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The Washington times., 1936-08-05
ELLIOTT HELPS
TO CLARITY
LEAVE JAM
BY J. EARLE MOsER

Leave problems of the Govern
ment service, many of which re-
main undecided despite the recent
executive order by President Roose-
welt, are gradually being settled via
decisions of the General Account
ing office, signed by Acting Comp
troller General Richard N. Elliott.
The latest ukaSe by Mr.. Elliott,
who is said to wish that the Ad-
miniStration would proceed with
choosing a successor to John Ray.
mond McCarl, is directed to the
National Labor Relations Board
and in its essence allows employees
annual leave which they had &C
crued during 1885, before passage
Of the leave bills and which they
had coming to them at that time.
At the same time he has decided
that workers who transfer from
one office to another may have the
leave they have accumulated. 1t
goes along with them, Mr.. Elliott'S
latest order declares, and he quotes
the following section of the new
uniform annual leave regulations
as follows:
Employees transferred or re-
appointed without break in SER
vice from one permanent posi-
tiOn to another permanent posi-
tiOn within the same or q differ.
ent governmental agency shall at
the time of the transfer be cred
tied with accumulated leave and
charged with any unaccrued
leave advanced"
The G. A. o. decision definitely
clears up the question Of whether
workers may carry their leave with
them.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
POWER SHARES
LEAD CURB
ADVANCE
By EDWARD KRICKER

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 0N.SO.
Curb stocks gradually improved
their position in later dealings,
erasing much of earlier irregu-
larity, although failing to estab-
lish many large gains. The power
shares we're in the van Of the ad-
vance with a number of gains of
a point or so in the higher-priced
preferredS.
Mohawk Hudson Second Utili-
ties Equity, and Illinois Power Sc
preferreds fell into the latter cate
CORY. Northern States Power A
also gained more than point.
American Gas & Electric and
Electric Boyd g. Share worked
modertely higher, while a half
point gain for Niagara Hudson
Power carried that issue to a new
high for the year again.
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Concert at 2 O'Clock at the Ma
rine Barracks, when a flute solo,
"L'Oiseau deS BoiS" Ooppler) +,
will be accompanied by a French
horn quartet.
While there are several string
quartetS made up of members OF
the washington Summer Concerts
Association, there has been re-
Gently organized larger chamber
music group of Is players forming
a Chamber String Simfonietta,
under the direction of Hendrick
EsserS. This ensemble was formed
to give radio programs to adver-
tise the Symphonies on the Po-
tomac," but it is to be hoped that
it's activities will not end with the
closing of the summer season.
The U. S. Navy Band, Lieut..
Charles Benter, director, will give
the following program tonight at
7:30 o'clock at the Navy Yard
band stand: March, "The Sub
marine Force" CBenteD; overture,
"Mignon" CThomas) introduction
to Act II and air to Elizabeth
from "Tannhauser," (Wagner);
Prelude in C Sharp Minor, "
RachmaninofD; Bells of St.
Mary" (Adams); "L'Ecole des Ae-
gipans," Pierne); polonaise, "Je
Suis Titania," (Thomas); march,
THE Spirit of Pageantry," Fletch-
err: waltz, Wine, Woman and
Song" (Strauss); "Slavonic Rhap-
sody, No. l." Friedmann).
Following one of the widest
movements that ever came from
the pen of Beethoven in the third
movement, the fourth movement Of
Symphony No. T." bursts forth
from the opening measures into
boisterous bacchanal expressing
fierce exaltation. The only theme
that might be considered such is
the one shown above, which is in
troduced by the strings.
There are diversions from this
main theme, but the music returns
always to this figure and the
movement ends in a wild dance.
This symphony will occupy the
entire first period of the concert
tonight at $40 o'clock at the
Water Gate, when Sylvan Levin
will appear as guest conductor
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BY ARNE STROM

