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T. V. A. Annual Loss
Of $3,157,000Seen
By Dr. A. E. Morgan
Holds 'Yardstick' Rates
Do Not Represent
True Cost
BACKGROUND—
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan was
ousted as chairman of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority by Presi
dent Roosevelt after months of
squabbling among members of
the three-man board. Later
Congress decided to investigate
the whole T. V. A. set-up and the
private utilities operating in the
T.V. A. area. The inquiry opened
in Tennessee and was later
shifted here.
■y th« Associated Press.'
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, ousted
chairman of the Tennessee Valley
Authority, estimated today that T.
V. A.’s power sales would result in
an annual loss of $3,157,000 if pres
ent rates are continued when the
proposed system of dams is com
pleted.
Testifying before the Congres
sional Committee investigating the
agency, Dr. Morgan also charged:
1. That the "yardstick rates" of
communities buying power from T.
V. A. did not represent the true cost
of generating the power and in some
instances involved hidden subsidies.
One of the purposes in creating
T. V. A. was to establish a yard
stick with which the Government
could measure the fairness of rates
charged by private power com
panies.
2. That the prospective revenue
return to T. V. A. had been mis
represented to Congress and the
public.
3. That T. V. A. wages, in some
communities, were “about the low
est in America in that field.”
4. That the agency had been
“irresponsibly managed.”
Valnabie in Many Respects.
The elderly, former college presi
dent, emphasizing his statements
with frequent gestures, testified he
believed'T. V. A. was in many re
spects a “most valuable part of the
Government.”
But if T. V. A. is “to be saved.” he
said, “it has to be open and above
board.”
He proposed that the agency be
reorganized, placed under a single
administrator and some of its pres
ent functions turned over to other
agencies.
Estimating what he said was the I
prospective operating loss. Dr. Mor
gan testified that if the entire po
tential power was generated, when
the seven dams already built or
under construction are in operation,
annual expenses will be about $13,
076.000.
Assuming that the power is sold
at present rates, he said the annual
income would be $9,919,000.
He added, however, that present
rates probably would be reduced.
The annual deficit of $3,157,000,
he said, “leaves out a considerable
number of expenses that in my
opinion should be Included.”
Charges Litigation Favored.
The former chairman said it had
been claimed that T. V. A. lout
large sums because of litigation ex
penses. He said he had tried at the
beginning to obviate litigation but
that "in my opinion there was a
preference ion the part of other
members of the T. V. A. board i for
conflict and litigation rather than
agreements.”
The other members are David Lil
lenthal and Dr. Harcourt A. Morgan.
The latter succeeded Dr. Arthur
Morgan as board chairman.
In the T. V. A. "yardstick” pro
gram, under which the agency sells
power to communities wholesale and
they in turn retail it. Dr. Morgan
said such items as interest on con
struction, financing expense, water
control costs and interest on work
ing capital were “not taken into
account,”
Dr. Morgan said yardstick rates
had been represented to the public
and Congress, on one occasion, as
sufficient to cover an annual charge
of 9 4 per cent, but that the annual
revenue amounted to less than 6.6
per cent.
Discusses “Concealed Subsidies.’
Discussing what he called "con
cealed subsidies," Dr. Morgan said
Tupelo, Miss., had been allowed to
operate profitable power connections
with industrial consumers. When
the community had made enough
from them to pay the cost. T. V. A.
sold the connections to Tupelo for
W 500. he added.
Another concealed subsidy, he said,
was in the form of T. V. A. agricul
tural activities and aid to land grant
colleges.
Earlier Dr. Morgan proposed a
single administrator for T. V. A. in
a long memorandum he gave the
committee.
It suggested reorganization of the
agency so that the administrator
would be divorced from the sale of
power. This, he said, would eliminate
friction such as there was on the
board when he was a member.
He suggested, too, that agricul
tural activities of T. V. A., including
fertilizer production, be placed under
the Agriculture Department.
Dr. Morgan also disputed testimony
he said had been given the com
mittee that T. V. A. paid prevailing
wages, asserting that in some com
munities T. V. A. wages were “about j
the lowest in America in that field."
