The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-27
'STAGGER' PLAN
IS Played BY
U.S. WORKER
By J. EARLE MOSER


cally do not like the staggered
hours schedule that brings them
to work at 9:15 a. m. and puts them
back on the street at 4:45 p. M,
according to letter received to-
day from a fair worker who asked
to remain anonymous.
Her protest is not based on lack
of parking facilities, however, but
on charges that congestion is
worse than ever. She wrote, in
part:
81 have encountered more
traffic in driving to work under
the new schedule than ever be.
fore, and 1 have been driving a
long time. Mr.. Van Duzer
should go down Fourteenth
Street and around Constitution
Avenue some evening and see
for himself. 1t has added to the
employees inconvenience, espe-
cially in the evening hours at
the Commerce Department."
II can name any number OF
employees In the same depart
ment who must depend on street
car transportation, who state
that the traffic is worse and 1t
is necessary to wait 20 to rs min
uteS for a street car. And in the
morning they say no cars are
available at the time when they
must leave home for work.
''Why should Government EN-
plOyeS be subjected to such a
system which in So many cases
works a hardship upon them?
The sooner we go back to the
regular working hours the better
it will be for all concerned. A
suggestion would be TO put more
efficient street cars in opera
tion."
Workers in all departments are
invited to submit their views.
Names will not be published If
requested.
An all-day hearing is expected
to close proceedings on the Siro-
vich omnibus measure today,
after which the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee will take it into
executive session. Testimony will
be offered today by William A.
Roberts, Peoples Counsel; Jessica
Buck, NRA union official; Major
K. j. Owen, FILA personnel Off
Ger; H. T. Morningstar, master
mechanic of the Navy Yard, and
several union leaders.
The 200-odd employees of the
division of Subsistence Home
steads, Interior, will move into
the six upper floors of the old
Barber and Ross building at
Eleventh and G SITS. N. w., it
was revealed today. Clifford
Bangs, realtor, announced that
the lease has been signed and
the workers will move in about
May IS, after the building has
been placed in order.
Employees of the mail and equip
ment shop, Post Office Depart
ment, complain that working con-
ditions are extremely unhealthful,
that lighting is bad and the air
filled with dust from mail bags
arriving from all sections of the
country with all possible types of
bacteria. Still, they point out,
they get no sick leave and suitable
medical facilities are lacking.
With Senators Ellison D. Smith,
of South Carolina, and David I.
Walsh, of Massachusetts, expected
to attend the festivities, the Young
Democrats Club of Washington
tonight will hold its annual spring
dance at the Wardman Park
Hotel.
The ball committee is headed
by Thomas A. Goss. who will be
aided by Charles Hanowell and
James Bailey, all of Agriculture
Adjustment Administration. Wal
ter Bramhall, president of the
club; Mrs. Bramhall, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Russell will receive.
Miss Jean Bishop of the Treas
ury Department will sing and
Frank Portillo of the Government
Printing Office will offer a COM
edy Skit tonight as the Montana
State Society holds its annual
spring party at the Roosevelt
Hotel, starting at 9 p. m. Miss
Edna Rankin McKinnon, Agricul-
ture Adjustment Administration,
is in charge.
Organized workers of the Dis.
trict Navy Yard, affiliated with
the Age, meet this evening at
the Holy Name Guild, 1927 Thir'
tenth st. N. w.
DR.. Leonard D. White Of the
Civil Service Commission will
address members of the Federation
of Architects, Engineers, Chemists
and Technicians today at 3 p. m
in the Y. M. C. A., discussing
"Reallocation in the Federal Serv'
ice."
The Government Printing Of
flee InterSectional Baseball League
will open it's season this morning
at 9 a. m. on the Monument
Grounds. The teams and their
managers are: Bindery, Barnes
Linotype, Mulligan; Monotype
Reid; Patents, Poole; Day Proof
Section, Mcclellan; Night Proof
Section, Hines. Each team will
play Is games.