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Evening star., 1933-11-25
BOARD CONSIDERS
NAVY PAY SYSTEM
Inequalities Will Be Probed
by Group Appointed
by Swanson.

Slated to iron out inequality in the
pay system of the Navy and Marine
Corps, board. headed by Capt Arthur
P. Fairfield, U. S. NJ. assistant chief
of the Bureau of Navigation. Navy
Department. has been named by Sec
retary Swanson.
This was learned today at the Navy
Department. when the board prepared
actively TO get under way. Capt. Fair
field said the 1922 pay bill discrimi-
mates against certain classes in the
service and something must be done
to straighten it out. His board will
suggest to Secretary Swanson any
remedial steps that should be taken.
There is no intention as far as he
knows, said Capt. Fairfield. to ask for
additional legislation at this time, but
the Navy desires to be prepared to dis
cuSS the subject, when the question
arises.
The 1928 and 1929 pay board re-
ports are available to the newly ap-
pointed group. These reports, Capt.
Fairfield said, will be brought up to
date and additional recommendations
made.
inequalities in the Navy pay schedule
It is possible, under the present setup
for an admiral, who Is a bachelor, Serv.
ing at sea, to draw less pay than a
lieutenant commander Many former
enlisted men, who now hold commits
stoned ranks in the lower grades are
drawing far more money than Naval
Academy graduates of medium rank, he
said The captain expects his board to
be engaged several weeks on the
problem.
Other authorities pointed out that
length of service now governs pay in
the Navy and Marine Corps. and not
rank. but that responsibility goes with
rank.
Serving with Capt. Fairfield. Who Is
president. on the board are Capt Edgar
L. Woods, Medical Corps. commanding
the naval dispensary at the Navy De-
partment; Col William P. Upshur
United States Marine Corps; Comdr
Philip G. Lauman, on duty in the Bu-
reau of Construction and Repair of the
department; Comdr. Robert R. Pau
mack. on duty in the Bureau of Aero
nautics in the department; Lieut.
Comdr. Robert E. Thomas. serving in
the Bureau of Yards and Docks at the
department. Lieut. Comdr. William B
Young, serving in the Bureau of Sup
plies and Accounts. will be member and
recorder of the board.
Evening star., 1933-11-25

Warren McGuinn will have to give up
his route" come Monday.
For on Monday, Warren is scheduled
to be sentenced by Judge John p.
McMahon in Police Court for "stuffing
telephones"
Warren is no stranger in Police Court.
Early last year he got 80 days for his
telephone work; little later he got
180 days and then in January this year
he was sentenced to a year.
He hadn't been out of Jail two weeks
when he was apprehended again
Wednesday.
Raymond c. Whipp. telephone COM
pany investigator, who says he can tell
by the number of complaints that come
in whether McGuinn is in or out Of
Jail, trailed the man over his route
early this week. McGuinn was col
lecting from about IS pay phones IN
Government buildings. Whipp said.
T).c story of events leading up 70
Evening star., 1933-11-25
PHONE "STUFFER'' LOSES ROUTE
FOR ANOTHER TRIP TO PRISON

McGuinn's latest arrest was related to
the Judge yesterday by Whipp.
It seems some one was using phone
in the Navy Building, didn't get his
number, and, further. didn't get his
nickel back. He stormed, spent another
nickel and told the operator to give
both coins back They didn't return.
Raging, the irate customer called a
high telephone company oficial-with
a third nickel-and specified he'd like
that back with the others. 1t didn't
return.
He called the official again, and the
telephone man, knowing by this time
the box had been stuffed, told him to
be calm. Whip was sent out, and,
after watching McGuinn cover his
route, had him arrested.
When picked up, McGuinn had a
pocket full of paper napkins which he
used to plug the coin return slots, and
a wire hook, which he used to pull the
napkins from the slot and let the nick
els out to him. He pleaded guilty and
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Evening star., 1933-11-25
Committee Named
To Study Startling
Menace il, Capital
Com m isSiOner Hazen
Makes Good Promise to
Combat S,carnls of Birds.

