davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
SERVICE
JOBS OPEN

Examinations for Civil Service
examiners were announced today
by the Civil Service Commission
Positions now open for applica-
tionS are:
Associate Civil Service ex-
aminer, salary $4,000 a year;
field Civil Service examiner,
salary $4,000 a year.
Hospital librarian, veterans ad-
ministration, salary $1,000 a year.
Assistant warehouse examiner,
Bureau Of Agricultural Economics,
salary $2,6O0 to $4,000 a year.
Senior scientific aides, Bureau
Of Plant Industry, salary $4,000
to $2,500 a year.
Associate in public information,
Children's Bureau, salary $4,000
a year.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
CAP|TOL'S WORK
PROGRESSES

The work of undermining and
transforming the grounds Of the
U. S. Capitol is being pushed In
connection with the Federal
building program.
The project adds 81 acres to
the original 58-acre area used
for the Capitol. It also includes
erection Of a new office building
for the members Of the House Of
Representatives.
Included in the plan, as ex.
planned by Horace D. Douzer.
assistant architect, is a reflecting
pool which will show a shadow
Of the lighted dome of the Capi-
tol Building.
To Build Garage
One Of the features Of the en-
largement Of the grounds will be
erection of an underground con-
gresSional garage, Just south OF
c Street at the north entrance
tc the Senate Office Building. 1t
will have a capacity Of $50 ma
chimes. A tunnel from the Sen
ate Office Building will provide
access to the garage for pedes-
TRANS while automobile traffic
Will enter and leave the structure
by the use Of ramps.
Contracts for the landscaping
OF the ground have already been
let and work has been started in
some sections.
TO ABANDON GARDENS
The old Botanical Garden at
the foot of Capitol Hill will be
discarded and the ground used
as part Of the Mall park plan.
The Supreme Court building.
facing the plaza Of the Capitol
Is processing. Work Of placing
the foundations has been started
while Specifications for the super.
structure will be completed with.
in a few months.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Standards Bureau
DeUeLOps NeW Oil

Scientists at the Bureau of
Standards, under the direction of
H. H. Steidle of the Division of
Wood, Wood Products, Paper,
Rubber and Oils, have developed
an oil which will save hundreds
of dollars to makers Of silk goods,
it was learned today.
The oil is stainless and will be
used in spinning and knitting
machines. After much research
the scientists discovered a min
eral oil which can be used on
the machines and will not stain
the cloth.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16

Robots speed the work Of the
U. S. Veterans Bureau here.
Strange machines, the results of
many years Of inventive research,
are used by the workers in this
branch of the Government service
in handling work that some years
ago could not have been handled
by g. force three times as large.
Among these automatic ma
chimes is a high-speed check writer
with which l.. Ard, official check
Signer of the bureau, is enabled
to sign Is checks at once.
Checks Speeded
Mr.. Ard signs all of the checks
with a master pen which is con-
nected with IA other pens. When
the checks are signed, Mr.. Ard
presses a button and a moving
belt carries the checks into a hop
per and places Is other blanks in
front of him. He is able to sign
hundreds of checks in an hour by
this device.
Another mechanical wonder
which is used by the bureau is an
automatic fingerprinting machine
which takes photographs of the
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
RIGHT To RUN
FOR OFFICE \
SOUGHT
Civil Service Ruling May
Deprive Workers OF Taking
Part in County Primaries

A pending decision of the U. s.
Civil Service Commission holds
the entire political makeup of
nearby Maryland and Virginia
counties in its hands.
The commission has been asked
to decide the legality Of civil SER
vice status Of Government workers
holding political positions. The
question was first put to Presi-
dent Hoover for decision, but he
passed it on to the commission for
settlement.
In the past it has been held
that workers under civil service
could not hold political offices in
the several States and at the same
time retain their status on civil
service rolls.
In Arlington county, Alexandria
city and Fairfax county, Va, pri-
maries will soon be held for sew
eral posts. A number of men and
women in the Government SER
vice will enter the lists If the
commission will allow them to re-
tain their status on the rolls.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
VETERAN HIKES
FOR BONUS

