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The Washington times., 1933-08-15
B|GGS UPHO[DS.
CIVIL SERVICE

Acting Attorney General j.
Crawford Biggs ruled today that
the Civil Service Commission has
the right to appoint it's own chief
uation at the commission is eX-
examiner, and as result the sit
pected to be clarified in the i'm
mediate future.
Several weeks ago, E. Claude
Babcock, secretary of the com.
mission, was summarily ousted
from his post. Harry B. Mitchell,
president of the commission, an
nounced at the time that Chief
Examiner H. A. Edison was also
slated to go, and that the jobs
would be combined.
The office of secretary has
been vacant since August l, but
DR.. Edison is still on the job as
chief examiner, and William Hull
is serving as acting secretary.
Today's decision paves the way
for appointment, at the discFe-
ton of the commission, of a new
chief examiner.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
Code Makes 6 Jobs
In u. S. CGfeteriGS

The Welfare and Recreational
Association, which operates cafe
terias in many Government build
ings, today signed the restaurant
code drawn up yesterday by the
National Restaurant Association.
Under terms of the code the
association hired six additional
employees, distributing two to
Pierce Mill tea house, two to
Hains Point tea house and two
to the municipal tourist camp.
No more will be hired, according
to Capt. F.. H. Hoover, executive
manager of the association.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
BACKING
MOVE To HALT
PROF|TEERS
Consumers Council Expects
10000 Members Signed
Up BY NightfaII

The first offensive of the big
drive to enlist all Washingtonians
under the banner of President
Roosevelt's Blue Eagle" was be-
gun this afternoon when approx
mately 1000 campaign workers in
augurated a house-to-house can
vaSS.
Under leadership of Gen"
Thomas P. Littlepage and Lieut..
Gen" Eta Taggart the workers
were instructed to sign Washing
ton consumers under an agree
ment to deal only with merchants
flying the Blue Eagle.
Mrs. Charles H. Bair, major"
of the army, was in charge of the
field workers, while Mrs. Eliza
beth Sullivan and Mrs. George
Kicker we're to collect citizens as
sociations and businessmen, re-
spectively.
Meanwhile, the Washington
Consumers Council, announced
that the full power of Washing
tons labor class had been placed
behind it's movement to protect
the consumers from profiteers.
Matthew F. Boyd, vice presi-
dent of the council, said that
three officials of labor organiza-
tions had been enlisted today.
They are R. A. Dickson, president
of the Central Labor Union;
Clyde M. Mills, president of the
Typographical Union, and John
Locher, secretary of washington
Building Trades Council. They
were named on the executive
board of the council, together with
Maurice Bisgyer, $500 block Ne.
braska Ave. N. w.
At the Benjamin Franklin post
office station, Col. C. L. TAFT an
nounced that 6,968 persons had
signed agreements to cooperate
with the Presidents recovery plan.
Sees 10000 Members
Mr.. Boyd said htat officials
of the council we're planning to
confer with heads of the Parent
Teachers Association today to en-
list it's 1880 members in the
drive to protect consumers against
profiteering. He AIDED that the
council will have close to 15O.-
900 members at the end of the
day.
It was also planned. Mr.. Boyd
said, to issue a blanket invitation
to presidents of every Washing
ton college for a conference with
the council.
Mrs. John Boyle. jr., president
of the newly y-organized council,
said there will be a meeting Mon
day night to discuss selection of
a downtown headquarters for the
organization.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
NRA EAGLE USE
BY BAKERIES
PROTESTED
Union-Dutch Boy Co. Conflict
Will Probably Go Before
Recovery Officials

