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The Washington times., 1933-07-08
D. c. ENGINEER
REPORTS

Work of the District engineer
department for the fiscal year
ending June 80 was slightly be-
low that for the previous year,
according to the annual report
filed with the District Commis-
Sioners today.
Bids opened for construction
work in 1888 totaled 100, while
there were 148 in 1882.
Formal contracts drawn and
indexed in 1888 were 1872, while
the 1882 figure was 4O7; contrac-
tors vouchers for 1888 totaled
841, while for 1882 they totaled
1,085. Bonds approved and in
dexed in 1888 were 462, as COM
pared with 606 for the previous
year.
Other activities of the depart
ment included a survey of the
wage scale Of employees Of the
District repair shop.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
Missing Girl on Way
To Father, Is Belief

Fourteen-year,old Jessie Moore
is believed to have left her home
in the 1900 block of Franklin st.
N. E., where she lived with her
mother, to hitchhike to Chilli
cothe, Mo-, where her father
now resides.
Jessie formerly lived in Chilli
cothe, but has been here with
her mother since Christmas. She
vanished yesterday and her
mother, Mrs. Florence Moore,
learned that she had told a
friend she wanted to go to Mis-
souri,.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
LISTS
SWAMP BOARD

For the first time in its his.
tory, the District of Columbia
has a blue sky law. The Dis
trict is included in the new
Federal securities act, regulations
for which have just been promul-
gated.
The Federal act, it is believed,
does more than merely prohibit
certain transactions in interstate
commerce. 1t sets up standards
of it's own. which closely follow
the general provisions of the
laws of the majority of States.
New security issues estimated
to aggregate $75,0OO,O00 have
already been registered with the
Federal Trade Commission to
meet requirements of the new
law.
The sudden flood OF financial
statements on the first day Of
official regulation yesterday
caught the commission unpre-
pared for immediate handling.
Plans are being made to assign
additional personnel to assist in
the securities work.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
No SLASHES DUE
PARK POLICE

Park police will suffer no finan-
cial loss by transfer to the In
terror Department, even if known
henceforth as park rangers, Ar
ther E. Demaray, associate direc-
tor of the National Park Service,
today predicted.
AS assurance to worried park
policemen, fearful Of being re-
duced from $2,4OO to $1,000 a
year, Demaray said he did not
see how transfer from the Office
Of Public Buildings and Parks to
the Interior Department would
upset their present-day scale.
That the park police uniform
will be replaced by that of park
rangers is reaffirmed, however, on
the grounds it would be a logical
change"
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
8 NATIONS JOIN
! FOR WAR ON
IMITATION
Session in Paris Voices BIoc'S
Answer to Roosevelt Stand
| Against Temporary Pact
BY ARNO DOsCH-FLEURoT

by AhNO DOSCt1-rLEONOA
PARIS, July 8 G.N.S0.-Rep-
resentatives of the eight nations
comprising the European gold
bloc signed a protocol today, un-
dertaking to maintain the gold
standard at present parity.
The agreement was signed by
officials of the eight central
banks of the leading gold coun-
tries of Europe, meeting at the
Bank Of France.
The protocol was the gold
bloc's answer to President Roose-
velt's refusal to discuss temporary
currency Stabilization at the
World Economic Conference.
Faced with what they called
financial anarchy" the gold rep
reSentatives assembled in bitter
mood to discuss how they can
keep their own currencies from
joining the flight from gold.
. American Attends
Clement Moret, governor of the
Bank of France, opened the ses-
sion in the presence Of the presl-
dents of the Banks of Italy,
Holland, Switzerland, Belgium,
Poland and CzechoSlovakia, and
Vice Minister Of Finance Mikitch
Of Jugoslavia.
Leon Fraser, American presi-
dent Of the Bank Of International
Settlements, also attended.
The gold representatives exam
ined measures designed to defend
their currencies.
The outstanding move dis
cuSsed, it was learned, was unfit
cation of international payments,
placing the purchase of foreign
exchange under control OF the
central banks.
World Bank "a Factor
The central banks in turn
would unity their operations,
utilizing the Bank for Interna-
tional Settlements as a register
AuO cAClduSe dAOuI@ICA.
Pressure by "inflationists" less
ened momentarily. American
business circles in Paris, however.
expected all the gold nations
would be off the yellow standard
within three months.
Before the session began, one
of the representatives told Inter
national News Service the pur-
pose of the meeting was to
arrange among the central banks
for mutual protection Of gold
currencies, and what was conSid-
cred more significant, to prepare
gold refugees" for the flight Of
gold from the American dollar
and British pound sterling.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
GAS VALUATION
OU|ZEXTENDS

