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The Washington times., 1931-07-11
u. S. Seeks More College
Men for Departments

The movement with a multiple
purpose Of improving the pres.
tige of Government service, and
raising the educational average
Of Government personnel, and OF
better cooperation between uni
versities and Government Of
ficials, will gain further impetus
at the conference to be held
July 14-17 at the University OF
Minnesota at Minneapolis.
Many prominent Government
officials here are planning to at
tend, as are representatives OF
various leading universities.
They will discuss the increas
ing need of the Government fol
educated and trained men, also
how universities may arrange
their courses to equip men anc
women for Government careers
Need College Men
Efforts will also be made there
by the Federal authorities to i'm.
press upon the university officials
the Importance and opportunities
Of Government service, with the
ultimate hope Of attracting more
and more college graduates to
the Federal posts.
It is reminded that in England,
a large percentage Of university
graduates, many Of high social
position, enter government ser.
vice as a career, and the pres
tige such positions, even minor
posts, is high. 1t is hoped that
this coming conference will point
a way toward making Federal
pastS more appealing to ambi.
tiouSN men.
Requirements Low
The Civil Service Commission,
which is constantly working to
this end, will be well represented
at Minneapolis. Among those go.
ing are DR.. Howard A. Edison,
chief examiner; DR.. L. ]. O'Rourke,
chief division Of research; DR..
Frederick w. Brown, assistant
chief examining division.
Although at present, Federal
posts have varying educational
requirements, the general run
Of Government jobs do not en-
phasize broad academic prepare
ton even when insisting on spe-
cific training.
Relatively few college gradu-
ates, in normal economic years
at least, consider Government
work as q life career.
The scientific posts always are
lure for those inclined to re-
search and inventivenes, be-
cause of Uncle Sans unsur-
passed laboratories, libraries and
expert leaders.
But the Federal leaders most
concerned with personnel prob
lens feel that all too often Gov
ernment service is considered by
students as suitable only for
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
.MULVEYL LEAVES
]. 8. EMPLOY

After serving the United States
Patent Office for Is years as
title investigator, Francis j. Null.
vey has resigned to enter private
practice, specializing in patent
and trademark title cases.
Upon his retirement he was pre-.
sented with a handsome brief
case by his associates in the as
signment division.
Planned Big Change
In 1923, Mr.. Mulvey planned
and supervised the compilation
of an alphabetical card index of
recorded instruments in place of
the then existing vowel system
which had been used since 1887
It was a gigantic undertaking,
as cards had to be made from the
old system as far back as 1905
so that upon completion the new
system would be available for
searching titles Of thousands of
trademarks which were eligible
for renewal in 1925.
The new system was completed
in 1929 and contained 1000 guide
cards. At present there are TO-
600 guide cards, the idea being
that the more combinations in a
card system the less liability of
error in filing and greater speed
in making searches therein.
Great Aid to Firms
The system contains approx.
mately 100000 cards and is prob
ably the largest public index in
the country and is relied upon by
the industries of the world in de.
E'termining the title to all property
granted by or registered in the
Patent Office.
To date the Patent Office has
granted 1913, ,899 mechanical pat
ents, 1926 reissues, S4,615 de-
sign patents. while $4,000 trade
marks, 39,415 labels and 1924
prints have been registered.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
WORKERS FACE
5-DAY WEEK
BATTLE
disqualification Plan Meets
Some Opposition With U. S.
Unions; Meeting Wednesday

