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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
Queer Machines

Among "Goldbergian" machines
portrayed are the Shoe-tester,
which walks eight pairs of foot
wear constantly over a moving belt,
a textile tester which subjects
cloth to six months of exposure in
"a hours, a rack where 5000 cleo
trio bulbs per year are burned to
test their life, and a metal drum
which rotates panels Of sample
paint against a powerful arc light
amplified by q continual spray of
water.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
Shop Talk

Among subjects will be shop
talk about technical problems,
review of the present status Of
Civil Service in general, safety and
accident prevention programs,
credit unions. group life insurance
and group medical care, and union
ization of Government workers. &.
also extension of the merit sys-
Oem. N. F. =. e. and Civil
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BLUE SHIRTS"
or CHINA HELD
CAUSE OF WAR
BY EARL GOODWIN

Blue ShirtSl
When the Japanese Chinese war
Is over and historians search the
debris to find out what started it,
there will be found a pile of Blue
Shirts which the Japanese say are
at the bottom Of most of the
present trouble.
So little known here as to be
almost without previous announce
ment, the Blue Shirts are a Chi
nese nationalist organization of
the FascistrNazi type.
PUBLICATION CITED
Information on the subject
comes to Washington today
through q semi-official publication
Of the Foreign Affairs Association
at Tokyo, and furnished to The
Washington Times by the re-
cipient Of the publication, Paul
Burton, a retired telephone Off
cial living at 1908 Twenty-ninth
st. N. w.
The story Of the Blue Shirts
comes to Washington stimuli
taneously with official japanese
denials Of deliberate killing of
civilians in open Chinese cities
and the explanation Of Japanese
policy in China by a Japanese
diplomat here.
It is valuable to current histor1.
ans because it gives in tremendous
detail the difficult situations as
they have developed between Chi
nese and Japanese on the Asiatic
mainland.
But the story of the Blue Shirts
is apparently left for historians to
dig out Of the records. No one
now speaks of this widespread
Chinese Fascist organization
which is said to surround Chang
Kai-Shek, Chinese military head
man.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

at the small number Of votes cast,
since there are 1857 potato grow
erS in the State. Heaviest voting
was in Worcester. county, where
258 of the LOTS growers partici-
pated,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

News Photo
THE REV ELMER G0RMAN (shown reading from the
Bible in the cabin Of apane) pilots giant trans
continental air skyeeper between San Francisco and AL
buquerque n Mex and the gospel goes with him in the
plane The Reverend starred as baseball player with the
University of Southern California while he studied theology
there for his masters degree three years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
Just Win a Letter

P. B. rs principal requirements
in Washington are law or account
ancy degree and ability to play
baseball Or basketball. . If you're
good enough at latter, you don't
need the degree.
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By J. EARLE MoSER

Services performed by the National Bureau of Standards with
its many complicated testing machines resembling those weird
creations of Rube Godbeg caroonng pen the subject Of
2page booklet just issued by the Department of Commerce
and made available without charge to the public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
Shows Merit Gains

Addressing the International
Association for Identification this
morning at Justice, Attorney Gen
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

Start 81 Work for Uncle Sam" in
the Washington Herald Times on Sun.
day. Follow 1t every afternoon in The
Washington Times. Call DI. 1000 for
home delivery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

model the dresses, coats and hats,
include Bunnie Skinner, Of WPA;
Betty Leaf, of Veterans Admins
tration; Evelyn Adams, Of Interior,
and Mary 10 Day, of State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
No POOer, No Money
Hill Dis0pprOUes

Congress has disapproved many
bills offered for such a purpose
and Commerce officials admit that
attempts to grade merchandise
would "involve continuous testing
on an enormous scale" and would
prove very costly.
Standards does work constantly
on the specifications, however,
and many buyers are enabled to
limit their purchases of certain
"over the counter" merchandise
to that known to be made under
nationally known specifications
which the bureau has approved.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
Mines on Links
Employees to Model

Products Of one of the Resettle-
ment Administration homestead
projects will be seen at the formal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

you'll enjoy "My Say" by Evalyn
Walsh Mclean, which starts Monday
in The Washington Times. Call DI.
1000 for home delivery by carrier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
Harrington Presides

