Evening star., 1926-10-08
YEAR BOOK OF CITY
WORKERS BLOCKED
Publication Halted by Special
Committee of Dis
trict Officials.

Publication of the annual book of
the City Employees Association of the
District was halted today by the Com
missioners upon the recommendation
Of special committee Of District Of
ficials which considered the organi-
zation's application for permission to
issue the book for 1925.
Reasons for recommending denial of
permission to publish the book were
set forth by the committee in a re
port to the Commissioners. They fol
low:
Il. The number OF employees in
this association is very small com
pared with the total number of en-
ployes in the District service.
"2. The amount received by the
employees is disproporti0nate to the
cost to the business and professional
men Of Washington Of the advertise
ments.
''3 The circulation CT the book ap-
pears to be limited to the advertisers
themselves and the members of the
city Employees Association.
Consideration Doubted.
Il. The committee does not believe
that the advertiser receive proper
consideration for their subscription.
-. The United States employees
compensation act, the benefits of
which have been extended to employees
Of the District Of Columbia since 1916.
provide compensation for death, in
iuries and disease for District en-
ployes incurred IN line OF duty
"6. The salaries and wages Of Dis
trict employees have been considerably
Increased since the City Employees
Association was organized.
l. If permission were granted to
The City Employees Association, with
its membership of 200. to solicit the
business and professional men of
Washington for advertisements for
this book. similar permission could not
he refused other small organizatio
of employees which might ask for a
similar privilege.
therefore, the merchants might he
called upon several times each year
for such advertisements.
Last Years Figures Cited.
"8. The reading matter contained
IN the book consists Of extracts from
official publications. issued by the
Commissioners, and is of no great
value to subscribers, as they may OBJ
tain copies Of these publications with
out charge"
The report pointed out that last
years publication covered ,adver-
tisementS amounting to about $4,000,
of which the association received
$500.
THE membership of this associa-
ton as given by its president, under
date of September "a. 1926, is about
200 continued the report The dues
of the members are 81 per year. OF
the dues. IS per cent goes to a gen
eral fund and 25 per cent to a death
benefit fund. The balaMc" to the
credit of the death fund for the year
ending August 81, 1926. is reported
to be $1,15S.45. There were six death
claims paid at $50 each, amounting
TO $500 1t is stated that the balance
in the general fund is about s10e.
'"Thc president Of The association
gets a salary of $50 pc" month; the
treasurer and secretary. Sc per
month each. and the financial secre-
tary and his assistant 50 ner month
each
Refusal Recommended.
1T is the desire of the City En-
ployeS' Association to obtain per-
mission 10 enter into Il contract with
James l.. FerneY. president of the
Federal Publishing Co, for the publi-
cation of the year book and annual
for the year 1927. the asSociation to
obtain from this publication the
sum Of $500 for the year 1927 with
an increase OF 500 per year for
each succeeding year until the sum
shall reach 81 600.
The committee. after giving Il
hearing to the president of the City
Employees Association and after Civ
ing careful consideration to the mat
ter. recommends that the application
10 publish this book and annual be