The District Federation IF Fed.
eral Employee Unions is expected
to take up again the controversial
questions Of disqualification for
civilian Federal employees and
the proposed five-day week with
longer hours each day. when
the union representatives meet
Wednesday night at ITO Four.
teenth st. N. w.
This will be the second meeting
this month Of the representatives.
Resolution Backing
At the last meeting, the repre-
sentatives Endorsed a resolution
Of one of the unions asking the
same disqualification privileges &C.
corded military veterans.
|. Since then, however, there have
been strong indications that this
is not favored by all the unions
or the personnel.
The two questions came up this
week at the meeting of the Is
delegates elected by the unions to
attend the Seattle convention Of
the National Federation of Fed.
eral Employees September 7.
These delegates made plain
that they will not object to the
five-day week, but certainly do
not want it If it lengthenS the
other days, as is planned by the
George Washington Bicentennial
Commission for its personnel.
Not Right, She Says
Warmly opposing the plan at
the meeting in the Labor Building,
Miss Gertrude McNally, secretary
of the national federation, re-
minded that this idea has been
proposed and tried out before, and
that it is not right in principle
and will not work out in practice.
The other delegates to Seattle
corroborated her views.
It is believed local delegates at
one of their later meetings before
they entrain for Seattle will de-
eide to advocate a plank Of
five-day week with present hours
each day, as a substitute in the
14-plank platform for the uniform
holiday, which is already won.
President John w. Ginder and
Secretary Henry G.. Nolda of the
District Federation are repre-
sented as believing that trying to
bring in the disqualification and
other suggested features may en-
danger the others, and that the
organized Federal employees
should concentrate on the few
long-outlined aim of the 14-point
platform in a campaign on the
next Congress.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
EMPLOYEESF|ND
HEAT HARD To
FIGHT
Workers In Temporary Units
Here Take Cheer in Reports
These Buildings Will go"

Government employees in Tenn.
porary Buildings c, D and F. who
find the sweltering heat almost
uncomfortable these days, may have
some consolation in the assertion
by j. F. Gill, chief Of the build
ings division Of the Bureau Of
Public Buildings and Public
Parks, that these temporary
buildings will likely be torn down
sometime with a year and that
this is the last summer employees
need spend in them.
Heat Plays Havoc
Heat Of the past two weeks has
kept many individual employees at
home, has caused others to re-
port sick and go home during
the day, and has made work diff
ficult for all who remained. Last
Wednesday, many temporary
building employees were dismissed
at 2:30 because Of the heat,
Mr.. Gill reminds that the new
buildings to house the Public
Health Service, Census Bureau
and sections Of the Department of
Agriculture now using Buildings
c, D and F will soon be ready, and
have been expedited as much as
possible on account Of the suffer.
ing Of employees due to heat.
Building E, a concrete building
used by the War Department, will
be among the last to come down.
Building 6, now occupied by the
Federal Trade Commission, and
on q site which will be used by an
addition of the Pan-American
Union, will probably be torn down
early next year.
Best in the World.
Some Of the new Government
buildings soon to be opened are
equipped with cooling systems, but
at any rate, all of them are of
most modern construction and de-
signed to avoid heat in summer
and cold in winter, and Federal
employees now suffering may look
forward to having the best built
and best equipped office buildings
in the world, it was assured.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11

DR.. j. M. Aldrich, Smithsonian,
combines his vacation with his
life work on his trip to New Eng.
land and Canada this week. He
will visit Ottawa museums, and
keep his eyes open for diptera
collections. It's hard to imagine
a scientist taking a vacation and
forgetting his job like other folks.
J.R. Swallen, National Museum,
is back after three months in
Texas and Mexico collecting grass
specimens. What Mexican bandits
thought Of a man going around
pulling up grass must have been
interesting. He got some fine
collections, however for the her
barium.
Miss M. c. Preston, press SER
vice, Agriculture, has been New
Yorking the past week.
Miss Elizabeth Kehoe, Aero.
nauClCS Office, war department.,
has about recovered from a half
inch-thick sunburn which kept
her away from the office a day
or so.
L. r. Ender, press service,
Bureau of Dairy Industry, Agri.
culture, spent the week at his
cottage on the Eastern Sho' Of
Maryland opposite Solom o ms
Island. All Chesapeake fish are
reported to havS moved over to
the Virginia side until he left.
Chasing bugs on shipboard is
one Of the duties Of Charles l..
Powell, Department of Agricul-
ture. who is accompanying ship
ments of citrus fruits, ETC., to
Europe. studying transportation
diseases and the like.
Eugene May, jr., Agriculture,
The Washington times., 1931-07-11

PAULA GOES ON HIGH FOR MORE
THE PHOTO SHOWS little Paula Marshall in child
hoods favorite pastime-swping cookies from a jar.
Only these special cookies developed by the Depart
ment of Agriculture cooking experts out of pulverzed
delicious and highly nutricous food confection with
plenty Of minerals and vtamns for little girls like Paula
She is the daughter of H. L. Marshall, department
chemist living at 1920 Connecticut Ave., and Mrs.
Marshall.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
VETERANS UNIT.
RUNS SMOOTH

