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Evening star., 1933-11-16

With the Governmental unit holding
its final preparatory meeting late this
afternoon and the Metropolitan unit
actively campaigning for the first time
today, the entire staff of the 1s33-34
Community Chest campaign will be IN
the field tomorrow morning.
The Governmental unit of which
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, is chair
man, will meet for a dinner meeting at
545 O'Clock in the cafeteria of the De-
partn1ent of Commerce to receive last
minute instructions from Col. Grant
and Frank J. Hogan, general chairman
of the drive.
The Special Gifts unit has been at
work for several days and the Group
Solicitation unit began campaigning
Tuesday The Metropolitan unit added
army of solicitors today and when the
Governmental unit becomes active the
last Of 5000 volunteers will be in the
field calling upon the people Of Wash
ington.
Metropolitan Unit Ready.
The Metropolitan unit held its final
preparatory meeting last night at the
Mayf1ower Hotel, at which Harry L.
Hopkins, Federal emergency relief di-
rector; Bishop James E. Freeman and
Chairman Hogan were the speakers.
Almost 1000 persons attended the
dinner In fact the crowd was too
large to seat in the ball room and
overflow tabes were placed outside the
doors and loudspeakers carried the ad-
dresses to those unable to get inside.
Joseph D. kaufman, chairman of the
Metropolitan unit, presided and pledged
the organizations best efforts toward
the success of the campaign.
Mr.. Hopkins outlined the work of the
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
tion and differentiated between Federal
relief and the welfare work of the
chest.
What the Government is doing Is
relief work" he said, mot social
service But the fact remains that
necessity for the Community Chest has
multiplied There isn't a day the Gov
eminent relief workers don't do some
good, but the demand for their work
and for the Community Chest is much
greater now than 1t ever was before.
Warns Against Cuts.
81 know there is a tendency now to
cut budgets, including the Community
CneSl, DuL ILLS SllOulu lOt NC uOIC.
There are twice as many crippled
children calling for help now as there
were in 1929. but there are not twice
as many nurses. There are 20 or 80
times as many calls for assistance now
and the Community Chest has to
answer them. A crippled child can't
wait until business gets better Hos
pitals can't close their doors until
patients are able to pay. These insti-
tutions have to be supported and the
Community Chest has to support
them. They are not function of the
Government.
Mr. Hopkins also stressed the neces-
sity of maintaining the so-called
character building agencies. He said
they are needed now more than ever
because of the bad results of the last
few years of depression.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
MISS PERKINS ASKS CABINET
COLLEAGUES REJECT ACE BAN

no discrimination against them be-
cause of age.
Il considered it duty to suggest to
cabinet members and other ranking
officials that instructions be issued to
subordinates not to pass up men and
women for positions solely because of
their age when they were otherwise
qualified believe orders from heads
of departments that ages are not to
be the standard Of selection will give
the middle-aged workers a square deal
to which they are entitled"
Miss Perkins emphatically declared.
however, she does not intend to make
any check-up of whether the other
members of the cabinet follow her ad-
vice, considering that she has gone as
far in the matter as she can.
Evening star., 1933-11-16

Secretary of Labor Perkins has sug-
pested to fellow cabinet members that
they show more humane attitude to
prevent discrimination against employ
ment of older persons In the Govern
ment service.
She has asked her colleagues IN the
administration to prevent personnel ON
GERS from restricting appointments to
persons under 40 Her advice is the
outprowth of her study of the recent
order of the Civil Service Commission
later rescinded. restricting persons ex-
amined for typist and stenographic po-
sitions to those under 40.
when workers are qualified to III
positions" she said. there should bt
Evening star., 1933-11-16


specimens of ornithological fauna.
Mr. Mooney is well versed in birds.
He has been a devoted sportsman ever
since he was old enough to dig worms
for bait or to point shotgun at a
covey of quail. Two or three years ago
Mr.. Mooney, driven to desperation by
the invasion of thousands of starlings
who desecrated the handsome building
occupied by the City Post Office, tried
an experiment. He owned a stuffed owl
which he placed on the pediment of
the structure in order that he might
try its effect upon the aggregation Of
unwanted winged dodgers. The effect
was electrical. Not a starting would
alight anywhere near the owl. Then
the next year, after a story of the ex-
pertinent had been published, Mr..
Mooney called on the Smithsonian In
stitution to lend him few more stuffed
birds with carniverous appetites.
But that publication had an effect
never anticipated Literally hundreds
Of applications for the temporary loan
Of hawks, owls, eagles crowded the in
coming mails of the institution, and
when Mr.. Mooney applied there was not
a single ornithological cannibal avail
able.
There is a great deal of curiosity
everywhere as to the particular divi-
sion Of the eagle family which is claimed
for that blue bird which has been
adopted into the N. r. A." said Mr..
Mooney, as he outlined his campaign
Evening star., 1933-11-16
GEORGE P. FAINT
COMMITS SUICIDE
Body Found by Sister, Mrs.
Brooke M. Hoffman-Two
Sons Survive.

