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The Washington times., 1934-06-04
PAYROLL
RISES IN MONTH

Payrolls in the steel industry
were larger by $4,208,508 during
April than in the preceding
month, and employment increased
by 11,809, according to the Amer
lean Iron g. Steel Institute.
Wages and salaries increased to
$45,471,878, of which $50, 778,026
went to wage earners. These fig
ureS reflect the general 10 per
cent increase granted to steel
wage earners April l.
Employment rose to 43l, O86.
Of this number, 1890 are wage
earners. This is approximately
SO per cent as many wage earners
as at the high point of 1929. The
average hourly earnings among
the wage earners was 64.8 cents
in April, compared to $50 cents
in the preceding month. The cur
rent wage rate is approximately
per cent above the 1929 wage
level.
In the 10 months since last
June, the steel industry has in
creased its operating rate from
1896 per cent of capacity to 54.19,
a gain of 1923 points or II per
cent. At the same time, the total
monthly wages have increased so
per cent; the number OF wage
earners has increased % per cent
and hourly wage rates have risen
81 per cent while the average
number of hours worked per week
has declined IA per cent.
Since last June, 92,94O people
have been added to the steel
induStry'S payrolls. Total hours
worked per month have increased
9.8 per cent from 51,645,3 1921 to
56,723,913 and hours worked per
man have declined from 1877 to
344.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
LOSS Of SOVIET
ORDERS SEEN

United States producers are
threatened with a loss of large
orders from Soviet Russia for
cotton, other agricultural prod
ucts and industrial supplies, Louis
K. Comstock, president of the
Merchants Association, has told
President Roosevelt in a letter
asking that consideration be given
to obtain this important business
for the United States.
This loss, he declares, will be
because of the recent interpreta-
ton of the johnson Act relating
to defaults by foreign govern
mentS.
His letter suggests that Con-
gressional action in the matter
may possibly be desirable.
To Replace Orders
The letter declares that the
Merchants Association has been
reliably informed that Soviet
Russia is contemplating placing
elsewhere the orders for the sup
plies which it needs at once in
connection with its second swear
plan.
1t also suggests that the debt
obligations between the Soviet
Union and the United States are
in a different category from the
socalled war debts of other ma
tions. j.,
The latter sets forth that the
recent diplomatic recognition OF
the Government of the Soviet
Union by the Government of the
United States resulted in an evil
dence of willingness on the part
of the Government of the Soviet
Union to review and adjust these
claims in an amcable manner and
on fair basis.
Machinery Lacking
The claim is set forth that the
delayed adjustment of the dent
problem with the Soviet Union
had not been due so much to will
full defaults as to the lack of dip
lomatic arrangements to establish
proper machinery to determine
amounts and arrange a satiSfac.
tory method of payment.
The association informed the
President that the Soviet Union
strongly prefers to buy certain
classes of it's needed equipment
and supplies in the United States
rather than in any other country.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
j. 8. FINANCING
LIGHT IN JUNE

The Treasury's financing pro-
gram for June to be announced
Monday, is generally expected to
take the form of bonds of a
maturity of 10 years or more,
carrying an interest rate of 3
or 3ls per cent.
Indications are that no big
cash subscription will be sought,
as the general fund balance, ex-
elusive of the profit on gold,
is about $1,000, 100000 and emer-
gency OUTLAWS are not setting a
pace which would appear to
make advisable piling up a fur
ther huge reserve fund.
Among reports is one that the
new securities would be Of
fered in exchange for $174,905,-
500 of certificates of indebted
ness which mature on June Is
and for $345 1872 900 of 21s per
cent Treasury notes due on Au-
gust /, as part of general
program to consolidate short
term Indebtedness into long
term bonds.
The Treasury expects to have
no trouble in marketing the
securities. All of it's bonds are
now selling in the open market
above their par value, including
the 3 per cent bonds which were
floated in September, 1881, and,
over most of the period since,
had been quoted under par.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
Cuba Is Buying
y. s. Coal

Although American exporters
were obliged to share Cuba's inn
port trade in coal with British
shippers during 1888, because
of the exchange situation, there
is every reason to expect that
American coal will regain its
dominant position on the Cuban,
market, according to adviceS to
the Commerce Department from,
Assistant Commercial Attache
H. H. Tewksbury, Havana.
During the first half of 1888,
nearly all Cuba's coal import
trade was with Great Britain,
a situation which was complete
ly reversed during the latter
half when the trade shifted
back to the United States.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

ury's long term financing offer
and the possibility of a congress
sional adjournment this week.
United States Steel and other
steel shares, which had been
heavily sold last week and had
reached their lowest levels in
about a year., were in the van OF
the recovery, moving up more than
a point in most instances.
Motors Improve
A similar performance was
given by the motor shares, includ-
ing Chrysler and General Motors.
Auto accessory shares also dis
played considerable Improvement
rejecting the favorable turn OF
events in the Electric Auto-lite
situation.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
Foreign Exchange
Brokers Organize