Officials of the Bakers Union
and the Bakery Salesmen's Union
today planned their own appeal to
the NRA in the dispute between
the unions and the Dutch Boy
Bakery.
Union officials denied entirely
charges of threats of violence
made by the Dutch company Off
cials to police yesterday, and
claimed they acted entirely within
the law in picketing the nonunion
bakery.
While the Dutch Boy Co. flies
the Blue Eagle of the NRA, union
members declared that as yet no
bakers code has been drawn up.
Work is now under way on this
code, they said, and it is expected
it will be completed shortly.
Question of Pay
Union officials pointed out that
all but two Washington bakeries
pay a higher wage than is re-
quired under the codes so far
adopted.
Union bakers are paid 80 cents
an hour for day work and $1.08
an hour for night work, with an
agreement that no man shall
work more than 48 hours a week.
This sum is said to be far in eX-
cess of the amount paid by the
nonunion concerns.
Probe of use of the Blue Eagle
by certain bakeries before a code
has been adopted and approved
will be asked by the union heads,
it was said.
Signs Blanket Code
Denying charges of the Dutch
Boy concern that 40 "racketeers"
had threatened employees, Charles
McCloSkey, business agent for the
bakers union said:
"There were no racketeerS and
no threats. About IL of our
members were detailed to picket
the nOnuniOn trucks, and find
where they were making deliv-
cries. This is legitimate picket
ing.
"SOme of the drivers for this
nOnuniOn company attempted
to take over customers they
had when they were employed
by other concerns, and we
wished to locate these Gus
toners to urge them to patron
iZe union concerns"
The Dutch Boy Company yes
terday threatened to place an
appeal with the NRA on the
ground that it had signed the
Presidents blanket code and was
being interfered with by the
unions.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
Ceremony Is Postponed For Generals Arrival;
He Says He's Glad to Get His and
Hopes They Spell Recovery ~s.

Official sale of the new NRA
stamps got off to a late start
today-but it got off nevertheless.
Originally, Recovery Admins
traitor Hugh S. Johnson was to
have bought the first NRA stamp
from Postmaster General James
A. Farley at 8 a. m.
Then it was postponed until
10 a. m. and although Mr.. Farley
was on hand at that time Gen.
eral johnson showed up 20
minutes late.
Public Gets Edge
BY that time, the public al
ready had done it's purchasing.
In fact, the sale started at 7:30
a. m. and a rushing business
followed.
The ceremony" at which Gen
eral johnson purchased a sheet
of the new stamps at a cost of
So, took place with big Jim"
Farley standing behind the stamp
window.
The money used in the trans
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
CLERKS To GET
PAY ON TIME

The "ghost" will walk for the
employees of the Agriculture Ad
justment Administration tomor
row morning, it was said today by
officials, following inquiries from
scores of the temporary workers
Officials added, however, that
in the event the "ghost" does not
get around to all employees, the
remainder would be paid Thurs,
day.
Many of the employees had com
planned that last pay day was
several days late. It was eX-
planned by officials that tenn
porary Government employees are
generally paid after permanent
workers.
1t was learned today also that
more than 800 of the 1900 en-
ployes have been recently fur
loughed. It was said that they
would probably be taken back on
the payroll early next month
when work on wheat contracts
begins.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15

action didn't come from General
Johnson's pocket, either.
In a short speech before the
sale was made, Farley said that he
is confident that the work of the
National Recovery Administration
and the use of the stamps by the
public generally will speedily re-
store the Postoffice Department
business"
General Johnson Glad
Answering him, General John
son stated:
81 am glad, indeed, to buy
these stamps. With you, 1 look
for a speedy recovery. Indeed,
I know that all our people are
cooperating most loyalty to gain
the objective of the Administra-
ton.
Results are already appear
ing. have no hesitation in
predicting that the volume of
mail, which is, of course, the in
dex of business activity, will
continue rapidly to increase"
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
16THST.PAV|NC
To D. {. FIRM

The District Commissioners to-
day awarded the contract for the
repaving of Sixteenth Street
Northwest from Columbia Road to
Tiger Bridge to the Highway En-
gineering and Construction Com
pany, a local firm, on bid of $685.
29875.
The money for the work is part
of the $1,918,OOO allotted to the
District under the highway section
of the National Industrial Recov-
cry Act. This is the first highway
contract under the act to be
awarded here.
Labor on the project. under the
terms of the contract, must be
taken from lists furnished by the
United States Employment Office,
which lists jobless men.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
Would End Beer Sales
Without Blue Eagle

A suggestion that the Beverage
Permit Board deny beer sale per-
mits to establishments which do
not display the NRA Blue Eagle
is contained in a letter sent today
to the District commissioners by
Charles E. Sands, secretary of the
Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliance, Local 781.
District officials expressed
doubt as to the legality of the
plan suggested by Sands, but said
they were not prepared to give q
definite opinion without further
study of the law involved.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
Is Fined
For WhippinQ Child

In the Alexandria police court
today j. A. Blades, of West Lin
den St., was fined $25 and costs
on each of two assault charges
He was fined for switching Ray
Penn, 6-year-old daughter of a
neighbor, and also for striking j
A. Stumpenhorst. of Forrestville
Md, who came to the rescue OF
the child when he heard her cry,
ing. Blades noted an appeal.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
Farley Cuts Melon
At Press Conference