Meanwhile, Democratic members
of the committee said they would
ask for testimony from Senator
Norris, independent, of Nebraska,
known as the "father of T. V. A.,”
and Representative John E. Rankin,
Democrat, of Mississippi, leader of
public power advocates in the House.
This move was regarded as an
effort to offset a barrage of criticism
of T. V. A. by Dr. Arthur Morgan
and witnesses for private utilities
at recent hearings.
The forme? chairman said three
man administration of T. V. A. had
proved that there "is a strong in
centive to bargaining and strategy
within the board or within the
staff.”
The single administrator could be
advised, he said, by a board of
specialists similar to directors of a
private corporation.
Dr. Morgan said that when a
single dam was used both for flood
control and to generate power, there
was a natural tendency toward con
flict. He charged that Mr. Lilien
thal had influenced H. A. Morgan
so that T. V. A.'a flood control had
been endangered by power pro
grams.
"The actual policy of the T. V. A.
has been to treat flood control as
a smoke screen, which, along with
navigation, would Justify power de
velopment, but not fully to meet
CLEVELAND—HONOR TRAFFIC VICTIMS—As part of a year
end safety campaign, this city yesterday dedicated an obelisk to
114 persons who had died in traffic accidents during the 12
months. The girls are Sylvia Polis, her sister Olga. 12. and Eve
lyn Schoch, 14, whose fathers were victims. —A. P. Wirephoto.
Congress Will Spend at Least
70 Billion, Leaders Predict
Administration's Defense Program, Relief
Costs Expected to Prevent Any Cut
Ej the Associated Press.
A prediction that the 1939 Congress will spend at least *10.000.000.000
and may equal or surpass this year's peace-time record of *11.361.815.000
came today from some of the members already here for the January
session.
The administration’s defense program and continuing relief costs
were among the factors they cited as tending to prevent any substantial
cut in appropriations.
President Roosevelt's budget recommendations will not be disclosed
for another month, but a House sub-*
committee went to work today on the
first of the 10 regular appropriations
bills. It covers funds for independ
ent Federal agencies.
Representative Wood rum. Demo
crat. of Virginia, chairman of the
group, said he saw little chance of
saving much money in those agen
cies. adding that “expenditures for
veterans and social security bene
fits are going to keep increasing.”
Defense Needs Studied.
There have been unofficial esti
mates that the projected arma
ment program would cost $1,500.
000.000. Some legislators have sug
gested tax increases to meet the
expense.
Mr. Roosevelt has talked with
congressional leaders about defense
needs, as well as farm legislation,
relief and other problems, but has
given no indication of the admin
istration's Intentions on any sub
ject.
One usually well-informed Con
gressman predicted that dissatis
faction with the crop-control pro
gram. as evidenced in the Novem
ber elections, might lead the ad
ministration to recommend parity
payments oYi major crops.
Relief Funds Running Law.
This would entail an expend
iture of about $1,000,000,000, which
might be raised through a process
ing tax. Representative Fish, Re
publican, of New York said last
night he favored the parity pay
ment idea.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
exploring a two-price system under
which needy persons would obtain
foodstuffs at “bargain” rates, is re
garded as likely to recommend re
tention of the present crop control
law with some amendments.
The question of relief appropria
tions probably will be raised early
in the session. Current reductions
in relief rolls indicate funds are
running low from the $1,425,000,000
allotted up to March 1, 1939.
Highway Building Lags.
The relief debate is certain to
bring demands lor statutory prohi
bition against “politics in relief.”
Republicans already are talking
about a resolution for a complete
investigation of the W. P. A.
Aside from defense and relief ex
penditures, there will be dozens of
other proposals for extraordinary
appropriations during the session.
The Bureau of Roads will report
by February 1 on the feasibility of
multiple-lane superhighways across
the United States. The system
would require millions of dollars to
construct, but some proponents say
the money could be repaid by tolls
from motorists.
Although not disclosing its recom
mendations, the bureau said last
night that construction of divided,
four-lane highways was lagging far
behind highway needs.