Foreign exchange brokers have
formed an organization known as
The New York Foreign Exchange
Brokers Association. Charles D,
Blauvelt, of Blauvelt. Lingley &
Co., president of the new asSocia-
ton, stated: I
"The purpose Of the Organiza-
ton will be to maintain the
highest standards of business
ethics and integrity and to pro-
mote fair and equitable prin-
cipleS of trade"
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
Motor Output
Mark Set

Following a recession in the
preceding week, automobile
production last week advanced
to the highest level of any cor
responding period since 1880,
the Commerce Department re-
ports.
The gain, which brought pro-
ductiOn to the 1923-25 aver
age, was the result of an i'm
proved sales trend and the re-
sumption of assembly opera
tons by one company which
had been hampered by body
shortages, the department ex-
planned.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
Dollar Strong
With Franc

NEW YORK, June 4.
N.N.S.).-With the new treas
ury financing of an OthOdOx
nature, the dollar maintained its
strength today ruling at 1912
cents in terms of the French
franc, unchanged from Satur-
day. In terms Of the London
or world gold price which was
fixed at STATS an ounce, the
dollar actually was slightly
stronger at 1OO.72 per cent of
parity against 1905 per cent on
Saturday when gold was valued
at S34.77 an ounce. The table:
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
March Telephone
Earnings Better

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission reports that 102 telephone
companies had an aggregate net
operating income of $16,621, 900 in
March and S49,136,251 for the
quarter ended March 81, 1884. This
compared with $14.253,863 in
March. 1888. and SAL .378,040 in
the first quarter Of 1898.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
Diamond Match'S
Earnings Improve
BY International News Service

BY InternRflOnaI News HeFVICo
Diamond Match Company Con-
Solidated net income for the
quarter ended March 81 amounted
to $3.50 ,309, equivalent after 6 per
cent preferred dividends, to A
cents a common share.
This compares with $510,626, or
40 cents a common share. in the
corresponding 1888 quarter.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
AtchisOn LOadings
Gains SHARP in MaY

BY international News SeFVIC0
AtchiSon loadingS in May showed
a greater than seasonal gain over
April. rising to 6.8 per cent above
1888 from 81 per cent.
Total traffic aggregated 100, 10
cars. against 97.036 in April and
94,167 a year ago.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

OF the preced-
ing week. Bonds
a lSo declined
slightly.
M oS t weak.
ness appeared
in t a r m
stocks" (mail
order and agrl'
cultural m a
chinery), steels,
and m o t orS.
Sears ROeDucH
fell back 3Ns
points, General
Motors p point
and U. S. Steel
Oh nointS
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

partial abate-
ment Of the
drought in the
West, the stock
market turned
S o m e W h a t
stronger today
with m a n Y
pivotal issues
r u n n in G up
from fractions
to two points.
Another fac
tor in bringing
about the bet
ter feeling to-
wards S toe k S
u,o tho Treas
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
WASHINGTON STOCKS
Sales

Capital Traction Company,
10@24A.
Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, 2@110.
Potomac Electric Power Com
pany, 51a preferred, SOTO;
1910.
Washington Railway & Electric
preferred, 5@992.
Mergenthaler Linotype Com
pany, 10@23.
Washington Railway & Electric
As, $5,OO0@9434. $5,O00@94A,
$5,OOO@944, $5,0O0@9424, $4,000
@94A.
Capital Traction Company SIS.
$1,OOO@83A. 5O0@832s.
Washington Gas $3.50, $4,000
1O8.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

