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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-14
JONES ASSAILS
POWER CONCERN
ON RATE ISSUE
Says Admission of High.
er Charge Is Amazing

ARLINGTON, Va, Aug. IA
The Virginia Public Service Com
pany'S Admission that a difference
exists between its rates and those
of the Braddock Light and Power
Company, which serves a small
part of Arlington county, today was
terme6 amazing" by Albert M
Jones, chairman of the County
Public Utilities Commission.
In a public announcement yes
terday, the Virginia Public Service
Company refuted figures of a rate
comparison contained in a petition
being circulated throughout the
county. The petition requests the
county board to conduct a survey
to determine the feasibility of a
publicly owned electric power sys-
tenn.
ISSUE is TAKEN
Taking issue with rate compari.
son schedules displayed in the pc
tition, which showed that custom
erS using about equal amounts of
current during the year paid $50. IS
to the Virginia company and
$18.65 to the Braddock company,
B. ]. Dorsey, manager of the Ar
lington division of the Virginia
company, announced:
The $18.65 annual charge at.
tributed to the Braddock COM
pany provides the domestic GUS
toner with an average of 40 kilo.
watt hours per month at its pres
ent rates. The same quantity
40 kilowattS per months fur.
nished by the Virginia Public
Service Company at its present
rates for $21.36; a difference of
$2.71 for the full year.
THE comparison appears to
be based on rates effective about
three years ago."
ANSWERS COMPANY
Chairman Jones said today:
1T is amazing to note that
the Virginia Public Service Com
pany, assuming the statement
to be correct, admits that a diff
terential of IL to IA per cent is
at present. existing between their
rates and those of the Braddock
company.
1T certainly seems unreason-
able that certain citizens of the
county can enjoy an electric
rate from IL to IA per cent lower
than that enjoyed by other citi.
zens of the county who live
practically next door to them"
Jones gave his Endorsement to
the efforts for a county-owned
electric power system and "of cay
other method Of obtaining a fair
and equal electric rate for all
citizens of Arlington county,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-14
100000 IN D. C.
IN Line FOR OLD
ACE PAYMENTS
Lump Sums to Estates
Now Being Distributed

Approximately 100000 residents
of the District of Columbia are in
line for old age benefit retirement
incomes when they reach IS, the
Social Security Board announced
today.
G. r. Parker, regional director
under whom Washington's admin
istration is handled, along with
Maryland, North Carolina, Vir
GINA and West Virginia, revealed
that lump-sum payments provided
for the estates of those who die
before reaching the retirement
age are already being paid at the
boards local field office in the
Bond Building.
OVER 5000 AIDED
In addition, he declared, the
public assistance plan approved
by the board in December of 1885
is now extending aid to 2,700
needy old persons, $500 depend
ent children and $50 blind per
sons, the sum jointly contributed
by the District and Federal Gov
ernments on June 80, having
totaled 81, 496,434.
Under the law, administered by
the Board of Public Welfare, indi-
vidual amounts necessarily have
been small, Parker said, but have
resulted in relieving a large
amount of acute distress.
Parker also outlined the growth
of the D. C. unemployment COM
pensation plan, saying:
On November Is, 1885, the
Social Security Board approved
the District of Columbia unem-
ployment compensation plan.
While it is necessary to permit
funds to accumulate until Janu-
airy /, 1898, before payments are
made. thereafter substantial
assistance will be automatically
provided for those temporarily
out of work.
100000 IN FUNDS
GAS of July 81, 1887, the fund
accumulated by the District of
Columbia had already reached
nearly four million dollars"
He concluded:
I'm the short space of two
years, the entire social security
has gotten well under way. Its
benefits already have been
brought to hundreds of thou
sands of homes throughout the
country,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-14
Club Gardens
OutdoorSpot
Lures Many
BY FRANCOIS