Copyright, 1885, by American News
papers. Inc. All rights reserved)
I received orders from Moscow
to attend a big conference in
Voronezh, along with Mikailovsky
(our foreman) who was to report
on the conditions of the poultry
farm in Povorino.
must admit that MikailovSky
was an excellent travelling COM
panion. He showed me how to ar
range my rugs so that ! could rest
comfortably and at the same time
cover as many of my belongings
as possible to protect them against
thieves. / finally managed to sink
into that delightful state between
dream and reality where one can
think best.
How would my wife get on alone
amongst all those queer people?
1 must move heaven and earth to
get some decent beds in Voronezh.
I must get food supplies, fly
killers and a new primus stove. I
must look about for a frying pan
and some pots. Why did not
Moscow answer my letter? They
must have got it more than fort
night ago.
OF course I had made a dreadful
row at home in Povorino because
those responsible had not seen to it
that I, their foreign expert, got
butter and milk and the better
kind of bread.
Land CT Opportunity"
I myself did not mind starving
a little, but I could not stand by
and see my wife and my child
suffer.
It was Russia. The new land of
opportunity, where the proletariat
ruled and capitalism was outcast.
I had arrived here full of faith and
confidence.
However, there seemed to be
something wrong here, too. Why
did they cling to monetary Sys-
tenn when neither money nor SyS-
tenn seemed to be worth anything?
Three roubles for pair Of boot
laces, half rouble for a spoonful
of sour milk, nine roubleS in the
free market for kilo Of such black
bread that simply could not eat.
And then a slip of paper covered
with the writing of a powdered
and rouged young wastrel with
pretty, feminine hands covered
with jewels-a miserable slip of
paper with stamps on it and Scrib-
bling-gave me a nice little sauce
pan, a thing I had never before
considered of any Importance. A
saucepan was worth more than
valuable shawls and old ikonS not
only to the Russians themselves,
but also to me, a West European,
who loved beautiful things like
Shawls and ikonS.
What was wrong with the whole
system?
Questioned His Action
Had I done wrong after all, I
wondered, in bringing my wife and
child with me to this country?
What were we to do if one Of us
fell ill?
I had a glimpse of the hospital
in BoriSoglebsk. 1t was terrible.
I would look at it more carefully
another time when I had an oppor-
tunity. I had better have the boy
vaccinated.
The train stopped. I pulled down
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Toronto Stocks Weak,
Gold Lists Lead Decline

TOR ONTO, Aug. 5.-Stocks
were offered down on the Toronto
mining share action today and the
close was lower, particularly in the
Colds. Some of the high-priced
goIdS were sold in volume at mar
row price declines.
Base metals held we'll and Nor
anda closed at "a, it's top price
since 1929. Oils and silvers were
quiet and barley firm. The index
for miscellaneous closed lost 0.86
to 1892.
More than 5000 shares of
Wright Hargreaves changed hands
and the price weakened 10 points
to $8.O5.
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u. S. Bonds
~" 1O'W
Metal Markets

NEW YORK, August 5 G.N.SD.-Ex-
port copper prices We're noticeably
higher today, with considerable activity.
Sales abroad were reported in the range
of 9.475 to $50 cents a pound c. /. T.
European base port compared with 9.475
cents yesterday. Armament buying of
copper still seems to be an important
factor abroad. 1t was learned that
Russia has been withdrawing large
amounts of copper from foreign markets.
and at the same time Italy had been
a heavy buyer
Domestic copper markets were quiet
and firm with price unchanged at 9.75
cents a pound.
Domestic lead markets were steady
and moderately active with prices un-
changed at 4.60 cents a pound, New
York, and AS East St. Louis.
Zinc markets were firm and mod
erately active, with prime Western Zinc
unchanged at 4.8O cents a pound.
Tin was quoted at Ass cents a pound.
Anthony continued unchanged at II as
cents a pound.
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Departures From Normal
Accumulated excess of tempera-
ture since January l, 1886, 146.
Excess of temperature since Au-
gust l, 1886, 6.
Accumulated excess of precipi-
tation since January l, 1885, 0.79.
Deficiency of precipitation since
August /, 1886, O.56.
Tide Table
High tide today 9:29 a. m. and
Low tide today 1851 a. m. and
4:16 p. m.
High tide tomorrow 1915 a. m.
and 1914 p. m.
Low tide tomorrow 4:38 a. m.
and 4:58 p. m.
The Sun and Moon
The sun rises today SIP a. m.
and sets 7:16 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow 5:12
a. m. and sets TIA p. m.
The moon rises today 8:29 p. m.
and sets 8:02 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow 900
p. m. and sets OLA a. m.
TEMPERATURES
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Exnected Resolutions

