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The Washington times., 1935-11-13
SPLIT WIDENS
AMONG YOUNG
DEMOCRATS
Local Group Becomes
Two as Result Of
Exciting Session

Youthful Democratic adherents
in the District of Columbia today
were dividing themselves into op-
posing camps following culmina-
ton last night of a long threat
ened "schism" in the ranks Of the
D. C. division Of the Young Demo
Gratis of America.
The split, imminent for six
months, came when Howard j.
Stafford, first vice president, and
a dozen charter members Of the
organization rendered their resig-
nations before some 500 members
who had gathered at the Willard
Hotel.
Best Center Of Rift
Dissatisfaction with adminiStra'
ton policies of the club under the
leadership of President Paul A
Best was advanced by the dis
senterS as the basis for their
quitting its ranks.
Mr.. Best was accused by Mr.
Stafford of maintaining a "con
tinued vacillatory and lackadaisi
cal attitude" in regard to the ad'
vancement of the clubs interests
simultaneously Mr.. Stafford
disclosed that a new organization
of young Democrats has been
formed with an anticipated mem.
bership Of 750. Its name, he said
is the Young Democrats OF
America, Inc.
Headed by Bracken
The new club, according to Mr..
Stafford, already has elected as
its president, John Bracken, as.
sistant to Attorney General Cum
mings.
Last nights meeting was pune
tuated by factiona1 disputes and
parliamentary tangles. At one
point, the sergeant-at-arms was
appealed to in an effort to main
tain order.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
u. 5. WORKERS
HERE HIGHEST
IN II YEARS
Report Of Civil Service
Reveals lO9, 900 Now
on Local Rolls

Approximately 100000 workers
are now employed by the Federal
Government in Washington, the
highest number in II years.
This figure does not include
some 10000 men and women en-
ployed in the judicial, executive
and military branches Of the Fed
eral Government or those en-
ployed by the District govern
ment.
The Civil Service Commission
announced the employment figures
yesterday. They are statistics as
of September 80. The presumption
is that additional workers have
been absorbed by the Federal Gov
ernment in Washington since that
date.
Specifically, the commission an
nounced, 108,952 workers were on
the Federal Governments pay
roll here September 80, The all
time record for Federal Govern.
ment employment in Washington
was reached November II, 1918,
when employment was recorded
at 117,760.
In the employ of the Federal
Government, in and out of Wash
ington, September 80, were 794,
467 workers. compared with 917,-
760 at the close of the World War.
The commission divided the
employment figures into: Regular
agencies of the Government be-
fore the advent of the Roosevelt
Administration; emergency agen-
cies which Sprang up in the past
two years. and relief agencies.
In relief agencies alone, ap-
proximately 112,259 workers were
employed as of September i, the
commission announced. Over
and above these three classified
tions. however. are Civilian Con-
servation Corps workers and their
personnel
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
SEAL ORDERED
TO REPORT ON
ALL CHARGES
10000 Page Record
Studied by Sultan
After Oehmann Trial

District Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen moved today to bring
to an end the scandal" in the
building inspection division Of
the District.
He ordered Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel Elwood Seal to re-
port on all Is charges which had
been made against the division
by William I. Green, president Of
the local unit of the International
Union of Operating Engineers.
Nine of the 25 charges were
selected by Mr.. Seal and his as
sociate, Chester Gray, and were
tried by Commissioner George E.
Allen and H. Winship Wheatley,
president of the District Bar AS
Sociation. Bu il d ing Inspector
John w: Oehmann, named de-
fendant in the nine charges, was
eXonerated by the board.
Dram Is Named -
At the trial, Mr.. Green declared
he had preferred charges against
Director of Inspection Hugh P.
Dram, as well as against Colonel
Oehmann. Mr.. Seal declared the
charges against Captain Dram
had been investigated, and he was
awaiting further instruction from
the city heads before taking fur
ther action.
Commissioner Allen has submit
ted to the other Commissioners
the findings in the Oehmann trial.
The record is 10000 pages, and is
being studied by Col. Dan I. Sui
tan, Engineer Commissioner. It is
expected the Oehmann trial find.
ings and the report of Mr.. Seal
will be acted upon by the city
heads at a meeting next week.
Since the trial, suggestion has
been made at the District Building
that Captain Dram be relieved of
all duties pertaining to building
inspection, De given only 0uCleS as
executive officer of the zoning
commission and Colonel Oehmann
be restored a free hand in his of.
flee.
New Setup Of Office
After a futile attempt in 1882
to denote Colonel Oehmann and
appoint Captain Dram as building
inspector, the then Board of Com
missioners approved a reorganiza-
ton plan for the engineer de-
partment by which Captain Dram
was made Colonel Oehmann's i'm
mediate superior.
However, specific legislation
places responsibility for the build
ing inspectors office on Colonel
Oehmann despite the present set.
up,
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
JOBS GIVEN %
Dc WRITERS