George P. FAINT, 81. employe of a car
cleaning service at Union Station, shot
himself to death yesterday in a BED
room on an upper floor of his home, Gil
FouTteenth street northeast.
The body was found lying across the
bed beside a discharged shotgun by
Fant's sister, Mrs. Brooke M. Hoffman
who went to the house late yesterday
afternoon.
DR.. A. Magruder Macdonald, acting
coroner, was informed FAINT had been
IN Ill health and subject to periods OF
despondency. He issued a certificate of
suicide.
FAINT is survived by two sons in addi-
tion to his sister.
Evening star., 1933-11-16
Veteran Again to Race DOGS

SEATTLE tPl.-Leonard Seppela. who
won fame in 1925 in his dog team race
across the wilderness to Nome. Alaska
carrying serum still loves his dogs.
I'm nearer to so than So" he said
on arriving here from the North "but
I'm heading for the East Coast to take
part in the dog races again this Winter. ;"
Evening star., 1933-11-16
Travis jackson Proud Father.

Ell DORADO. Ark, November 16 (F).
"A 10l2-pound boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Travis Jackson here last night
and the father, third baseman for the
New York Giants, said Hell be q base
ball player"
Evening star., 1933-11-16
TAG BLANKS MAILED
Van Duzer Sends Applications for
Automobile Licenses.

Automobile Licenses.
William A. Van Duzer. District traffic
director, today began the mailing of
applications for 1884 District automo-
bile license tags to owners.
Issuance of the tags will begin No
vember 81. but they cannot be used
before December Is. Car owners may
receive their tags by mail by sending
payment for the tags, plus 10 cents to
cover postage.
Evening star., 1933-11-16

HUNDRED thousand blue eagles
Is the aim of Postmaster VIII
liam M. Mooney. Not the paper
L representation of that nation
ally nictlIred bird hut stuffed
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
j. s. WORKERS
IN PARLEY

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-Dele-
gates are here from Washing
ton today for a meeting Of the
Maryland State Federation Of
Federal Employees, and in addi-
ton the national president,
Gertrude M. McNally, are in
attendance.
The work Of the convention
comprises organization matters
for the most part, and a review
of the work of the Kansas City
convention of the National Fed
GRAFTON. However, the imme-
diate problems Of Federal en-
ployes, notably restoration of
basic salaries and similar queS-
tionS, will figure prominently in
the discussions.
WashingtonianS attending the
meeting include John Ginder,
William S. Kinney, Alfred
Harman, and Mrs. Rebekah K.
Pedigo.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
2 Work All Night Overtime
That 800 May Get Jobs

Government employees who work
many hours overtime win little
praise, but few deserve it more
than Charles Tabler and George
McCauley, Of the Office Of Ma
tional Capital Parks.
Only their willingness to work
all night Tuesday made it pos
sible for 800 hungry unemployed
men to start work under the CWA
early Wednesday morning.
Secretary Of Interior IckeS an
nounced Tuesday jobs would be
made available in Federal parks
here "as soon as possible"
At 5 O'Clock Tuesday C..
Marshall Finnan, superintendent
Of parks, and George e. Clarke,
in charge of park foremen, called
Tabler and McCauley.
Tools must be provided over
night for 800 men, begged or bor-
rowed, counted, sorted into piles
and delivered ready for use the
following morning at o dozen dN'
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
NEW PREMIER
Forms New Ministrv,
Herriot Refuses to
Take Helm

