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Evening star., 1933-10-18
PAY DATA SOUGHT
IN FIGHT ON SLASH
A. F. of G. E. Asks Department
Heads to Indicate Cost of Re.
storing U. S. Salaries.

In a move to collect data in support
Of the campaign for restoration Of Gov
ernmens pay. the American Federation
of Government Employees today ad-
dressed letters to heads of departments
and independent establishments, asking
what the cost would be in their respec-
tive establishments
The letter, signed by E. Claude Bah
cock. the president, explains that the
materials sought to bolster arguments
in support of proposed legislation.
Information also Is requested as to
whether the added funds would have to
be provided through deficiency appro-
priations. or whether the agency has
impounded sufficient money under the
economy act to care for the increase.
The federation today got another
pledge of support in the wage move,
Senator Copeland, Democrat OF New
York. wiring his Endorsement Of the
communication from Senator Harrison
of Mississippi to the American Fedora
ton of Labor, In which the latter
favored repeal of the wage cut pro-
vision of the economy act.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
Operation Planned
To Saue Victim, of
Hiccoughing Spell
Mrs. Gladys Meek Had
First Seizure Sir Months
Ago After accident.

Hiccoughs, which have persisted for
several months with only brief inter-
ruptions, today were threatening the
life of Mrs. Gladys Meek, 27. Of 1927
Volta place.
Mrs. Meek, doctors said, first devel-
oped brief attacks about six months
ago, presumably as a complication
after burns which she received while
employed in a laundry.
The intervals between the spells of
hiccoughing grew shorter, however, and
some three weeks ago Mrs. Meek was
removed to Providence Hospital, where
she is still confined.
The paroxysms today were coming IN
spells about four hours apart, but con-
tinued to tax the patients strength.
Physicians plan an operation In the
near future unless Mrs. Meek rallies, 1t
was said
Doctors described the case as "very
unusual" although medical history re-
cords others Of q similar nature.
Protracted spells of hiccoughing have
been ascribed In the past to at least .
score Of causes, ranging from drinking
and eating too fast to nervous disorders.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
RELIEF WORKERS
PAY BOOSTS 0. KID
New Ruling by McCarI Au-
thorizes Increases Made
Here September |.

Increases in pay Of 98 employees OF
the District emergency relief division
ordered into effect September by the
Comissioners, only to be disapproved
later by Federal relief officials and Con-
troller General McCarl, were given lega.
sanction in a new ruling by the control
Ter general yesterday.
The increase in the pay schedules
added about $4,000 to the annual pay
roll of the division. At the same time
the pay of q other employees was re-
duced to the extent of some $4,000 q
year. These reductions, said to have
been ordered in a move to equallze the
pay of employees, are not ahected oy
any of the decisions and are to stand
1t was indicated today at the District
Building the changes in the pay scheo-
ules now will stand, barring new de-
velopmentS.
Hopkins First Opposed.
When it became known in September
that the changes had been placed In
effect, Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief
administrator, who had not been con-
suited in advance about the matter. de.
clared the increases could not stand Il
thev involved any Federal funds granted
to the District to increase relief ao'
ministration here.
The nav increases were based on q
decision rendered by McCarl last May
13, in which he informed the Com
missioners the emergency relief appro-
priations were exempt from restrlctlons
of other legislation the economy act)
so far as payments for personnel serV-
ices were CONCERNED.
After an investigation OF the matter
ordered by Relief Administrator Hop,
kins, however McCarl rendered second
decision on october 2, which was in
terpreted as banning the increases.
Commissioners Demur.
The Commissioners, however, later
wrote to McCarl:
1T is the understanding Of the Com
missioners that your decision OF Octo-
ber 2 1888, is not intended to apply tc
any action of the Commissioners IN IN
creasing salaries of employees OF the
emergency relief division of the Board
of Public Welfare taken prior to October
l, 1888. In other words, the action o1
the Commissioners in granting such In
creases prior to october l, 1888, Is au-
thorized under the terms Of your decl-
sion of May 13, 1888. Please advise the
Commissioners if they are correct In
this understanding.
To this McCarl replied late yesterday
In the circumstances your under
standing appears justified"
Among local relief officers who were
granted pay increases was Leroy A.
Halbert. director of emergency relief
whose pay was raised from $4,000 to
$1,000 year.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
RESTRICTIONS FIXED
ON CAB PASSENGERS
Only as Many as Can Occupy Back
Seat and One in Front Now
Allowed.