80, Wnlle one cannot De sure
that some further setbcak may
not affect the stock market, I
for one am hopeful that more
sensible policies may soon come
to prevail, and that the basis
for a sounder market will be
laid.
So it is with the bill to regu-
late the Stock Exchange, which
now awaits the Presidents sigma
ture, Wall Street leaders are dis
posed to say that it might heve
been worse, and to make the
best of it. The bad news" is
all out. If now the public gains
the confidence in stock market
values which the bill is designed
to give, all is not lost.
Finally, the President plainly
wants Congress to adjourn. To
this end it seems likely that
much of the must" legislation
will be abandoned, and as the
financial community seems still
to fear Congress more than a
dictator, an early adjournment
may be considered publish
About the same time, the liqui-
dalton resulting from the reor,
ganiZation under the banking act,
including the segregation of "af-
1iliates' may be completed.
The recent action of the mar.
ket does not seem bad. After
the selling in the last hour Fri
day, most stocks have still held
above the low Of May IA. On
Saturday, they closed well up
in the days ranges. after show
Ing resistance on increased vol
ume. Several of the old line
leaders did relatively well, and
bonds held little better.
It might be we'll to watch the
railway stocks here, and if they
hold above the 40.35 low, the &C,
ton will be favorable.
The economic visibility is low,
and the business outlook not
bright. 1t is possible that we may
see further weakness, particularly
in steelS, cans and farm stocks, -
before June is over. But l think
We are close enough to bottom in
the case of the more reasonably
priced issues to warrant holding
through and adding to holdings
on receSsionS.
I would doubt the wisdom of
buying on the technical rally
which may come here.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
STOCKS CLIMB
FRACTIONS To
TWO POINTS
BY LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, June 4 G.N.SO.
Aided by the more favorable news
on the labor situation and the
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
Net

(aD Optional Coz Partly Extra
(dI Extra stock (s) Paid 1899 IT,
accumuations (g) No regular latest
(h) Payable (m) Special 81 In stock w
With warrana (xwD without warrants ~ Ex-dividsnd
~ Ex-rights
Dividend rate in dollars in parenthesis CNote) ExtrS
dividends published through regular dividend period
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
UNREAL IDEALS
MUST CO, SAYS.
PROFESSOR
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor Of Economies. New York Univ.
Last week the stock averages
gave ground slowly but steadily,
losing % points from the close
The Washington times., 1934-06-04
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE 2 P. M. PRICES
Volume Tomorrow
100000 Shares
STOCK MARKET AVERAGES

Copyright, 1894 Standard Statistics Coz
EW XORK .Illna 4 Il N s !
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

CANADA
Montreal funda in New York 1918
premium at $1,000.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

Doubtless the drought. and its
effect upon rural purchasing
power, we're among the most i'm
portant factors in all these cases.
This is serious enough, and it is
going to be difficult to work up a
bull movement in the market
while the nations crops are liter.
ally being burned up.
It should be remembered. how
ever, that speculative markets are
likely to overdiscount such de-
velopments and to get 0versold.
Furthermore, this disaster is not
without it's benefits, for it is bound
to produce more realistic
psychology. 1t will teach the new
dealers a lesson concerning what
can't be done by passing laws.
It will draw us all together, as is
the way with men when they con-
front a common danger.
The other immediate depres-
SAINT marketwise is the labor sit
uation. That is also bad. but
has its bright side, too. When
ever labor resorts to violence,
and widespread stoppage Of eco
nomic life is threatened, we may
know how the general opinion
will react. The showdown comes,
and the national unity and in
Independence will assert them
selves.
In this case, again. the new
dealers must realize that there
is a limit to social disorder and
class conflict.
The Washington times., 1934-06-04

Both these problems bring
us up against the elemental
forces of nature" and human
naure," and unreal ideals have
to 60.
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
GEORGIA STATE SUPREME
COURT DENIES RE-HEARING
IN HERhD0N CASE
Georgia State Supreme Court
Denies Re-Hearing in Herndon
Case

NEW YORK - The State Su.
preme Court Of Georgia denied a
rehearing in the case Of Angelo
Herndon, September %. I'm.
mediately upon receipt Of this IN
formation from John H. Greer, In
ternational Labor Defense attor-
ney associated with Ben Davis,
Jr. in the case, the LID. announc-
ed that the case would be pre-
pared for the United Staes Su-
preme Court.
Herndon, released from Fulton
Tower jail, on $4,000 bail raised
by the international Labor De-
Tense through popular suscrip-
ton, is at present on a tour Of
thirty-three cities throughout the
United States accompanied by
Mrs. Norris, the mother Of Clar-
ence Norris, one of the Scottsboro
boys under death sentence in Kill
by Prison, Alabama, and Richard
Moore Of the international La
Dor Defense.
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
BROTHERHOOD OF
SLEEPING CAR P0RTERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7-As a re-
suit of the introduction Of a resolution
demanding the elimination Of the color
clause and pledge from the constitu-
ton and rituals of the international
and national unions, a fight, lead by
A Philip Randolph, National Presid-
ent of the Pullman Porters Union, en-
sued upon the convention floor, against
the Organization Committees report
of inconvenience in the resolution
The Chairman of the committee is
Frank Duffy, Secretary Of the Inter
national Carpenters Union and he
attempted to uphold the report with
a recital of past resolutions adopted BY
the Federation
Delegate Hutchison af the Carpen.
ters international Union, rose amidst
the hubub and pandemonium that fol
lowed Randolph's impassioned speech
for the adoption of his resolution, anG
introduced an amendment to the re
port of the Organization Committee
which had rejected the resolution, call.
ing for the appointment of a commit
tee of five for the study and investi
cation of the whole question of the
relation of the Negro workers to the
American Federation of Labor, which
was also a part of Mr.. Randolph's
resolution
Following the amendment offered by
Delegate Hutchinson, the grizzled old
delegate of the Seaman's Unon, An
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
REPUBLICANS HOLD
MEETING