Better hurry, folks, the summer
night club season is rushing to a
close. We don't mean to be alarm.
lists, but in all reality, now's the
time to take advantage of the in.
comparable Powhatan Roof, from
whence Pete Macias airs his melo.
dious tunes.
! The Maryland Club Gardens.
that oasis of heavenly charm on
the Marlboro Pike, offers its out.
door amphitheater for the enjoy
ment of Sweltering city folks
Peggy Roberts, society warbler
who once auditioned for Mrs. F. D
Roosevelt, holds the entertainment
spotlight.
A new show featuring ROnnie
Ross, Buster Hewitt, Jerry
Vaughan and Teddy Keller
opens at Casa Grande tonight.
The Berwyn hot spot will shoot
the fireworks on August 81, a
Tuesday, for its traditional Milt
Barrett birthday party.
* 4
Red sails in the sunset offer no
more beautiful picture than
River Bend in the romanaic twi-
light Thoughts while strolling
inevitably lead us to contemplation
of a Sattiday night party at Night
ingale Inn and a couple hours
of Phil Loria's ryhthmaniscal
music at Boulevard Farms sets our
feet to clogging toot sweet.
X
Oscar Altman is busy man
busy keeping his walters deliver
ing the many delicious cOncOc-
tons his barmen are able to mix.
The Three MS, in between
rounds, play delightful music of
every variety as they weave in
and out among the Hi-Hat
tables.
Sophisticated and smooth Sat-
urday night parties can always be
found at the Mayflower Lounge.
It's air-cooled, gang, a magic word
while the August temperatures
hover in the COS and the humidity
goes beyond all reach of our
cussin'.
Dinners on Sundays at the cafe
Mayfair are oft awaited affairs.
And at River Bend, the manage.
ment announces new low priced
policy for the best in chicken or
other menued dinners.
x ~
To night will be the last time to
see Battling Bruin, the 400-pound
bear who boxes like anything, do
battle with his trainer, Gus Wall
dorf, at the Shoreham Terrace.
Beginning Monday, the famed
Eugene Troupe, of circus fame,
will perform in their lightning.
like triple bar acrObatic act.
This quartet of gymnastS repre-
sent the acme in athletic grace.
Their form on the high bars is
nothing short of marvellous.
Il X
Marion Dawn sings her harmon.
ious soloes as part of the back
ground for a program of dancing
novelty stars at the Lotus tonight.
The Marsh Sisters, Edna Murphy,
the KinneyS and Frank Small's
Partisan Cocktails, the latter a
sextet Of curvacious chorines, fill
put the bill. AS usual, Bill Strick.
land and his CapitolianS do a
creditable job with the dance
music.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-14
Indifference Hit
By Gov. Lehman

TROY. N. Y, Aug. IA G.N.SO
Governor Herbert Lehman, Of
New York. warns against indiffer
ence toward the Administration
in Washington, declaring:
1--WE will not in the long run
maintain good and effective and
interested Government in Wash
ington if we do not build the
right kind of foundation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-14
COlOred Scouts
Will Open Camp

A camp for colored Boy Scouts
of Washington and vicinity will
be opened tomorrow at Dare's
Beach, Md. The camp has been
made possible by Albert Cassell,
Howard University architect, who
has loaned large tract facing
Chesapeake Bay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-14
SILVER SPRING
BANK ENLARGED

SILVER SPRING, Md. Aug.
14.-The Silver Spring National
Bank, located on Georgia Avenue
here, is being enlarged and re-
modelled at an approximate cost
of 100000.
Faced with the need for ad,
ditional space to accommodate
the unusual growth in business
during the past three years, the
board of directors authorized ad,
ditionS to the front, side and
rear Of the present structure in
preference to erecting new
building on a larger site.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-14
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Questions ON Page s.