Postmaster General James A.
Farley was host today at water
melon party. And judging by the
hunks of the fruit he ate, the
Postmaster General is very fond
of watermelon, which was served
at his press conference.
The watermelon was the gift of
Edgar B. Dunlap, an attorney of
Gainesville, Ca, and weighed IS
pounds.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
CHARGES TAX|S
FLOUT CODE

A charge that taxicabs in
Washington are not complying
with the provisions of the ma
tional code of the Association OF
Taxicabs was made in a tele-
gram to President Roosevelt to-
day by Harry C. Davis, president
of the Independent Taxi owners.
Although Washington cabs are
displaying the Blue Eagle, they
are chiSelling, Davis aserts, under
the unemployment agreement of
the code.
He urges that the NRA take
action against the recalcitrants.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
D. C.. Man to Face
Court in Rockville

Leroy Edward Little, 20, first
block L st. N. E., is free on $500
bond pending his trial August 25
in Rockville Police Court on
charges of possession of intoxi-
eating liquor with intent to sell
and reckless driving. He was ar
rested yesterday by Montgomery
County Policeman W. Frank So
Der
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
SPEEDING DRIVE

A drive against speeders on
the Washington Boulevard has
been started by Maryland State
police. Sergt. A. E. Markley, in
command of the Laurel sub
station, ordered the drive follow
ing a series of bad accidents on
the road.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
EngIe Named
To School Vncnncu

Miss Lavinia M. Engle, men,
bers of the Maryland House Of
Delegates and director of the
Maryland League of Women Vot-
ers, today was appointed mem
bers of the Montgomery County
Board of Education to succeed
DR.. George L. EdmondS who re-
signed to become county commits
sioner. Miss Engle resides in
Forest Glen.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15

thing about II. For the SecOnu Cllle
P. G. Wodehouse has refused to
make public the manuscript, this
time going so far as to give out that
the whole thing was chewed to a pulp
and eaten by a pig named Empress
of Blandings. Those who are famll-
lar with Gally Threepwood are con-
vinced that Mr.. Wodehouse is lying
or, at best, misinformed.
The noble writer of memoirs has,
by this time, copy secreted some
where. The samples published oy
Mr.. Wodehouse Tin the new book
called Heavy Weather") are eX-
traordinary-they make the reve-
lations of Saint Simon and OF the
Goncourt boys seem trivial in COM
parison, and no modern gossip
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
10 London Student
Printers See G.. p. o.

George H. Carter, head of the
Government Printing Office, yes
terday exhibited his establishment
to 10 students of the London
School of Printing. Among the
visitors was A. T. GreenWay, son
of the lord mayor of London.
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
A New Arlington

Looking through some advance movie announcements
a month ago saw the name of novel by Richard Al
dington which was to me, and the idea OF noVel
like The Coloneps Daughter in the movies was pleas
ant shock Now the name has become famllar-A All
Men Are Enernies-and the advertisements say that II
is bv Richard Arlington and has happy ending Nat
uray they do not say that it is not very good novel,
Having written the story of man who died IN the war;
and again the story of who suffered after per
hans because of the war; Arlington has now told the
story of man and woman who lived through and sui
ered bv the war; but whose chief interest IS IN WnaC
thew did after and in spite of the There not so
much room for indignation and dislike the Oook IS
warmer than the earlier ones but is forced Warm'
know what the movies in the book. 1t IS the
story of an Enqshman who meets Austrian girl loves
her. and arranges for her to come to MN IN Lonoo III
AUGUST 1914 The war separates them; a hundred ell
forts to communicate through diplomats and Swiss neu-
trail agencies fail Even hunt through Vienna Goes not
bring the girl forth, and the man marrles an Engsh-
woman who filings herself at him and makes hm a SUI
ferer from delayed shock, miserable Flnally ne
leaves her. and, by happy accidents lnds ms Austrian
sweetheart learns what miseres she has suffered ana
Joins her forever.
Rut Mr. Aldington is serious writer, and when ne
writes hook as serious as this the movie plot OF
senarated lovers means little to him. He is trying to say
something honest and deeply felt about human beings
and about the nature of love between men and women
He even writes an introduction to emphasize one point
that we are afraid of the of ouch he has tried TO
create new sensations in the mind OF the reader b eVo
mo the reactions and emotions experienced when one
human being touches another" 1t is little oVerdone,
but il is effectve-and wonder what the pictures Will
make of it and of the conception of life which Aiding
ton assures us lies behind his novel, DoubledayDoran)
The Washington times., 1933-08-15

