Evening star., 1932-04-07
Introduces Resolution Seek
ing Revision of Present
Statutes.
SALARIES OF GLASSFORD,
PATRICK, CROSBY CITED
Texan Renews His Attack on
William Wolff Smith of Vet
erans' Administration.

Prominent officials of the District
and Federal Governments who are
drawing salaries for active service as
well as retirement pay were scored in
resolution introduced last night by
Representative Blanton of Texas, which
proposes that the retirement laws COW
ering Army, Navy and Marine Corps
officers be revised.
Specifically, the Blanton resolution
mentions Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby,
District Commissioner; Gen. Mason M.
Patrick, chairman of the Public Utili-
ties Commission, and Brig Gen. Pei
ham D. Glassford, superintendent of
police, among the District officials who
are drawing double pay.
Cites Salaries of Each.
He charges that Gen. Crosby draws
$4,000 as District Commissioner and
$4,000 as retired pay; Gen. Patrick
draws $500 for his Public Utilities
Commission post and $4,000 retired
pay, and Gen. Glassford draws $1,000
as superintendent of police and $4,312.44
as retired Fay.
All three of these, Mr.. Blanton in
sists, are ''active, hale and hearty and
furnish each with an automobile, its
annual upkeep and chauffeur to drive
it, and all having a privilege of buying
all of their household supplies from
the United States Army store at Gov
ernment cost"
Representative Blanton mas announced
that when the District appropriation
bill comes up for action IN the House
he will lead fight to nave Gen. Pat
ricks salary eliminated, because of
that officials persistence in ordering the
installation of meters in taxicabs in the
face of unanimous vote of the House re-
questing that the order be revoked.
Renews Attack on Smith.
The resolution which he introduced
yesterday carries IL pages of names and
salaries of Federal as well as District
Offices in which double pay (active and
retired, is being drawn.
He renews his attack previously made
upon William Wolff Smith, special
counsel on insurance claims of the
United States Veterans Administration,
whom he charges with malfeasance and
misinformation to Congress leading to
the passage of the emergency officers
dCL, WIllCIl IbCpIcSeIlldLlfG
Blanton'S resolution would repeal
He protests that Maj. Gen John c.
Gotwals drew $4,000 as Engineer Com
missioner without rendering any service
therefor" and received free medical and
dental treatment.
His list of those emergency officers
drawing double pay, Mr.. Blanton says,
contains some officers who did valiant
service, but also an army Of doctors,
lawyers, dentists and other swivel-chair
officers who are holding fat positions
with the Veterans Administration on
big salaries. and who are also drawing
additional retirement pay each month
as disabled emergency officers"
Cites Other Salaries.
In addition to the District officers
mentioned above, the Blanton reSolu-
ton cites Maj. Donald A. Dawson, draw
ing $5,748; Maj. Holland A. Robb
drawing $5.748, and Capt. Hugh p
Dram until recently drawing $4,272.
He points out that these officers have
the additional perquiSites "notwith-
standing that the United States is max
ing an annual contribution of $500, 900
to the expenses of the District of Co.
lumbia, all of such officers receiving
free from the Government, for them
selves and families. medical and dental
treatment, medicine and hopsital and
nursing service"
A large part Of the lengthy resolu-
ton is devoted to charges against Will
liam Wolff Smith and a review of the
case which was brought before the
Central Board of Appeals.
The resolution calls for the admin
istrator OF veterans affairs to be di-
rected to dismiss Smith from employ
ment with the Veterans Administra-
tion. 1t also calls for the dismissal of
all other lawyers now employed by the
Administration and that hereafter bu-
reau litigation be handled by the De-
partment of Justice through the dis
trict attorney
Hits Practitioners.
1t also provides that no lawyer, doc
tor or dentist who is employed by the
War Department, Navy Department,
Marine Corps or the Veterans Admin
istration on an annual salary shall en-
gage in private practice, but shall give
his full time to the Government.
A section of Mr.. Blantons resolution
provides that this act shall be known
as 1.-The declaration of war against Gov
ernment parasites act" Mr. Blanton
provides that no officer of the u s.
Army shall be retired under IS years
of age unless mentally or physically in
capacitated for duty: that the retire
ment pay shall be cut one-half of what
it is at present, and that mo retired
officer of the United States Army shall
receive any retired pay during any
period that he receives a salary of as
much as So 500 a year from private
employment, and that no Army officer
in active service shall hereafter accept
employment and fees from newspapers,
magazines or radio services.