Resolutions presented by various
lodges of the American Federation
of Government Employees for in.
PRODUCTION at the annual conven-
tion, in Detroit, September II, deal
with wide range of subjects, but
shorter hours, optional roornSs
food and laundry charges for Vet
Grams Administration workers, and
extension of the civil service SyS-
tenn apparently are the topics that
have received the most widespread
interest.
According to Lee Somers, ace
publicity man of the organization,
the Minneapolis lodge of the group
has asked extension of civil service
to all facilities of the Veterans Ad-
miniStration, while the unit at
Little Rock, Ark, demands that
similar works be allowed to qualify
for civil service status after six
months of employment. Other res
olutionS are as follows:
Lodge 226, Louisville, KY, op-
tional "QSL" Quarters, subSiS-
tence and laundry for attendants
in public health stations, plus a
minimum wage of $500 for at
tendantS and $1,920 for guards;
Lodge 1856, Michigan, establish.
ment of a mental hygiene course
for its members; Lodge 1T, Dis
trict of Columbia, civil service
status for employees of the Ma
tional Training School; Lodge 118,
observation of the seniority rule in
furloughs and publication Of ef-
ficiency ratings; Lodge IL, Labor
Department, that appropriations
permit appropriations when
earned; Lodge 213, Farm Credit
Administration, that no increase
of hours be allowed if a shorter
working week is introduced by ac-
tion of the Seventy-Fifth Congress.
The AAA lodge, No. 116, has also
asked that the merit system be
extended to all emergency
agencies
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
OIL OFF
9,8O8 BARRELS

TULSA, Okla, Aug. 5.-A de-
crease of 9,8O8 barrels daily in the
nations oil production for the
week ending August 8 was re-
ported today by the Oil and Gas
Journal. The daily production was
2,951,030 barrels.
California showed the greatest
decrease, the States daily pro-
duction of 560,75O barrels repre-
senting a decline of 15,400 barrels.
Oklahoma recorded a decrease Of
7,145 barrels daily for a total OF
541,075, while the total State of
Texas produced 1,157 ,139 barrels
daily, an increase of 1914.
In East Texas, there was an
increase of 1921 barrels for a
total of 433,978 barrels. Louis
iana's daily production was 231,-
$50 barrels daily, a decrease of
987 barrels, while Kansas output
was 156,025 daily, 1900 barrels
less than last week.
Eastern fields including Michi-
gan, increased production 7,485
barrels daily for a total of 45,771
barrels. An increase of 1880 bar
rels daily was shown in the Rocky
Mountain area, the daily produc-
ton totalling 59,820 barrels.
-N0TE AMERICAN
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug s G.N.sD.-Hogs-
Receipts 1900; market steady; hold
overs 5000. Top, $1.15; bulk, $1O.25@ @
II; heavy. $1O@1O.s5; medium, $lO.60@
lis; light, S1O.6O@11.15; light lights
$1O@1O.. 90; packing sows $809.5o; pigs,
$9@1O.25.
Cattle = Receipts, 1000: market
steady. Calves-Receipts. 1900; market
steady. Beef steers: Good and choice,
$7.5O@9.25; comon and medium. $50
$50; yearIings, $725@925. Butcher
cattle: Heifers, $45O@S.75; cows, $425
as: bulls. $4.5066.5O calves, $450@9;
feeder steers, $45O@7.5O; stocker steers,
s4.5O@7; stocker cows and heifers, So
m6
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Moonlight Cruise

The first moonlight cruise on
the Potomac River by personnel
Of the Securities and Exchange
Commission has been arranged
for tomorrow evening, and a large
crowd of workers is expected to
attend.
Reports of the general chair.
man of activities, Lorenzo z. Kid.
der, indicate that a large repre-
Sentation will be found from
many departments Of the commits
sion, reiterating the whole-hearted
enthusiasm that has marked
other social activities of the unit.
George Otis Spencer is to act as
general sponsor of the event and
will have the personal support Of
Ruth Greene, assistant admins
traitor, whom friends describe as
both beautiful and exotic"
There will also be committee
representing the various Subdivi-
SionS of the commission.
A good time is expected by
everybody.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
VOTE AMERICAN
New York Wool

NEW YORK, Aug. UN.S).-Wool
firm; domestic fleece, washed Ohio
and Pennsylvania, sea 39c; domestic
pulled, secured basis. 75m93; domestic
Texas. clean basis. 71MS7; domestic ter
ritory, ciean basis $1,000.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
Foreign Bond Averages

The index of so representative
foreign dollar bonds compiled by
Foreign Bond Associates. Inc, ad-
vanced to 58y07 on July 81, as
against 57.77 on June go. The
80 European issues in the list fell
O.O4 per cent, while 16 South
American issues rose 1.43 per
cent and the four Australian ones
1.04 per cent.
The Washington times., 1936-08-05
World Of Music

Theme From Fourth Movement,

Theme From Fourth Movement, "SYmphonY No. T.. by
Beethoven.
"A suggestion for using and preserving the daily music theme
appreciation pupils to clip and
filing cards 1Dih at the top
tile them in alphabetical orderD
The Washington times., 1936-08-05

