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Evening star., 1933-06-28
VETERANS BUREAU
TAXED BY CHANGES
Employees Are Flooded With
Extra Details in Benefit
Payments.

Workers of the Veterans Administra-
tion here are flooded with the extra
work entailed in the three recent
changes in benefit payments to ex-
service men, their widows or depend
ents. The changes are in many in
stances contradictory, so that work
done under one set of regulations must
be discarded and started over again for
the second, and then again discarded
and done over under the third.
April /, 1888. the President issued
an executive order under the economy
act giving him the right to reduce ben
expenditures for veterans relief.
Amendments Issued.
Following a congressional controversy
over the deep cuts, however, the Presi-
dent on June issued another set of
II amendments to the regulations, and
yesterday third set, drawn up by the
Veterans Administration, was made
necessary by the terms of the inde-
pendent Offices appropriation act.
signed June 16, representing a compro-
mise between the Presidents regula-
tlons and those sought originally by
Congress.
In all, it was estimated, more than
ooo,uoo GASES uluSC De renewed. about
40 per cent of which had already been
reviewed under the now discarded regu-
lations of last April. Regional offices
will do part Of the reviewing of pensions
or disability compensation paid because
OF the death of veterans who served
during the Spanish-American War, and
all claims based on service from the
beginning Of the Spanish American
War to the end of the World War.
The central Office here, however, will
do all Of the work of reviewing claims
in emergency officers retirement cases.
World War claims by veterans who are
employed by the veterans administra-
ton and all claims of veterans living
in foreign countries or the insular pos
sessions Of the United States.
July Payments Prepared.
An effort is being made to get through
all Of this work in time to have the new
and final rating applied to the checks
going out for July payments, the first to
be affected under the regulations and
the two acts mentioned.
In order to do this, 1t has been found
necessary, according to a statement by
the veterans administration, to with
hold consideration of most appeals for
the time being, and to base the reviews
on matter now on record at the vet
erans' administration, except in cases of
claims for service prior to the Spanish
American War of where converted in
surance Is involved.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
'GRAND Jury NAMES
THREE MORE MEN
IN BANK ROBBERY
Max Zove, Walden and Burgy
Indicted for Mechanics
Savings HoId-up.
C0L0RED MAN CHARGED
IN "GLASS" BEER CASE
Homicide Charges Against Haislip
and Harris in Woman's Death
in Alley Ignored.

Three men were charged with the
1889 hold-up Of the Washington Me-
chanics Savings Bank, Eighth and E
streets southeast, last April in indict-
ments returned by the grand jury today.
They are Max Zove, Spencer Walden
and Emil c. Burgy. John j. Cahill and
Abraham Raefer already have been in
dicted in connection with this hold-up.
Jack Watkins. colored. accused of
swindling Nelson H. Carver, former spe-
cial assistant to the Attorney General,
Of 81 cases and one barrel of beer, was
indicted on charge Of grand larceny.
Watkins Is said to have represented
Smith, secretary to Senator Carter
Glass Of Virginia, and thus induced
Carver, now a beer dealer, to deliver
the beverage to him. He is said to have
told Carver he wanted the beer for
party of Representatives.
Homicide Suspects Freed.
The grand jury ignored homicide
charges against Edward T. Haislip and
Edward F. Harris. They had been ar
rested in connection with the death
of Eva Cumberland, Sc, who was found
dead in an alley near her home in the
TOO block of Ninth street southeast
several weeks ago.
Others indicted, with the charges
against them, were:
John B. NeVaser, non-support; Mel
win T. Hawkins, Albert Jones and Hill
man Lester Bright, joy-riding: william
E. Bates, Clyde r. Hill and Robert L.
Banks, joy-riding and grand larceny;
william Stone, grand larceny: Dave
Robinson. James Bloisiale and Edmond
Di Bacco, nousebreaking and larceny;
Garfield Selby, George Sterling and
Harold Kirby, robbery; Severance A.
Farmer, Lsobelo Platil, James Rosser,
Noble Garner and Oprea Balthrop, as
Sault with a dangerous weapon; E. K.
Foltz, Albert H. Welton and william
c. Shepherd, jr., false pretenses; How
ard T. Conn, forgery and uttering;
Lewis Ltchford and Lawrence Robert
son, violation of the white slave traffic
act; Frank M. Smith, embezzlement,
and Robert s. Bleekman, false pre-
lenses.
The grand jury ignored the charges
indicated against the following:
Norman Connor and James B. Farmer,
assault with dangerous weapon; Al
phonso Feemster, Lawrence Dyer, Ran
dolph Pinkney and Harry e. Thomas,
robbery; Allen Edward Moore, violation
of the national prohibition act and
illegal use of smoke screen; Sadie
Meyer, violation of the white slave traf-
flc act; A. R. Walker, George E. De
Chard, Adolph r. Deitz, Malcolm o.
Miller, Floyd j. Stoner, Clarence r.
Gillespie and George M. Downs, embez-
element; W. Minor Nails, violation of
section 20, United States Code; George
Robert Mason, violation of section 1913,
title 38, United States Code, and Will
liam P. Evans, John H. Fitzgerald,
George Jones, Charles Roche, Harry E.
Sengstack, jr.; Clayton Abernathy and
Thursa j. Wilson, homicide.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
N0N-C|V|L SERVICE
INDUSTRY CONTROL
Jobs MAY Be CUT
Fifteen Per Cent Salary Re-
duction Seen Under Econ
omy Act.
DESPITE THE EXEMPTION
RULING BY CONTROLLER
Administration Officials Make An
nouncement as Advisory Group
Prepares to Meet.