The smoothnesS and efficiency
with which the former Veterans
Bureau has been reorganized and
made more inclusive have been
favorably noted by outside bust.
ness organizations as well as by
other Government departments.
The new Veterans AdminiStra-
tion is endeavoring to coordinate
more and more closely the com
plex and widespread and varied
affairs Of present and former sol.
dierS, and the reorganization was
an expanding and centralizing
step in more than name only.
It also gives a more permanent
status to the offices dealing with
veteran affairs, and the organiza-
ton plans were studied at length
by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines,
Administrator of Veteran Affairs,
and his associates bafore any
steps were taken.
At the headquarters offices, IT
was indicated this week that
things are functioning with pre-.
clsion. with promise Of greater
efficiency later.
The administration Of the
veterans hospitals alone is
complex matter. calling for ex.
ecutives Of the biggest-business
type. Medical executive authori.
ties Of high caliber are still re-
quired to look after the physical
needs and status of thousands of
ex-soldiers from this central Of
flee.
FINANCIAL experts are needed
and are serving, to handle the
complicated bonus, compensation,
insurance and other fiscal af-
fairs Of men now scattered to
the four corners of the globe
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
FELDMAN PLAN
READ|ED FOR
CONGRESS
Vital Changes Urged; Whole
Matter to Be Discussed at
Sept. 7 Meeting in Seattle

The old, old problem Of rating
Of Federal employees will be one
of the chief topics discussed at
the annual convention Of Federal
employees September Z at Seattle
according to President Steward OF
the National Federation of Fed
eral Employees.
The original IL point platform
has been reduced TO g points,
now that the Saturday half-holi-
day seems nearer reality.
One Of the 13 points for which
q valiant fight will be staged
reads, briefly. institution Of
proper m e thods Of efficiency
ratings"
It is to decide these proper
methods, and the best way Of
realizing their ambitions.
FELDMAN REPORT FAVORED
The report Of DR.. Herman
Feldman and his recommen-
dations for overhauling the pres
ent annual rating system, will be
discussed at the convention. This
report, transmitted by the Direc-
tor Of the Personnel Classified
tion Board to Congress this
spring, makes several suggestions
Of vital concern to every Gov
ernment employee.
They include these recommen-
nations:
1. Discarding the term "effi-
cheney rating" itself, and substi-
tuting q new term free from for.
Nner associations, such as service
rating" or employee record"
2. Abandoning the attempt TO
have a single uniform rating Sys-
tenn for all branches, but while
retaining common principle for
all, seek separate rating meth.
Ods for each branch, supervised
by a central body.
Individual AppraisaIS
3. Shifting the rating reSpOnsi-
biIity from the main plan to the
individual, so that an employees
own abilities, importance Of his
work, ETC., rather than general
conditions shall affect rating, sal.
ary advance, etc.
4. Rating employees also &C.
cording to education acquired
outside work, pr0mptness, eff
cheney, length of service, and
other factors including the spe
Cific qualities required in his
special work.
5. Eliminating the competitive
feature Of the rating plan, among
departments or employees, with
more emphasis on individual eff.
ficiency, Independent of cOmpari.
son to other employees in the
same grade.
6. AbOlishing the average rat.
Ing provision, and placing re
hance on the education Of execu.
tiveS who give unfair ratings to
be more careful.
Z. Replacing the Over.elabOrate
final numerical ratings by an
expression of one in five Tor q
maximum of six) diStinguishabIe
gradingS, such as exceptional,
superior, good, fair, deficient, etc,
The Washington times., 1931-07-11

girls, for men without initiative
seeking a safe berth in life, for
cripples or others handicapped,
and in short a field not particu-
larly appealing from a financial
or opportunity viewpoint.
The conference at Minneapolis
will endeavor to erase this i'm.
preston, and to initiate co-ope.
rative means to make Federal
work more alluring in fact as
well as in name.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
ENJOYS A REST

Samuel E. Jones, 70, of l246-A
Carrolburg Pl. S. E., born a slave,
who served as messenger 81 years
in the office Of Major H. L. Robb,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Of the District, without ever
being late or reprimanded, and
serving six years previously in
the Post Office Department, is at
home this week enjoying q rest
following his retirement.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
NURSE RETURN WAITED