District of Columbia - Mostly
cloudy and somewhat cooler to-
night; probably showers Thurs
day; gentle to moderate easterly
winds.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy and
somewhat cooler tonight; Thurs
day probably showers.
Virginia Local showers prob
able tonight and Thursday:
slightly cooler in east and central
portions tonight.
Temperatures
Yesterday Today
4 q. m. "a a. m. ......73
8 p. m. .86 a. m. rs
Midnight. ... .78 Noon ....84
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The Weather

VOTE AMERICAN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
429 CONVICTED
IN MONTH

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May IA.
Alexandria's police court in
April found 429 persons. from q
total Of 4s7 arrests, guilty, &C.
cording to the monthly police
report submitted today by Capt.
John S. Arnold.
Leading were 100 arrests for
intoxication. Second came traf-
fic violations. which marked up
60. while those charged with dis
orderly conduct numbered IS.
OF the total arrests, 347 were
actually brought to police head
quarters, while 40 only received
SummonSes.
Other figures in the police
captains report showed 80 ar
rests for violations Of road driv-
ing laws, 20 for illegal parking
and 10 for other traffic viola
tons. Property stolen during
the month was listed at $1,123.-
IS, of which $542.45 worth was
recovered. Property recovered
for other jurisdictions amounted
to $451. -.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
Rosemary Offers
Four Kittens
For Adoption

offered for adoption today are
four kittens, five weeks old, which
are being given away by 11-year-
old Rosemary MaStin, 1880 Monroe
st. N. e. Crelephone North 1850
The kittens, all pretty and
playful, are gray and white. Mott
fy Rosemary or Mrs. MaStin If
you would like to have q kitten.
Because he is too big for an
apartment, q male police-collie
dog Is to be given away today. The
dog is about two years old, o
splendid guard for children. The
dog has been used to living in the
country. Further information
about this dog may be had from
Mrs. leila Copley, 1718 Seven
tenth st. N. w. decatur 52790
A thoroughbred female wire
haired fox terrier was found stray
ing about yesterday. It is several
years old, black and white in
color, with q bit Of tan on its
face. The dog will be given away
il the owner does not claim It.
II it is your dog, notify Miss E. B.
Smith, by telephoning District
ASIA, Branch SO.
The pet editor Of The Times
will assist in finding homes for
pets through this column.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
D. 5. SCHMIDT,
TRANSIT HEAD,
DIES AT AS

Death yesterday claimed DAN
lei Steiner Schmidt, superin-
tendent Of transportation Of the
Capital Transit Company, who
passed away ct his residence,
1904 quincy st. N: w. He
was As. }
Mr.. schmidt was born in Fred
erick. Md. He came to Washing.
ton IS years ago and entered
the employ Of the Capital Tran
sit Company as q conductor on
the Fourteenth street line.
Shortly thereafter ne was pro
NOTED to inspector and from
there to a clerkship In the office
Of the late George w. Shockey,
then superintendent Of tTaflSpor.
tation. For. q number Of years
he served as Mr.. Shockey's a..
sistant and upon the death Of
his superior was named supertn-
tendent. That was four years
ago. i
Surviving him Is his widow,
Elizabeth Harvey Schmidt, three
children. Harvey d. Of Bethesda;
Mrs. John r. McCawley and Miss
Elizabeth La Verne Schmidt, Of
washington, and three grand
children.
Funeral arrangements win be
announced later.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
JAMESTOWN
H0LDSFETE

JAMESTOWN, Va, May IA.
The 32sth anniversary of the land
ing Of the first permanent English
settlers in America was celebrated
here yesterday.
Hundreds Of persons Joined the
pilgrimage here. sponsored by the
Association for the Preservation
Of Virginia Antiquities, and headed
by Gov. George Peery.
Grounds Of the Jamestown Res
ervation were opened to visitors
and religious services were held
by the Rev. DR.. w. A. r. Good
win, rector of Bruton Parish. at
Williamsburg. Musicrwa rendered
by the choir from william and
Mary College.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
PROVIDES
EXTRA DAY OFF