The six survivors of the original
group again gather today in a
mass meeting at Chicago, while
wreaths will be placed on graves
of the "a originatorS who have
since died Daniel Harrington,
chief engineer of the health and
safety branch, Bureau Of Mines,
will represent the bureau in the
ceremony here, while DR.. Harold
F. Elbows will appear for the Red
Cross and Safety Council. James
Holmes. Of washington, son Of DR..
Holmes, will be present and the
wreath will be placed by Eagle
Scout John D. Chandler, Troop "a,
Boy Scouts Of America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
A Mild Ruse

The other day, when retirement
insolvency and technical bank.
ruptcy" were hogging the head.
lines. E. Claude Babcock received
a phone call allegedly from a
newspaper, a voice asking about
Is qestions on retirement. The
former Civil Service secretary
answered all the queries, but was
much amused, for he recognized
the voice as belonging to someone
connected with a new employee
organization, which hasn't yet
found itself a retirement expert.
KeystOners' Special
Pennsylvania Democratic Club
will sponsor special trains to
Philadelphia ($4.15) and Pitts
burgh ($9.15) morrow, for
those who wish to register
for voting . tickets must be
bought in advance OF train time
Mrs. Fred L. Miller. manager,
Pennsylvania Democratic Voters
Office Bureau, should be con-
tacted in Suite 225, Colorado
Building, Fourteenth and G SITS.
N. w., 10 a. m. to $50 p. m.
Down With Peace
The o. F. w. A. doesn't believe
in peace-at least not to the ex-
tent of having office walls lined
with placards stressing peace'S
advantages. Yesterday most Of
Jacob Bakers militant young
satellites were engaged in remov-
ing reminders of the Women's In
ternational League for Peace and
Freedom, which recently occupied
U. F. w. AS new quarters at
Seventeenth and F SITS. N. w. The
organization has taken the base
ment ana first floor.
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Honor Dr.. Holmes

The late Dr.. Joseph A. Holmes,
first director Of the Bureau of
Mines, will be honored at 4 p. m.
today by representatives Of safety
organizations as they place q
wreath on his grave in Rock Greek
Cemetery to observe the passing
of a quarter-century Of achieve
ment in the cause Of safety.
DR.. Holmes is generally credited
with coming the slogan, Safety
First" and was one Of 80 persons
who met IL Chicago on September
80, 1912, to inaugurate a general
safety movement in America. The
meeting developed the National
Safety Council, which now in.
cludeS thousands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30
The Lineup

In addition to the chorus, en-
ployes who will sing individually
include Norma Hanson, Leonard
Kephart, John Wilson, Alice Bur.
rus, Walter Redit, Ethel Gribble,
John Wilson, Roy Gray, Ralph
Marston,:- Mildred Moore, Doris
Menter, Prudence Jackson, Hilda
Nelson, and Lydia Bartz. Victor
Neal will be accompanist and Mrs.
Angus Lamond is responsible for
the costumes. Two performances,
ats and 1890 p. m, will be given
Saturday.
Mines on Links
Bureau Of Mines holds its an
nual fall golf tournament today
at Indian Springs Club Medal
play precedes two flights of match
play =. G.. r. Hopkins is present
holder of championship cup, while
F. M. Shore holds consolation
trophy Max Abel won the Sec
ond flight char :pionship and H.
H. Hughes came out victorious in
medal play 3. Several new golfers
have Joined the bureau during the
past year and stiff competition is
expected.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

Homer Cummings system can be
found in the requirements for ad-
mission established in the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation, the II
weeks training course for agents
and the system Of promotion on
merit. All Of our prison officials
are chosen by the Civil Service;
and in both the F.B.I. and Bureau
of Prisons career service Is en-
couraged and employees have been
granted retirement privileges"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

The publication, on glazed pa.
per, not only serves as q compen-
dunn of information, but also dis
pels the popular impression that
Standards measures entire lines
Of competing merchandise and
can consequently tell you whether
one item is better than another,
No POUer, No Money
The agency tests articles offered
to meet specifications required by
the Government when it needs
equipment, 1t Is explained, select
ing "the least expensive one that
fulfillS the Governments require
ments." While many desire the
bureau to grade products as to
quality for public guidance, Stan
dards has neither the power nor
the money to do such a thing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-30