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Jewish Leaders Draft
Messages to Senators
By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Dec. 5.—New England
Jewish leaders today drafted mes
sages to United States Senators ask
ing them to urge President Roose
velt to express to Great Britain the
keen interest of the American peo
ple in allowing refugees to enter
Palestine.
The messages were authorized at
a conference sponsored by the United
Palestine Appeal, an organization
seeking settlement of German-Jew
lsh refugees in Palestine.
The British plan to settle refugees
in Tanganyika and British Guiana,
the messages said, “would require
many years of preparation, a vast
expenditure of money.” and would
preclude swift rehabilitation of the
"victims of oppression.”
'■2-1. . a.tmi-'
the responsibilities of flood control,"
Dr. Morgan said.
He contended a separate power
sales agency should "purchase
T. V. A. power at wholesale and
should administer, distribute and
sell it.”
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Mrs. Gann Elected
Head of District
G. 0. P. Women
Sister of Curtis Will
Preside at Meeting
This Afternoon
Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, a sister
of the late Vice President Charles
Curtis, today was made president j
of the League of Republican Women
of the District of Columbia to suc
ceed Mme. Cantacuzene, who re- j
cently resigned. She was unani
mously elected at a meeting of the
board held at league headquarters,
1301 Seventeenth street N.W.
Mrs. Gann, who was official hostess
for her brother during the Hoover
administration, has been a member
of the league for a number of years
and actively campaigned for Presi
MRS. EDWARD EVERETT
GANN.
—Bachrach Photo.
dent Hoover. She was chairman
of the league’s Advisory Committee
this year.
In announcing her resignation two
months ago, Mme. Cantacuzene ex
plained that her health would not
permit her to continue as president
of the league. She has remained
active in the organization, however,
and recently lectured in its behalf.
Mrs. Gann will preside at an after
noon meeting of the league today
at the Mayflower, after she has been
presented by Mrs. Frank Wheeler
Mondell, acting president since Mme.
Cantacuzene's resignation.
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Bull Finally Killed
By Diet of Metal
Bj the AuocUted Frew.
GRATIOT, Wis.—The metal diet
preferred by John Hammer s Guern
sey bull finally “got” the animal.
It died.
At the rending plant it was dis
covered that a nail swallowed by the
animal had pierced its heart. Other
nails, staples and pieces of wire also
were found.
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Communism Denied
In Federal Theater
Project
Un-American Probers
Told That Critics
Praised Plays
By the Associated Press.
Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward, assistant
W. P. A. administrator, denied today
statements that Communism per
meated some of the Federal thea
ter projects in New York City.
She told the House Committee
investigating un-American activities
that the history of the theater proj
ects and their executives “reduces
to absurdity’’ statements of previous
witnesses before the committee that
some of the projects’ plays were
communistic.
Mrs. Woodward said the accusa
tions were directed at only 26 of the
project's 924 plays that have been
produced. She said the Nation’s
"leading drama critics'’ had de
scribed the project's plays generally
as “outstanding contributions to the
American theater. ”
Mrs. Woodward said Miss Hazel
Hoffman, whom she described as the
principal critic of the projects—be
fore the committee, never had been
employed on the theater projects—
and had' so little theater experience
that she could not be employed.
The witness said that more than
2.000 actors once employed by the
projects had been returned tq pri
vate industry and that several had
become motion picture stars.
During a discussion of the Federal
Writers’ Project. Representative
Starnes, Democrat, of Alabama, a
committee member, interrupted Mrs.
Woodward to question her about a
book, "American Stuff.” prepared,
witnesses have testified, by some
project workers.
After reading several excerpts. Mr.
Starnes asserted:
“I think it is filthy stuff and I
think you do. Do you see anything
rehabilitating in that?'
"No, I do not.” the witness replied.
Chairman Dies, Democrat, of
Texas, commented that the book was
the "most filthy thing I’ve ever
read.”
Mrs. Woodward testified that the
volume contained work produced
"off-time by writers of the project
all over the country.”