The Republican party had an
other successful meeting We'd
nesaay night at Forst and Green
e a f 8 headquarters, 2110 north
oath street.
MI. J. d. Crawford spoke for
Grace Berger. The other speakers
werex John Adams, Roy White,
Frank Frost; Joe Rosenbloom
spoke for Republican ticket, and
James Walker, running for State
Senator Of the 4th District; Karl
Kehm spoke for Sam K. Green
e a Z; Ida Levin, Pete Behrens,
Behrens who are running for the
Board of Education; Frank Best,
and Dorrance. Miss Estelle Robin
son acted as chairman and also
spoke for Gottneid.
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
mayor REFUSES TO INTERFERE
IN SCHOOL STRIKE

The strike Of 1000 Morgan Park
High School pupils who have refused
to attend classes since Monday as a
protet against reported overcrowding
in the school continued yesterday as a
delegation of their parents appeared
at the city hall and called on Mayor
Kelly to intervene in the sitution.
The mayor urged the parents, who
haVe been supporting the pupils IN
the walkout. to order their children
back to school. He declared he would
not request the board of education to
send twenty-five pupils now in Morgan
Park High School back to the Shoop
branch of the school as demanded by
the delegation.
Morgan Park High School was
uilt for a certain school district. ]
am going to live up to the constitu-
ton of the United States and I de-
cline to discriminate against any stu
dent because of color or race" the
mayor said
At the high school it was reported
that only 81 of 2,p00 pupils were in
classes.
Eight youths were placed under ar
rest yesterday at the Tuley High
School, 1877 North Claremont Ave.
after they passed out handbills urg-
ing the $500 Tuley pupils to strike
as a protest against the Morgan Park
walkout. Five of these were pupils of
Tu1ev. Ls
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
GEORGIA SUPREME, COURT DENIES
RE-HEARTNG
MAYOR PLACES THREE
TYPISTS; 4th TO BE ADDED

Two weeks ago this paper an
nounced that Mayor Roy N. FOWL
had requested the F. e. r. A. for
wo colored girls to work in the
office Of the Health Department.
1t has since been decided to en-
ploy three colored girls in this
capacity, and within a few days a
fourth girl may be added. The
names of the girls now employed
are: Julia Williams, 242S Decatur
ST.; Ruby Robinson, 1908 Blonde
St; and Susie Whiteside, 3OO7
Ohio st. The Mayor and d..
.angfeld Of the Health Depart
meat are to be commended for
urging the employment of colored
girls in this special work.
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
DARkTOWh SCANDALS
AT BROADWAY

Ida Cox, Queen of all colored
Blues Singers, and often called the
colored Mae West, is the stellar at
traction in Darktown Scandals at
the Broadway Theater, Council
-Ina1S 'sHsp eeIql sqa IoI 'sgnIa
dav, Sunday and Monday.
Darktown Scandals boasts of be-
ing the largest colored musical
road show of the season There are
fly people on the stage and the
talent includes such efatures as
Ned Stanfeld, wizard Of the poano,
Charles Caruso and his Cotton
Pickers, famous Victor recording
orchestra; Dixiana Troubador Sex
tette and their famous matchless
harmony and Boogy- Woogy dane
ers supreme. Then there is Fran
els Hereford, sepia song bird, the
Prima Donna, Sam Robinson, who
is always down right comical, and
Coleman Titus, who plays the part
Of the soubrett-
The chorus Of gals right out OF
the heart of Harlem is a real Tea
ture and their dancing is the clas-
sic of the show.
The whole show Is dressed IN
gorgeous costumes and the seen
rev has been specially designed
] There is not a slow moment II
| is full of snap, pep and vim from
! beginning to end. .
: There will be a big special mid
: night ramble Saturday. 1t promls-
; Is to be distinctive and will be most
. appropriate for those who like and
. enioy those late night shows.
!; The big screen feature IS
straight Is The Way" starring
. Franchot Tone and May Robson.
dts the story of a man loved by
; n girl and held by another-a
powerful story of a boy who strug-
! giles to free himself of the desires
| the weaknesses and the associa-
. tons that held him from success
: It wildly portrays the drama. TO
: nance and comedy in the thrilling
: action of his triumph.
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
s Branch Of
Pickets
A.F.ofL. C0nventio on
RANDOLPH ATTACKS COLOR BAR IN
TRADE UNIONS