The Public Utilities Commission and
the taxicab industry have reached q
compromise on one Of the issues be-
tween them.
The compromise affects the number
Of passengers who can be legally ac-
commodated in a single taxicab.
Previous to the adoption of the taxi
cab code last month. the theory of the
industry was that the cabs could take
as many as could be squeezed in. A
provision of the code adopted then,
however. provided they may carry only
as many as can sit on the rear seat.
Harry C. Davis, president of the In
dependent Taxi Owners Association,
and other cab owners protested. They
said the cabs now in use have seats in
front beside the driver and that it
would be hardship if they could not
be used. The Commissioners suspended
the rule and after consideration changed
it. From now on taicabs may carry
as many as can sit on the back seat
and one on the front seat, but no more.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
Milli0n-D0IIar Tax Error
Called BI0w to Reductions
District Auditor ANSWERS Taxpayers
association Charge With Statement
Oversight Is of No Significance.
Ian FOR ROCK CREEK SPAN.

Taxpayers OF Washington failed to
receive possible additional million
dollar reduction in the tax burden this
fiscal year because of an error in arith-
metic or the part of the auditor, it
was charged IN statement today by the
Washington Taxpayers Protective Asso-
citation.
Replying, Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor, admitted the error and claimed
it was without significance as far as the
tax rate was concerned.
In written statement. Maj. Dono-
van insisted that the mistake had no
bearing en- reduction Of the tax rate
since 1t was his understanding that
Congress intended the rate to be cut to
$3.50 and no lower
His statement follows In the
memorandum statement submitted to
the Commissioners June 10, 1888, refer
red to by the Washington Taxpayers
Protective Association, the estimated
revenue availability for 1884 was re-
ported as s31.005,000 The correct
amount should have been S32 ,005 900.
Rate In No Way Affected.
This in no way affected the tax rate
for the fiscal year 1884 The committees
in Congress in charge of the District
appropriation bill had notified the Com
misSionerS to reduce the tax rate in
1894 to $l.50 The memorandum of
June 10, 1888. was prepared long after
the congressional committees had COM
pleted their work on the 1884 bill. The
fact that this oversight occurred had
no bearing on the tax rate for 1884, as
the rate for that year under no circum-
stances would have been reduced be-
low $3.50
THE formal financial report sub
mitted to the Commissioners by the au-
ditor on October IA. 1888, shows the
revenue availability for 1884 to be
s32.5l7,305. The reference in the
memorandum of June 10, 1888. to this
matter probably would not have been
noticed had not attention been called
to it. The Commissioners were not
aware of it and the auditor did not use
the memorandum in preparing his for
NAL report of October IA, 1888, hence
he had not noticed it.
Frankly, a mistake was made in pre-
pairing the memorandum of June 10,
1888, but it is entirely without sig
nificance in view of the correct figures
shown in the formal report to the
Commissioners testimony before the
committees in Congress"
Association Criticism.
The association statement, which
criticizes the District Commissioners
for not advising the public of the mis-
take. reads as follows:
In the belief that the taxpayers of
the District Of Columbia should be ad-
yiSed of a mistake IN arithmetic made
by the District Government. which is
costing them one million dollars during
the current fiscal year. the following
statement is being made public by the
Washington Taxpayers Protective As
sociation.
"On June 10. 1888. the auditor Of the
District issued with the approval of the
Commissioners q statement showing es-
timated revenue and expenditure of the
city government for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1894.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
THE estimated revenue availability
according to that statement follows:

Taxes
Real estate te.. SI7,25O00O
Tangible personal property $50 900
Intangible personal property. 1.S75.000
banks, building associa-
Miscellaneous ............. 100000
Total tax revenues ......... So5.7O5,0oO
Unexpended balances. ........ 100000
Federal APPROPRIATION. ....... 5,70O,OO0
Auditors report incorrectly
Total revenue availability for
1884 correct addition :. $50 .005,000
"In this report the auditor, instead
of using the correct figure of S32, ,005 900
as the estimated revenue availability for
1884, states that the total estimated
revenue availability, or District Govern
ment income, for 1884 is S31 ,005 ,000,' an
error of an even million. From $751;
| 005 900, the incorrect amount. the esti-
mated appropriations of 1919 ,449
were subtracted, giving a difference of
81 ,685, ,551, which was put down As the
surplus for 1884. Of course, this last
| figure should have been S2,685, ,551. Had
not this mistake been made, real estate
and personal taxes could have been
reduced this year an extra million dol
lars, or about Is per cent more than
they were actually cut.
Authority to Lower Rate.
For the first time in five years Con-
gress gave the Commissioners authority
to lower the tax rate during the fiscal
year 1884. Because some one slipped up
in adding a half dozen figures, which
| caused million dollars to disappear for
four months, the tax rate was set at
| sl.50-the figure frequently mentioned
on the floor of the House as what the
new tax rate should be-when it could
/ have been lowered to about s144. In
other words, the Commissioners could
have cut taxes close to S5,000,O0O in
stead of S3804,OOO. On June 10, 1888,
a committee from this association
stated to the Commissioners that taxes
should be slashed at least 81 ,293 900, or
almost half million more than the
actual decrease ordered by them.
We discovered this mistake in max
ing an analysis of the 1885 budget
which the Commissioners are sending
to Mr.. Douglas. To balance this budg-
ct. the Commissioners are counting
upon surplus for 1884, to be almost
entirely expended in 1885, of $780,
600. As the estimate for this same
surplus on June 10th was 81 ,685 900.
| 1t is hard to understand where the ad-
ditional Sl,245,000 was found living
| around between the 10th of June and
the 14th of October. OF course all is
! clear now. million dollar mistake, of
which the Commissioners did not ad-
wise the public. The additional amounts
to make up the expected increase in
surplus are due to larger revenue esti-
mates less certain charges that had
not been ascertained last June.
1T is human to make mistakes, but
it IS unfortunate that this mistake has
cost the taxpayers so much money this
trying year when every nickel of tax
cut should have been returned to them.
However, it Is more regrettable that in
releasing the 1885 budget statement
Sunday the Commissioners did not
frankly admit that this unfortunate
blunder had been made"
Evening star., 1933-10-18
NOTABLES ARE INVITED
TO TALK BEFORE AHEPA

Special Dispatch to The Star.
QUANTICO, Va. october 18-Gov
John G. Pollard of Virginia, members
of the Greek embassy in Washington
and Senator Harry Lee and other high
ranking officers Of the Marine post
here have been invited to be guest
speakers at the first annual meeting
October 81, in Fredericksburg, Of the
Mary Washington Chapter Of the Ahepa
Lodge.
According to c. G. Paris. auto dealer
here and chairman for the event, more
than 200 persons already have obtained
reservations for the banquet.
Paris says virtually every chapter in
Virginia and the Capital will be repre-
sented. A girls glee club from the
Teachers College In Fredericksburg will
provide part Of the entertainment.
Evening star., 1933-10-18

stance is found in the great Norris Dam.
1t is to be erected on the bedrock of a
vast dolomite overthrust-that is, an
enormous thick sheet of limestone which
has been pushed upwards and over the
terrain many centuries ago in the pro-
cess of mountain building.
The geologist must first determine
whether the overthrust is strong enough
to support the dam and, secondly,
whether the faults, produced by the
herculean pressure to which the sheet
was subjected, are so located that the
water of the river will not escape
through them, leaving dry bed behind
the dam. The Government geologlsts
have been especially trained to work out
this sort of problem.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
COST STUDY GIVEN AID

Representatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees and
the National Federation of Federal En-
ployes will aid in the Labor Department
living costs study.
At the invitation Of Secretary Perkins,
DR.. Howard A. Edison Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission has been named by the
A. F. G. E.; and Miss Matilda Lindsay,
q national organizer, by the N F. F. E.
for the study, which is being conducted
to determine If price increases will JUS
tify restoration Of Government pay.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
Carnival Fan Dancers Barred.