The Administrations compila-
ton of the American Guide" ,"
which, according to the Works
Progress Administration officials,
may be defined as a period history
of the United States as of 1885,
has drawn 1900 writer's from the
country's relief rolls, it was an
nounced today.
Twenty of these are from the
District and it was intimated that
about a dozen more local unem.
ployed scribes will be added in the
next few weeks. Director Henry
G. Alsberg said when the quota of
writer's is reached 4.500 will be at
work on this project.
Mr.. Alsberg, who is also acting
as local director of the project,
revealed that the State of Ohio
led all others with a contribution
of 400 already at work. New York
city provided 200, and 86 more
were taken from the State.
Said Mr.. Alsberg:
when completed, tourists will
be able to look up any informa-
ton about any section of the
country as easily as they would
have recourse to a dictionary" )"
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
I DEATHS SET
TRAFFIC TOLL
HERE EAT9S
Woman and Baby Are
Instantly Killed
In Accidents

Washington's traffic death toll
for the first 10 months Of 1895
stood at SO today as two more
met their deaths under the
wheels Of automobiles on the city
streets.
The latest victims were Mrs.
Dorothy BARLEY, 26, of the 1900
block L st. N. W., and 2l-month-
old David Rosenberg, of 4130
Georgia Ave. N. w.
Both Instantly Killed
Mrs. BARLEY was instantly
killed last night as she was
crossing Pennsylvania and Min
nesota Avenues Southeast to q
barbecue stand where she was
employed as a waitress.
The baby was instantly killed
when he ran from an automoblle
tire store and died under the
wheels of a truck.
In Mrs. Bartley's death, Fred
erick M. Dahl, 81, of 215 Thir'
teenth st. S. E., said to be the
driver of the car, was released IN
custody of his attorney, and the
driver of the truck which struck
the baby, Eugene Moore, 80, col,
ored, of the 600 block Morton ST.
N. W., was also released in Gus
tody of an attorney.
Sailor Dies of Hurts
William Edward GerneSke, "a,
Of Pittsburgh, Pa, a sailor, died
yesterday at the Naval Hospital
of injuries received in an auto
mobile accident october 26 in
Woodbridge, Va.
Joseph Pesagno, IA, Of Relay,
Nd, was critically injured when
struck by a truck while crossing
Seventh Street, near c Street
Northwest. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital, where it was
said he was suffering from a pos.
sible skull fracture.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
BRANDE|S IS 79,
ON JOB TODAY

Associate Justice Louis D. Bran
deis, of the United States Supreme
Court, today celebrated his sew
enty-ninth birthday by following
his usual daily procedure-rising
early and going to his chambers
in the Supreme Court building.
No departure from his method
cal program was contemplated
during the day, his secretary said
The Justice will retire at an early
hour as usual.
Justice Brandeis was appointed
to the high tribunal by President
Wilson in 1915. He will complete
20 years on the Supreme Court
bench next January.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
ADUWA SCENE
RECALLED

The massacre of italians at
the battle of Aduwa in 1896 is
still a horror to Louis Turco, OF
143 r st. N. E., one of the men
engaged in that battle.
He said: I'VE had reached
the mountain side of Aduwa
when we were suddenly taken
by surprise by armed Ethiopians
who had lain in wait for us hid
den by the mountain brush.
The attack started at 4 in the
morning. There were at least
100000 men against our 5000.
Armed with scimitars, knives,
spears and guns, they mercilessiy
attacked us. Some we're fortunate
to retreat, but at least 300 we're
taken prisoners. The battle ragged
until in the afternoon.
Il saw soldiers whose heads
were cut off and their bodies
thrown in the river near by.
Bodies were cut in half and
thrown to the ground and the
italian Askaris were deprived of
their legs and arms.
After Is days of intense hun
ger and thirst we arrived at AS
mara where we learned that King
Menelik had issued too late an
order to save the lives of those
who were taken prisoners.
1--WE were fortunate to escape
with our lives and some of our
soldiers lost their watches. cloth
ing and trinkets, which the Ethi-
opians are so fond Of"
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
D. {. Dentist Named
To National Office