Clifford Lanham. superintendent of
trees and parks, is chairman of special
committee named yesterday by the Dis
trict Commissioners to see what can be
done regarding the starting menace.
Making good a promise stated soon
after he became District Commissioner,
Commissioner HaZen obtained approval
by the board for study of ways and
means of persuading the great swarms
of the birds to leave their camping
grounds in the downtown section.
In his study. Lanham will be assisted
by representatives of the Health De-
partment and the Office of John Blake
Gordon. sanitary engineer. They will
consult with experts of the Department
of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1933-11-25

tee for the purpose of amplifying and
developing certain charges which he
has made.
Il will greatly appreciate your prompt
consideration of this matter as 1t Is
urgent at the present time"
Fire Chief Watson was absent for a
number of weeks during the Summer,
when he underwent a throat operation,
but lately has been actively on duty
each day.
There have been complaints in the
past that Watson was made chief en-
gineer of the department without hav-
ing had actual service as a fireman.
That complaint had been aired and was
believed to have been finally passed
upon.
Watson entered the department in
1906. He was first chief clerk of the
department. He became fire marshal in
1918 and was made head of the depart
.acnt in 1rHo
Evening star., 1933-11-25
PARK DEP0S|T0RS
FILE AMENDED BILL
Again Ask Appointment of
Receiver and Establish
ment of Liability.

Disclosing several new figures not
made public before, the Depositors'
Committee of the Park Savings Bank
today fled in District Supreme Court
an amended bill asking again that the
court appoint receiver for the bank
and establish the liability of directors
and stockholders for losses of more than
S2.25O,O00
This action, fled today by counsel
for the Depositors' Committee. E. Hilton
Jackson and William G. Richardson,
named as defendants the bank itself;
a receiver, John F. Moran; Controller
of the Currency John F. T. O'Connor;
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton; the directors of the bank, and
three stockholders to represent all of
the stockholders as a group.
The depositors ask for a court re-
ceivar. which had been denied by JUS
tice Jesse C.. Adkins in the original
equity case hearing after reiterating
this request from the court, and asked
for The rights and interests OF all Credl.
tors and persons interested in the re-
suits of this litigation be fixed and de-
termined by decree of this court" The
amended bill points out there are some
should take jurisdiction in order to
avoid multiplicity of suits.
Receivers Right Challenged.
The right of the receivers. now in
charge of the bank for the controller of
the currency. to lquidate the institution
is challenged.
Figures purporting to show the status
of the bank at the time its charter eX-
pired in 1929 are given for the first
time in the bill. These show that the
total assets of the bank were S4,l22,-
1894. Against this the liabilities of
the bank, it is pointed out, except the
liabilities to the stockholders. consisted
of deposits, s3,s34, ,82824. and bills pay
able amounting to Sl60,000.
Since that time, during which the
bank had been operated, the depositors
claim, as private bank, with directors
liable and co-partners there have been
losses of more than S2,250,000.
Loan Secured by Notes.
The R. F. C. loan to the bank was
originally more than S256,000. the
amended bill discloses, which was secured
by more than 100000 worth of real
estate notes. discounted notes and other
security. About $150000 has been paid
to the r. F. C. on principal and in
terest, reducing the loan to approx
mately $4,000.
The bill charges that the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation has no right
to hold the securities because Of the
fact that the loan was made tc the in
stitution as a private bank in reality
and the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration is therefor accountable to the
creditors of the bank.
The depositors claim the receiver Is
paving out more than $4,000 month
and expenses to himself and staff for
liquioating the bank.
The amount o. money which deposi-.
tors named as plaintiffs in the bill had
in the bank was disclosed as follows
Prior tn August 80. 1929-Mary E. Al
Ian, s275; Harry w. Rearick, $4,822 81;
Anna v. Livingstone, $4,l80.47: and IN
addition to this. deposits since August
1929, as follows: Joseph w. Thompson,
$3.50: Mary E. Allan. S315.77; Harry
w. Rearick. $5,652.95, and Anna B. Liv-
ingstone, s49l4.58.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
new CAPTAIN NAMED
FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT

Lieut.. F. c. Hanback, Of engine
company. No. 81. was promoted 10
be a captain of the Metropolitan Fire
Department by action of the District
Commissioners late yesterday. Lieut..
Hanback, was appointed to fill the
vacancy created by the recent retire
ment of Capt. jeremiah Sullivan.
Sergt. D. ]. Norton of engine COM
pany, No. %, was made a lieutenant
and w. M. Adams was appointed a
private in the department to fill the
vacancy caused by retirement of F. L.
Estep.
The actions were taken on recon-
mendation by George S. Watson, chief
engineer of the Fire Department.
Evening star., 1933-11-25