o1wovs records thp incident most humiliatng to the
subject Always. That is why the manuscript muS'
not be lost.
Nothing But Wodehouse .,
confess that the fate of the manuscript interested
the new Wodehouse but that for anyone TO
assume that you can shrug your shoulders and live WITH
out reading the book Suppose isn't the very pest t
notch Wodehouse it is still Wodehouse, and Wodehouse
is the best of the batch In fact doubt whether there
is batchony Wodehouse By this time n,dt Us t 2e az
soon as he does-they are nearly always the same And
apart from Jeeve of his characters surprise YOU
But the spirit is there-the old Wodehouse spirit 1or
which it is customary to give not too silent cheer'
CLittle-Brown)
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
True to Type
Threepwood's Book; Richard Abingdon;
Congo Solo,
-By GILBERT SELDES-

j are in danger of being destroyed unpublished, and
those who for fruity bits about the early life OF
lords ladies, doWagers and the like ought to do some
The Washington times., 1933-08-15
Alone in Africa

Miss Emily Hahn went to the Congo alone and has
written diary Congo Solo, which tells precisely what
she did without so far know once using the word
"safari" This alone puts the book on high plane
pane so high that must rest there alone until some
one writes book about bulfights and says bulfight
fans instead of "afconados In short, Miss Hahn is
simple accurate unaffected and interesting She Travelled
met strange people, worked in hospital made friends
with natives and native animals quarreed with officials
had minor adventures and managed to write book book
which does not paronize either the African or the stay
athome The publishers say that she holds degree in
mining engineerng would be to the point to say
that few of the pages of this Congo diary were pub
known for not accepting inferior goods (Bobbs-Merr
Evening star., 1933-05-24

"HE President entertained at
luncheon today in compliment
to the japanese delegates who
have come to Washington for
informal conferences before 60
ing to London to attend the nterna-
tional economic conference.
The guests at luncheon were Viscount
Kikujiro Ishii, the Ambassador OF Japan,
Mr.. Katsuji Debuchi, Mr.. Eigo Fukai,
Mr.. Juicd Tsushima and Mr. Tosmnlko
Taketomi, conselor OF the japanese
anese delegation. Others In the COM
pany were the Secretary of State. Mr..
Cordell Hull: the Secretary OF Com
merce. Mr.. Daniel c. Roper; Senator
Kew Pittman, Senator Charles McNary,
Senator Clarence c. Dill, Representative
Joseph w. Byrnes. Representative Sam
D. McReynolds, Representative James
w. Wadsworth, jr.; DR.. Stanley 4.
Hornbeck, chief of the Far Eastern az
fairs division of the State Department;
Mr.. Richard Southgate, assistant chleI,
division of international conferences OF
the State Department; Mr. Perry Bel
mont and the Presidents aides, Capt.
Walter NJ Vernon, U. s. NJ, ana Col.
Campbell B. Hodges, U. S. A.
Last evening the delegates dined In.
formally with the Ambassador OF
Japan and Nine Debuchi, the other
guests being newspaper men ana mem
bers of the embassy sta1. TINS eve
Ambassador and Mime. Debuchi, the
others in the company to be the flnan-
cial attache Of the embassy and the
counselor. Others in the delegation
viii be entertained at dinner by the
first secretary of the embassy, MIR.
Kosaku Midzusawa, at Normandy Farm
in MARYLAND, others in the company
of men will include guests from New
york and the staff Of the embassy.
The Ambassador and Nine. Debuchi
will be hosts at dinner tomorrow eve.
ming, followed by q reception &C ~
O'Clock, in honor Of Viscount Isnii ana
Mr.. Fukai, who head the delegation
from their country. Earlier. IN the
dav the delegates will be entertained
at luncheon by the secretary OF State'
Mr.. Cordell Hull.
Friday the delegates will be enter
tanned informally at dinner by the Am
bassador and Nine. Debuchi, while the
members of the delegation VIII be en-
tertained at tea and q buffet supper
by the counselor of the embassy, Mr..
Toshihiko Taketomi, in his home on
AiIendaIe place. The Overseas Writer'S
Association will have as its guests at
luncheon Saturday the Japanese dele
gates and that evening the delegates
win be hosts at dinner, leaving Wash
ington Sunday morning for New York
preparatory to. sailing for England.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend the garden
bridge and tea party which the Wom-
ems National Democratic Club will give
this afternoon at Highland, the home
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary T.
Grayson, on Wisconsin avenue. Mrs.
Roosevelt Is expected to arrive at High
land at 5 o'clock to award the prizes
to the winners in the bridge game and
remain for tea, which will be served
from s to $50 o'clock Mrs. Lewis,
wife of Senator James Hamilton Lewis,
win read palms during the afternoon.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
SOCIETY
President Roosevelt Host at Luncheon to
Noted japanese Statesmen at
White House Today.