A 3.000.mile trek Of a World
War veteran and his family who
decided the only way to get &C
ton on a bonus claim was to
come to Washington in person,
is ended today, and the veteran,
his wife and 3-year-old son, and
her sister are resting, footsore,
at the Salvation Army homes
here while clerks look up his
case in the Veterans Bureau.
Henry Nelson, of San Francisco,
said he had been writing the
bureau here long time, could
learn nothing definite, and be-
ing without a job and in need
Of the $500 he had applied for,
decided to come and talk with
Uncle Sam in person. His wife,
Mrs. Addie Nelson, her. sister,
Miss Netha zass, and little Man
uel Nelson came along too.
It took nearly a month for the
journey and when Nelson gets
his $500 they're going to hitch
hike back to the Coast.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Here and There

A. j. Williams, chief clerk Of
the legal division Of the Ship
ping Board, has been in New
York on official business during
the past week. He is expected
to return shortly.
r. C. Morton, director In the
Orient for the U. S. Shipping
e Board, has resigned and will re-
turn to his home in the United
States, according to advices re-
ceived here today.
Mrs. Evelyn Young, Of Balti-
more, Md, has accepted a posi-
ton in the Bureau of Research
Of the Shipping Board, it was
learned today.
Henry W. Marshall, time
keeper Of the Shipping Board,
, returned to work yesterday
after an extended vacation at
Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Miss Elizabeth Grinder, who
has been Ill is back at work in
the main office Of the Shipping
Board.
Adolph Koch, attached to
! the washington office Of the
Shipping Board, has resigned
to accept a position with a To-
cal advertising firm. Mr.. Koch'S
resignation becomes effective
Immediately.
CIV. Paxton, attached to the
general comptroller's office Of
the Shipping Board, has re-
turned to work after an alb
sence necessitated by illness.
Miss Dorothy Gardner has re-
turned to her old position in
the Radio Division of the Ship
ping Board after several months
absence during which she was
detailed to work in the Depart
ment Of Commerce.
Col. Thomas c. Turner, in
charge Of Marine Corps Avia-
ton in washington returned
yesterday after a flight to Buf-
falo, N. Y, in which he was
stormbound. He was forced to
return by train. His ship will
be returned here by an enlisted
pilot.
DR.. r. H. H. Roberts, jr.,
archeologist of the Smithsonian
institution, has gone to Arizona
to excavate a pit house site
belonging to the earliest pre-his-
toric pueblo period, and another
pueblo ruin nearby (
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Patios VIII Be Featured
In Ne1U BUILDINGS

Patio-like courtyards, contain
ing quiet pools filled with multi
colored goldfish and banked with
palms, are feature points of in
terest in many Government struc-
lures here.
Among the buildings which con-
tain the courtyards are the new
Department of Agriculture Build
ing, the Freer Gallery of Art, and
the central office building of the
Smithsonian Institution. Other
buildings in the Federal triangle
will have similar courts. The
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
MYSTERY RADIO
CALLSFEWER

The radio division of the De
partment of Commerce and the
Federal Radio Commission are
winning in their concerted efforts
to eliminate unlicensed radio sta
tions used by rum runners.
w. D. Terrell, chief of the radio
division, admitted, however, that
there are still some unlicensed
stations operating along the At
lantic Seaboard.
Profanity Disappearing
At the Federal Radio Commis-
sion it was said that this super
viStory office was also having
fewer complaints Of late about pro-
family and other abuses of the air
rights by licensed commercial
stations.
The stations themselves, mind
full that the commission has au.
thority not to renew their licenses,
are cooperating heartily in keep
ing on their wave lengths and
obeying time, power and other
restrictions.
Trucks Used in Tracing
Mr.. Terrell said that the De-
partment of Commerce has eight
monitor trucks which trace COM
plants Of unlicensed stations.
One station broadcasting in
code near the Eastern Shore of
Maryland is still being traced.
He pointed out that there are
nearly 10000 amateur transmit
ting stations, in addition to the
several hundred large commercial
stations, and that fighting rum
stations by tracing their ether
waves is a difficult job.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
j. s. SEEKS WAY
To RETAIN
EXPERTS
Easier Transfers of Valuable
Workers Between Bureaus
Seen as Service Remedy