Crisp, clean Treasury checks, repre-
senting good, spendable American dol
lars.
To the more than 10000 men gath
cred in the Municipal woodward this
with which to pay the rent. to buy
food and clothing, 10 chop down &C.
preston incurred debts To some o.
them, it was the first pay day in
months; to others. it was the first il
years To virtually all. however, il
self-respect, an aIleviaticl of worry, q
feeling of comparative security.
And. for the most part, their feel
ingS showed on tneir faces.
Happy smiles we're in the ma jority-
smiles born of the knowledge that finan-
cial problems were at an end, temper
arily at least, and, best Of all, that
there will be still more pay days in
the future
The crowd was massed in the wood
yard, shoulder to shoulder, when the
pay-off began at $3.50 am. White men
colored men, old men, young men, well
dressed men, not-so- we'll dressed men
unkempt tatterdemalions. They ali
stood there. like delegates to a conven-
ton, waiting for their money-money
they had earned by raking leaves, dig
ging bitches. shoveling dirt.
Commissioners on Hand.
Melvin c. Hazen and George E. Allen,
newly appointed District Commission
ers. were on hand. and so were Jacob
Baker, assistant Civil Works admins
traitor, and Capt. Howard F. Clark,
chairman of the District Civil Works
Planning Board.
Baker handed the first check to
Walter Allen, driver of District Emer-
gency Relief Division truck. Cameras
clicked, yells of Hold it minute" went
up from the throng of photographers.
The men stood by patiently enough
while the first dozen or SO pictures
were taken. When it began to appear
that there would be no end to the
process, there was shutting of feet,
humble of voices.
Snap it up," Commissioner Allen
called. "These fellows want their
money!"
Then the march to the two pay
windows got under way. The men al
tion-like groups, and the business of
AAoA SliAAAS tAlCAi W l1lC WAllQO"o WAC
simple enough. Each group had been
assigned to an area watched over by its
particular foreman; the foreman had
arranged the order in which they would
march: it was just matter of falling
in, walking to the window, accepting
the checks and going on.
Crowd Block Long.
Check-for amounts ranging from
S2.70, for those who had worked only
day, to as high as $14-were passed
out at two little houses on opposite
sides of the yard. The check dis
pensers called the names and number:
Of the men; the men took the checks
and walked off.
Most Of them eyed the checks as they
stepped away from the windows; somt
appeared extremely happy, some dis
appointed. Many had to ask policemen
and other bystanders to read the
amounts for them.
The crowd stretched away for a blocl
from Sixth Street to Seventh street
and, as rapidly as its members were
paid, their places were taken by others
who had been waiting IN another par
of the yard. The paying off proces.
was swift, orderly; the policemen sta.
toned here and there had nothing Il
do. except. perhaps. to kick their fee
t"~-t!,,-- in an effort to keep wcrm.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
FINANCIAL WORRIES
OVER FOR 10000
Returned SeIf-RespeCt Seen
in Faces of Workers Re-
ceiving Checks.
''President's Driver
Refuses to Be Seen
In Civil Works Line

A photographer climbed lad
der. focused his camera and pre-
pared to snap a picture Of a
throng Of men gathered in the
municipal woodward today to re-
ceive their first checks as en-
ployes of the Civil Works Admin
iStration.
Several men broke from the
ranks and ran behind the pho
tographer.
You amt going to put my
picture in the paper" said one
of them, a colored man. Il told
my wife I was driving a car for
President Roosevelt"
Evening star., 1933-11-25
N. r. n. WORKERS ON REGULAR
LEAVE BASIS OF OTHER EMPLOYEES

cided that the Friday and Saturday
morning after Thanksgiving and the
same periods prior to Christmas could
be used for leave by employees. the idea
being, however, to keep forces Of sufl-
cient size on hand to enable the ad-
ministration to function.
The N. r. A. Lodge, which is in the
American Federation Of Government
Employees, will meet tonight at the
American Federation of Labor to go
further into organization matters, in
cluding a constitution.
At its initial meeting the lodge de-
manded compensation. either in free
time or morcy, for overtime.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
GAS HEARING POSTPONED
Sessions Will Be Resumed Monday,
With Klein Still on Stand.