Hearings on the valuation Of
the property of the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light Com
panies will be resumed Monday at
1C a. M, with expectation they
will consume the greater part Of
q month.
Company officials have an
nounced their intention to show
a total valuation of approximate
ly $3O,OOO,OOO, while the Public
Utilities Commission experts place
the figure at approximately $22,-
100000. On the figure finally de-
termined will be fixed the gas
rate to be charged here, the COM
panies being allowed return in
proportion to the value Of their
property.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08

Huey Long N a t1on
Plumbers Association conven-
ton, which was to honor him
with the presidency.
In the club car on the train.
Huey wanted to be friendly and
addressed the president-to-be OF
the plumbers association. But
Barrett had only monosyllables
for answers. Presently, says
the Kingfish:
II guess you don't know who
/ am"
And when Barrett said he
did and Huey wanted to know
what the plumbing contractor
thought of him, the answer
came:
81 think you're a disgrace to
the United States Senate"
But the Kingfish proved he
could take it, saying mildly:
"Well, maybe you're right"
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
POTOMAC WORK
COSTS $4,000

Secretary of War Dern today
approved an allotment of $1,164,-
900 for maintenance of rivers
and harbors, with a total of
$185,000 for nine projects in the
District, Maryland and Virginia.
The projects include 900
for the Potomac River here.
Other projects and the allot-
ments are Baltimore harbor and
channels, $4,000; Twitch Cove
and Big Thoroughfare River, Md,
$4,000; Rappahannock River, Va,
5000; Mattaponi River, Va,
$4,000; Pamunkey River, Va, &c.
500; Willoughby Channel, Va,
$4,000; waterway from Norfolk,
Va, to the sounds of North Caro-
lima. $4,000 and Appomattox
River, Va, $4,000.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
ENTIRE INCOME
TAX SETUP To
Be T|GHTENED
Senate Group, Headed by King,
to Recommend Plugging
of LoophoIes for Rich
BY International News Service

A complete revision of the Fed.
eral income tax laws will result
from the "Scandalous revelations"
of income tax dodgers by multi
millionaire bankers, Senator Will
liam H. King CD0 Of Utah pre-
dicted today as he met with the
special Senate committee charged
with drafting new revenue bill
for 1884.
King called the committee into
session not only to plug the loop
holes, used by j. Pierpont Morgan,
his fellow partners and Otto H.
Kahn to avoid Federal income
taxes, but to revise the whole tax
structure. He denounced the
miscellaneous Federal taxes as
nuisance taxes" and demanded
their repeal.
King said:
ScandalOus EvasionS
"The perfectly ScandalOus
revelations Of income tax avoid
ance during the Senate inquiry
of private and commercial bank
ing are sufficient to warrant .
thorough revision of the revenue
structure. We must plug all
loOphOleS through which these
rich bankers have been avoid.
ing their legitimate share in the
Noc% nF U0v0rnVmnnt -
King is chairman Of a special
committee named by Senator Har-
rison CD of Mississippi, chair
man of the Senate Finance Com
mittee, to study tax revision. The
special committee was authorized
to review the whole field Of taxa
ton. and file a. recommendation
with the finance committee when
Congress reconvenes.
King said new revenue law
was certain Of enactment at the
next session. He added:
'Tt is obvious that the Fed
eral income tax has not met
the expectations of the Gov
CAAAACMk 1AU HOS SU A10AJ 1VOP0
holes that thousands, who
should have paid taxes, have
escaped.
FAIR DEAL DUE
"The Federal Government
has too often reS0rted to So
called nuisance taxes and i'm
posed taxes that have proven
discriminatory in their opera
tiOn. Our tax laws are difficult
to understand. The admins
trative provisions arc cOmpli-
Gated.
Under the circumstances, it
is obvious there should be a
new tax law more simple in its
terms but broader in its opera
tiOns and fairer in its results"
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
j. s. PROPOSES
WORLD WORK
PROGRAM
Vast Construction Campaign
RooSeveIt'S New Plan
to Save ParIey