Mr. Dies and Mr. Starnes ques- ‘
tioned her about the advisability of
Henry G. Alsberg. director of the
Writers’ Project, "lending his name”
to the foreword of the book. Mrs.
Woodward replied she thought Mr.
Alsberg's idea was to give "as much
help as possible” to the book.
J. A. Edgerton Funeral
At All Souls' Church
Funeral services for James Arthur
Edgerton. former president of the
International New Thought Alli
ance and 1928 candidate for Vice
President of the United States on
the Prohibition-Labor ticket, will be .
held at All Souls’ Unitarian Church,'
Sixteenth and Harvard streets N.W., |
tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock.
This was announced by Mr. Edger- j
ton's family last night when it'
became evident that numbers of
friends desiring to attend could not
be accommodated at the Hines
funeral home.
Dr. Emmet Fox of New York, as
sociated with Mr. Edgerton in the
New Thought movement, will be the
eulogist; but Rev Dr. Ulysses G. B.
Pierce, minister of All Souls, likewise
will participate in the services.
Burial is to be at Cedar Hill Ceme
tery. There will be Masonic rites at
the grave.
Honorary pauoearers. named yes
terday, include: Secretary of Com
merce Daniel C. Roper, former Rep
resentative W. D. Jamieson, Huston
Thompson, former special assistant
to the Attorney General; Elmer E.
Rogers, national secretary to the
Scottish Rite: Benjamin M. MeKel
way, managing editor of The Star;
Strickland Gillilan. Dr. William L.
Robins, Charles P. Anderson and
Harry Gaze.
Mr. Edgerton died at his home.
3008 Virginia boulevard, Beverly
Hills, Va., Saturday morning. He
was 69 years of age and had been
active in educational, literary, fra
ternal, political and religious work
for nearly half a century.
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Asks $1,500 Pay Minimum
A minimum wage of $1,500 for
Government workers was called for
last night by the United Govern
ment Employes in a resolution
adopted at a meeting at Shiloh
Baptist Church. The association
also opposed any cut in the W. P. A.
or C. C. C.
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Camera Club Exhibit
The Camera Club of the Depart
ment of Agriculture today opened
an exhibition of 87 photographs in
the department's administration
building.
CENTER GUARD. RAIL—A steel guard rail, similar to the one shown above, may be erected by
the Maryland State Roads Commission along the center of the Washlngton-Baltimore Boulevard
to prevent motorists from crossing highway lanes and colliding with oncoming automobiles. The
rail shown is a 3-foot-high, 800-foot-long test section erected on the new Gov, Ritchie Highway
near Glenburnie, Md.
Taxicab Drivers Ask
For Hearing on
Rezoning
Petitions Before Utilities
Board Urge increase
In Some Rates
Delegations representing more than
1.500 taxicab drivers presented peti
tions to the Public Utilities Com
mission today requesting a hearing
on rezoning of the present boundary
lines, which they said have been
in effect since January, 1930.
One of the petitions, bearing the
signatures of 1 468 taxicab owners
and drivers, was presented by A. L.
Livsie, who said he is chairman of
the Independent Rate and Zone
Committee, an organization of taxi
cab drivers.
The petition was accompanied by
proposals for changing the present
boundary lines of taxicab zones in
the District, which the petitioners
said would result in a slight increase
in taxicab rates.
Similar Petition Presented.
Another petition offering virtually
the same proposal was presented
by E. T. Kidney, secretary treasurer
of the Taxicab Drivers’ Union. Local
No. 447. It contained 64 signers.
Commission Chairman Riley Ei
gen asked Mr. Livsie if each of the
1.468 signers had been informed
of the nature of the petition and
its proposals. Mr. Livsie replied
that each petitioner knew what he
was signing and that the Inde
pendent Rate and Zoning Commit
tee has been working since Octo
ber on the petition, personally talk
ing with each of the signers.
In addition to its suggestions for
changing boundary lines, the com
mittee proposed raising the rates in
the second, third and fourth zones,
leaving .the present first zone rate
at 20 cents. The petition asked that
the second zone rate be increased
from 30 to 40 cents, the third from
50 to 60 cents and the fourth from
70 to 80 cents.
