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The Washington times., 1931-05-23
CHANGE BEGINS
/. AFTER $1,000
A YEAR
DifferentiaI Slightly Reduced
BY ReadiuStments; Many
Leave Uncle Sans Employ

Civil service workers maintain
O small but comfortable lead, so
far as salary levels are concerned,
over the personnel of private en-
ployers up to the point where they
earn $1,000 a year.
That is, pay in the Federal
service among the rank and file
Of workers-the clerks, stenogra-
pliers, and minor administrative
employees-is higher than in pri-
Vate employment.
Private Worker Gains
There is an increasingly large
differential in favor Of the
worker in private employ, how
ever, as soon as the $4,000 per
annum mark is reached.
This is the point where the sal
aries of professional, scientific
and executive workers in the Gov
ernment Start-and it Is the point
where the civil service employee is
ut a marked disadvantage in COM
pariSOn with the worker in gen.
eraI industry.
There have been two attempts
In the past six years, in salary
legislation, to compensate profeS-
.Sional and scientific workers in
the Federal service more ade-
quately, to reduce or eliminate
the differential which exists be-
tween them and others engaged
In the same work in private en-
ployment.
Has Been Reduced
The differentiaI has been cut,
but it is still large enough to
cause q heavy stream of reSigna-
tiOns among Government Scien-
&ific workers because of more
lucrative offers made them by
private employers.
The accompanying chart, pre-
pared by the Personnel ClasSifica-
tion Board. shows the pay COM
pariSon betS cen the Federal Gov
ernment and the private en-
ployer.
? The straight black line, show
ing the increase in salaries in the
clerical, administrative and fiscal
grade, refers to departmental
workers. They maintain a salary
advantage in only two CAT
grades. The dotted line refers to
workers in general industry.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Here and There

B. A. Harnett, executive as
sistant in the operations depart
ment Of the U. s. Shipping
Board, has returned to his
office after several days alb
Sence due to illness.
E. o. Irish, examiner for the
Shipping Board, has reported
for duty in the Washington
office after several weeks in
New York city.
Kenneth Ekman, assistant to
the manager, vessel disability
and personnel division, Of the
Shipping Board, is confined to
his home with injuries sustained
in a recent automobile accident
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Mar
shall will have as their house
guest over Memorial Day, Mrs.
Emma Colpitts, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Marshall is timekeeper of
the Shipping Board.
A party of 20 is being enter
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Skidmore at their cottage in
Epping Forest, Md. Mr.. Skid
more is personnel manager for
the Shipping Board. A num-
ber of his guests are officials
Of the board.
Col. Richard M. Cults, until
today attached to the Washing
ton office Of the Marine Corps,
has been ordered to report to
the Naval War College at New
port, r. L, for duty June 30.
Word was received today that
Capt. John Croft, attached to
Marine headquarters in Haiti,
has been ordered to Washing
ton. Captain Croft, who is
widely known here, will be as
signed here, and will also take
medical treatment at the Naval
Hospital.
Capt. George SPOTS, U. S. M.
c., has been ordered to duty at
headquarters of the corps here.
Captain SPOTS, has, until re-
Gently, been attached to the
Marine base at Quantico.
Miss Gertrude McNally, sec.
retary-treaSurer of the Fedora
ton Of Federal Employees, is
out Of the city for a short trip.
She Is expected to return to
her office Monday.
Luther Steward, president of
the federation body, is still
carrying out his organization
tour Of the Southwestern part
Of the United States. AC the
present time he is working in
the vicinity Of Los Angeles. He
plans to form a number of new
locals. He will return to Wash
ington about June l.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
OVERTIME PAY
To Be ASKED
FROM j. 8.
Federation of Employees Plans
Changes in Rulings at Next
Convention; Vote Next Week

Changes in certain ruling re.
garding Government employees
will be asked at the biennial con-
vention Of the Federation of-Gov.
ernment employees to be held in
Seattle, Wash, on September Z.
Delegates will be asked to take
action on a number Of proposals
regarding the laws, including:
Reframing Of the leave rul-
ingS for definite sick and an
nual leave. Standardization Of
the leave privileges will be
asked.
Extra Pay Wanted
Payment for overtime and
night work will be asked. At
present there is no additional
compensation given for the ex
ira work, which is sometimes
compulsory.
Delegates to the convention
will be selected next week by the,
various locals in the city. It is
estimated that a group Of more
than so will leave for the parley.
Action on President HOOver's
recent order curtaiIing salary
increases in the various depart
ments will be deferred until
the convention.
Luther Steward, president of
the organization, is in the South
west on an organization tour,
while Miss Gertrude McNally,
secretary-treasurer, is also out of
the city. Due to their absence,
it was decided to postpone &C
ton.
win Ask for Backing
It is believed the convention
will ask the American Federation
of Labor to aid them in their
fight to abrogate the Presiden-
t1al order. The federation will
meet several weeks after the
clerks convention.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Civil Service Job
Exams Announced

