The Washington times., 1935-04-11
Rx I. EARLE MOSER


SsIn the future, any errors
made by a verifier or typist will
be disciplined by a furlOugh Of
One-half day and q correspond
ing loss Of pay"
This official order, probably one
of the most stringent ever issued
in the Federal service in months,
was revealed today by a confiden'
tial news source.
It was issued by the chief of
mail and file personnel of one OF
the largest departments of the
service, and affects several hun.
dred workers. And what makes the
item doubly crucial is the fact that
officials are allowed by law to fur
Tough employees as long as so days
without explanation.
Pending efforts by employe in
terests to have the order rescinded,
the name of the department, and
official making the order, have
been withheld. In the meantime,
employees Of the unit are facing
the prospect of being 100 per cent
perfect every day of the year or
else suffering far worse results
than any economy pay cut could
provide.
During the House Civil Service
Committee hearings yesterday on
bills to place postmasters under
civil Service, Representative
Clarence Mcleod (R.) of Mich.
gan, observed that under the
measure sponsored by him the
Postmaster General would as
sumo a position. above politics,
similar to that of the Comptroller
General. And Representative viii.
liam 7. Sirovich 3D., of New
York added that IF we had a
complete merit system we mem
bers of Congress wouldn't be err
rand boys for job seekers.
More than 1000 returns have
resulted from the QUESTIONABLE
on District rents, according to
the committee Of delegates from
various labor unions that recently
submitted the query to employees
in the Government and private
business.
Higher salaries are Turing mem.
bers of the border patrol of the
Bureau of immigration and Nat
uralization into the Income Tax
and Customs Service units of
Treasury. it was said today. Two
dozen of the field workers are
said to have made the change,
seven of them transferring in one
day to the narcotics division.
The salary difference is from
$1,000 to $4,000 annually, it was
revealed.
The Veterans Bureau, accord
ing to officials of the American
Federation of Government EN-.
ployeS. has announced a study at
its various field institutions with
the intention of adopting uniform
hours of labor. if possible. It was
announced today that prelimi-
nary study has shown necessity
for a large number of additional
workers to institute uniform
hours throughout the service.
Although many of them work
until 6 p. m, and occasionally
until II to finish the days work,
employees of the National Recov.
cry Administration personnel of.
flee are admitted to be the high
est in morale and most cheerful
Of any unit in the agency. J. H.
McEwen is the executive credited
with the result.
Business has increased so heav-
lily with the retirement unit of
Civil Service Commission, in the
Mather Building, that officials are
requesting a second telephone in
addition to the single one they
now have, it was learned today.
A tlree-perSon board is also
needed in the commission build
ing, it was said.
DR.. Neil Stevens, Bureau of
Plant Industry, has been an
nollnced as acting president of the
new Department of Agriculture
Athletic and Recreational Asso-
citation. A constitution is now be-
ing drawn up and a second or
ganization meeting is planned
Representative Robert w. Ram
speck (DO, Of Georgia, chairman
of the House Civil Service Com
naittee, told a recent meeting of
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
organized workers that Federal
employees will receive full and sym.
pathetic hearings so long as 7 am
chairman of the Civil Service
Committee"
The meeting, under the auspices
Of the National Federation of Fed