In an effort to correct losses
to the Government service caused
by the resignation Of experts who
have reached the peak Of their
careers under present laws, the
council Of personnel adninistra-
ton is seeking to provide easier
means Of personnel transfer be-
tween departments.
According to Herbert E. Nor.
gan, assistant director Of the
division of editing and recruiting
of the Civil Service Commission,
experts often resign when there
seems to be no further chance Of
advancement.
Easier Transfers Sought
Efforts to smooth the way for
transfers between the depart.
ments without too much red tape
will be made by the council, Mr..
Morgan intimated.
He declared:
"Any Federal employee may
enter an open competitive exami-
nation for which he is qualified,
but under the new plan, cOntem.
plated in the survey by the cOun.
Gil Of personnel administration.
an attempt will be made to Op-
crate the Federal service, as re-
CARDS personnel, more as a single
large organization than as q
number Of Independent branches
without much fluidity among
them as far as employees are
concerned"
$4,000 Quit Last Year
Mr.. Morgan declared that $4,000
persons withdrew from Govern.
ment service during the year
ended March 81, 1881. In the
same IL months, according to the
director, more than $1,000 persons
entered the Government service
in the District of Columbia. The
actual personnel increase was
1854.
At the close Of March, 1880, the
actual number of persons here
working for the Government was
64,356, while the at the end of
March, 1881, there were 1877
persons.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Mentioned
For State DEBT. Post

The appointment Of chief
clerk for the Department of State
to succeed E. j. Ayers, who died
almost a month ago, is expected
within a few days, it was init.
mated at the department today.
Several candidates for the of.
flee have been mentioned, chief
among them being Harry A. Nc.
Bride, who has acted as chief
clerk since Mr.. Ayers left his
post on account of illness some
three months ago.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
SEAT TIE MEET
ON SEPT 7
ARRANGED
Local Organizations Operate
Under Group Method; Inter-
est for Natl System Stirred

Plans for group insurance for
all members of the National
Federation of Federal Employees
will be submitted to members at
the convention in Seattle on
September z, according to state
ment issued by the office here.
A number Of local organiza-
lions already care for their mem
bers under a group insurance
plan, Miss Gertrude M. McNally,
secretary.treasurer of the ma
tional body says.
Under One Group
The proposal which will be
submitted to the convention dele
gates calls for the insuring Of
all members under one group
plan.
The proposal Of group insur.
ance for the members is made
in the present edition Of the
Federal Employee, official or.
gan for the organization.
It calls attention to the plans
which have been adopted by
other labor organizations with
success and asks that locals
discuss the matter with their
their delegates and instruct
them before they leave for the
convention in Seattle.
Vol Seeks Office
Explanation Of the two forms
of insurance carried by the Union
Labor Life Insurance Company,
which is sponsored by the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, Of which
the association is a member, is
offered. /
Matthew Woll, vice president Of
the Federation, is head Of the
insurance organization.
It is said that the insurance
plan can be adopted with little
costs to the members.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
-TimeN Staff Photo

majority of the new structures,
however, are to have open-air
courtyards, which will be land
scaped by experts of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The court at the Department of
Agriculture has been turned into
a temporary office, due to the fact
that there is no room space avail
able for the employees of the Fed
eral seed loan office. However,
the palms and other decorations
have not been disturbed, nor has
the fountain been turned off.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
u. s. Bureau Tests
NeLU Tune of Beam

Scientists and the Bureau of
Standards are testing a new type
of beam, comprised Of steel braced
brick, which will, if found sue
cessful, save much money. for
building trades. it was said today.
The work of testing is difficult
and will occupy several weeks.
The beams are constructed by
bureau experts and then broken
down under pressure.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Net Teams
Arranging Matches

A program Of tennis matches be.
tween teams from the Treasury
IennlS League and other organiza
tlons are being arranged today by
Willard E. Buel, president of the
group.
c. M. Charest is vice president
OF the organization, while M. P
Coe is secretary-treasurer. George
B. Clark is captain and L. B.
Henry is assistant captain. Frank
A. Birgfield, chief clerk of the
Treasury Department is secretary.
treasurer.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
u. S. Clerks Thought
Watching Biz Derby