A proposal the governments of
the world embark on gigantic
public works programs featured
the new American plan now en-
rCIte to London, International
News Service learned today.
This plan. drawn by President
Roosevelt with the advice of Bern
ard M. Baruch, noted New York
financier, and Norman H. Davis,
Americas rowing ambassador, IS
aimed at reScuing the world
economic conference from the
doldrums by having it concentrate
on a world price raising move
ment.
Sees Confidence Restored
President Roosevelt believes the
way to start this price raising
movement is to have the govern
ments of the world announce the
intention of commencing gigantic
public works programs virtually
simultaneously.
He holds such an announce
ment would have a tremendously
beneficial effect throughout the
world in the way of restoring
confidence. Therefore he has in
structed the American delegation
to propose that the London con-
ference concentrate on methods
of raising world price levels, with
a view to having the conference
announce the intention of as
lIany nations represented as pos
sible, principally a majority, to
embark on "Synchronized" public
works program.
The question of a commodity
currency such as. the President
has in mind for the United States
also may be proposed as a subject
for discussion, it was said.
President Roosevelt believes 1t
would be a splendid thing for
the entire world to adopt when
prices have been raised to point
where agriculture and industry
can function profitably and ef-
ficiently.
Links Money and Prices
It calls for the linking of the
national monetary medium, such
as the dollar, to a commodity in
dex once prices have reached a
satisfactory level. With the cur
rency linked to this commodity
index, it would move with the
general level of commodity prices,
thus preventing distress caused by
the value of the dollar remaining
comparatively stationary while
prices move away from it.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
JUSTICE PLANS
To HOLD VETS

Men and women in the Depart
ment Of Justice with 30-years'
service will be retired from the
department only when their posi-
tions are no longer necessary to
the service, it was learned today.
At the present time, it is not
known how many will be retired
under this clause of the economy
act. but a survey is being made.
Attorney General Homer s.
Cummings announced a few days
ago that some 100 persons will be
dismissed from the department
after July Is. About 80 or 40
others will be dismissed as Of
July IS.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08

This fellow Crawford beat
Vines playing tennis in Aus
tralia, so why the surprise? We
won the golf championship of
England, and run second in the
economic conference. (It's on
again today.)
John D. Rockefeller is "a
years old. He set the rich a
great example by giving away
hundreds of millions. The
others might just as we'll have
done it.. They lost it anyhow.
Harvard, Yale and Cornell
are rowing out here today.
That's the fartherest they ever
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
Hull Gets New Plan;
Contents Not Made Public

LONDON, July 8 G.N.SO.-A
new message from President
Roosevelt, outlining the procedure
of the American delegation before
the World Economic Conference,
was received today by Secretary
of State Cordell Hull.
The message may not be made
public until Hull has an oppor-
tunity to communicate its con-
tents privately to Prime Minister
Macdonald,
The Washington times., 1933-07-08

slain 88-year-
old mortgage
mis- er and
m erch a n t
princeling, in
an attempt
to solve the
riddle of its
draft amid
S u rroundingS
Of chicanery.
S u r rogate
James A. Fo-
ley, has ruled
that the jury
m u S t pass
unon the will
The Washington times., 1933-07-08

History that
Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Tr u b e e
Dawson have
arrived safe
ly in Nairobi
after complet-
ing a $500.
mile trip by
airplane from
Cairo.
w 18th the
Martin John.
sons they will
start to make
a survey to
locate Sham
La1B aIASNka~ka
The Washington times., 1933-07-08

w AAN ~
wise known
a S Senator
H u e y P.
Lon 6, OF
L o!uisia S i ana,
W a S riding
aboard h e
C r e sc e n t
Limited re-
Gently.
S o " a s
r o b e r t j.
B a rret t
D m b | n 6
c on t ractor,
who was en-
route to the
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
Words Fail The Kingfish'
When Called Disgrace

The Kingfish can take 1t
even when he's told that
he's a disgrace to the United
States Senate.
The Kingfish, who is other
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
Ridley Will To Be Studied
In Riddle of Death

NEW YORK, July ga New
York county jury will vote on
the will of Edward A. Ridley,
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
U. S. Boat All Ready
To Rush to Mattern