December Is Of this year would
be declared q legal holiday for
all Federal and District Govern
ment employees under the provi-
sion Of bill approved yesterday
by the House District Committee.
Recommended by the Admin
istration, the bill would give
Government employees an extra
holiday this year only, due to the
fact that Christmas viii fall on
a Friday. afe
The committee also considered,
without final action, q bill which
would adjust the books Of the
Comptroller Generals office to
take care Of the $3,229 EN-.
bezzled from the District Govern
ment by Joseph w. Frenzel, Dis
trict employe. several years ago.
Frenzel was convicted and served
q sentence.
This measure was opposed by
Representative Henry Ellenbogen
CD Of Pennsylvania, who ar
gued that its enactment might
set q bad precedent, since he
believed that all District en-
ployeS handling money should be
bonded. The bill will be further
considered at the next District
Committee meeting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
Gold Flow From Paris
Alarms Bankers Anew

PARIS, May IA d.N.S.l.-France
was driven closer to the brink Of
devaluation today as the Bank
OF Frances weekly report revealed
that the francs gold coverage had
dropped to 6.33 per cent, as COM
pared to 64.85 before the, recent
leftwing victories in the parliar
mentary elections.
With the bulk Of the bullion
going to America, French gold re-
serves declined 2,738, ASS. 239 francs
during the election week ending
May 4. Bank notes in circulation
decreased by 150,118,625 francs
during the same week, contrasted
to an increase during the previous
week.
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MRS. LATINER
REELECTED

TAKoMA PARK, Nd, May IA.
Mrs. C. Y. Latimer has been re.
elected president Of the Takoma
Park Young Women's Demo
cratic Club for another term. it
was announced here today.
Other officers elected during
the annual meeting held yeSter-
day are: Mrs. Arthur O. Rey-
nolds, vice president; Mrs. Alice
Lyddane. secretary; Mrs. Daniel
Shade, secretary; Mrs. Edith
Wright corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Harry P. Dodge, par
Humanitarian.
The following members were
appointed to serve as q board Of
governors: Miss Lavinia Engle,
Mrs. Walter Griffin, Mrs. VIII
liam Fowler, Mrs. Homer Query,
Miss Jane Austin. Mrs. Helen
Davis and Mrs. Mahlon Phoebus.
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INTERIOR NAME
BILL PASSED

Stripped Of provisions for trans
fer of activities from other Gov
ernment departments to the De-
partment of Interior, q bill to
change the name Of the Depart
ment Of Interior to the Depart
ment Of Conservation, passed the
Senate yesterday.
Originally, the measure carried
authority for the President to
make the necessary transfers to
the newly named department so
as to concentrate all Government
actions toward conserving the ma
tional wealth under one head. So
much opposition to these pro
visions was raised, however, that
the bill was cut down to pro-
vision merely changing the name.
Senator j. Hamilton Lewis CD,
Of Illinois, author of the measure,
said that he believed that the
department heads should get to-
gether and transfer the activities
that they could agree upon. The
bill now goes to the House for
action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-14
HOOVER MADE
MEMBER OF
MD. u. FRAT

COLLEGE PARK, Nd, May
Al. Edgar Hoover, head Of
the Bureau of Investigation Of
the Department Of Justice, in an
address before the student body
Of the University Of Maryland
yesterday characterized crime in
the United States as the biggest
business in the world today. He
said:
eve have an average Of 35
murders . day In this country
and at least one IN every Is
homes has been involved I'm
murder at some time. The
total crime bill amounts to
mort than fifteen billion dol
lars . year."
Joins Frat ~
Hoover received honorary mem
bership In Omicron Delta Kappa,
national leadership fraternity on
the Maryland campus. At the
same time Mortar Board, coed
senior honor society, held its
spring tapping ceremony and the
recently elected Student Govern
ment officers were induced into
office for the coming year.
Students who were Tapped for
o. d. X. were Carlisle Hunelsine,
Hagerstown, editor of the Dia-
mondback; Warren, Evans, Hyatts-
vile, Southern Conference track
champion: John Lowell, New Wind.
sor, Nd, manager Of track; Leon
ard Smith, ASH Iowa Ave. N. W.,
scholarship; Victor Willis. Elkton,
Md, athletics; Pyke johnson,
304O Morrison St.. N. W., editor
of the Old Line; John Gormley,
4SO8 Elm st., Chevy Chase, ath-
letics: Louis Gibbs, 1891 Newton
st. N. W., chairman Of. the junior
prom committee.
New Taps
New members tapped for Mortar
Board were Mary E. Crisp, Balti.
more; Voncile Davis, College Park,
Nd: Mary Frances Garner, 340O
Mckinley st. N. W.; Ruth Kreiter,
1921 Thirty-third st. N. W.; Geral-
dine Schuh, Chevy Chase, Md;
Flora Waldman, 2730 Chesapeake
st. N. W.; Margaret Williams, Sill
yer Spring. Md.