The northern and western bound
ary of zone 1 would be extended
slightly into zone 2. under the com
mittee's proposals, and there would
be revisions in the boundaries of
the other three zones as well.
The committee pointed out that
under its plan of zone revision,
there would be a reduction of cab
fare in certain trips. For instance,
under its proposals, if a person took
a cab from zone 1 to the area
bounded by Benning road, Twentieth
street. Bladensburg road, New York
avenue and Twenty-eighth street
NE., the fare would be 40 cents.
The present fare Is 70 cents.
Zone Division Suggested.
Going from zone 1 to the area
bounded by Fifteenth street S.E. and
NE., Florida avenue N.E., Holbrook
street NE.. Olivet road. Twelfth
street. Montana avenue, New York
avenue, Bladensburg road. Twen
tieth street and Benning road, the
edge of Anacostia Park, the fare
would be 40 cents as compared with
the present 50-eent rate.
The petitioners said there were
numerous other reductions and ad
justments throughout the District,
which would be brought to the Util
ities Commission’s attention if and
when a hearing is granted.
The petition presented by the
drivers’ union offered the same pro
posed changes with the exception
of one feature. It suggested divid
ing the present cone 1 in half with
the dividing line being Third street
from Florida avenue N.W. to D
street S.W.
Harvard Stadium a Bull Ring
As Two Steers Are Slain
By the Associated Frew.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Dec. 5.—Har
vard Stadium became a bull ring
today, with certain modifications,
when two policemen herded two
escaped steers into the tamed arena
and slew them.
Carl Anderson and Thomas Tevlin
of the metropolitan district police,
using cruising cars as mounts, drove
the two animals, which earlier fled
the Brighton Abattoir, into the
stadium.
Tiers of empty seats, from which
generations of Harvard grads have
roared encouragement to the Crim
Waitress Is Attacked;
Robbed in Street;
Man Captured
Auto of Fraternity
• Jewelry Salesman
Entered by Thief
A colored youth said to have
robbed Mrs. Viola Rydberg. 29. a
waitress, after throwing her to the
sidewalk early today at Thirteenth
and E streets N.W., was captured a
few minutes later by two colored
men who were passing and saw the
attack.
Mrs. Rydberg of 219 H street N W.
was seized from behind by the rob
ber. He put his hand over her mouth
and threw her to the sidewalk be
fore snatching up her purse, which
MRS. VIOLA RYDBERG.
—Star Staff Photo.
contained less than $1. The robber
fled, with the two men in pursuit.
He was captured at Thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue N.W.
Mrs. Rydberg was on her way to
work in a restaurant in the 1300
block of E street N.W. The suspect
was being held today for investi
gation in similar street robberies.
Mrs. Rydberg was painfully but
not seriously hurt in her fall to the
pavement.
Thieves yesterday broke into the
automobile of a salesman of fra
ternity jewelry parked in the 2000
block of P street N.W. and made
off with pins, rings, compacts, neck
laces and bracelets valued at $2,000.
The jewelry was contained in two
leather cases locked in his automo
bile by the salesman, Kenneth Kjos
of Detroit, who was stopping at a
fraternity house in College Park, Md.
HACKERS DISSATISFIED—Representatives of the Taxicab Drivers’ Union, No. 447, today peti
tioned the Public Utilities Commission to hold a hearing on a proposal to rezone the city as re
gards taxi rates. Left to right: Riley E. Eigen, chairman of the utilities commission; Richmond
B. Keech, vice chairman; Anthony Barry, union representative with petition; E. T. Kidney, union
secretary-treasurer, and A. L. Livsle, chairman of the Independent Rate and Zone Committee.
% —Star Staff Photo.
~
son, looked down on the scene as
the officers stalked their quarry in
a tog so dense that visibility was
limited to a few score yards. They
could hear the thunder of hoof
beats as the steers sought an opening
in the barrier, and suddenly, out
of the fog and charging directly
at Toreador Tevlin came one of the
desperate animals. A white star on
its forehead was Tevlin's target and
a single bullet sufficed.