Service Reform League viii be
represented.
Federal Ingenuity
Emergency parachutes made
from pieces Of burlap about six
feet square have been used sui
cessfuly by the United States For
est Service to drop food and other
supplies from airplanes for men
on remote fire fighting lines in
the national forests. Large burlap
sacks, used in bagging wool, gen.
orally are used to make the
parachute.
In one experiment. nine dozen
eggs were dropped 500 feet in one
Of the homemade parachutes and
only two eggs were broken.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

,, CHICAGO, August ls R.anPoultry,
pounds Up, 21: less than 4ha pounds, 20;
Leshorn hens 15ha; fryers. colored, 81:
Plymouth Rock. %: White Rock, %: bare
backs Is; brollers S9 Sprinss eolorsd
bsrebacks ,; T.; .sp .roosters l4h; Leghorn
IS; No. . turkeys. Is: ducks. white and
colored, Az pounds up l712. small, Is "a
old geese, 13; young, Is.
Butter; 11.7oa: firm, Creamery. spe-
cials t93 score), 32a4-33h4; extras (a2).
32.: extra frstss l9o-9D; 81 1a,32;; firsts
2Sk; standards 900. centralized carlots)
30. Eggs, 11,034; steady, prices un-
changed.
Potatoes, a.: on track, 1e5;, total U, S
shipments. & 416; about steady; supple:
cwt; Idaho Bliss Triumphs, =. s. No j
s. commercial. washed, 40: Russet Bur.
banks. y. s. No. i. 1852 90; U. S. No. 2
practically free from cuts and clipped
ends. 1.25-4O; OREGON Bliss Triumphs.. U
TriumShs, y. 8: No; J. ,anwashed. i;SS
graded, 1920: Bis: Triumphs. .: 8: No
l, 1.46; Hinnesota Warbus, o. .. COM
Worc1AlSs 90.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Coppers and Specia|ties
Show Resistance-L.ate
Sales Bring Losses.
Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer.

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, August l8.-Softness
in rails and resistance of coppers and
specialtieS provided slow stock mar
ket with cross currents today.
Late selling moved generally through
the list and brought losses of frac-
tlons to point or more.
Trading got off to a slightly higher
start. Later demand for steels was
prompted by bright news from the in
dustry and coppers had the benefit Of
cable gossip that the decline in metal
prices abroad had spent itself.
Higher Rail Costs.
Further Wall Street emphasis on
the way higher costs have eaten INTO
railway earnings acted as a drag on
this group.
Sober food for thought was served
up to traders by President GAY Of the
New York Stock Exchange. In his
annual report he said market liquditv
has been threatened by Government
regulation.
This, together with continued strife
in the Far East, put the financial dis
trict in waiting mood, brokers said.
Transactions appropriated $4,000
shares.
Shares which put up the best show
ing most of the session were U. S.
Steel, Bethlehem, General Motors,
Montgomery Ward, Anaconda. Kenne-
colt. Westinghouse, Omnibus. Inter-
national Mercantile Marine. Allis
Chalmers, Pacific Mills, Pittsburgh
Coal, National Gypsum. Standard
Brands, Electric Boat, Coty and New
York Dock.
Shares Lack Energy.
Lacking energy most of the time
were Boeing American Telephone,
| Western Union, Public Service of New
| Jersey, American Smelling, st. Joseph
Lead, National Lead. New York Gen.
| tral, Santa Fe, Pennsylvania. South
ern Pacific, Northern Pacific. Pullman,
Delaware & Hudson and Baltimore g.
| Ohio
! Bonds and shares of American &
| Foreign Power were under pressure.
The company has properties in Shang-
| hal. Oils seemed to ignore analysts
stress on favorable statistics and issues
under cloud included Shell Union,
Pure Oil, Texas Corp, Socony and
Tide Water
Despite larger earnings Goodrich
met offerings much of the time.
Chesapeake e. Ohio felt the impact
of smaller income. Schenley was
down following reports the COMPANY
is considering issuance of convertible
securities.
Yield in Late Trading.
Shares which yielded in late tradingI
| were Mesta Machine. Packard Motor, |
Armstrong Cork, American Locomo-
| tive, Studebaker, American Chain 6s
| Cable and Borg Warner
Somewhat improved were Anerada
| Phelps Dodge, U. S. Industrial Alco1
hol, Philip Morris and Briggs Manu-
| featuring
At midafternoon the pound ster
ling was up three quarters of cen
to S499l2 and the French franc 90
of cent higher at 3.737s cents.
Cotton finished IS to 80 cents a ba
lower.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK, August 18 P.-Sugar
futures were irregular today. The No.
4 contract was active on extensive
evening-up in September as result of
issuance of 1909 notices. That de-
livery broke 312 points under early
selling but rallied later. The more
distant positions held relatively steady.
September No. was Ill and March
1.24h, or az points lower to net un-
changed, at 2 o'clock.
Sugar futures No. 3 closed barely
steady, unchanged to lower. Sales,
1890 tons. September, 2.5lb; No
vember. 2.46n; January. 240b: March,
1.41b; May, 2.42b; July, 2.44b.
Bid, n-Nominal.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Depth Finders Find Hippopotami