NOME, Alaska, July 8 ON.SO
Preparations went forward rapidly
today by air and sea to rescue
James Mattern, globe girdling
flier, safe at Anadir, Eastern ST.
IBERIA, after being missing for
three weeks after he had hoped
off from Khabarovsk for Nome, a
hazardous stretch of 2,4O0 miles.
The United States Coast Guard
cutter Northland was about 800
miles from the place where Mat
tern appeared safely and was
ready to make a dash toward
Anadir if permission could be OBJ
tanned from the Russian govern,
ment to enter Russian waters.
The Northland could reach
Anadir within "a hours.
Nome was excited and thrilled
as plans were formulated, and
awaited eagerly the expected ar
rival from Terrace, British Colum-
bia, of a rescue airplane with Will
liam Alexander and three com.
panionS.
The four airmen were en- route
from New York to Siberia to start
a search for Mattern when they
learned he had been found. They
made a forced landing in a hay.
field near Terrace and were held
on the ground yesterday by low
visibility and until a crew could
be obtained to help make the hay
field suitable for a takeoff.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08

Trubee Dawson ba eIephantS,
Mr.. Davison's intentions are to
shoot four of these elephants
to complete the group for the
Akeley African Hall.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
Alexandria Youth
CAPTURED, Fined S25

In the Alexandria police court
today Pat Alexander, 20, who was
arrested last night after being d
fugitive since May Z, when he
jumped from a car after throw
ing out several half gallon jars of
liquor, was fined $25 and costs.
He pleaded guilty to destroying
evidence.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
PEOPLE
Who Interest
You and
What They
Are Doing
F. Trubee DaVisons Safe,
To Start Elephant Hunt

NEW YORK, July Sword
was received today at the
American Museum of Natural
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
WILL ROGERS Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, CAL, July 81 always did
feel that Jimmy Mattern would come through.
The Washington times., 1933-07-08

rowed away from home. If they lose they
to make 'em row back through the canal.
Copyright 1888. By 1cNaurAt syndieats)
The Washington times., 1933-07-08
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as Of July 6,
$878,393, ,63487.
Miscellaneous internal revenue,
$6,042,157.75.
Customs receipts. $2.706, 06,273.03s
Evening star., 1933-03-28
REPORTS TO BE MADE
ON SYMPHONY DRIVE
Women's Committee of Orchestra
Association Meets at Sulgrave
Club This Afternoon.

First reports on the drive to raise
a guarantee fund for the National
Symphony Orchestra's 1933-34 season
will be heard this afternoon at a meet
ing of the Women's Committee of the
orchestra association at the Sulgrave
Club at o'clock.
An outline of plans for the next sea-
son will be presented by Hans Kinder,
conductor of the orchestra, and by
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, chairman of
the Executive Committee. Other speak
ers will include Grace Moore, the
American opera singer, and Paul Will
stach, author
Tentatively the schedule for next
year will call for eight Sunday, eight
Thursday and eight children's concerts.
Although the National Symphony
ranked third in attendance this season
among the first II orchestras of the
United States, guarantee fund will be
necessary to assure another season next
Winter 1t has been proposed to alter
the orchestra's charter to permit any
one who contributes $25 or more to
become a member of the orchestra as
sociation and vote in its government.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
LOAN OF S50,00O
.|SSOUGHT FOR POST
Receiver Declares Sum Is
Needed to Bar Suspension
of Publication.

Benjamin S. Minor, receiver for the
Washington Post, today was authorized
by Justice Cox in the District Supreme
Court to borrow $4,000 on receivers
certificates to continue the paper in
operation.
Mr.. Minor stated in his petition he
believed the money should be readily
secured on the certificates, which will
constitute first lien on all the assets
Of the Post. He said he had not been
in charge long enough to determine
whether any economies can be effected
but that in any event it will be neces-
sary to borrow money unless the paper
is to suspend publication.
He listed the weekly operating cost
OF the Post as follows: Paper, S4,593.02;
salaries. S7,l33.57 wages, S5,042 %;
rent, sl923l and miscellaneous, Sc 457-
05. During the past four weeks, he
said, the average weekly receipts were
s7135.38 from circulation. and $40 76O-
IA from advertising. This, he pointed
out. leaves a weekly deficit Of approxi-
mately S5,522
His petition said the Post has S6,866
cash in bank and enough paper to last
through tomorrow. 1t was pointed out.
however. that the weekly pay roll of
Sl2,175 is due today and that S4593
must be expended at once for an addi-
tional weeks supply of paper
Mr.. Minor was appointed receiver
for the Post Saturday upon application
of the International Paper Co., Inc
one OF its largest creditors.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
SAYS LEGISLATION
FOR D. c. UNLIKELY
Senator King Does Not Ex-
pect Tax Consideration
at Present Session.

Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee, who recently named a
special subcommittee to study the Dis
trict'S tax laws. said today he does not
expect legislation on the subject to be
produced at this special session of Con-
gress.
King said he named the subcommittee
at this time in order that the subject
might be gone into fully during the
Summer in preparation for later consid-
Grafton Of recommendations
AS a preliminary step. Senator Cope
land, Democrat, of New York. subcom-
mittee chairman, has asked the Bureau
Of Efficiency for the report the bureau
has been working on since the last ses-
sion of Congress on the fiscal relations
problem between the Federal and Dis
trict Governments. This reprt, which
may be submitted to the Senator with
in a few days. deals primarily with the
bill brought out by the Mapes Commit
tee of the House in the last Congress,
seeking to repeal the substantive law
which established the 60-40 ratio of ap-
protioning expenses of the Capital be-
tween the District and Federal Govern
ments.
The other members of the subcommit-
tee headed by Senator Copeland are
Senator Kean. Republican Of New
Jersey; Austin. Republican of Vermont
and Couzens, Republican of Michigan.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
THREE MEN ARRESTED
BY POLICE LIQUOR SQUAD
Automo and Pint of Whisky
Also Taken and Thirteen
Charges Filed.

Three men were arrested and an
automobile and one pint Of whisky
seized by c. B. Thomas, prohibition
agent, and H. G. Bauer. member Of
the police liquor squad in Northeast
Washington yesterday afternoon, 13
charges being filed against them.
The automobile was seized in Oates
street after a short chase and after
one of its three occupants. it is alleged,
had hurled IL pint bottles of liquor to
the street.
Rudolph Elmer Turner, "a, of the
800 block of Eighth street northeast,
driver of the car. was booked on charges
of illegal possession and transporting
a dozen pints of liquor. failing to obey
signal, passing a signal, failing to
change his address on a drivers per-
init and speeding at the rate of 40
miles an hour.
Three charges of breaking glass in
the street and illegal possession and
transporting were filed against Preston
N. Guest, "a. also of the Eighth street
address, while the third member of the
trio, Francis Cecil Thompson, 26, of
the 300 block of Tenth street northeast,
was charged with possession and trans
porting.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
RANDOLPH TO AID
VOTE FOR DISTRICT.
West Virginian Pledges Sup.
port-GiIIigan Indorsed for
D. c. Commissioner.

Representative Jennings Randolph of
West Virginia, new member of the
House District Committee, last night
pledged his support to the residents of
the District of Columbia in their cam
paign for national representation.
In an address before the North Capt.
tol Citizens Association, in Mckinley
High School, he asserted he would work
in his home State to educate the voters
there concerning the plight of voteless
Washington so they will be prepared to
support intelligently the proposed
amendment to the Constitution.
Randolph disclosed there are 1000
residents Of Washington voting in his
district, and because of that fact he
had sought appointment to the District
Committee in the House. He said no
selfish interest would deter him from
doing all in his power to give voting
rights in Congress and in national cleo
tionS to the half-million who live here.
The association adopted resolution
unanimously requesting President Roose-
welt to appoint Henry Gilligan as Dis
trict Commissioner. Gilligan, Demo-
crat, is a member of the Board of
Education and for eight years was presi-
dent of the North Capitol Citizens
Association.
Other resolutions adopted asked
$4,000 appropriation for the Blooming
dale playground at First and Bryant
streets. for grading, seeding. sodding
and fencing, and requesting the Traffic
Department to have safety zones placed
at the car stops at Quincy and Ecking-
ton place northeast. on the Washington
Railway & Electric line.
Evening star., 1933-03-28
MAN STRUCK BY AUTO
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Resident of Norbeck, Md, Has
Possible Fracture of Skull.
Girl. 5, Injured.

Frederick Bowman, 46, of Norbeck
Md, was in a serious condition in Sib-
ley Hospital today as result of injuries
received when struck last night by an
automobile in the 800 block of Mich
igan avenue northeast.
The car was driven by a namesake
Joseph Bowman, 81, of the first block
of Franklin street northeast, who was
detained by police and later released in
custody of his father pending the out
come of the mans injuries.
Bowman was treated for compound
fractures of the ankle and internal in
juries and it was thought he may have
a fractured skull.
Mary Colodney, S, Of the HOO block
of Twenty-third street, was treated at
Emergency Hospital yesterday for cuts
about the head. received when knocked
down by an automobile driven by a
colored man while near her home.