A few minutes later the other
steer fell before two bullets from
Toreador Anderson's pistol.
French Philosopher
Wii! Lecture at G. U. -
Scheduled at Georgetown Uni
versity for his only lecture in Wash
ington this season. Dr. Jacques
Maritain, French Catholic philoso
pner ana auinor,
will address the
Societe de Jean
La bat Wednes
day evening on
"Personality and
Liberty."
Several foreign
ambassadors and
ministers as well
as attaches will
attend the lec
ture, which is
one of a sefies
given by the so
ciety lor teach
ers and students
of French in
Dr. MariUii.
local collets Dr. Maritain. whose
writings ^ve been widely trans
lated, will speak in French.
The lecture series are devoted
mainly to French culture, economies
and politics. Dr. Maritain will dis
cuss the problem of human person
ality and liberty in the modern
world. His latest book, “True Hu
manism." has just been published.
Dr. Leon Dostert of the French
j department at Georgetown is in
charge of the lectures. A capacity
audience ts expected in Copley
lounge, on the college campus. Wed
nesday evening at 8:15 o clock.
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Child Is 'Brought to Life'
After 'Drowning'
By thy Associated Press.
READING. Pa.. Dec. 5.—Ten-year
old Chester Koxlowski was "brought
■ to life" yesterday after apparently
drowning in an old canal.
Despairing of the boy s life after
| finding no trace of breathing or
heart action for 10 minutes, hospital
physicians placed him in a mechani
cal respirator. He was revived.
Buick Plant Closes
*
From Shortage
Of Bodies
Pickets at Fisher Plant
Strengthen Lines
Pending Meeting
Bf the Associated Press.
FLINT, Mich., Dec. 5—The Buick
plant of General Motors Corp. was
closed at 10 am. today because of
a shortage of automobile bodies in
cidental to a strike in the Fisher
Body Plant No. 1, settlement of
which was announced last nglht.
Settlement of the strike called
at Fisher last Friday was announced
following a 12-hour conference in
Detroit Sunday.
At the Fisher plant, however, the
picket line was strengthened this
morning and Henry Wilson, presi
dent of the Fisher Local of the
United Automobile Workers, said
“We will do nothing until we receive
a report from an International
< U. A. W.) Executive Board member. •
Then it will be up to the member
ship to decide what will be done.”
Local Meets Tonight.
Mr. Wilson said a meeting of the
local would be held tonight to dis
cuss the settlement.
Corporation spokesmen said that
no attempt would be made to op
erate the afternoon shift in the
Fisher plant. Buick. which em
ploys approximately 14.000 men, will
not operate until the Fisher plant
is reopened, they said. The Fisher
plant employes 6,400.
I Blames “Misunderstanding.”
I Homer Martin, international pres
I ident of the U. A. W., issued a
statement in Detroit attributing the
strike to a "misunderstanding that
the local < Fisher > plant manager s
decision on the question of changing
from piece-work to day-work meth
od of payment could not be appealed
to higher corporation officials.“
“This misunderstanding has been
cleared up.” he said, “and the case
will be appealed immediately.”
Mr. Martin said the agreemer'
would be submitted to the Flint
local tonight, and negotiations o.i
the piece-work dispute will begin
Wednesday.
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Elks Pay Tribute
To Deceased Members
j Deceased members of the Benev"
I lent and Protective Order of Elk
! were honored last night at memori? i
i services conducted by Washington
I Lodge. No. 15, at the Elks Home, 919
H street N.W.
Former Secretary of War Patrick
J. Hurley, in the memorial address,
spoke before approximately 300 peo
ple who participated in the 44th
annual service, which was held in
memory of 30 members who died last
j year.
Mr. Hurley, pointing out that th*'
! Elks Lodge is “typically American.'
| said it is founded on the sanm
• principles as the Nation—“charity.
brotherly love, justice, fidelity and
j tolerance.”
He said the value of liberty Is being
| tested throughout the world, and
added “here in the United States we
j have more happiness for more people
than any other place in the world.