PARIS, Nov. IS GN.S0.-Ca-
mile Chautemps, radical Social
ist leader, Professionally accepted
the task Of attempting to form a
new French ministry this after
noon after Edouard Herriot had
declined.
Chautemps Immediately began
consulting various political lead
ers.
Herriot, former Premier, was
overthrown some time gao by the
chamber Of deputies because he
insisted on meeting Frances for
eign debt obligations to the United
States.
Herriot, leader Of the radical
Socialist party and for nearly a
quarter Of a century Mayor Of
Lyons, next to Paris the most
populous city Of France, pleaded
ill-health.
It was suspected, however, that
he had been informed in advance
he would kack the support Of the
all-powerful Socialist party If he
attempted budgetary reforms he
CONTEMPLATED.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
G. E. ALLEN

ports, officials were hesitant to
state flatly exactly how many
men and women they have re-
stored to jobs throughout the
country, but the number was esti-
mated to be more than 1000, 900.
For many of the thousands who
draw Federal pay checks today, it
will be their first real money in
years.
Taken OFF Relief Rolls
The first workers are being
drafted from city and county un-
employed relief lists. These indi-
viduals have received whatever aid
was forthcoming in the form Of
orders. These orders were for
food, or clothes, or any other eS-
sential that was being given out at
the time. They never received
money.
The primary purpose Of the
Civil Works program, it was ex-
planned, Is to get away from this
"dole" and get men and women
who want to work back, in the
habit Of doing a regular job for
regular pay.
Funds today were not all from
the United States Treasury, as it
was revealed that a considerable
sum has been pledged or actually
received from municipalities and
other local sources.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
COUNTY To GIVE
JOBS To 300

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Nov.
25.-Cheering information was is
sued from the local office Of Civil
Works Administration when Off
cials announced that about 800
men, instead Of 165, would be en-
ployed on road building projects
and other public works in this
county and that work probably
would start within the week.
The announcement followed re-
ceipt Of a message from Charles
ton that eight of the proposed
public works projects had been
approved by Federal authorities.
The rate of pay will be 35 cents
an hour for 40 hours a week, in
stead Of 81 cents an hour for 80
hours, giving workers $14 a week
instead Of $3.50, but requiring
them to work 10 hours longer.
Seven Of the projects concern
road work and the eighth the es-
tablishment and operation of sew
eral stone quarrieS and cruSherS.
The stone will be used in road
repair.
Selection Of workers has been
started and able-bodied men with
dependents, whose names have
been on the county relief roll, will
be the first put to work. Each
man called will be put to work for
IL consecutive weeks.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
5 POOLS AWAIT
CWA 0kAY

Anxious to get the approval of
CWA officials as soon as possible
for construction Of three $780,
600 swimming pools in the Dis
trict, complete plans were sent to
the Interior Department today by
c. Marshall Finnan, superintend-
ent Of National Capital Parks.
The pools would be built i'm
mediately by workers paid from
CWA funds.
If approved today by John D.
Coffman and Arno B. Cammerer
OF the office of National Parks,
Buildings and Reservations they
will go to Secretary Of Interior
Ickes for final appreciation and
then to the Civil Works Admin
aStration.
Present indications show the
pools have an excellent chance
OF being approved since Harry l..
Hopkins, civil works administra-
tor, already has admitted enthus-
iasrn for such construction pro-
jects.
The pools would be built at
Bannecker and Takoma Recrea-
tion Centers and at Anacostia
Park,
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
900 More Will Get
White Collar
Positions

Pay day-merely q word for
thousands Of jobless men and
women in the District for many
months-was a reality today.
Approximately 5000 men stood
in line today at the Municipal
wood yard and drew their checks
from the Civil Works AdmlniStra-
ton.
Almost 1000 women were given
their checks at the Presidents
Theater, Twelfth Street and Penn
sylvania Avenue Northwest.
To Hire LOCO More
Meanwhile plans are being laid
for the employment of 1000 addi-
tional white collar workers within
the next two weeks to be used in
various types of social surveys.
AS a first step in the program,
the United States Employment
Bureau, now located at 480 Indi-
ana Ave. N. w., will be moved into
larger headquarters Monday. So
that the machinery for handling
applications may be speeded, the
staff Of the employment bureau
has been considerably increased.
The District is a week ahead Of
the schedule as outlined for the
national program. The relief rolls
have been completely cleared and
the men and women on these lists
have been transferred to the pay
roll of the local CWA.
There still are approximately
5000 jobs to be given the local
joblesS. Already under the newly
created agency $4,000 men and
women in the District have been
given work.
Pay Equality Sought
A resolution demanding equality
in pay for employees Of the emer.
gency relief division Of the local
welfare board with workers under
the CWA was adopted today by
American Federation Of Govern
ment Employees.
According to members Of the
federation, some employees Of the
local charity board, such as Ste
nographers and clerks, are being
paid less than those now being
taken on.
E. Claude Babcock, national
president of the A. F. q. E., said
today that false propaganda has
been circulated in the new agency
in an effort to prevent unioniza-
ton Of employees.
He said Gen. Hugh Johnson,
NRA administrator, is opposing
employees unions.
In the absence Of exact re-
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
ER|T SYSTEM MAKES GAINS IN EMERGENCY BUREAUS
Whole Crowds
Of DictatOrS
In RA