/. Victor Hugo-''Les Misera-
bles." 2. Dickens-"Tale of two
Cities" 3. Rudyard Kipling-
"Barrack Room Ballads" 4.
Dickens-"D a v id Copperfield."
5. R. L. Steven n-"Treasure
Island" 6. Shakespeare-The
Tempest" Z. Die ens-"Old
Curiosity Shop" 8. George du
Maurier-"T rilby." 9. Thack-
ery-"Vanity Fair" 10. Sheri-
dan-"The Rivals"
New features, new types, new writ.
ers The Washington Times, the
Capitals Picture Newspaper. For
homo delivery service call DI. 1000.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, August (U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture) Hogs, 10000,
including $500 direct: market gen.
orally steady with Fridays average;
top, 137O bulk good and choice, 180-
230 pounds. 1335a6O; 140-16O pounds,
scarce but in narrow demand, mostly
l2.5Oa1325; butchers from 240-30O
pounds, 12.5Oa1325; most packing
sows, l1.5Oa12.25; lightweights on
butcher order upward to 1926.
Cattle, $4,000, calves $500; strictly
granted steers steady to strong; top,
17.25, new high; kinds of value to sell
at 1900 upward comparatively scarce;
medium to good grade weak to Is low
er; common kinds holding steady if
suitable for stockers; stocker trade ac
tive, southwest bred yearlings and
calves selling at 90Oa1O.25 grass COWS
and heifers Is lower; strictly grain-fed
heifers steady; best 1928 pound heifers,
1900, new high on crop; general killing
quality only medium to good, crop run
ming very freely to grass COWS and
heifers; 200 head Montana grass cows
8.50a9.50. these scaling 1,l00 and l 1,040
pounds, respectively; bulls steady to Is
lower; practical top weighty sausage
bulls, 7.35; vealers scarce, but barely
steady at 1900 down, mostly 11.50
down.
Sheep, 5000, including $500 direct;
Spring lambs moderately active after
slow start; most sales around steady to
Is lower; bulk natives 1l.OD down to
larger interests; top, 1925 paid by
shippers and small killers; sheep about
steady; native ewes, 400a5.50.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
WAGE-H0UR Bill
MAY START BOOM.
Standard Statistics Believes
Plan Could Create Buy.
ing Rush.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


NEW YORK. August 9.-rn its
weekly summary Of the general busi-
ness situation, the Standard Statistics
Co., Of New York, currently comments
as follows:
With Congress anxious to adjourn
and under pressure from the admins
tration to enact the latter's program,
hearings on the wage-hour control
measure have been so limited that
there has been no attempt to make a
thorough examina ton of the potential
ramifications Of the bill
"As the basic aim of the bill, like
that of the N. R. A. is to raise ths
national pay roll, it is entirely con-
ceivable that situation similar to
that which developed in the Spring
OF 1888, might again be witnessed.
At that time, when the codes were
under discussion, it was recognized
that higher prices would be inevitable.
So buyers throughout the country
placed heavy orders, in an attempt
to accumulate inventories Of low-cost
merchandise.
In other words, it is possible that
another artificial industrial boom.
such as that Immediately preceding
the N. r. A. era, may be witnessed.
1t would be featured by scramble
for goods, followed by severe driving
up Of new orders coincident with the
advance in prices. Congress will
force this dangerous and temporary
business expansion on the country
unless it circumscribes the power Of
the Labor Standards Board or it be-
comes clear at once that the board
will exercise restraint in setting labor
standards"
Evening star., 1937-08-09
lEHIGH VALLEY SEEKING
TO READJUST FINANCING
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press,
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. asked
Interstate Commerce Commission au-
thority today to pledge s11,2OO,O00 of
bonds in readjustment of It's Short
term financing.
The railroad said $4,000 900 of Le-
high Valley general consolidated per
cent mortgage bonds due in 2003
would be pledged as collateral Sc
curity for six-month note of ST.
600, 900 to the Philadelphia National
Bank. Another $1,20O 900 of the mort
gage bonds would be pledged with
the Marine Trust Co. of Buffalo as
security for a six-month note for
100000
Proceeds Of these loans. the rail-
road said, would be used to pay ST.
500 900 to the Equitable Trust Co.
on account of a s4,0OO,0O0 loan due
September 10.
The railroad said it proposed to
pledge s7,000000 of its consolidated
mortgage bonds and 81 900 900 of Le-
high Buffalo Terminal Railway Corp
first mortgage Az per cent bonds as
collateral security for s2,50O 900 six
month renewal note 20 the Manu-
facturers' Trust Co.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
Sharp Break in Prices.