Mrs. Roosevelt returned yesterday at
noon by plane from New York. where
she made a brief visit At her weekly
conference with newspaper women she
said she had referred letter suggest
ing similar camps for unemployed
women as the reforestation camps for
the men to the Secretary Of Labor, Miss
Frances Perkins, but had as yet no re-
port from her It Is understood an
effort will be made to establish camps
after the pattern of the camps which
the women's Naval Service organized
for war work before this country en-
tered the World War.
Following the annual garden party
for disabled veterans in and near Wash
ington tomorrow afternoon. Mrs. Roose-
welt will 60 to New York to attend the
graduating exercises at the Todhunter
School and unveil tablet to the late
Stephen T. Mather, founder OF the Ma
tional Park Service, which will be
placed on Bear Mountain. The mveil-
ing will take place Saturday and Mrs.
Roosevelt will spend Sunday at Hyde
Park and return to the White House
by plane Tuesday morning.
En- route to Los Angeles Mrs. Roose-
welt will be the guest for two days OF
Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, widow of the
Secretary of the Interior in the Wilson
cabinet. Mrs. Roosevelt will leave
Washington by plane Sunday, June 4,
and will stop in Sante Fe, where Mrs.
Lane makes her home with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nancy Lane, now member
of the State Legislature. After two
days there Mrs. Roosevelt will go
through the Grand Canyon for the
benefit Of Miss Nancy Cook, who will
accompany her and who is making her
first trip west Of Chicago. Mr.. Elliott
Roosevelt, son of the President and
First Lady, will meet her at some point
in the West and fly with her to Los
Angeles, where she will spend a few
days with him there before starting
East Sunday, June II. She will make
no engagements of a formal nature and
no appointments to receive any but per-
sonal friends. The return trip will be
as direct as air routes permit.
j Tomorrow Mrs. Roosevelt will attend
the exhibition Of model farmer -to-con-
Evening star., 1933-05-24

Augusto Rosso, win entertain at DIN
ner this evening in the embassy.
Lady Lindsay, wife of the Ambassa-
dor of Great Britain, has gone to Long
Island for q short visit and VIII return
the first Of next week.
There will be no celebration today at
the embassy Of British Empire day, the
anniversary Of the birthday Of the late
Queen Victoria.
The Minister Of China, Mr.: sao-Ke
Alfred SEE, went to New York today Tor
q several days stay.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs.
George H. Dern will give up their
apartment at the Willard In several
weeks and move to Highwood, the
country estate of Mrs. Henry c. Cor
bin, which they have leased.
Mrs. Henry A. Wallace. wife Of the
Secretary of Agriculture, and her
daughter, Miss Jean Wallace, were
guests at luncheon yesterday OF Mrs:
Robert Y. Stewart, wife OF the chief
of the Forestry Bureau Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, who entertained
in her home in Chevy Chase, Md. 9th
ers at the luncheon were Mrs. Lawrence
Martin of Georgetown, Mrs. Walter G.
Henderson Of Chevy Chase. Md, and
Mrs. Chalmers Stewart Of Carlisle,
Pa, mother-in-law Of the hostess.
The Minister to Canada and Mrs.
Warren Delano Robbins and their
daughter. Miss Helen Robbins, are sail
ing today on the Manhattan for Eng
land The Minister will represent the
ence In London.
Senator and Mrs. Royal c. Copeland
have issued invitations for a buffet
Evening star., 1933-05-24

supper Sunday evening In their apart
ment IN the Shoreham.
Mrs. Davis, wife Of Senator James j.
Davis. entertained q company of 10 at
luncheon today IN her home, in COM
pliment to Mrs. Thomas Riley Marshall,
widow of the late former Vice Presi-
dent.
The director general Of the Pan
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Evening star., 1933-05-24

sumner markets which will be held at
the country home in Virginia Of Miss
Florence Ward Of the Agriculture De-
partment.
Evening star., 1933-05-24

Senator and Mrs. Royal c. Copeland
have issued invitations for a buffet
Evening star., 1933-05-24

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Evening star., 1933-05-24

The Minister Of China, Mr.. Sao-Ke
Alfred Sze, went to New York today Tor
O several days stay.