DR.. c. Willard Camalier's elec-
tion to trusteeship in the Ameri-
can Dental Association was Off.
cially reported at last nights meet
ing of the District of Columbia
Dental Society in George Wash
ington University medical school
hall.
DR.. Camalier, who is also a
member of the District of Colum-
bia Board of Dental Examiners.
was elected at the recent annual
convention of the national body
in New Orleans.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13

Police have broadcast a look
out for Ursula Bianco, IS, daugh-
t. of Mr.. and Mrs. Felice Bianco.
of 327 Ninth st. S. g, who left
home to go to Hine Junior High,
October Z. She has not been seen
since.
Police were informed that
Ursula may have gone on a
hitch-hiking trip to Florida with
another girl.
Ursula is described as being
5 #. / in. tall, with dark chest
nut bobbed hair and brown eyes.
When last seen she wore a brown
highneck sweater and brown
skirt,
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
Thanksgiving Editt
Issued by President

Calling upon the American peo'
pie to give thanks for the bless
ings of divine providence, Presi-
dent Roosevelt yesterday issued a
proclamation designating Novem'
ber % as Thanksgiving Day.
In his proclamation, the PreSi,
dent said the people should avoid
rejoicing as the PhariSees re-
joiced" but instead should help
bind up the wounds Of others
who are less fortunate.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
Yacht Club 10 Hold
Annual Oyster Roast

Preceding the Potomac River
Sailing Associations final race of
the season off the grounds of the
Corinthian Yacht Club, the clubs
annual oyster rlast will be held
at the club, First Street South
west, on Sunday, November II, at
1890 p. m.
The regatta, expected to begin
about 2 p. m, will include special
races for moth and comet classes,
a sailover to settle a tie in the
Glass A Handicap series and the
final race for Class B Handicap
boats competing for the recently
established Corinthian Yach t
Club annual trophy.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13


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The Washington times., 1935-11-13
Ken Murray
Says:
YOU'RE THE TOPS"

Those two American Army
ballOOniSts certainly proved that
things are on "the up and up"
when they established that new
altitude record of $4,000 feet >.
Up where they were, atmosphere
is as rare as q ShOe-hOrn in
Ethiopia.
Nevertheless, the old law Of
gravity has been defied again. .
Now, all that has to happen is
for the Supreme Court to de-
clare the law unconstitutional.
OF course, we don't know
exactly how much this stratO-
sphere flight will benefit science
but it should at least give
Jim Farley an excuse to issue
some new airmail contracts.
AND REMEMBER:
As we marvel at the lifting
E0wer of gas. we wonder what's
holding so many politicians down.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
New Art Group Plans
Exhibition at Library

A newly organized Washington
art group, Twenty Women Paint
ers," will stage its initial showing
at the Georgetown Library, Wis
consin Avenue and r Street
Northwest, from November Is to
December is inclusive. The ex,
hibition will be open to the public
during library hours.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13
Citizens 10 Express
Thanks for School

Appreciation for the use Of
Randall Junior High School as a
community center, as well as for
the transfer of the night school
to this building will be expressed
Friday night at 8 p. m. in the
school by the Southwest Civic
Association.
The Washington times., 1935-11-13

RECALLS ETHIOPIANS
M AdueUN Battle

WHEN, in 1895, q vast
army Of Ethiopians ami
hilated an inferior Italian
army at Aduwa, Ethiopia,
Louis Turco, now of 143 R
St. N. E., was one of the few
Italians to survive. Here he's
telling his grandson, Billy
Dittmar, all about it. Inter
national News Photo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-12
O'MAHONEY HOLDS
MERIT PLAN VITAL
Senator Cites Advantages
of Promotion in Postal
Bill.
The bill to put post Offices under