Ncn-civil-service-sta jobs to be
filled by the industrial control section
of the National Recovery Administra-
ton will be subject to a Is per cent
salary reduction under the economy
act, despite the exemption ruling made
by Controller General McCarl in the
case of the rail coordination force
which it was felt would apply generally.
Administration officials made this
announcement today as the Cabinet
Advisory Committee prepared to go
mine the salary scale for the personnel
Of the public works section.
$3,0oo,00o Allocated.
It was said the industrial control
section had been allocated s3,000,0 900
out of the $500 ,000, 900 emergency
fund for pay roll expenditures for two
years. Similar expenditures for the
public works section, which, besides
its Washington headquarters, will have
an extensive field service, are expected
to approximate twice as much.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson, industrial
control administrator, has stated he
does not anticipate a "top-heavy' or
zanigation here. Subordinate officials
have estimated Johnson's staff would
De UmlCeQ 10 lou WOIkeIS.
The industrial control section was
moving into 10000 square feet of floor
space on the fourth floor of the Com
merce Department Building formerly
occupied by the Bureau of Mines. The
latter bureau was being transferred to
the Interior Department as part of the
general departmental reorganization
plan.
A total OF $50 workers of the Bureau
of Mines occupied the same space now
allotted to the industrial administration.
Should johnson limit his force to $50
for the time being, he will have ample
room for necessary expansion, it was
pointed out.
Seen Under Civil Service.
While the administration has not
made public the salary scale for the in
dllstrial control section, 1t Is reliably
understood that it will be under the
civil service scales. It was said that
typists and stenographers would be paid
81 400, less Is per cent. These jobs un-
der civil service are approximately
81, 500.
1t was estimated today that both sec
tions of the Recovery Administration
had 10000 applications for jobs. The
personnel Offices have long been
swamped. Big signs stating no more
applications will be received have failed
to stop the flow of jobseekers. Person.
mel officers say they will use the State
quota system for the jobs to be filled,
following, on miniature scale. the
ruling In this respect of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. They also asserted
that all the present employees are con-
nected only temporarily and there
probably viii be changes.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
FORMER DAIRY DRIVER
KILLED IN TRESTLE FALL
Lewis r. Waters, Father of Dis
trict Policeman, Dies Near
Goldsboro. N. c.