DALLAS, Tex. (R. Costumeless
persons will not be eligible for prizes in
q carnival at the State fair, E. F.
Anderson, member of the Carnival Com
telephone calls from young women who
wished to appear as fan dancers-and
from one who proposed to masquerade
as Lady Godiva. ...
Evening star., 1933-10-18
MAX PELTZ SURRENDERS
ON MURDER INDICTMENT
Man Accused in Shooting Of Charles
Jones Gives Self Up to Court
Officials.

Max Peltz, under indictment on a
murder charge in the shooting of
Charles Jones, was held in the District
Jail today. following his surrender to
court house officials.
Peltz, sought since Jones was shot
down while talking with three friends
in an alley in the rear of the Govern
ment Printing Office on September 18,
was accompanied to District Supreme
Court late yesterday by his attorney,
James A. O'Shea.
Buford Findley and Michael Vigliucci
also are under indictment on murder
charges In the case.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
JONES IN COMMERCE Post
New York Colored Economist Will
Head Department Unit.

Secretary Of Commerce Roper today
announced the appointment Of Eugene
K. Jones. New York colored economist,
to head the departments unit for the
study Of Negro problems.
The Secretary also announced that
the Business Advisory and Planning
Council comprising the business lead
ers of the Nation, will meet with him
November /.
Evening star., 1933-10-18
Firemen's Dance October Is.

RLADENSBURG, Md, October 18
(SpeciaD The Bladensburg Volunteer
Fire Department will hold its first dance
of the season october IS in the fire
house, at $3.50 pm. Chief Andrew Gasch
is in charge of arrangements.
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ure OF exchange values.
Mr. Pittman beamed and thanked
s s eommlttee, but the gold stand
a,s eioe then got into action and de-
soed that the other clauses of the
NO. 0fandum, the most important
namely: reduction of currency
:, ase In gold and reconciliation
t.,. ser-were so serious and in
. a,eate as to demand study. The
s ~ bloc delegates urged that thew
Ger. ae.efred to committees and sub
t,na. iltees for analysis and inves-
usallon, which was done
ca. James P. Warburg of the United
p p.a.es and Lord Hailsham Of Great
nsilaln supported the pitcman reso.
dn uoa Lord Hailsham also intro
rss. .u an amendment to the pittman
t,on o'ution providing that each ma
sn 0a should be the Judge of the time
tns u .ne parity at which it will re-
'u IN to the gold standard.
n,a;- Marburg also made it quite
rs ai mat the United States would
.b h.u mt to gold only when and how
s cue wished and would not submit I nv
point. iuer Oh tnls
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bled island. 81 Is
scheme for media
ton has been ac-
copied by the pro-
fessers and stu
dents in Havana.
foes Of President
Machado, and they
have told t h e / r
delegates in the
United States to
get in line or quit
the opposition or
ganization.
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nISPATCHES from Riga, the only
- source of fairly trustworthy
news about Soviet Russia, says that

~ searching for a
nation that will
grant the millions
Of dollars credit
necessary to buy
grain for the starv-
ing population Of
Russia. The nego-
tiations opened by
s m / t b Wildman
Brookhart, now Of
the American agri-
cultural administra-
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Aeney relOrm, In nve
clauses. The COM
mittee pro mptly;
and pleasantly ac-
cepted the first two
clauses, which urge
that sterilization in
the International
monetary field be
attained "as quick
" as practicable"
and thar gold be
te-established as the
International meas
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and monetary Gull
ference in London.
The gold standard
nations, led by
France, continued
their insistence that
monetary stabiliza-
ton, especially OF
the dollar and the
pound, must be the
first thing brought
a b out; and the
Americans, W 1t n
some backing from
the British, MAIN
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support of the A. B. G. Secret So
ciety, the professors, the National
list union, the faction headed by
Miguel Mariana Gomez and, prob
ably, the partisans Of former Pres
ident Mario G. Menocal. observers
believed the ambassador had be-
hind him sufficient opposition
strength to justify the early Open
ing of deliberations.
It Is predicted that the main
points of the Cancellation program
will be:
Immediate restoration Of political
normalcy throughout the island,
liberation Of political prisoners.
restoration. of the suspended guar
antees, press freedom and recall OF
military supervisors.
Constitutional reforms restoring
the Office of Vice President, elm
mated in 1928, providing for his Sc
lection Immediately after the re-
forms go into effect: curtailment OF
the terms Of public officials pro-
rogued in 1923 and forbidding any
President to succeed himself.
Reform of the electoral code. In
this DR.. Howard Lee McBain of Co
lumbia university has been invited
to aid. "a z
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News Review of Current
Events the World Over
- Moley Hurries to London Conference With
Instructions From President Roosevelt-Pittman,s
plan IS Jolted-Three More States Vote Wet.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