drew Furuseth, took the floor and
counselled the convention to go slow,
but held that part of the resolution
calling for the creation Of a committee
to investigate the question should be
left as the job of the Executive Coun-
This amendment was lost for the
want Of a second
Finally, the convention adopted the
amendment of Delegate Hutchinson
which supported Randolph's resolu-
tion for he Appointment of a committee
to investigate and report to the next
convention on the Negro worker and
the A. F. of L. with recommendations
to future policy, according to N. P.
Webster, first vice president and G.
L. Dellums, fourth vice president Of
the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Por.
tiers, delegates to the convention.
Old timers who had attended the
conventions of the American Fedora
ton of Labor for over a quarter of
a century remarked that this was one
of the very few times in the history
of the Federation that a report of a
committee of the machine was beat
en- and the convention got from under
the control of the machine. This is
the first definite, concrete achieve
ment yet won in the interest ( doing
somthing more than adopting resolu-
tons against the color bar in trade
unions, said the militant labor leader
Randolph.
The fight over the resolution or
the color bar was the first major in
convention and has become the main
topic Of discussion among the dele
-o+oc cold NJ
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
INTEREST
CENTERSON
COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS
SHOULD NEGROES AND WHITES
INTERMARRY

DIR. Herbert Virgins, we'll known
physician will be the third speaker in
a series Of forums at the North Side
Y. W. c. A. on Sunday afternoon at
4:30. The subject is one of long
standing and Is becoming increasingly
g vital issue in the solution Of the
c problem Professor E. B. Renter
Department of Sociology. University
Of Iowa says: "Race intermixture
is a biological phenomena and what
ever consequences a biological Sc
quence are not social nor cultural.
Race intermixture tends to favor So
cial changes and frees people from
the bondage of ancient customs"
Miss Evelyn Evans Will preside.
The meeting is free and is open to the
public.
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
BIRMINGHAM MOB LYNCHED
FEEBlED- MINDED MAN

NEW YORK. Oct THE Nation
al Association for the Advancement
of Colored People received today the
report Of the lynching Of that city
whose services were obtained by Wal
ter White, the associations secretary.
The report charges that the Negro,
George Davis, was a feeble minded
man given to drink, that although he
accosted the three white women with
IA flourished pistol there is no evi
dence that he attempted to rape them.
The detailed report reads in part:
"Three girls were going through a
semi public park. The man spoke to
them and put his hands on one of
them He had a pistol and with it
bruised the arm of one of the girls.
One of the three girls fled to where a
rligious service was being held. The
men Of the meeting ran back to where
the Negro was still struggling with
the othser girls. The Negro fired at
the crowd and ran. AS he ran, he
fired again. He fired q third time,
and Va shot by members of the crowd
and fatally wounded. $3.50.
e am told by responsible Negroes
n Birmingham that George Davis .
was known by Negroes here as a
Predetermined fellow given to drink"
The investigator enclosed four af-
fidavits-one from a Negro ambul.
ance driver, one from a Negro nurse
and two from Negro orderlies, testify.
ing to the Negroes identity and the
nature of his wounds. The body was
buried from the Hillman hospital BY
The lynching occurred about Tie
p. m. and the man man died at 9:25 p
M after having been Identified by
the three white women.
The Omaha guide., 1934-10-13
YOUR LAST CHANGE Il
REGISTER!
IF YOU DON'T REGISTER
YOU CAN'T VOTE!

On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct
II and 10, from 8 p. M to 9 p. m.
Mr.. McHughes, the election Commits
sioner, will bring his office and work
ers to your door, 2417 N. oath ST.
he old e." Garage, for your conven-
fence, and the two major political par
ties will call for you in their luxuri-
us automobiles. And when you have
registered, they will return you to
your home. Maybe, if you r real
kind. they will drive you down town
for your mid-week shopping tour. Re
member, if you don't register, you
most certainly a not vote, and Oct.
II and IS are the dates.