Examinations for a number Of
Government positions have been
announced by the Civil Service
Commission. They are:
Tree surgeon, salary $5.04 to So
a day, in the office Of Public
Buildings and Parks; antinarcotic
agent, salary $4,000 a year, Bu-
reau of Narcotics; and for q
senior scientific aide (Malacol-
ogy) at salary Of $4,000 a year
in the National Museum here.
Information regarding the po-
sitions Is available at the office
of the commission, 1924 = st.
N. w.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

Valuable Government records
are being insured through expert
ments conducted by the division
on fire resistance, Bureau Of
Standards.
Under direction of DR.. S. H. Ing
berg, researchers have completed
a building which Stimulates actual
office conditions. Desks, safes,
file cases, etc., are placed in the
building and it is saturated by
inflamable materials and set fire.
The equipment is then examined
and the extent of damage noted.
AS a result of these tests the
equipment used in important Gov
ernment divisions is of such sturdy
type that it will protect records
under the most trying conditions.
Special requirements inSuring
safety have been set for all equip
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Hoover Goes on the Air.
From Rapidan Camp

Hail." as the central building of
the Rapidan camp is known.
Postmaster General Walter F..
Brown and his four assistants
were presidential guests at the
weekend gathering.
The Executive also took with him
an interesting group of guests.
OF chief news interest was Gov
ernOr Theodore Roosevelt, of
Porto Rico.
Other guests were Edsel Ford,
son of the automobile magnate,
and Mrs. Ford; William Star
Myers, professor Of political phil
oSophy at Princeton University,
and Mrs. Myers; Maj. Gen. John
A. Lejeune, retired, former COM
mandant of the Marine Corps,
now superintendent of Virginia
Military Institute, Mrs. Lejeune
and their daughter, and the four
Assistant Postmaster Generals,
Arch Coleman, w. Irving Glover,
Frederick A. Tilton and John w.
Philip.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
B. Of 7. PICNIC
LURES 1000

More than 1000 Washington
business and professional men are
enjoying an outing at Sherwood
Forest, Md, today, the guests of
the Washington Board Of Trade.
Shad Bake Big Event
The chief attraction will be the
shad bake in the club house at
Sherwood Forest, but there also
will be a baseball game, a golf
tournament, boxing bouts and
field and track events and a para
chute leap from a plane.
Escorted by a squad Of traffic
police, the long procession of
buSses and automobiles started
for the scene at 9 o'clock from
the District Building. They were
met at the District line by Mary
land State police. who accom-
panied them to Sherwood Forest.
The Twentieth Marine Regi-
ment Band provided music en-
route and at Sherwood Forest.
D. C. Officials Present
Distinguished guests included
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, Po-
lice Commissioner DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer, president Of the
District Commissioners; Major
John C. Gotwals, Engineer Com
missioner; Senator William H.
King, Representative Robert Sim
mons, Major Henry Pratt, Chief
of the Police Department; George,
S. Watson, Fire Chief; DR.. Ar
thur Christie, Arthur Carr, preSi-
dent of the Washington Real
Estate Board; U. P. Dram, B. A.
Dawson, Major H. L. Robb and
a number Of Maryland and Vir-
ginia State officials.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23

CAMP RAPIDAN, Va, May %
IN.SO.-The oVerwhe Ginning ca
tasthophe of war-particularly
such a one as inflamed the world
from 1914 to 1918-was stressed
by President Hoover today when
he faced microphones at his Blue
Ridge Mountain fishing camp and
led, at long range, the dedicatory
exercises of the Cornell Uni
verSity War Memorial being held
at Ithaca, New York.
Praises Courage
From the 13 years of retrospec.
ton which have followed that
great conflict of all time, the
President chose to eulogize the
264 young men of Cornell who
died in action because they like
their more fortunate comrades
had played "a mans part in a
terrible business" unafraid. He
said:
"In this memorial, as in all
other memorials, we do not
seek to cIOrify war or to per-
petuate hatredS. We are COM
memOrating not war, but the
courage and the devotion and
the sacrifice of those who gave
their lives for their fellows and
for their country"
In "TOwn HalI'
The President interrupted a
weekend conference, he had called
on Federal finance to pay his
tribute. He spoke before micro
phones which the broadcasting
systemSehad rigged up in Town
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Tests May Develop
Quiet Plane Motors