NEW YORK, August P>.-A
sharp break in prices of cotton futures
today echoed the Governments esti-
mate of a 1887 crop of nearly 15..
100000 bales. The market was down
from around sl25 to nearly So a bale
as trading was resumed after an inter-
ruption while the report was being
received.
October contracts dropped below
1880 cents a pound.
The bureau crop estimate of 49,
$4,000 bales was larger than gen.
orally expected and when the market
reopened after the report was pub
lished prices experienced a perpen-
dicular drop Of 80 to A points from
the 1l:55 prices under an avalanche
Of general selling.
The December position sold down
from the early high of 1898 to 1898,
with the entire list at new low levels
for the life of all the present con-
tracts and at net losses for the day
of % to 43 points.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
RUSH IS EXPECTED
AT STEEL PLANTS
Producers Believe Buying
Will Tax Ability to Fill
Requirements.
ape cial Dispatch to The Star.

epe cial Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, August 9.-Au signs
point to heavy steel buying for the re-
naming months of 1887 and steel
makers are acting on the general belief
that requirements will tax their ability
to produce sufficient to meet needs,
says Steel.
Every effort is being made to bring
down sufficient iron ore from the Lake
Superior fields to tide over the months
when navigation is closed. Mills are
being operated, for the most part. at
practical capacity to clear as much
as possible of present bookings before
new begins to appear. Stocks Of scrap
are being replenished, even at rapidly
increasing prices.
The national production rate last
week stood at 84la per cent of capac-
ity, up 12-point. Necessity for repairs
to open hearths in number Of centers
held the rate below the level it would
have reached to meet market require
ments. No change was made in the
rates at Pittsburgh, SO per cent; East
ern Pennsylvania, II; Youngstown, 80;
and Birmingham, 86 Chicago gained
! point to IS per cent, Wheeling l to
SO and Cleveland to IS. Buffalo de-
clined 2 points to 86. Detroit to 80,
Cincinnati 4 to 80 ST. Louis to II
and New England 25 to 65 per cent.
General adoption of revised allow
nd IoI,
galvanized sheets announced by a
Southern producer recently, has been
followed by reaffirmaton of the base
price for fourth quarter This clears
the price situation to the end of the
year, with the exception Of pig iron
Revival OF pipeline inquiry promises
some substantial tonnages of plates
for Fall rolling.
Pig iron production in July regained
most Of the ground lost in June, when
labor trouble reduced output. In July
production totaled 35O1 ,359 tons, an
increase of l24 per cent over the
3,ll5 302 tors made in June This is
the second highest month this year
being exceeded only by May, with
3,545, l80 tons.
The present rate of ore movement
on the Great Lakes makes proba BILE
new seasons record. exceeding the
1929 total of 65,204 600 tons. July
shipments were l0,704.457 tons, an
excess of 59s,574 tons over June. For
the season of August l ore moved to
lower lake ports was 34626,75l tons
compared with 32,9l0,a2o tons in 1929
to the same date.
Steel and iron exports in June, ex-
cluding scrap, were 3O6,237 gross tons
which exceeded by 81 per cent the total
in June, 1929 For six months this
year the total was % per cent larger
than in the corresponding period of
1929. Scrap exports in June amounted
to 520,297 tons. For six months they
were 2,172,660 tons, which is about
100000 tons more than total scrap
exports in all Of 1896.
Continued advance in prices of steel
making scrap, though at slightly
slower rate, brought an increase cf
80 cents in the composite for scrap to
S2033, close to the level of the end of
April Prices at Pittsburgh and in
the East continue to advance while
little change is noted at Chicago
Scrap advance has raised the iron and
steel composite cents to S4032 The
finished steel composite is steady at
S6l70
Evening star., 1937-08-09
CURB LIST MOVES
TO HIGHER LEVELS
Specia|ties Are Out in Front.
TeChnlCoIor Advances
Around 1H.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. August 9.-Pra ctlcauy
all share groups in the curb market
joined in an upward swing today,
with advances ranging from fractions
to a little over a point. Specialties
were out in front.
Technicolor jumped ahead - and
Singer Manufacturing added a point.
Consolidated Mining and Detroit Steel
Products advanced about the same
amount. Youngstown Steel Door i'm
proved a point and St. Regis Paper
was fraCtiOnally better.
Creole Petroleum. Electric Bond e.
Share, Northern States Power "A"
United Gas and International Petro-
leum moved modestly forward. Lag
sing a bit were Niagara Hudson Pow
er. Gulf Oil and Arkansas Natural
Gas A
Cord Corp. extended its recent gains
around fraction following the week
end announcement that control had
passed from E, l.. Cord to a Wall
Street group.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
AUTO PRICES INCREASE
SEEN TEST FOR PUBLIC
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 9-The motor
industry which has been jacking up
automobile prices to cover increased
production costs. is counted upon IN
financial circles to provide one of the
best coming tests of the ability of the
public to stand higher prices for man
ufactured goods.
Automobile price boosts announced
so far are small compared with total
costs of cars. Nevertheless, the motor
car user has been confronted with
rising costs in many directions, includ-
ing rents, taxes, clothes and house
hold goods The typical motorist" in
the United States, says the American
Petroleum Industries Committee, earns
s25 to $50 week. owns a second
hand car valued at 5000 or less and
pays $50 annually in automotive taxes,
including more than $50 in taxes on
gasoline.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
NEW YORK SUGAR.