When Imperial Always converted
its England South Africa service re-
Gently from a land plane to flying
boat run, a group of engineers with
depth finding equipment were flown
out from England to take necessary
soundings on the rivers and lakes to be
used. Several times the scientific
paraphernalia revealed underwater
"ohstructions' which, on investigation
and prodding. turned out to be hippo
potami and swan away.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
CRUDE OIL OUTPUT SET
AT 3,5O9,3 300 BARRELS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
The Bureau of Mines estimated to-
day daily average production of
3,5O9,300 barrels of crude oil would be
required to meet the Nations demands
for September.
The estimate was 46,4OO barrels
higher than August and 476,eO higher
than year ago.
The Bureau said in its monthly FORE
cast that crude oil production during
the i've weeks from June 26 to July
81 averaged about 3,57l.ooO barrels
daily and that during that period
crude oil stocks increased 57l 900 bar
Tels net.
Evening star., 1937-08-18

Total Sales for tho day. 100000
sUnt OF trading shares
bankruptcy rceyershp being
Rates Of dividends foregoing table
Unless otherwise noted special dividends
Ell dividend. Ex rights Also extras Paid
last n paid
year h Cash stock. Accumulated dividend paid
clared
Evening star., 1937-08-18
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK.

NEW YORK, August 18 (P) Estate
Department of Agriculture report of
New York and Jersey City live stock
markets) Sheep and lambs, $40, in
cluding 700 direct; Spring lambs fair
ly active and steady; good to choice
1855; merely good, 100; bucks, 100
less; common throwouts, $50; sheep
nominal.
Egg futures closed flrmer. Re-
frigerator firsts, october, "a; sales,
5 cars.
Dressed poultry nrn. Fresh and
frozen unchanged.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, August l6-Jolted by
ca bled estimates that world wheat i'm,
ports needs were 100000, 900 bushels
less than last year. Chicago Whea,
values tumbled cents late today.
A leading British trade authority
who made the estimate of world wheat
import requirements figured probable
shipments from the United States at
1876. 100000 bushels and from Canada,
64O00,00O bushels. Argentina and
Australia he expected to ship l74,000,-
900 bushels.
At the close, wheat was l5s-2 cents
under yesterdays finish. September.
1103. IS; December, 1.l21s IL; corn,
Is off to S up; September, 99i4 -as;
December. 673s-l2, and oats varying
frim s. decline to |, advance.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
DRUG SALES INCREASE.

NEW YORK, August 10 (P.-June
sales of McKesson 61 Robbins, drug
manufacturers, were $l3,9ll, ,697. an
increase of 14.41 per cent over sales
of $l2,l59,31O in the like month last
year. Sales for first six months Of the
year showed gain of 1888 per cent
over the comparable period in 1896.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
new YORK COTTON
BY the Associated Press

BY ASSUCIHIeu
NEW YORK, August l8.-Cotton
declined today under scattered selling
promoted by somewhat more favorable
weather reports and Washington ad-
vices indicating farm officials had
recommended loans on this years cot
ton crop at 8 cents, coupled with a
subsidy to assure producers return OF
IL cents.
December sold off from 1881 to
10.15, and in midafternoon was within
point OF the low. Prices generally
we're to 8 points net lower.
Cotton futures closed steady, Is to IL
Evening star., 1937-08-18
1913, or II points under yesterdays

December traded at 1923 near the
beginning Of the final hour, 9 points
net lower. Transfers from near to
distant months raised July to 1858,
or IL points up from the previous
close. January sold at 10.45, March
at 40 and May at 1912.
Evening star., 1937-08-18
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS, August 18 (P).-
Near months dropped sharply today
on the cotton market here on reports
Of bullish weather In Northern Texas.
After q steady opening at net ad-
vances Of to 4 points, increased SELL
ing partially Offset by trade and short
buying seut October opaou down 70
Evening star., 1937-08-18

The Emperor Domitian OF Rome Is
known - "the last Of the II Caesars"
Evening star., 1937-08-18
Chicago Cash Market.