Officials and employees of the
aeronautical branch, Department
of Commerce, are conducting tests
in the muffling of airplane noises
at the laboratories in Arlington,
Va. If successful, the tests may
result in silent" airplanes.
In the experiments, engines are
mounted on stands and are oper-
ateds under varying conditions.
Four mufflerS have been thus far
DEVELOPED.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Maryland. Bankers
FGUOr Interest Cut

ATLANTIC CITY, May %.
Webster Bell, of Baltimore, was
elected president of the Mary
land Bankers Association to sue
ceed Alexander Armstrong, of
Hagerstown. Other officers
elected were j. A. Walton, An
napolis, vice president; William
Marriott, Baltimore, treasurer,
and James w. McElroy, Balti-
more, secretary.
Resolutions were adopted recon-
mending reduction of interest
paid on bank deposits and ser
vice charge on checking accounts.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
FOUR VETERANS
CELEBRATE

Four officials of the Interstate
Commerce Commission this week
have celebrated their twenty
fifth anniversaries of entrance
into the Government service.
They are William P. Bartel,
director of traffic; ]. Stanley
Payne, senior assistant chief
counsel; Richard G. Taylor, ex-
aminer, and Paul H. Huettner,
senior clerk.
The quartet entered the Gov
ernment service under the old
coal and oil investigation divi-
sion. That was before the COM
mission was authorized by Con-
greSS.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Club Plans
Meet With Success

Plans for the formation Of the
boating club in several of the
Government departments are
progressing favorably.
The organization, which was
first started by a group of yacht
ing enthusiasts in the War De-
partment, now includes about IS
members Of the Navy, Treasury
and Commerce departments.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
NAVY PERMITS
MEN To WRITE

The Navy Department has
changed its rules to allow Navy
officers and civilian officials con-
nected with the department to
write for publication.
Authors will be required, how
ever, to preface their articles with
statement that the writing is
purely of a personal nature.
In the past a rigorous censor
ship was conducted on articles
written by Navy authorities. A
number of officers and officials
have been disciplined for writing
without permission of the depart
ment.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Smithsonian Rats
Killed: Cost SI.7O

Rodent control specialists Of the
Biological Survey have just COM
pleted ridding the buildings of the
Smithsonian Institution of rats
at a cost of $170. The experts
were called in when a commercial
firm offered to clear the building
of the pests at a high cost.
Red Squill bait, developed by
bureau experts from a plant
which grows on the shores of the
Mediterranean, was scattered in
the buildings. Within a few days
the structures were entirely rat
free.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Miss Mary Anderson
VIII Return Soon

Miss Mary Anderson, of the
Woman's Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor, attending the In
ternational World Labor Confer
ence at Geneva, is expected to re-
turn to her office in about a
month.
(: Miss Anderson, widely known
In Washington official circles, is
the official delegate of the bu-
reau.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
1854 Out of 1926
Haze COUntU Work

Unemployment conditions IN
Montgomery county as revealed
by a bulletin of the U. S. Census
Bureau based upon the 1880
census shows a fairly satisfac-
tory situation.
OF Montgomery county's total
population of 49,206, the bulletin
shows 1884 gainfully employed.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
MAY MEETING

The May meeting of the Chevy
Chase branch of the Woman's
Christian temperance Union
which was to have been held
Wednesday, will instead take
place June 10, in Rock Greek
Park.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
Rigid Fire Tests Insure
Safety of u. S. Records

ment used in temporary Federal
structures. Destruction of the
Federal Trade Commissions office
here some time ago now warrants
use Of the StauncheSt equipment.
The Washington times., 1931-05-23
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MRS. HOBART VAN ORsDEL MRS. COOPER
THE NATIONAL HEADS of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revo
luton attending the annual of the Sons OF
the American Revolution in Charlotte, n c. The photo
shows Mrs Lowell Fletcher Hobart, President General
D. A. d. Justice j. A. Van Orsdel of this city, who is
president of the S. A R. and Mrs. Sydney p Cooper D.
A. r. Regent of North Carolina.
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
NEW POLICE ACE
PLAN OKAYED