Lewis R. Waters, IS, formerly OF ID
Bryant street northeast, was killed last
night when he fell from a railroad
trestle 10 miles north of Goldsboro,
N. c., according to an Associated Press
dispatch.
Waters was formerly employed as a
driver for local dairy company, but
is understood to have been unemployed
since May /.
He is survived by a widow and one
son, Emmett Waters, policeman sta
toned at No. 3 precinct. Policeman
Waters said he was not aware his
father had left Washington. The Of
ficer lives at 5000 Twenty-sixth street
northeast. -..---
Evening star., 1933-06-28
dc. COUPLE KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH ON
DEFENSE HIGHWAY
George HarveI, G. P. O. En-
pIoye, Pinned Under Steer
ing Wheel at HiI|meade.
CAR HITS BIG UTILITY
TRUCK IN HEAVY RAIN
Wife succumbs on Way to Hos
pital-Repair Crew Escapes In
jury With Quick Brakes.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY stan correspondent OF ! ne Stdr.
HILLMEADE, Nd, June 28.-A
Washington man was killed and his wife
died while being rushed to medical aid
by passing motorist, after their auto
mobile collided with Consolidated Gas
g. Electric Co. heavy repair truck on a
curve near the forestry tower on the
Defense Highway here during the
height of yesterdays storm. The crew
of the truck escaped injury.
The wife, Mrs Cyrene j. Harvel. so,
who was thrown clear of the wreck as
the entire side of the passenger car was
torn off, was picked up by Lieut.. c. S.
Morgan, U. S. NJ, Searching for hos
pital, he sped to Hyattsville, where
Mrs. Harvel was pronounced dead by
DR.. John T, Mahoney according to Con-
stable William Kreitzer.
Pinned Under Wheel.
George w. Harvel, "a, of the 21o0
block of Water street southwest, driver
of the car, was pinned beneath the
steering wheel and pronounced dead by
DR.. James H. Truitt of Glenn Dale.
Marion Neis, 35, of Baltimore, driver
of the truck, narrowly escaped decapi-
tation, according to Constable Kreitzer,
when the truck left the road after the
crash, tore down pole supporting a
telegraph pole guy wire, and stopped
just after the wire had broken the
trucks windshield. Had Neis failed to
stop the truck at that point, Kreitzer
said the wire would have decapitated
the driver. Neis escaped uninjured, as
did number Of men who were riding
in the body of the truck.
Crash Held Accident.
A few hours after the accident a cor
oners jury presided over by Justice of
Peace Noah Wright decided the crash
was unavoidable and the truck driver
was released.
Harvel was an employe Of the Gov
eminent Printing Office. Police said the
couple were returning to Wa hington
from bay resort when the accident
occurred
Evening star., 1933-06-28
u. s. HAS NET GAIN
OF 5000 WORKERS
Civil Service Commission
Gives Employment Figures
for March and April.

The Federal Government had a net
gain OF more than 5000 employees dur
ing March and April, the last months
for which statistics are available, it was
revealed at the Civil Service Commits
sion today
This includes classified and non
| classified workers both with and with
out civil service status, but does not
include the Civilian Conservation Corps
and the military services.
In the District of Columbia a net
gain of 755 for March was offset by a
net loss of 494 in April; 851 were taken
into the service of the Crop Production
Loan Office Of the Department of Agri-
culture in March, but $50 were dis
missed in April.
Most d. c. Offices Lose.
Most Offices in the District lost dur
ing both months. The White House
gained 4. the State Department S. the
Department of Justice and the Smith
sonian Institution for the two months,
but the Treasury lost 38, the War De-
partment 36, the Navy %, the Interior
Department A. the Department Of Ag-
q.
sails and 2,120 additions in Washington.
In the Government service outside OF
Washington there was net gain OF
1880 during the first two months OF
the Roosevelt administration. 30,709
additions being made against 25,729
disrnissals. OF the net gain $3.50
were on the rolls of the Interior
Department and, it was explained, the
figure is likely to prove misleading be-
cause most of the new employees are
added temporily for Summer work, as
is customary in the Spring. Many are
laborers employed on irrigation and
national park projects, while others &c
to make up surveying parties of the
Geological Survey, agricultural super
visors of the Indian Office, etc. The
majority do not have a civil service
status, but are persons living in the
neighborhood of the different projects
During the two months the War De-
partment had gain Of TAO civilian en-
ployes, although there were $3.50 dis
missals. These also, for the most part
belong to the unclassified service and
are not under civil service.
36S,728 Total Employees.
On April 80 the total number Of Fed
eral employees both in Washington and
the field was 368,728.
Although figures are not yet available
still further increases are expected for
May and June because of the temporary
Summer work in the field. with prob
able big drop in July. The figures for
May will be available July and for
June on August 2.
There is always big seasonal gain in
employment during the Spring months
it was stated at the Department Of the
Interior, although mostly In low-paid
and unclassified Jobs.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Fairfax Bible School Opens.

FAIRFAX, Va, June % (SpeciaD. -
Seventy children were enrolled at the
opening of the Daily Vacation Bible
School in the Methodist Church here
yesterday. which is being sponsored by
the three churches, according to Rev
8. Y. Craig Of the Fairfax Baptist
Church, who is directing the school
The session will end Friday night with
closing exercises,
Evening star., 1933-06-28
INJURED IN CRASH
Warren Lehr Hurt In Auto Acct
dent on Avenue.

