The Washington herald., 1921-06-13
Toll, says the proverb, is the sire of
fame.-Ewipides Frag. 477), "Licymnius"
Redistribution.

in their classihcations and in the grades nm
der EACH with the salaries attached They
are the Sterling and Lehlbach which differ however
quite materially in their other provisions The Lehl
bach bill, Also excludes trades crafts, and COM
mon labor. They both differ from the Smoot
Wood bill in their classification by service instead
OF by salary
They group the correlated services of related
value and distinction in classes. These groups are
then subd1vided into grades and in each grade are
from two to four steps OF advancement based upon
period OF employment efficiency or both and
salary The first of these classes includes all pro-
fess1onal and scientific service-law medicine ac-
eountancy economics, astrology architecture chem
istry, etc An applicant for admission to this class
must have the equivalent of a college training
There are six grades in this class and four steps
in each grade. The minimum salary at entrance is
$1,000. For grade two it is S2s4o; grade three S,-
l2o grade Jour- $+,I4o grade FIVE, S5,4oo and grade
SIN, 10000 with maximum of S7,2oo 1t is a rather
long road to travel, but it is companionship of
great value and intense interest All along the way
IS opportunity for service and original research But
there Is also opportunity to graduate into private
employment or an individual specially which has a
magnetic power that constantly loses to the gov
ernment many OF its most valuable men, at a time
frequently, when they especially needed because
of the period reached by the wheel in which thew
are cog, directing power
he next class is the SubprofessionaI service re-
quirlng less prior training but incident subordi-
nate or preparatory to work in the calngs included
an the professional service" also recreational and
community service. Here again are six grades each
with four steps. The pay starts at S24o as mini
mum and progresses through the grades to SI,oso,
SI44o, sI,oSo. $3.50 and 5000 as minimums with
ne final maximum at S348o
Office service includes office or clerical vvorLr
This has seven grades starting at minimum of
$1,000 and closing with maximum of SszSo Mes
senger service has four grades ranging in salary
from S72o to $1,000. Nursing and attending service
has eight grades ranging from that of training
period, to that of head or director of large
hospital unit and in salaries from SISo with main
tenance, to S2,Ioo with maintenance or S2o4o with
out maintenance
Custodial and janitor service with duties the
raIne indicates runs from a minimum in salary of
Syto through ten grades to 5000 for duties which
require responsibility under direction for the main
tena1ce and operation of a large public building
Somewhere along the way lie such duties under
direction, as the of works of art supervising
restoration, repair and installation supervising ush-
ers and assistants at official and social functions
receiving, interviewing and directing visitors at the
executive office, operation and maintenance of
aquariums and supervising fish hatcheries, to ad-
ministrave work in a large institution or the ad-
VI d SHldIl CoIIcCIOnal institution and
finally the responsibility for the maintenance and
operation Of large public building
lnspectional service extends in pay from ST. 40
to maximum Of 5000 in grade seven 1t in
eludes every sort OF inspecting and testing from
meters and street lights to locomotives the inspect
ing and testing work OF the bureau of standards and
the enforcement OF safety appliance law. In be-
tween come elevators, sanitation, garbage, weights
and measures, animals or live stock, foods, mate
rals such shoes and leather various health laws
and like subjects 1t requires everything from rou-
tine to considerable technical and skilled ability
Police and criminal investigation service has
nine grades paying from 81 500 to 10000 1t extends
from the duties usual to patromen through the IA
miliar steps filled by sergeants lieutenants and
captains of police to the service analogous
to the detective force. including the bureau of in
vestgation and the division of postoce inspectors
Fire service has seven grades from 1860 for FIRE
men, building inspectors and care of apparatus
through the usual ranks to that of fire superntend
ents under the direction of the District commission
ers with maximum of $500.
The Sterling bill also includes skilled trades
service and common and specialized labor service
with compensation based upon the prevailing wage
scales 1t will be appreciated that this is an excel
ent grouping by classes and within classes, of the
various services. The pay is neither generous nor
stingy it is on the whole fair but it is ineastc Ii
will not give the government and keep for it the
best talent the work develops, without taking ad-
vantage of individual circumstances