by units
this year were IA per cent ahead
of June last year.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Spot Cotton Trade
Quiet at Liverpool

LIVERPOOL, July 1S Q.N.SO .
Spot cotton was quiet and steady
at the opening today. Receipts
totaled $1,000 bales, including
$500 American bales.
At midday middling fair was
quoted at 7:68d; strictly good
middling 7.23d; good mlddling,
$3.50; strictly middling, 6.63d;
midding, 6.48d; strictly low mid
ding, $3.50; low middling, 6.13d;
strictly good ordinary, 5.93d, and
good ordinary, 5.63d.
Futures opened steady with
July at 6.24d: october, 6.30d, and
March, 6.40d.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
.ERRAT|C GRAINS
FEATURED BY
BARLEY

CHICAGO, July 1s G.NSJ.
Another spectacular bulge in bar
ley, the market soaring Ice a
bushel early to the highest level
in several years, featured an
erratic grain list during broad
forenoon dealings.
December barley reached a top
of $1.02 against yesterdays close
of 83c.
Most of Gain Lost
The bulge attracted heavy
profit-taking, the market losing
the major portion Of its gain.
Near noon values were 3Ac to
412c higher.
Fairly active selling developed
in wheat after the market scored
gains Of 112c, values receding
rather sharply.
Near noon wheat was 1h@
17sc lower, corn 1@112c down
and oats 40 Bc lower. Rye held
firm, being unchanged to Ac i'm
proved on latest quotes.
Offerings Light
There was little to account for
the spectacular climb in barley,
traders chiefly attributing the
bulge to a dearth Of offerings.
Liverpool wheat was ND
higher and Winnipeg B01%c
advanced.
Estimated carlot receipts here
were: Wheat, 1871; corn, 405, and
oats, 80.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Chesapeake e Ohio
Traffic Scars AQQiEu

The Chesapeake and Ohio re.
ports a new peak in traffic for
the week ended Saturday. Cars
handled last week totaled 33,883
compared with 1904 the week
before and 20,O97 in the same
1882 week.
The gain in loadings on its own
lines last week was extended to
$40 per cent over a year ago
compared with 42.6 per cent in
the previous week.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
WESTERN DAIRY PRICES

CHICAGO, July 1S GN.S.).-Butter:
Receipts. 14,594 tubs; firm: old cars. s.
extra firsts, 24025c; firsts. 22% Q234ac;
specials, 26@2612c
EggEReceipts, 1O,322 cases; firm;
old cars, 40; new, II. Ordinary cur
extra firsts, less than cars. 15c: cars.
l5hc; fresh graded firsts. less than cars.
14c; cars, 15c: dirties. 11Ac: checks,
10hc.
lac; twins. 13A @13hc; prints. 1874 q
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
CURB FOLLOWS
RISE Of WET
SHARES
BY THEODORE KOsLOW

NEW YORK, July 18 0.N.S0. .
Under the impetus of a further
demonstration in repeal issues,
the Curb list as whole resumed
its bull trend today, although the
advance encountered considerable
profit-taking shortly before the
noon hour.
The wet shares were at their
best in the first hour with heavy
overnight demand carrying all of
the leaders to record peaks.
Humble was the leader in oils.
Electric Bond and Share showed
up best among the utilities. Gold
shares did better. The Cities Ser
vice issues continued to meet per-
SiStent offerings.
The list follows:
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Business Gains
Here and Yon

Acacia Mutual Life sales
22 per cent ahead of year
ago Hudson Motor pay
raised for 5000 employees. E.
Massachusetts, textile mills
re-employ 10000 workers..
Labor Bureau wholesale in
dex up 3.5 per cent. West
Virginia factories boost pay
for 1000. Rhode Island
mills put 5000 on jobs. :.
Traffic jumps for United
Air Lines. New operations
gain reported by magazine,
Steel COngOleum Nairn
net more than treble in
half Lynch Corporation
profit to date quintuples en-.
tire 1882 net. Corn reniner
grindings nearly third above
year ago.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Commercial Credit
Volume and Net UD

Commercial Credit Company
volume for June was the largest
of any month since September,
1881. Net income on common
stock was at an annual rate
around $3.50 per share. the larg-
est for any month since October,
1881.
Collections on current install
ment paper have shown steady
improvement. with past dues, re-
possessions and losses proportion
ately lower to outstandings than
Tor several years.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
ADS SEEN
RECOVERY VAN

It is likely that any marked in
creaSeS in advertising will be con-
fined to newspapers during the
next two or three months, says
the Standard Statistics Company
in a survey of the advertising,
printing and publishing field, ex-
planning:
"The reason lies in the fact
that the fIexibility of the news
paper as an advertising medium
allows it to derive immediate
advantage from increased space
expenditures on the part Of
such consistent newspaper ad-
vertisers as base their OutlayS
on day-t0- day conditions.
"On the other hand, most
magazines, radio and billboard
advertising is the result Of
longer term planning. Expan-
sion in these divisions requires
changes in corporation budgets,
the formulation of new cam
paigns, and preparation and
production of new display.
"TheSe steps, generally speak
ing, require considerable time,
inasmuch as the current gen.
eral recovery period is scarcely
three months old, a further in
terval is necessary before the
improved outlook may be ex-
pected to be reflected in pro-
nOunced betterment in the
revenues of advertising mediums
other than the newspapers"
The Washington times., 1933-07-18

Fun for all-Dfck Tracy Color Contest.
See The Washington Herald comic pages.
Four new comics headed by Dick Tracy,
The Gumps, Winnie Wrinkle. Gasoline
Alley.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
GENERAL TREND.
FOR BONDS IS
UPWARD
BY MONROE ROBERTS

NEW YORK, July 18 Q.N.SJ.
Advancing tendencies were general
in bond trading today with rails
and domestic corporation obliga-
tions in the van of the upturn.
Leaders in the carrier division
included Southern Railway Gen
eral As up l at SO. Among domes-
tic loans to be in persistent de-
mand were. the Postal Telegraph
IS up / to new top at 81.
U. s. Governments remained in
a standstill position. Foreign
loans ruled steady to firm.
The list follows:
The Washington times., 1933-07-18
Acacia Mutual Life
Improves Business

Steady improvement in the bus,
iness of the Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Company for the first
six months of 1888 is reported by
William Montgomery, president.
The amount of new insurance
paid for this year is $l9,865, 1891
as compared with $16,298,820 for
the corresponding period Of 1882.
representing an increase of %
per cent.
The Washington times., 1933-07-18

CRUDE PRICES BOOSTED
All grades of Pennsylvania
crude oil have been advanced Is
cents a barrel.