Warren Lehr, 81. of 70s Fifth street.
was reported In an undetermined condi-
ton IN Emergency Hospital from inju-
ries received IN an automobile accident
at Pennsylvania and Constitution ave-
nues. today.
Lehr. examination showed, received
internal injuries and possible fracture
OF the skull. He was riding in the ma
chine of Leonard Tate of the first
block Of Morton place northeast, when
II was In collision with the car of
Raphard L. Zwinglass Of Suitland, Md.
The cars we're badly damaged, though
no one else was injured.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
DRIVER is EXONERATED.
Colored Mans Death Held Accidental
at Upper Marlboro.
Correspondent Of The Star

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md. June 2s.-
coroner's jury last night decided that
Samuel Hawkins, colored, IS, of Mead
ows. Md. who was fatally injured by an
automobile on the Marlboro pike last
Thursday, came to his death in an un-
avoidable accident.
The verdict exonerates Ross Beach
20, Of Forestville, driver Of the car
which struck Hawkins.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
TAFT NAMED CHAIRMAN
Son Of Late President to Lead
G.. o. p. County Committee.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 90 R.-A
son OF q former President and Chief
Justice Of the United States has been
named to lead the Republican party in
Hamilton County.
Robert A. Taft, former State Senator
and son of the late William Howard
Taft, was named yesterday to be chair
man Of the newly formed County Ex-
ecutive Committee Of 81 members. The
post carEies With i titular ladaahtn
Evening star., 1933-06-28

IN the re1ectOry, al
which his fellow
workers were hosts
Mr.. Ferton, who
came to Washing
ton from Kalama-
ZOO, Mich, entered
t h e Government
S nv ice in 1900.
For the past IL
years he had been
fore m a n of the
postal card Sec
ton. He was re-
tired under the 30
year retirement
law.
A m n g those
who attended were
Bert Barr, foreman
Evening star., 1933-06-28
MRS. WORTHINGTON DEAD
Wife of Rear Admiral Succumbs
in Pasadena June 13.

Mrs Grace Winifred Worthington,
wife Of Rear Admiral Fftz-Hugh Worth
ington, U. S. N, died June 13 in Pasa-
dena, Calf. it has been learned here.
She had been i'll for six weeks
She is survived by her husband; her
daughter, wife of Maj o. F. Lapge,
U. S. A., and four grandchildren; three
sisters, Mrs. w. j. Baxter, Washington,
widow of Commodore Baxter, c. c.,
U. S. NJ, and Mrs. William J. Macdon-
aid and Miss Ethel Belle Macmillan of
Edinburgh, Scotland, and a brother,
Lord Macmillan. Baron Of Aberfeldy,
Judge in the House Of Lords and privy
councillor.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
TRAPPED UNDER TRUCK
Allen Roosevelt Thompson, Colored,
Seriously Injured.

Trapped beneath his garbage truck
when It overturned in collision with
another truck at Third and K streets
this morning Allen Roosevelt Thomp-
son, colored, "a, Ills Rhode Island
avenue. was injured seriously. Thomp-
son was extricated and taken to Emer-
sency Hospital by Detective Sergt H. M.
Jet, . passerby. At the hospital his
condition was described as very serious,
although the extent Of the injuries were
undetermined.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
BEER PERMIT OPPOSED
Clarksburg Citizens Fight Issuance
to Arthur L. Watkins,
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 28.-A pro-
test signed by II citizens, voters and
taxpayers of Clarksburg district, has
been filed with Clayton K. Watkins.
clerk Of the Circuit Court here, against
issuing to Arthur l.. Watkins Of Cedar
Grove, an ''of sale" beer license. It is
held that the sale Of such beverage
there Is not necessary for the accommo-
dation OF the public. The application
and protest have been forwarded to
the State bureau of licenses.
James w. Anderson, Travilah; Walter
j. Young, Silver Spring, and Howard
E. Bryan, Burtonsville, have applied
for licenses to sell beer for consump-
ton on their premises and John G..
Hitchcock. Potomac. for both on and
OF sale licenses. The number of
applicants tQI such permits now is l27.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
PLAN HOSPITAL Benefit
Women of Montgomery Board
Select July rs for Event.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SANDY SPRING, Md, June 28.-The
annual supper for the benefit Of the
Montgomery County General Hospital
will be held Tuesday afternoon and
evening. July 25, as announced at a
meeting Of the Woman's Board at the
home of Mrs. Lionel C. Probert Mon
day, when about 40 of the board were
entertained at luncheon by Mrs. Pro-
bert after a business meeting.
Committees for the supper are head
ed by Miss Anne Miller, Miss Sarah
Kirk, Mrs. Mortimer o. Stabler, Mrs.
Louis Bussler, Mrs. Aubrey Beall and
Mrs. Francis p. Robson.
After supper q flve-piece orchestra
will furnish music for dancing.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
Marriage Licenses Issued,

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, June %
(SpeciaD Marriage licenses have been
issued here to the following: Roy S
Bridges, 43, and Collie e. Philbeck, 80
both Of Washington; Dominic Falcone
26. and Emma Barcarola, ls, both Of
Washington.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
FIREMEN PROMOTED
Changes Made Possible by Retire
ment Of Veterans.