Mayme NRA Administrator
Hugh s. Johnson's constant de-
mails that his organization
forms a dictatorship are quite
correct.
However, there ARE "dic-
tators" among the Blue Eagle
forces.
In many Of the NRA offices,
such as those Of the deputy ad-
ministrators, there are men
whose sole job is to answer cor
respondence. And because they
transmit their thoughts to
Stenographers, they are Of
ficially known as "dictators."
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
SEEK JOB
VACATED BY
'MAHONEY
Branch Is Strongly Backed
For First Assistant
In Postal Service

Four Postoffice Department ex-
ecutives remain under considera.
ton for appointment to the post
of First Assistant Postmaster
General, to succeed Joseph O'Ma-
honey, it was learned today.
Although announcement of the
appointment will not be made un-
til Postmaster General Farley'S
return from Europe on December
%, it was authoritatively learned
that those who remain in the
race" are William w. Howes, now
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral; Harlee Branch, executive
assistant; Clinton B. Eilenberger.
Third Assistant, and Silliman
Evans, Fourth Assistant.
All four men were appointed
to their present offices after
March 4.
Branch has thus far been the
most prominently mentioned, al,
though Howes is reported to have
the backing Of several strong
Democratic workers. The others
have also been mentioned to the
Postmaster General by prominent
party members.
If Branch is appointed, accord
ing to reports, Ambrose O'Con-
nell, now special assistant to the
Postmaster General, may succeed
him as executive assistant.
Howes is reported handicapped
in that there is no material
available" to take over his duties
as overseer of air mail, ocean,
railroad and star route mail con-
tracts.
O'Mahoney will remain as First
Assistant until Congress conveneS
in January. He will then take
over his seat in the Senate, as
United States Senator from Wyo-
ming.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
FAILS ON BOND,
STAYS JAILED
WALTER ALLEN

Unable to make bond of $4,000,
Earl Chandler, alias Walter Dun
bar, 40, will remain in Jail pending
extradition to Rockville on a fugi-
tive warrant issued November %.
When arraigned before Judge
Isaac r. Hit in Police Court to-
day, Chandler stood on his consti-
tutional rights and refused extra.
dition and pleaded not guilty to a
charge Of assault on November %.
His case will be continued until
December 26.
According to testimony, Chand-
Ter is charged with assaulting Dal-
las Hurst Of Poolesville, N. c., in
the alley Of q bus station after the
latter had refused to enter a
penny-matching game.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
TRAFFIC. STU
ADVOCATED

With funds available under the
CWA program, q complete traffic
survey Of washington as the first
step toward solution Of congestion
is advocated by the committee on
streets and avenues Of the Wash
ington Board Of Trade.
The committee pointed out the
need for speeding up District
traffic, and suggested that q sur
vey Of all traffic lights be made
as a first step in doing this.
Widening of some streets, re-
surfacing Of others, study Of park
ing and taxicab problems are
other essential parts of this sur
,'ey.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
CWA ACTIVITIES
MAY Be MADE
PERMANENT
Method of Providing Jobs With
out Competing With Indus
try Is Seen in Plan

Uncle Sam, whose employees
have been increased by the Civil
Works Administration to the point
where he Is unquestionably the
largest employer in the world, un-
less the Soviet State is regarded
as holding that position, has un-
dertaken a policy through crea-
tion Of the CWA, which may
possibly become a permanent
feature Of the New Deal"
The net effect Of putting 4,00O,-
900 men and women to work in
the civil works program is to take
up the slack caused by the indus
trial decline of the last four years,
yet without competition with in
dustry. For a decade or more
public works have been advocated
as creators of buffer employ
ment," but not until the present
month has the Federal Govern
ment created such buffer employ
ment directly.
Buying Power Restored
Mechanizationo of industry, about
which organized labor has had
much to say in recent years, is be-
lieved to have displaced large
numbers of workers, and these
have in many instances been prac-
tically without purchasing power
for several years. Now they are
restored to the market as purchas-
ers, and incidentally are creating
civic improvements Of permanent
value.
The precedent thus established
offers apparently a much more
practical means of buffer employ
ment than can be provided by the
indirect operations of public
works, and since the step has been
taken once there should be less
hesitation about taking it again II
it becomes necessary.
Aids Capitals Idle
An important feature Of the
civil works program as far as
washington is concerned Is its
effect on unemployment Of dis
missed and furloughed Govern
ment workers.
Large numbers of these, appar-
entity, are to be restored to jobs
at least for several months, mas
much as typists, stenographers,
StatisticianS, calculating machine
operators, auditors, and various
other types of employees will be
required for disbursement and
and auditing of CWA checks.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
z CALL BLUFFS
Of ROBBERS