NEW YORK. August o LPr.-Except, for
caused a slight setback, sugar futures held
generally steady today on covering and
trade buying promoted by the frmness
of the spot market Trading was still
restricted by uncertainty over the sugar
question at washington, and price changes
were narrow.
September No. sold of to 10. or !
point net lower and sold at 1.2012 at >
pm, or a point net lower. Later months
were q point net higher at 1870 for March.
In the No. 3 contract September ruled
around 2.56 and March n.41. the best OF
the day. or / to > points net higher.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
BASIC DOLOMITE OFFERING.

NEW YORK, August (P.-A
banking group headed by Hall-Garten
e. Co. will offer 100000 common
shares Of Basic Dolomite, Inc. at
sl250 share. The company, a
Cleveland concern, produces granular
dolomite refractories used principally
in the steel industry Proceeds of the
financing will be used by the company
to retire outstanding funded debt and
for other corporate purposes.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
GENERAL MOTORS SALES
ESTABLISH NEW MARK
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 9.-General
Motors Corp. July sales to consumers
and dealers established new high
records for that month, the corpora
tlon announced today.
Sales to consumers in the United
States totaled 1888 The previous
record was 163,459 units in July, 1895.
June sales amounted to 1896 units.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
WORTHINGTON PUMP NET,

NEW YORK, August 8 (P.-Worth-
ington Pump g. Machinery Corp. re-
ported for the six months ended June
80 net income of s90o,775, equal after
dividend requirements on the pre-
ferred stocks to $337 a share on
common stock. This compared with
$162,529 in the first half of last year
or 1902 share on Glass "A" Z per
cent cumulative preferred stock.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
NEW YORK. August 9 uN.-Prices quot
ed in dollars and thirty-seconds.
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON. August fP,.-Stocks closed
steady with the beginning Of the new
account today InduSsrials and mines were
trans-Atlantics following the rise In New
York last week. Gilt-edeed issues were
PAR1S.-Government bonds led the
Bourse in general rise Of domestic issues
today The upturn followed Premier
Chautemps' EXPRESSION Of optimism regard
ing settlement OF capital and labor dis
agreements. International issues were
exceptions. displayins Hreguarity At the
Evening star., 1937-08-09
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON August LP> Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) Firm quota
tions perSlsted on fine western srown wools
today. though trade slackened.
Good French combins lengths hne Ter
ritory .wools and 12-month Texas wools
firmly held at o5 cents, secured basis,
and above.
Odd lots Of these kinds Of wool at prices
below 95 cents, secured. basis were re-
stricted as a result of buying by several
users during the last two or three weeks.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
LUMBER ORDERS RISE
ASSOCIATION REPORTS
By the Associated Press,