The District Commissioners to-
day approved the proposal to au-
tomatically retire members of the
police and fire department when
they reach the age of "a years.
The new retirement system be-
comes effective after June 30 In
the formal order, the Commis-
sioners instructed the chiefs Of
the police and fire departments
to report the date of retirement
of such members of the force as
are affected 80 days before the
date of the retirement.
The Mid City Citizens Associa-
ton last night went on record
opposing the proposal. The reSo-
luton contended that such an act
would place an additional bur
den on taxpayers.
Both Commissioner Crosby and
Major Henry G. Pratt, suptrin-
tendent Of police, have been in
favor of retiring men who reach
the age of 81 and the most recent
policy of the department has
been to move the younger men
into responsible posts.
The association contended that
the present retirement plan should
be continued. Under that plan a
ran may serve in the police or
fire departments, regardless Of
age as long as he is physically
fl to do his work. A number Of
men now on the force have passed
the age of 70.
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
z HELD IN DEATH
Of MOTORMAN

Two additional suspects were
turned over to police today in
connection with the shooting
last week Of Joseph Lane, street
car motorman, and father of
four small children.
The two men held for investi.
CATION at the Eleventh precinct,
are Herman NusSbaum and
Joseph Cross, both of Cumber-
land, Md.
According to police, the men
were brought in by a relative
who heard that they were wanted
for questioning.
Mr.. Lane was shoJ when he
resisted a hold-up while operat-
ing a street car. Two young
men "stuck him up" with a
pistol and when he grappled
with them, he received a bullet
wound which proved fatal.
Rewards totaling $500 have
been offered for the arrest and
conviction of the bandits.
Funeral services for Mr.. Lane
will be held at $3.50 a. m. tomor-
rom from his residence, 507
Daniel Street, Colmar Manor, Md.
Mass will be said at 9 a. m. at
the St. James Church, with burial
in Arlington National Cemetery.
William F. Cole of Stannards-
Vile, Va, who was questioned in
connection with the Staying of
Mr.. Lane, was today fined $50 on
a charge of carrying a weapon.
Cole was arrested Friday night
in the rear of the Treasury and,
according to police, had black
jack in his possession. He was
then tatken into custody by the
homicide squad in connection
with the Lane case, but was later
released.
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
BROTHERS PAST
WILL Be KEPT
FROM JURY
State Agrees Not to Bring up
Taxicab Driver Staying As
LingIe Trial Gets Started

CHICAGO, March "a GNSO
Opening statements will be made
and the presentation of evidence
begun today III the trial Of Leo
v. Brothers for the gangland
murder of Alfred Jake" Lingle,
Tribune reporter who was put on
the "spot" last June 9.
The reporters widow, Mrs. Helen
Sullivan LingIe, and Coroner Her.
man Bundesen will be the first
witness called. They will be sum-
moned to prove the corpus de-
lecti.
Arguments before the court re-
suited in an agreement that all
board of strategy" payroll rec
ords and other materials which
might have a bearing on the
States case against the st. Louis
gunman will he turned over by
the prosecution to Brothers at
torneys.
1t was also agreed that the
State will make no effort to pre-
sent the fact to the jury that
Brothers is a fugitive from st.
Louis where he is wanted for the
murder of a taxicab driver.
What evidence the State holds
against the st. Louis gangster
has been kept a deep secret by
the prosecution since Brothers
arrest last December, nearly seven
months after the racketeer-re-
porter was slain.
9 to Identify Him
Although Assistant States At
torney Wayland Brooks, who is
prosecuting the case, said out of
court that the State will base it's
case almost entirely on nine iden-
tifying witnesses who saw Lingle
slain in the Randolph Street pc
destrian subway, International
News Service learned today that
the crux of the States case will
be the alleged statements made
by Brothers while being held in
communicate for 10 days last De-
cember before his arrest was an
nounced.
Brothers himself denies having
made any admissions during the
period he was held prisoner.
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
Hoover Ignores Freedom
In San Juan Speech
Photo by International

