Evening star., 1923-12-07
VET WORKERS PAY
IS RAISED $4,000
Increases in Bureau Effective
Before Christmas for
$500 Employees.

Predicting a saving of more than a
million and half dollars in the Vet
erans' Bureau for the present fiscal
year. Director Frank T. Hines today
delivered a Christmas present to more
than $500 employees by granting SAL
airy increases totaling $4,000 an
.nually.
In the central Office here increases
in salary to 1895 employees. approved
today. will bring them raise total
ing $4,000. In the field service 2.13O
s325.00O
This news brought great cheer into
the ranks OF the Veterans Bureau,
which has been under investigation
by the Senate committee for months.
1t was the frst bright spot which has
come to the big bureau in long time
and will bring to the pay envelopes,
effective on December Is, Gen. Hines
announced, substantial increases-in
time for many to do Christmas shop
ping. Increases vary. he said. from
$40 to 1850 year.
Raises Due to Economy
The increases, all of which were well
deserved. Gen. Hines said, were made
along the lines of reclassification
which is to be placed into effect by
Congress, and were made possible by
the great saving effected by Gen
Hines in his drive for more COM
pact and efficient organization"
The Veterans Bureau is the first
federal organization to attempt a
raise in salary since the reclassifica-
ton act was passed. The move how
ever, could not be taken as a substi-
tute for the reclassification which is
to be placed into effect by Congress
on July /, 1924, it was explained
Care was taken in granting the in
creases, effective this month that
none was given SO large a raise in
salary that il would be found neces-
sary to reduce such salaries under
the recommendations of the Person
nei Redistribution Board submitted
to Congress. Most of the increases, in
fact all but a few, were said to be
in the lower classes and grades, and
lower ranges of salary. in places
where they will be greatly appre-
ciated.
Saving Of $1,J5O.OOO.
Judging from the cost of admins
tration up to the present time il was
said that the fiscal year, ending June
80. 1924, should show a saving of
S1,050,000 in the field and 100000 in
the central Office, making a total saw
ing for the year OF S1,5o0,00O.
Part of the saving had been effect
ed. it was said, through reduction of
personnel. Since March there had
been a total net. reduction of per
sonnet of $500 employees. This did
not represent the total gross reduce
ton. as many more than this number
had been dropped. but additional en-
ployes had been taken on for manning
new hospitals
The increase in salary in the CEN
tral office does not represent ALI of
the raises which will affect EMPLOYEES
here in Washington. however. as a
number of employees of the fourth
district office. listed as working in
the field. are located in the Ariing-
ton building with the central office
Other Raises Granted.
Salary raises for 147 persons in the
fourth district have been granted by
Director Hines. it was explained,
amounting to an annual increase of
s1s.67o. Figures were not available
as to the proportion of this amount
which will find its way into pay en-
velopes In the District of Columbia.
The fourth district includes the Dis
trict of Columbia, Virginia. West
Virginia and Maryland