Evening star., 1932-07-02
M'CARL FURLOUGH
RULING AWAITED
Navy Establishment and G. P.
O. to Go on Five-Day Week.
Dry Agents Dropped.

With the furlough plan in operation,
employees throughout the Government
service were awaiting advice today as
to just how it is to be administered
In some instances, start already has
been made, but for the greater part,
formulation of set policy is still held
up pending anticipated ruling by Con-
troller General McCarl on the various
features of the new economy law.
The f1ye-day week plan loomed for
some workers. Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Jahncke, directed yesterday
that 45,600 civilian employees of the
naval establishment go on this basis
beginning tomorrow.
G. p. o. Schedule Announced.
George H. Carter, public printer, al
ready has announced that the Govern
ment Printing Office will be placed on
this schedule when Congress adjourns.
The same plan was invoked today for
per diem workers Of the District gov
ernment.
Dismissals and retirements also con-
tinued to be in order in the Government
service The newest branch to feel the
cut was the Prohibition Bureau. where
it was announced last night by Director
Amos w. w. Woodcock that rs prohibi
ton agents had been furloughed in
definitely.
The Navy's new five-day week af-
fects civilian employees at the Naval
Hospital, the Washington Navy Yard,
Naval Air Station at Anacostia, Quar-
termaster Shop, U. S. M. c., Naval
Medical School and some civilians in
the field service on duty at the Naval
Observatory
The order does not. however, affect
departmental employees of the Navy on
duty in Washington
361 Affected by Retirement.
In announcing the action, the Navy
Department said 361 employees in the
Navy Department field service, includ-
ing the Marine Corps, are affected by
the economy act provision that employees
reaching the prescribed retirement age
shall be separated from the service, if
they have Is years service.
Jahncke instructed that the entire
field service of the Navy Department
be placed on the five-day week during
the current fiscal year. Not over SIS
per day for travelling expenses will be
allowed; additional pay for Sunday,
holiday and overtime work will be abol-
ished in the various naval shore sta
tions, and additional pay for night work
will be cut in half.
1885 Affected Here.
The 1858 civilian employees at the
Washington Navy Yard will be placed
on the five-day week basis next week.
AIf0nafhar fy,t ha EoIJ
naval establishment here, 4,385 work
ers will be affected by the Jahncke or
der. They include at the Marine
Corps garage; 20 at the naval maga-
zine. Bellevue, D. c.; % at the Naval
Observatory here; IL at the Naval Medi-
cal School here; lit at the local Naval
Hospital; at the Naval Dispensary;
SIS at the Naval Air Station at Anacostia
and 183 at the Naval Research Labora-
tory at Bellevue, D. C.
In announcing the Prohibition Bu-
reau furloughs, Director Woodcock said
it is necessary for the bureau to save
81, ,l680 900 during the new fiscal year
as compared with 100000 last year
He said about S350,000 of the savings
was expected to be effected by drop
ping personnel The dropping of 1873
men during the year would be neceS-
sary, he explained, but by furloughing
the rs and not filling vacancies the
bureau expects to reach the S350,00
figure without letting any more out.
Agents Designation Changed.
The remainder of the 81 ,I68, 900, he
said is expected to be made up in
administration.
Woodcock also announced that all
prohibition officers would be designated
as prohibition investigators, with
their salaries remaining unchanged.
Heretofore" he explained. there
have been a few men in each district
designated as investigators. These men
have drawn slightly larger salaries
than the agents. It has been my
thought that there has been too much
tendency on the part of the men to
make arrests with the idea tina some
one else would investigate the cases."
The enactment of the economy bill
right on the eve of the new fiscal year.
with its rigid provisions doing away
with leave with pay as well as provid-
ing for the enforced furlough, found
hundreds of employees on vacation. both
here and abroad, and caused depart
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