"DiscOuraging as these dis
aSterS may be for the moment,
we know they are but passing
events in our history; that
with the courage of your people
and under the benevolent insti-
tutiOnS which have been builded
here, their effects will be over
come and the Nation and this
island will resume their march
to prosperity and progress"
But if the Porto Rican Nation
alists, who have been agitating
independence from the United
States, hoped to receive any en-
couragement from the Presidents
address they were disappointed.
Mr.. Hoover ignored the issue
completely, nor did his speech
give any basis Of hope to those
who have been promoting state
hood aspirations among the
people.
Cites Islands Progress
The progress of Porto Rico
since it came under the American
Flag has been steady, he re-
minded the legislators. He ad-
dressed them as my fellow Amer
lean citizens" and said:
"Our nation is proud of the
progress made by the people of
Porto Rico. Endowed with lib
erty, freedom, with self-gOvern-
ment and individual opportunity
through incorporation under the
American flag, the island by the
efforts Of its citizens and the CO
operation of the whole United
States has in a single generation
emerged from Stagnation to a
high place in the march of prog
reSS."
After discussing in detail the
progress made by the island
under United States patronage
and touching on the effects of
the hurricane and trade depres-
sion, Mr.. Hoover continued:
"A word of encouragement
for the future. You are en-
deavOring, as all our people
are endeavOring, to build a
system where men may have
an opportunity of livelihood,
where insecurity is no longer
a Specter in the home of those
who have the will to work, and
where upon the soil of this
prosperity you shall find richer
fruits of culture and wider Op-
pOrtunities of mind and spirit.
Promises Cooperation
"ThOse possibilities are be-
fore the people of Porto Rico.
Your fellow citizens upon the
mainland will cooperate with
you to those ends"
Several thousand persons heard
the Presidents speech. He was
introduced by Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt, who spoke in Spanish,
but the President delivered his
grafton in English.
Prior to the speech; President
Morales, of the Porto Rican Sen
ate, outlined Porto Rico's efforts
to better herself.
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
PARENTS SCORE
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after school, are thus delayed,
with expense, monetary and other
wise, to both the parents and the
child.
Takes It in Hand
Fearing to bring the wrath Of
the teacher on the heads of the
children, a group of parents of
children in Miss CramtOn's class,
who have become disturbed by the
instructors practice, were reluc-
tant to appeal to Mr.. Stafford up
to this time, according to Mr..
Manning. However, Mr.. Manning
took the situation in hand this
morning.
It was learned from the prin-
cipal that Miss Cramton has been
appointed only temporarily and
that her appointment expires
with the Easter recess.
Mr.. Stafford also declared that
this was the first time that any
complaint had been lodged
against the teacher.
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
Writ Asked to Force
Cut in Phone Rates

A Supreme Court order lower
ing coin-box telephone rates in
Chicago and returning to sub
scribers $15,O00.000 impounded
during the litigation over tele-
phone rates there, was asked by
Attorney General Carlstrom of
Illinois and Corporation Counsel
Ettelson of Chicago yesterday.
A petition for a writ of man
damus, directing a three-judge
Federal Court in Chicago to
take this action, was filed. In
stead of applying the principles
of the former Supreme Court,
opinion, the three Judge Court, in
an order given February %, pro-
vided for extensive new hearings,
the petition said, which will take
about two years.
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take advantage of this, the Gov
ernment should use Porto
RicanS in the diplomatic and
consular service and for agricul-
tural extension.
private industry should en-
ploy Porto Ricans to represent
it in South America"
Voices His Faith
Sympathy for the economic
plight of the islanders and high
faith in their future prosperity
and happiness under the Amer
lean flag was expressed by PreSi'
dent Hoover earlier in an address
to the legislature.
Mr.. Hoover's speech was the
high light of his two-day visit
here, during which he made a
cursory inspection of island con-
ditiOns with Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt.
Porto Rico has been partic-
ularly hard hit economically. The
hurricane of three years ago
wrought great devastation and
before there was any appre-
ciable recovery from that the
islanders were hit again by the
depression.
Time to Heal Wounds
But these ravages will be re.
paired by time, the President
old the legislature, declaring:
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
Lenten Play GiUen
By Catholic Club

A presentation Of Belford For
rests Lenten drama, "On the
Third Day." will be given tonight
at 8:15 o'clock in the Immaculate
Conception Hall, Eighth and N
Streets Northwest, under the
auspices of the Curley Club of
Washington.
The F'riars of Atonement at
the Catholic University will be
guests at the play, together with
clergymen from Is local parish
churches.
The Rev. Francis x. Cava-
naugh, chaplain of the Curley
Club, will head the reception COM
mittee.
The Washington times., 1931-03-24
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of March
21: $678, ,783 ,443.26; expenditures,
$11, 1,585,795.67; customs receipts,
$21,726,619.56.