William S. Shelby, secretary of tlm
organization, called the roll of tlm
| absent as a part of the program.
! Included on the program we:
musical selections by the Elks Bo;
Band. Miss Evgenia Botkin, violinist
Bernard Fitzgerald, soloist, and Jot.
S. M. Zimmerman, accompanist.
Officers of the lodge, led by ’
Martin Young, exalted ruler, parr,
pa ted in a special ceremony > '
, tribute.
Job Goes Begging
Because of insufficient number r
; candidates, the Civil Service Com
mission has extended until Decern
ber 29 the date for receiving appl: ■
cations for position of precision len
prism and test plate maker r
Washington Navy Yard. Applir
lion may be made at the yard, ar
forms are available at the office <
the Fourth Civil Service Distri
i 916 G street N.W.
Weather Report
District of Columbia—Partly cloudy tonight: fair tomorrow r
somewhat warmer: lowest temperature tonight about 42 degrees; modcr
{ winds mostly westerly.
Maryland and Virginia—Partly cloudy and somewhat colder, preced*
j by raiif in extreme east portions tonight; tomorrow fair and somewh?
i colder in central and east portions.
West Virginia—Mostly cloudy and slightly colder tonight; tomorro-.
i generally fair.
• Pressure is low over Southern Green-•
land and Iceland. Reykjavik. Iceland. 78.44
inches. A disturbance is moving north
eastward over the Lake retion. Frankfort.
Mich.. 38.58 inches, with a trough ex
tending southward over the east Gulf
States. Another disturbance is moving ,
rapidly southeastward over the Western ,
Canadian Provinces. Battleford. Saskatche- :
wan. 39.54 inches. Pressure continues
low over Alaska, Dutch Harbor 38 87
inches. Pressure la high over Canadian
maritime province and southeast of New
foundland. S. S. American Shipper. :t4*.:tf»
inches. Pressure is high from the Pacific
States southeastward over the southern
1 Plains. Medford Ore*.. .10.18 inches. Dur
tnr the last 34 hours there have been
rain* in portions of the Middle Atlantic
and South Atlantic States, the northern
Plateau region. and the North Pacific
Slates, and some light precipitation in the
upper Lake region and the upper and
middle Mississippi valleys. Temperature
changes have been slight.
River Bapart.
Potomac and Shenandoah Kivers clear at
Harpers Ferry; Potomac dear at Oreat
Pans today.
Beport for Last 41* Hoars.
Temperature. Barometer.
Saturday— Degrees. Inches.
4 p.m. _ 45 30.30
* p.m. _ 53 30.05
Midnight _ 45 30.11
Sunday—
4 a m. _ 43 30.14
II a m_ 41 30 .17
Noon _ 43 30.16
Z p.m. _ 44 30.17
4 p.m. _ 45 30.10
8 p.m__ 44 30.13
13 midnight_ 44 30.10
Today—
4 am. _,_ 46 3000
fi a m. _ 50 3001
Noon_ 58 39.83
Never4 far Last 34 Naur*.
(Prom noon yesterday to noon today )
Highest, 58, at noon today. Tear
•go. 45.
Lowest, 44 at 7:30 p.m. yesterday.
Tear ago, 37.
Baeeefl Temperatarea Thta Tear.
Highest. 96. on August 15.
Lowest, 18. on January 38.
Hauddtty far Last 34 Bears.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 90 per cent, at 5 a m. today.
Lowest. 93 per cent, at 4 p.m. yesterday.
Tide TaMf.
(Furnished by United States Chant and
Geodetic Survey.!
Today. Tomorrow.
Htfh _ 5:55 a.m. 0:43 a.m.
low _13:31a.m. 1:33a.m.
High _ 0:33 p.m. 7:10 pm.
Law _13:31p.m. 1:30 pm.
The Saw sad Been.
_ Rises. Seta.
Bin. today - 7:11 4:49
Sun. tomorrow_ 7:13 4:40
Moon, today_ 3:3(1 pm, 8:61 am.
Automobile lights must bo turned oa
owe-half hear after sunset.