Chicago Cash Market.
Cash wheat, No. 3 red, l.l0l2
1.l21a; No. hard, 115A -l.l61z: No.
S mixed, 1898; corn, No. 3 yellow,
104; No white, l.07i2; oats, No.
mixed, 80; No. white, 32h SO; rye,
No. 2, 86-88: No. 3, 82-82&: barley.
No. 3 mailing, 1888 nominal; feed,
$3.50 nominal; mailing. $3.50 NOM
inal; timothy seed, 250-2.60 hundred
weight.
Evening star., 1937-09-26

Nubian thought. appeared as if by magic.
raced down the steps and threw open the
door, He on my left and the Egyptian chauf-
feur on my right. advanced up the steps.
Trevvy had paused, bowing to Abdul Esbek
Bey. but he said:
"Precede me if you please, gentlemen"
Two more Nubians, in native dress, stood
right and left of the door as we entered, and
Evening star., 1937-09-26

took to mean, BE quiet, now; and to the
Egyptian he said:
1--WE can perhaps discuss this matter more
conveniently, Excellency, when we reach
your house"
The drive was short one, and when the car
pulled up before mansion in one OF those
squares which still retain an aristocratic
aloofness. we all got out. A black footman,
Evening star., 1937-09-26

swing the doors open; a pretty girl WHIT
getting into car paused and looked ba
that her escort who was following nearl
over her.
Suchepisodes. however. seemtoescape
the attention of de Treville. Except in
somebody else's interests, have never
known Trevvy to take the slightest ad-
vantage of that magnetic appeal which
he makes to men and women alike. He
was watching a man entering large
car a little further along Arlington
Street, escorted by second hall por-
ter: swarthy man. who although the
evening was warm wore a fur -collared
overcoat
abdul Esbek Bey," he murmured.
''ex-Egyptian Minister"
We walked on, and saw now that
the car into which Abdul Esbek Bey
was stepping was driven by an Egyp-
tian chauffeur.
You have no plans for this evening""
Trevvy asked.
None"
"I1l have to call on old Fritters later.
but he won't detain me long"
l did not know anyone called "Old
Fritters," but before could say so. he
moved away and stepping forward re-
opened the car door which the hall por-
ter had just closed. l saw the Egyptian
start, saw his dark eyes raised to
Trevvy's face. There was a muttered
conversation and then Trevvy turned
and beckoned to me.
Jump in, he said; 1T would be uu-
wise to wait. Do you mind if we all pack
in at the back, Exoellency""
but not at all" said the Egyptian
uneasily.
Trevvy in the middle and | on the
near side of the big car, we started. De
Treville's acquaintance and friend
ships were innumerable. for in his time
he had held many posts, including that
of Equerry to member of the Royal
Family. But l never remembered to
have heard him speak of Abdul Esbek
Bey. Nevertheless, the Bey's reputa-
ton was not unknown to me.
His wealth was reputed to be fabu-
Ious, and odd stories were told about
his London house, in which at one time
he had entertained lavishly. I wondered
if l should regard my presence in his car
tonight as one of de Treville's exploits,
or merely as the outcome of an &C
quaintanceship which meant no more
than that we were going to the Bey's
house for cocktail.
ALLOW me, Exoellency. to present
my friend" said de Treville.
The introduction was acknowledged
with nod. And then: you are sure"
the Bey asked glancing aside at Trevvy.
''Unfortunately, it is certain"
'You say that these spies of Fayul's
we're actually in the restaurant to-
night?"
"Indisputably."
"And you think they mean mischief?
Il hesitate to say that, Excellency."
"What else could it mean?"
"One of hundred things" Trevvy
replied. "They may even think they
have right on their side."
His Excellency Abdul Esbek Bey
glanced again at the features of my
companion. Right on their side, you
say? They are dangerous fellows what
ever they think"
Il agree. My friend also agrees"
Trevvy grasped my knee and looked str
into my eyes. "You think that Prince
would stick at nothing?"