Mrs. Eta Greene Schirmer,
nurse in charge Of the infirmary
at the Patent Office, who has
been on vacation for three weeks,
will return about July Is. Mean
while, the 1,400 Patent Office en-
plo. 'ees served by this efficient
nurse and the three-cot miniature
hospital must trust in Provi-
dence and keep their powder dry" !"
as one official paraphraSed, until
the nurse returns. Heat pros
trationS and other emergencies
have been few thus far.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
TwO Weddings Stir
Tax Board Interest

Two weddings are drawing the
interest Of employees Of the
Board Of Tax Appeals. The
bridal Of Miss Elizabeth Bailey,
daughter Of Judge Jennings
Bailey, to Thomas ]. Davis, Of
the Board Of Tax Appeals, will
take place July 16.
Miss Maude Rinebarger, Of the
board personnel, became the
bride wednesday night Of Ralph
Carpenter. and despite efforts
to keep it secret, the news leaked
out. The bride left the office
this week for her honeymoon.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
p. d. Trask Named
To Interior Duties

Recent appointments at the
Interior Department are:
Parker D. Trask, Of Princeton,
N. j., as associate geologist; OS-
car L. Wheeler, Evansville, Ind,
and Fendal e. Switzerland, of
Durham, N. c., as apprentice lith-
ographers; Miss Mabel ingalls,, of
Hallandale, Fla, as dictaphone
operator, Geodetic Survey: An
thony F. Rice, associate law ex.
aminer, General Land Office.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
BUREAU PARTY

The annual party given at the
Bureau of Standards for the chill
dren and families Of the staff
was much enjoyed, although as
happens every year, the rain
broke up the lawn party. Prom
inent officials of the bureau
helped receive the children, who
were honor guests.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
PERSONALITIES

| has gone to Torrey Pines, Calf s.,
for the summer to study plant
propagating work.
Miss Alice Arnold, press room,
Agriculture. enjoyed" her re-
cent weeks vacation-1ike fun
she did. A motor trip alone to
Syracuse was the objective. A
couple of blowouts at Holland
Tunnel under the Hudson cheered
her up; a stone being hurled in
to her car was inspiring; and
leaving the highway in Jersey
and ramming a tree filled her
cup of joy. Two days in the
hospital kept up her thrills. She
is back now, writing articles on
the bliss Of quiet farm life.
Miss Clara M. Rowzee, person
mel, Board of Tax Appeals, would
be happier if she could spend
two full days each week in over
alls working in her flower and
vegetable garden on the upper
Potomac. An occasional after
noon and Sunday aren't enough,
she says.
Mrs. IneZ M. Pugh, versatile
press relations officer of the Vet
erans Administration, will return
from q weeks vacation in a few
days. Miss Naomi Opack has
been substituting in answering
reporters pleas for news.
Director Horace M. Albright,
National Park Service, Interior,
is spending these hot days out
among the giant trees and gorge
Gus" canyons Of the Western
parks. More park visitors now
than ever, he says.
Thomas E. Campbell, Civil Ser
vice head, If off on an official
visit, and due back July 20.
R. c. Smith, editorial clerk,
Bureau of Lighthouses, Com
merce, who returns Monday from
quasi-official weeks visit to
Miami and Key West, Is expected
to bring back tales Of big barra-
cuda and swordfish that chased
his boat as he chugged over to
the lighthouses. He is taking
official pictures Of the beacons,
and may snap the fish as proof.
Miss Sylvia Meyer, daughter of
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sioner and Mrs. B. H. Meyer, is
noted concert harpist. Her
latest appearance was at the
Kappa Delta sorority convention
here this week at the Wardman
Park.
Walter M. GaumnitZ, rural
schools specialist, Interior. Is out
in the field on an inspection trip.
william Dow Boutwell,, editor,
Office Of Education, Interior, and
william John Cooper, Comm1S-
sioner Of Education, will be back
in town right away; they at
tended the educators convention
in Los Angeles.
The Civil Service Commission,
which is again receiving applica-
tions for positions on both the
Metropolitan police force and the
Park police force, announces ap-
plications will end August 3. The
entrance salary is $1,000. Appli'
cants must be residents Of the
District, 22-32 years old, and
practically perfect physically.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
LEGION POST is HOST