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Preet»ftath»w.
Monthiy precipitation in Inche* hi th*
„ Capital icorrent month to date i
Month. 1938 Avr Record
January -2.84 3 56 7.83 37
, February .. 2.37 3.27 8 84 St
March - 2.23 3.75 8.84 '91
April - 1 87 3.27 9 13 S*i
May - 3.51 3.70 10.89 S3
June - 2 28 4.13 10 94 'On
July - 5.08 4.7 1 10.83 88
August - 4 84 4 01 14.41 -2S
September - 4 27 3.24 17 45 TM
October - 1:15 2.84 8,si Mr
November - 2,80 2.37 8 89 ’89
December 0.78 3.32 7 68 ’01
Weather in Varlsna Cities.
, Temp Raln
Statlong. Baro. HighAow. fall.Weather.
Abilene 30.32 80 38 Clear
Albany 30.04 52 28 Rain
Atlanta 29.84 80 53 0.02 Cloudy
Atl. City 30.00 54 48 Rain
Baltimore 29.92 48 40 0 20 Rain
Birm'gham 29.90 84 48 _. Cloudr
Bismarck 30 08 34 18 _ Cloudy
Boston 30.18 58 32 Foggy
Buffalo 29.78 50 44 Cloudy
Charleston 39.98 72 80 Cloudy
Chicago 29.74 53 34 clear
Cincinnati 29.72 80 48 0.02 Cloud*
Cleveland 29 72 58 48 cloudy
Columbia . 29.92 70 58 0.1* cloud* .
Denver __ 30 17 48 2d Clear
Detroit 29 88 48 44 0.02 Rein
Ki Paso... 30.24 88 3* _ Oear’
Galveston. 30.30 72 64 Clear
Helena — 30 08 38 30 Cloudy
Huron 30.18 34 24 0 02 Cloudr
Dldia polls 20.78 52 40 oZSS
Jackeo’Ttne 30.00 78 58 _ Cloudy
Ka ma City 30.08 50 33 " clouds
Uts Angeles 30.14 8* 84 Oear
IstuisTille 29.78 59 44 0 01 Sear*
Miami . 30.02 78 70 0 30 Clear
Mpl^-JH.P. 30.00 38 28 cE!*,
N. Orleans 30.08 74 52 Clegr
New York : 30.01 68 48 0.02 Rain
Qkla City 30.22 66 34 Clear
Omaha 30 14 44 28 0.04 Cloudy
Fhi delphia 29.98 M 38 0 04 Cloudy
Phoenix 30.08 68 44 dear
Pittsburgh 29.78 68 44 Cloudy
Ft nd. Me 30.22 68 34 ClouS
P’tnd.Cre, 30.42 60 48 0.13 Cloudy
Raleigh *29.94 84 56 0.02 Cloudy
St Louis 29.88 60 3d Cloudy
8. Lake C. 30.34 48 36 0.01 CleaT
San Ant'nto 30.24 82 48 Cle.e
San Diego 30.12 74 66 Ctar
Son Fr isco 30.30 66 51 cloud*
Seattle 30.34 68 50 O 30 Ooudy
Spokane 30.18 48 34 0.12 Clear
Tampa 30.04 79 58 5, ear
WASH. D C. 29.9* 60 44 0.29 IUhk
Foreign Rtationa.
(7 a m.. Greenwich time today > '
iJ£&nionc_.i..d Temperature. Weethar.
Londnn^kngland _ 66 w-m
Pari* France __ 43 :
Vienna. Austria_*7
®*^l'n- Oernaany-1 30 SoSdy
Brest. France 64 UaTr.
ZurWh. SwltioTland;:;; 25 Fonw
8tockholm. Sweden 32 Cloudy
_ ^Hoon. Greenwich time, today.)
Horta (Payalt. Azores 5* Cloudy
B _ (Current obaerration*.)
g-.i’J'j"-Brrrnnda . 64 CToudy
■on Jnazt Puerto Rico. 7* cloudy
J****na. Cuba _ *8 Clear
O»lon. Canal Zone_ 80 Cloudy
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