A number Of promotions In the Fire
Department. made possible by retire
merts OF veteran officials, were ap-
proved today by the District Con1mis-
sioners.
Lieut.. o. r. Anderson was promoted
to be captain to fill a vacancy created
by the retirement of Capt. C. C. Wolz.
Sergts. j. c. Lacey and j. r. Best
were promoted to be lieutenants to filI
vacancies created by the promotion of
Lieut.. Anderson and the retirement Of
Lieut.. r. @. GlasScock Pvts. A. H
CrosIey, A. N. Wright and c. L. Caller
were promoted to be sergeants.
Evening star., 1933-06-28
RETIRED G. P. O. WORKER
is FETED AT LUNCHEON
Joseph A. Fenton, for Past 12
Years Had Been Foreman of
Post Card Section.

Joseph A. Fenton, retired from the
! Government Printing Office Monday
after 33 years service, was guest of
honor at noon that day at luncheon
Evening star., 1933-06-28
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TOMORROW,

Meeting. Argo Lodge, B'nai Birth,
Jewish Community Center, 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Luncheon, Kiwanis Club, Mayfower
Hotel, 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Luncheon, Phi Gamma Delta Frater-
nifty, University Club, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Cornell Club, University
Club, 1890 pm.
Evening star., 1933-06-28

Mrs. Minnie Marks, former employe
OF the postal card section.
Evening star., 1933-01-15
$2,0)O,O)O c. NJ. 7. c.
FUND TO Be ASKED
Training of 80, 600 Idle Youths
Object of Amendment
Planned by Barbour.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Summer military training for 100000
unemployed youths now roaming the
land" was proposed in the House yes
terday and foretold another bitter
struggle over the Army's annual ap-
preparations.
Barbour Of California, ranking Re
publican on the War Department Ap-
preparations Subcommittee, served no
tice he would offer an amendment for
100000 allotment for citizens
military training camps.
The bill reported by the committee
carries netting for these camps. The
Budget Bureau recommended 81 ,o0o, 900
for training 10000 youths, but it was
eliminated by Representative Collins
of Mississippi, Democrat, in charge and
foe of the citizen training.
Overridden Last Session.
Collins, who indicated his attitude
toward the C. M. T. c., by suggesting
they be established for girls and old
folks" sought last session to make a
large slice in these appropriations, but
was overridden after a fight on the
floor.
Collins contended in speech advo-
eating mechanization just preceding
Barbour, that material not personnel"
was the measure of modern military
strength. Barbour retorted that this
is no time to economize in National
insurance"
II think that this 100000 will be
very well invested" said the Californian
1T has been suggested that we gather
these thousands of youths now floating
about the country into these camps and
give them something to do. I think
this is good chance to try it out "
Senator Couzens of Michigan has in
dicated he will introduce similar legisla-
tion to care for unemployed youths.
Barbour also will ask funds sufficient
to train $4,000 men in the organized
Reserves instead of the 10000 provided
for in the bill.
Collins contended that "the only way
to give adequate military preparedness
without putting an overwhelming tax
burden on the people is to cut down on
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1933-01-15
WARN EMPLOYERS
ON 4O-H0UR WEEK
Workers Delegates to World
Job ParIey See Crisis in
Industrial System.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENEVA, January 14.-Fighting for
the 4o-hour week as a partial rene
dy for unemployment, workers dele
gates to the International Unemploy-
ment Conference warned employers to-
day that the industrial system faces
imminent catastrophe unless something
is done toward relief.
Conceding that the reduction of
hours, even with the maintenance of
wage levels which they demand, will not
cure existing economic evils, spokesmen
for large part of the worlds organ
lied labor insisted that the spread of
work would be contribution valuable
to industry as a whole and would de-
crease the army Of jobless.
They demanded that capital give to
workers larger share of the profits
produced by machine efficiency.
Corneille Mertens, Belgian labor
leader and influential in international
workers activities, summarized his
colleagues sentiments in denouncing
employers who object to reducing hours.
THE employers tell us the 40-hour
week will kill industry, and they say
that is warning" the Belgian leader
asserted. Il also give warning. If
you can do anything useful, do it now
Otherwise it may be too late.
Tomorrow you may find the storm
has broken over your heads and there
will be no opportunity of discussing
with us the possibility of shortening
the hours of work"
Emphasizing the role of the machine
in eliminating workmen, M Mertens
said that in the manufacture of in
candescent lamps one worker can do
in one hour what formerly required
5000 workmen. In the United States,
he added, a hundred workers can pro-
duce all the brick required by the whole
country.
The general discussion continues
Monday.