Robbing filling stations wasn't
so profitable last night.
One robber, wearing a mask,
entered a station in the 1900 block
Bennings Rd. N. E. and ordered
Ralph L, Taylor, night manager,
to throw up his hands. Instead,
Taylor took q swing at the masked
face, and the holdup man fled.
A colored youth entered q sta
tion at Sixth and Rhode Island
Avenue Northwest, pulled q pistol,
and told Douglas A. Shier, man
ager, to throw up his hands.
Shier told the youth to get out,
advancing toward him, and the
would-be robber fled.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
Huge Card Party,
Planned buP.-T.A,

District of Columbia Congress
Of Parents and Teachers is spon-
soring city-wide card and bingo
party in the Stuart Junior High
School and in the John Bur
roughS, Bryan, Park View and
Thomson Schools December 8 at
8 p. m. Proceeds will be used in
child welfare work.
The committee arranging the
party consists of Mrs. j. N. Saun-
ders, president; Mrs. Victor
GauzZa, chairman; Mrs. c. E.
Stickel, Mrs. C. C. Mullady, Mrs.
c. L. Dalrymple, Mrs. H a ~ ey
Haun and j. z. Robb.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
30 Seek to Join Post
Of ArnlLeSS. LenLe6S

More than 80 eligibles have
applied for membership in Ampu-
tation Post, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars.
To be eligible for membership
in this post, it is necessary for a
war veteran to have served over
seas and to have suffered the loss
of an arm or leg. Applications
have been received from all parts
Of the country, Comdr. J. Orken
announced
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
PLANTS WINNING
FAVOR IN HOME
LOAN BOARD
Politics Still Is Factor, But
Ability Is Gaining Wider
Recognition
By DUNCAN FORSYTH

Indications that the merit sys'
TEN in the Federal service will
emerge from the present expert,
mentation, under way in emer-
gency units exempt from Civil
Service rules, with considerable
enhancement in prestige, ap-
peared today in the personnel
plans of certain of these agencies.
Most significant, perhaps, is the
probable outcome of the changes
in the Home Owners Loan Cor
poration and the Home Loan
Board, where William F. ("sea-
bo I'd Bill") Stevenson has been
replaced as directing officer by
John H. Fahey, Worcester, Mass,
publisher.
No Upsets Seen
Fahey is understood to have no
intention of overturning matters
in either Of the two agencies he
heads, but it is already evident,
though he formally assumed office
only last week, that merit will be
given principal consideration in
additions to be made to corpora
ton personnel
Stevenson came in for conSid'
cradle criticism because of the
alleged prevalence of politics in
the organization, and ultimately
he resigned. Necessity for speed.
ing up the work was understood
to be the principal reason for his
replacement as chairman Of the
board, of which he is still q
member.
Merit Considered
Although Public Works appoint
ments are usually made with
some political factor in the back
ground, nevertheless merit weighs
heavily, the principle being, ap-
parently, that If lawyers and en-
gineers are needed, there are just
as many good ones available who
are Democrats as those who are
Republicans.
ri. In the Tennessee Valley Author
ity, the Federal Railroad Coordi-
nator's Office and the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, there
has always been strong sympathy
for the merit system, and a large
number of appointeeS to these
agencies have been made from
the ranks Of dismissed Federal
employees, or with the aid of the
Civil Service Commission.
The Washington times., 1933-11-25
Lou Turkey Prices
BLOLU to Farmers

WINCHESTER, Va, Nov. 49,
With commission merchants in
northern Virginia offering from
! to 2 cents less per pound for
turkeys than for chickens, far
mers in this territory who have
raised turkeys for the Thanks
giving market face the loss OF
thousands Of dollars.
Present turkey prices. IL to IA
cents a pound, are the lowest
ever known here. Dealers, in Of
fering these prices, stated that
reports of restricted buying power
of many families had caused the
low bids.