D EDUCT1ON OF the world wheat
crops was discussed at length In
the economic section, and experts
attached to the various delegations
made what was hopefully termed a
substantial advance toward an
agreement among the United States,
Canada, Australia and Argentina to
cut output by Is per cent.
Before the committee Stanley
Bruce of Australia said that COM
monwealth would not accept the
French plan to reduce the produc-
ton Of primary commodities as q
means of raising prices. He pre-
sented the thesis that it was up to
the Industrial countries of the
world to stop trying to be agricul-
turally self-contained and buy food
from agricultural countries in ex-
change for manufactured goods.
The world has not forgotten the
disconcerting proposal of Litvinov
of Russia in the armament confer
ence, that the nations represented
should agree to disarm Immediate
~. Well, the Russian repeated in
London, submitting draft pro-
posal calling for an economic nom
aggression pact by which the ma
lions would bind themselves to re-
frain from economic attack on each
other by means of discriminatory
tariffs, special duties or conditions
Of trade, railway tariffs, charges on
shipping, and any kind Of boycott
by legal or administrative meas
ures. OF course this was too forth
right to meet with the approval Of
the other delegates.
THREE more states are now In
I the prohibition repeal column,
the total number being fourteen
and not one yet for the drys. The
latest commemorative to vote for
ratification of the repeal amend
ment are Iowa, Connecticut and
New Hampshire. Connecticut was
one Of the two states that never
ratified the prohibition amendment
and the result there was consid-
cred a foregone conclusion. The
vets won about 6 to 1. Iowa and
New Hampshire, however, had
been placed in the doubtful list, so
when they turned in substantial
majorities for repeal, there was
great rejoicing among the anti
prohibitionists.
California, West Virginia, Ala
bama and Arkansas are the next to
vote on the issue, and the drys
hope to win in the latter two, fig
uring that thus the question will
be put over until next year, when
they think their chances will be
better.
GUNNER WELLES, our astute
" ambassador to Cuba, seems to
be progressing with his plans for
bringing about peace on that trou-
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DRESDENT ROOSEVELT In bis

DRESDENT ROOSEVELT In his
I leisurely cruise up the New
England coast to Campobello island
in the bay Of Fundy showed that
he is first class sailor. He acted as
skipper Of the schooner Amberjack
II, and, while he took no unneces-
sary chances with the weather, he
handled the little vessel with skill
and nerve. A coast guard cutter
and one destroyer accompanied the
Amberjack, and Of course the press
boats went along. After the start
Mr.. Roosevelt tried to avoid the
photographers.
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washington NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings
of the Week Collected for
Our Readers
THE MARKETS
SEATTLE

Wheat - Soft white and western
white, 73c; hard winter, west
ern red and northern spring,
Tic; bluestem, SIC.
Butterfat-22c.
Eggs-Ranch, IT @ Ice.
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.50 %
Ats. - l., 81. =
Cattle-Choice steers, $4.75 O.
500.
Sheep Spring lambs. $500 q
600. z.s-- +.., -
Portland
Wheat-Big Bend bluestem, hard
wheat, SIC; soft white and
western white, Tic; hard win
ter, northern spring and western
red, Tic.
Hay-Buying prices, fob. Port
land; Alfalfa, Yakima, $14.00.
Butterfat-22 @ 22.3c.
Eggs-Ranch, 16 @ 18c.
Cattle - Steers, good, $4.75 @
Hogs-Good to choice, s4.35 a
Ats.
Lambs-Good to choice, $500 q
$50. =
Spokane .,--.- --.s
Cattle - Steers. good, $500 @
6.25.
Hogs-Good to choice, $3.50 o.
4.60. ..sszg
Lambs Medium to good. $500
% $50.
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. oTs of talk with little real
u progress, and considerable ma,
..no1Istic scheming characterized
.Ss dolngs Of the world economic