American Legion Post, No. %,
CT the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, is taking 100 orphans of
veterans, children Of veterans,
and hospitalized veterans on the
annual outing down the Potomac
to Marshall Hall today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

how you should do It, for then there wOuldnV
be so much enjoyment in It, Six by three feet
is plenty room enough for q pair. Better put
ON one-inch mesh wire netting. BE sure that
the cage is set so that it win not be flooded
during heavy rainstorm.
Hay, oats and green things like apples, hHrs
nips lettuce, cabbage, etc., are the staple leeds.
Give them all they want TO eat but If your
rabbits have not had much green food before
you bought them they should be accustomed to
IL gradually. or otherwise they are likely to
gorge themselves and have . stomach ache.
And you know how that teelsI
Rabbits like to clean the bark from the limbs
Of fruit trees and sometimes-h they can-they
win eat the bark from around the trunk Of
the tree and kin the tree. When dad pruneS
his trees take some Of the branches and put
them into the rabbit pen. See the animals
chew and chew until that branch is just as
clean Of bark as If you had peeled it with your
knife.
Lots Of people think that rabbits can i've
without water. Maybe they can when their
food is mostly grass and lettuce and other
things which contain q good deal Of moisture
but If the diet Is Of dry stuff rabbits must haG
water. They should have q dish of water -
their runs all the time.
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Caring for Rabbits
BY HORACE MITCHELL.

p ABBTTS are bully pets. They get along wen
almost anywhere, they seldom bite or
scratch you, they get mighty tame, and their
soft fur is nice to stroke.
Never lift rabbit by his ears! They aren't
meant for that and you hurt him when you do
it. Pick him up by grabbing the loose skin
over his shoulders. How would you like to be
picked up by your ears?
Rabbits win live almost anywhere and they
eat such a variety of food that any one
can provide for them at very small cost. Fresh
air and dry place in which to sleep, protected
from storms and wind, are all they need.
You can have q heap Of fun building a rabbit
hutch, and I am not going to tell you exactly
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RIDDLES

Here are five clever riddles for you to try on
your friends and find out which of them has
the best brain. They'll have to be good to
guess these!
1. Why should buying trousers on credit be
considered dishonorable?
q What fruit is q lady like when settling
q bill?
8. Why is it better to be burnt at the stake
than to have your head cut off? a..
4 How do you swallow q door?
S. VIII n is corn like q question?
ANSWERS TO RIDDLES.
1. Because they are breeches of trust. 2. A
pear (payer). 3. Because hot stake (steakl
is better than cold chop 4. Bolt it. S. When
you are popping it.
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Definitions.

Ephraim-what you can it when a gal gifts
married three times-bigotry?
Mose-Laysy, boy, you suttenly am a igno
fanaus. why. when gal gifts married two
times dat am bigotry: when she. tries 1t three
times dat am trigonometry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

And now for some word chains connected
with Winter sports. You must change only
one letter at o time, you know.
Change PUCK to SHOT IN 1ive moves:
Change BALI. to PINS In five moves.
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2. The diamond Is r, sod. strip. fOrwmRa,
diary pry, d.
8. Bowl, bow. bowling, boil bog, blow. big.
bin, owl, owing, own, oil, on, won, win. wig,
wing, 10, lob. low, loving, lCins lOgs long ina
no, mob, now nog, gOr COB. gown glow IsAaA
gao, ana Gun Il .isfrT;sa3 ssi3 - SIl49V btiodH
- 4, Ehe words IN the picture pNesle are bowl
ing, spare, forward and scepter,s ys.jp i,.,i,aj
5. PUCK, lpcS lock ilopts SCOT, shot. BALI
pail, pin. pile, Inc, PINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

Our word diamond 10 built around one Of
the positions on q basket ban team. The
second-line word is turf, the third means
narrow piece, the fifth Is . personal journal,
and the sixth is 20 raise with lever. Form
the diamond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

Bowling Is . very popular winter sport, as is
basket ban. How many words can you form
from the letters in 'bowing''7 Our answer
has a6-can you do as wen7
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ne dennitions are:
HORIZONTAL.

HORIZONTAL.
3. Position on basket ball team.
8. Another basket bah position.
Q. Chatter slang.
.. Noah's vessel
10. Exist.
IL. We.
II. Girl (slang).
is. Front of a shoe.
~. HOpelesSneSs.
20. A kind Of Greek architecture.
VERTICAL
1. Animals hairy coat.
2. Period Of time.
>. Gulped greedily.
4. Shoemaker's tool.
5. Severe, extreme.
6. Musical note.
2. Doctor (abr.).
~. Advertisement.
II. One of the months (abr.).
rs. Used with either.
10. Weep.
10. Help.