Hearings in the valuation case of the
Washington and Georgetown Gas Light
companies will be resumed at 10 o'clock
Monday before the Public Utilities Com
mission.
There Is no. session today. The case
has lasted four weeks, and is approach
ing the halfway mark. August G. Klein,
company expert on reproduction costs,
will resume the stand under cross
examination by Assistant Corporation
Counsel William A. Roberts. He has
been testifying for 13 days.
Evening star., 1933-11-25

National Recovery Administration en-
ployes, whose campaign for little Blue
Eagle-ism" in their own establishment
attracted Nationwide attention 10 days
ago, have been placed on the same
annual leave basis as other Government
vorkers-1A days a month.
The leave was decided upon by Gen.
Hugh s. johnson, administrator. before
he left for the South 1t had been un
der consideration for some time, and
was not influenced by the move Of the
employees to organize under the Amer
ican Federation Of Labor, according to
B. ). Carroll, jr., chief clerk.
At the same time, Gen. johnson de-
Evening star., 1933-11-25
SCHOOLS SET CLOSING

The public schools will close at pm
Wednesday In Observance of the
Thanksgiving holiday. and all teachers,
officers and other employees who can
be spared will be excused that after
non, Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou
announced yesterday.
Pay checks for school employees will
be distributed at the Henry School at
IL am. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
"SANTA" LANE IS OPENED
IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
Representative of Hazen Ohciates
at Street Lighting, Opening Com
munity Christmas Celebration.

Columbia Heights Santa Claus
Lane" was officially opened last night
by Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Howard F. Clark. who, as personal rep
resentative of Commissioner Hazen.
threw the switch lighting Fourteenth
street, from Girard to Newton streets.
The community Christmas tree is To-
Gated at Fourteenth and Kenyon streets.
w. w. Coulliette president of the Citi-
Zens' Forum of Columbia Heights, rep
resented the citizens at the ceremony.
Officers of the Columbia Heights Busi-
ness Mems Association, which has
sponsored the lane idea since its open
ing five years ago. also were presen-
The lights will be turned on each e5~-
ming from till 10 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Ghost Wolf One of Zoos Latest
SHARES ATTENTION WITH wAIF DEER DESERTED BY

A rare named, or ghost, wolf from
the jungles of Brazil shared the spot
light at the zoo today with a 3-year-old
deer abandoned by its mother and now
taking regular bottle nourishment at
the hands of a keeper. The little
henna-hued wolf whelp, which arrived
Thursday night, is the only one of its
species in any ZOO in the world and Is
regarded by biologists as an important
addition to animal collections.
Star staff Photos.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
Howard President to Speak.

DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson, president
of Howard University. will speak
tomorrow morning at the universitys
THANKSGIVING services. The vested
choir, under the direction of Miss Lulu
v Childers will sing,
Evening star., 1933-11-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.

Benefit party. Curley Club, Church
Of the Assumption Auditorium. pm.
Luncheon, Zeta Chi Sorority, Ham,
ilton Hotel, 1870 pm.
Card party. Mayflower Club. 472 x
street, 8 pm.
Dance. National University Law
School, Mayflower Hotel, 10 pm.
Card party, Columbia Womens Or
ganization of George Washington Uni
versity. Mayfiower Hotel, 2 pm.
Supper dance, Alumni of Big Ten
Conference Schools, Shoreham Hotel,
8 pm.
Lecture, DR.. Gertrude v. Sheckells,
president of the National Health In
stitute. on Better Health Food" 1414
Sixteenth street, 8:15 pm.
TOMORROW.
Thanksgiving silver tea, Past Com
manders of U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post.
No. 2, American Legion Thomas Circle
Club. 1926 Massachusetts, avenue, 4 to
z pm.
Evening star., 1933-11-25
HAzEN UNDERTAKES
HIS D. c. FIRE PROBE
Attorney for Men Submits
Copy of Charges to
Mrs. JenckeS.