The National Lumber Manufacturers
Association reported today increases
in orders and shipments of lumber and
slight recession in production dur
ing the week ended July 81.
During the week, SIG mills produced
266,o4l 900 feet, shipped 266 735 900
and booked new orders of 250,15s.oOO.
Revised figures for the preceding week
were: 56l mills. production, 2s6,344.-
o0o shipments, 257,463 900 and orders
236, 1860
Evening star., 1937-08-09
INSURANCE STOCKS HOLD
STEADY DURING WEEK
SrecIal Dispatch to THE Star

NIeU1HI DISpHtcH 70 The Star
NEW YORK, August 9.-Insurance
stocks in the New York City market
held steady during the past week and
closed practically unchanged COM
pared with the previous weeks clos
ing, according to records compiled by
Holt, Rose & Troster. The aggregate
value OF 20 leading fire and casualty
insurance issues on August totaled
s6os,o54,000, compared with $685.
$4,000, at the close of the previous
week, decrease Of s43s,0O0, or 0.o7
per cent.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
Hog Eludes Slaughter.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebr. P).-H. D.
Heintz, farmer near here. is looking
for hog with horse sense. Helntz
purchased the porker. laid out his
butcher tools and heated a tank of
hot water. Then he went for the
hog. The porker Jumped from
Heintz's truck and disappeared. He
hasn't found him vet
Evening star., 1937-08-09
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK August LP>.-CoppeI
steady: eIectrolytic, spot and future. IA. 90;
export. 1880. Tin steady: spot and near
Lead steady; New York, spot 6.50-55
East ST, Louis. 6.35. Zinc steady: East
St. Louis, spot and future. 1.25. Iron
No. >. f. o. b. Eastern Pennsylvania, 25. 90
Buffalo. 24OO: Alabama. 5000 ALUMNI
nun, virgin 90 per cent, 5000 .Antimony
spot. 15.37L2 Quicksilver. 94.OO-96 90
Platinum. 100. Tungsten scheelite
% 90, nominal.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
FOREIGN EXCHANGES,

NEW YORK, August 9 (4'.-Forelsn ex
change mixed Great Britain IN dollars
others in cents:
Great Britain. demand, 4.esis: cables
4aSls; 6u-day bills. 4.a71.. France. de
mand 3.7554: cables 1854. Italy, de
mand 5.26la:. cables. 5;26i2.
Demands-Belsium, l6 81: Germany
Holland, 55. 1872; Norway, 25.o6: Sweden
25.11; Denmark. 22.21; Finland, 80
Switzerland. 2@.97 Spain unauoted; Portu
gal. 535s: Greece, 09l34: Poland. 1896
Czechoslovakia 3.49: Yugoslavia 2.33
Austria, 1S.s1n; Hungary. 1913; Rumania
Toxic 2aIO: Shanghai. 90 20; Honskons
3O91: Mexico City, 21.S5; Montreal II
New York, 10000; New York in Montreal
10000. Nominal.
Evening star., 1937-08-09
Breaks 81 a RaIe.

NEW ORLEANS, August 9 [P.-
Cotton broke more than 81 bale here
today on selling induced by the Gov-
ernment estimate of 1888 900 bales
for the 1887 crop.
First trades after resumption of bus
mess following the report showed losses
from Al to A. points compared with
prices ruling just before the estimate
was issued.