- An unusual number of requests
for leave of absence over the
weekend today prompted Off
cials to believe that many clerks
in departments are going to the
Kentucky Derby.
A number Of higher officials
Of the departments are attending
the classic.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Potomac VIII Get
2O,OOO,OOO Shad

Twenty million tiny Shad, just
spawned at the Department of
Commerce fish hatchery at Fort
Humphreys, will be removed to-
morrow and released in the Po-
tomac and other streams iri this
vicinity.
The tiny fish always make
straight for the open sea. and do
not return to fresh water for
three years until fully grown,
about 10 inches long.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
SteVGrd Organizes
NeW Federal Locals

Luther Steward, president of
the Federation of Federal En-
ployees, is enjoying a successful
organization trip in the South
west, according to advice received
here. Mr.. Steward delivered a
number Of speeches at State con-
ventions and is forming a num-
ber Of new locals.
He will remain away, month
longer.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
GROWING
ON ABOLITION
Of BUREAUS
Sen. Kings Recommendation
To Reduce Expenses Meets
With White House Hostility

A fight looms today against the
recommendation made by, Senator
King CD, of Utah, that certain
governmental agencies be abolished
and that the number Of Federal
employees be reduced.
The American Federation Of
Labor, 1t was said today, will
fight the measure, and President
Hoover is believed to oppose q
reduction in the number Of en-
plOyees.
Part of Retrenchment
Senator King, a member of
the Senate Finance Committee,
advocated the reduction as a
means of carrying out a part Of
the retrenchment of $500, 1000, 900
in Federal expenditures, which
he believes should be effected.
The Senator said:
There are too many Federal
departments, agencies, bureaus
and commissions and there are
at least 100000 more Federal
employees than are required
in the efficient administration
Of the Federal Government"
Would Abolish Bureaus
He advocated abolition of many
bureaus and curtailment of the
number of employees.
The Federation of Federal En-
ployeeS, a national organization
representing the majority of
Government workers, is expected
to start a fight on the proposal.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
War and Navy Yacht
Club to Be Formed

A yacht club, composed of
officials and employees of the
War and Navy departments, will
be formed soon. it was learned
today. The club will hold it's
first meeting shortly, it was said.
Numerous employees Of the War
Department and the Navy De-
partment own small cruisers and
many Of them make weekend
trips down the Potomac.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Industrial Census
Waits T1bUL1tiOn

Officials and clerks at the Bu-
reau of the Census have COM
pleted preliminary survey Of the
trade situation in five areas, it
was learned today.
The work of tabulating the fig
ures will require several more
months, it was indicated.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Horticulture Year
Book Out Today

The annual year book for the
Department of Agriculture is out
today. This volume, the result Of
a years work by many members
of the department, is one of the
most widely distributed Of Gov
ernment publications. Four hun
dred thousand copies of the book
are printed under congressional
appropriation.
The book summarizes the work
Of the department during the year
and contains the, report Of the
Secretary Of Agriculture.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Museum Receives
Brazil Exhibits

A large shipment of plants, rep
tiles, mammals and 1000 birds,
collected. on the Venezuela Brazil
boundary by an expedition led by
Ernest G. Holt, has been received
by the National Museum from
the National Geographic Society.
The specimens are awaiting
Mr.. Holt's return to washington
in June.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Department Tennis
LennHe Under Wnu

The seventeenth season Of the
Departmental Tennis League,
which has members in every
branch Of the governmental ser.
vice, was started this week.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
Noted Artists Work
= Put on Exhibition

An exhibit Of 20 etchings by C.
JAG Young, who has collections
on exhibition at the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art and the Library
of Congress, is on display in the
division Of graphic arts Of the
National Museum. The exhibit
will last until May 26.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16
FORESTRY FILM

A motion picture dealing with
forestry will be shown May 40 at
1880 a. m. in the Washington
office Of the Department of Agri-
culture at the meeting Of the For.
'estry employees. -.
The Washington times., 1931-05-16