An independent investigation of
charges that unreasonable rules and
unduly severe penalties have been in
flicted upon members of the District
Fire Department was started today at
the direction of Commissioner Melvin
G. Hazen.
Meanwhile. Paul E Jameson. at
torney for the Capital Fire Fighters
Association. to which most of the Dis
trict f1remen belong. was to deliver this
afternoon to Representative Virginia E
JenckeS, Democrat. of Indiana, a GER
titled copy of charges against admin
istration of the Fire Department
Mrs. Jenckes plans to use these
charges as a basis for her action YES
terday In asking that a Joint investiga-
ton of the administration of the de-
partment by George S. Watson. its chief
engineer. be made by the Senate and
House District Committees.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-17
HARVARD WINS
!. BIC BOAT RACE

NEW LONDON, Conn, June II.
{U.Pj-Harvard' willingness to sac
rifice victory in all its other re-
gattas for the thrill of winging
home in front of Yale was among
! the reasons advanced today for the
Crimson's stirring triumph over the
Blue in the seventy-first renewal
of their tradition laden race on the
River Thames.
Harvard went to the stakeboats
yesterday without single victory
to rs credit. Yale went to the post
undefeated. When they crossed the
/ finish line of the four mile course.
Harvard was length out front of
Yale 1t was Harvard's third con-
secutive triumph.
| Had the race been for one mile,
| two miles or three miles, Yale would
have won in walk, for the Ellis
we're leading at all these points. Il
was not until the final half mile
that Harvard pulled away.
The record for the downstream
run of 2202 established by Har-
yard in 1916 did not fall as was ex-
pected, Harvard requiring 22:46.6
to turn the distance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-17
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, June II. After
three years of bench warming, Sam
Leslie, Brooklyns brand new first
baseman, suddenly blossomed into
one of the most talked of players
in the major leagues.
What is the secret of your sud-
den success?" we asked Leslie at his
Riverside Drive apartment.
We'll, suh," said Slugging Sam
in his soft Mississippi drawl, "Ah
finally got lucky, moved off that
OIL bench and started playin' ball.
All reckon you don't know it, but
ah played my first complete major
league game this season, and an
came to the Giants late in 90.
Seems I must a hung up record
for bench warmth"
Leslie was unfortunate in being
substitute first baseman with the
New York Giants, who had one of
the best first sackers in the big
time, Bill Terry. Consequently Sam
saw little action until April "a when
Player Manager Terry suffered a
shattered right wrist when struck
by pitched ball He was out of
the game more than a month, and
Leslie substituted for him ut first
base with sensational success. Sam
Stayed brilliantly in the field and
batted 1921.
Other managers, who previously
had refused Leslie in trades, now
wanted him and SO on Thursday the
great bench warmer was sent to
Brooklyn in exchange for Outfielder
Frank ODoul and Pitcher Bill
Clark.
Yesterday he made his Debut on
Brooklyn's first base by stepping
out and winning the game for the
Dodgers, beating his former Giant
mates, 3 to l.
Leslie's long fly to center drove
in Danny Taylor with the winning
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-06-17
TRACK AND FIELD STARS OUT
FOR HONORS AT CHICAGO MEET

ifiers were: Ablowich and TOMB
kinS, quarter mile; Parsons 100 and
220 yard dashes; Webster, hall
mile; Harper, shot put; William
son, javelin; Ball, 100-yard dash;
Paul, low hurdles, and Welsh, high
hurdles.
Louisiana State promised to make
courageous bid with a five man
team.
Most of Stanford's points will be
gathered by Henri LaBorde in the
discus and shot, Meier in the hur-
dies, and Miller and Deacon in the
pole vault.
Many Feature Events
The feature events were expect
ed to be the quarter mile duel be-
tween AbloWich, Southern Califor-
mia; Hardin, Louisiana State, and
Fuqua, Indiana: the half mile race
between Glenn Cunningham, Kan
saS, and Charlie HornboStel, Indi-
ana; the mile battle between Gun
ningham, Sears, Butler and Wool
sey, Illinois; the pole vault COM
petition between GRADER, Southern
California, Miller and Duncan
Stanford, and the high jump be-
tween Marty, Fresno State; Ward
Michigan, and Van Osdel and Nc
Naughton, Southern California.
The biggest surprises of the
trials were the elimination of Jack
Keller, Ohio State star, from both
hurdle races, and Willis Ward, Mi
chigan Negro from the 10O-yard
dash and 120-yard high hurdles
Keller, who tied the worlds record
of 14.l seconds for the high hurdles
in the Big Ten meet month ago
and who has bettered the worlds
mark of % seconds for the low
hurdles, stumbled on the seventh
hurdle in the 100 low hurdle trials
and fell. He injured his knee in the
fall and was shut out when he at
tempted to run the low hurdles
later Ward knocked over three
hurdles and was disqualified, and
was outrun in the 100-yard dash.
Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette Ne
gro, won his two sprint trials,
breezing in in 9.9 for the 100 and
21.9 for the 900.