CHARLES ]. RHOADES
COMMISSIONER of Indian
Affairs Of the U. S. Department
Of the Interior who has just
completed revamping the de-
partment so that efficiency
might be promoted. Among
the things done in the reor-
ganiZation was the establish
ment Of 5 new divisions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
Washington Produce

Butter-One-p pound prints, 20; tub, 20.
Eggs - Hennery, 17a18; current re-
Poultry. aiive-rurkeys, hens, 24a25;
toms, 20a22; Spring broilers, 37a40;
Leghorns, broilers, 30a35; hens, 21a22;
LAghornS, 16a18; ROSTERS. 12a14: ducks,
IS; keats, young, 75a80; old, 20. Dressed
Spring broilers, 43a45; hens, 20; Leg
horns, 22a23; ROSTERS, IS; keats, young,
MeatsMBeef, 121ka14; veal, 12a14;
lamb, 2oa22; pork loins, 81; fresh hams,
10: fresh shoulders, II; smoked hams,
20; smoked shoulders, 1917; strip bacon,
23; lard, in packages, II; in bulk, II.
Live stock-Hogs, heavy, 6.5oa7.25
light and medium, 7.25a7.50; pigs, I.OOa
$50; loughs, 400a5.5o; calves, 5.oOa
500; Spring lambs, 10a12.
Fruits - Cantaloupes, California,
jumbos. TOO; standards, 500; ponys,
500; strawberries, 2.00a5.00; pineap-
pies. 3.5Oa4. 90; apples, box stock, ESQ
a2.75; bushel baskets. 2.50a2. rs; oranges.
California, 3.5Oa4.00; Florida, 4.25a5.O0;
lemons $50; bananas, 1.00a2.50; pears,
500: grapes, Argentina, 325a3.50; lines,
per 100, 500; honeydews, 3.0oa3;5O.
Vegetables-Potatoes new, per barrel,
5.50a6.0 old, 120-pound sacks, 2.6Oa
ITS; Idaho bakers, 100-pound sacks,
$50; sweets. 1.75a2.00; cabbage, l:O0a
l.25; peas, 1.75a2.25; string beans, 1.50
$50: cucumbers, bushel baskets, $50;
tomatoes, Florida, Span crates, 4.5Oa
$50; Mexico, Tugs, 4.50a5.50; lettuce,
iceberg. 2.75a3.25; Carolina, baskets, IS
al SO; kale, 4Oa50; spinach, 4oa50; as
paragus, per dozen punches, 1.50a2.00;
beets, 500; carrots, 500; mushrooms,
mostly 100; Spring onions, per 100
punches, 2.O0a2.50; radishes, per 100
punches, 2.0Oa2.50; caulifiower, 2.50a
800; Summer squash, 2.50a3.00.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13
RESERVE REDUCES
ACCEPTANCE RATES
Action Taken as Further Evil
dence of Desire for Easy
! Money Market.
Nv the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 13.-For the fourth
time In three weeks the Federal Reserve
Bank Of New York reduced its buying
rates for bankers acceptances today by
u of per cent for maturities up to 100
DAYS. The new rates are per cent for one
month or shorter bills. l 1s per cent for
longer terms up to three months, IA
per cent bills falling due in 81 to 12Q
days and proportionately higher yields
for longer terms.
This action was accepted as further
evidence of the determination of the
reserve authorities to maintain easy con-
ditions in the money market and 1t
follows the meeting OF the New YORK
Clearing House banks on Monday at
which no change was adopted in the
maximum interest rates on deposits
which that institution permits its mem
berS to pay
The Federal Reserve Bank on May Z
adopted a rediscount rate OF 112 per
cent, the lowest level in the history of
central banking.
AS accsptances are dealt in on the
basis of the interest which they yield,
the reductions are equivalent to in
creases in price.
Bill dealers in New York and Boston
reduced their rates today also Their
new rates are / IA per cent bid. l per
cent asked and for maturities of four
months or less and g per cent bid and
Ia per cent asked for five and six
months bills.