The bill TO put post Offices under
civil service opens to all men and
women in the postal service the OPP
portunity to rise to the most impor-
tant postmasterships in the country,
Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney, Demo-
crat, of Wyoming said last night in
an address in the National Radio
Forum, in which he outlined the
scope of this measure.
The Forum, arranged by The Star,
Is carried on Nationwide network
OF the National Broadcasting Co.
O'Mahoney, who, with Chairman
Mead of the House Committee on
Post Offices, is joint sponsor for the
postal measure explained it would
cover 1891 post Offices of the first,
second and third classes. Some $4,000
fourth-claSs Offices are under civil
service.
Farley Is Defended.
The speaker, former First Assist
ant Postmaster General in the Roose-
welt administration, described the ap-
pointive methods adopted for post
maStershipS from time to time, Incl
dentally defending Postmaster Farley
against charges Of job-grabbing in
this connection.
Although great hue and cry has
been raised in the effort to picture
Postmaster General Farley to the
country as a man whose purpose was
to undermine the civil service and
destroy efficiency" he said, the fact
remains that today, almost two years
after the beginning of the present
administration, there are still approx
mately 5000 presidential postmasters
IN Office who received their commits
sionS from President Hoover"
Text of Address.
The text of Senator OMahoney's
address follows:
OF the $4,000 post Offices in the
United States. 1891 are known as
presidential Offices, because their post
masters are appointed by the PreSi-
dent. with the advice and consent of
The Senate. The other 80 900 odd
all very small and comparatively unim-
portant from the point of view of
patronage-are known as fourth-class
Offices ana JIlelr pOSCmdSLerS are ap
pointed by the Postmaster General,
after examination by the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. 1t is thus possible to
appoint as postmaster in all except
the smallest Offices only persons who
have the political Endorsement of the
party in power.
This system has endured almost
since the beginning of the country
OF course, in the very early days,
when the revenues we're small and the
postmasters comparatively few. the
President was concerned primarily
only with the appointment of the
Postmaster General, and the latter
In turn appointed his deputies, as the
postmasters were then known But in
1886 it was provided by law that the
President should appoint all postmas-
tiers whose annual commissions
amounted to more than $1,000. All
others were appointed by the Post
master General. In all cases, however,
political belief, rather than postal eff
ficiency, was the criterion which de-
termined the final availability of any
candidate for postmastership.
With the expansion of the postal
system and the growth of the civil
esta blishment of the Government, the
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utive order of May 10, 1921, modified
President Wilson's order, which re-
CURED the appointment of the highest
eligible, by providing for the establish
ment of a register of three eligibles
from among whom the Postmaster
General could make selection and
authorizing the Postmaster General in
certain circumstances to call for a
new list. In other words, President
Harding opened the field once more
to the political selection Of postmas-
tiers. The old system was then re-
stored. Many postmasters who had
been appointed under Wilson were
turned out before the end Of their
terms. Their designations were re-
quested. and when they failed to re-
sign they were summarily removed.
If after taking the civil service ex-
animation they were able to get on
the register of three names, it was
an easy matter to pass them over in
favor of some more acceptable person
whose name also appeared upon the
register.
Political Removals Banned.
At the beginning of his term of
Office on March 4, 1888, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt turned once
more to the merit system. BY his
direction it was again provided, as I'M
der the administration of Woodrow
Wilson, that no postmaster should be
removed for purely political reasons.
that every one would be permitted to
serve out his term, unless there was
good cause arising from failure prop
erly to perform the duties of the Office
or undue political activity for his re-
moval. Although great hue and cry
has been raised in the effort to pic
ture Postmaster General Farley to
the country as man whose purpose
was to undermine the civil service
and destroy efficiency, the fact re-
mains that today. almost two years
after the beginning of the present
administration, there are still approx
imately 5000 presidential postmas-
tiers in Office who received their COM
missions from President Hoover.
In addition to directing that the
four-year commissions should be re-
spected, President Franklin D. Roose-
NclL OH July H. 1900, dlItCCtu tic
Postmaster General to prepare legiS-
lation for submission at a succeeding
session of Congress to place all pres
idential poStmaSterships Squarely I'M
der the civil service law. The prepara-
ton Of legislation of this character,
affecting As it does an institution
which is the largest business in the
world. was not altogether the easiest
OF tasks.
Because the Post Office Department
covers the whole United States, and
post Offices run the gamut from the
little village store TO huge units. en-
ploying thousands in cities like Chi
cago, Boston and New York. there
were innumerable details to be taken
into consideration. l was personally
fortunately situated in that l had
been appointed First Assistant Post
master General by President Roose-
welt on March s, 1888, and during
the succeeding nine months, until /
entered the United States Senate,
had had the opportunity to become
intimately acquainted with the postal
system.
At the request of Mr. Farley l made
Continued on Seventh PaSe)
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principle of making appointments to
the Government service upon the basis
of merit, rather than of political af-
flliation. began to take hold. After
the creation Of the Civil Service Com
mission, the merit system was given a
tremendous impetus by President
Grover Cleveland. but the appointment
of postmaSters still remained upon the
old basis, although clerks and carriers
and other postal employees were select
ed under the civil service law.
The first indication Of change
came during the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt. who on November
80, 1903, just few weeks after the
election of his successor, issued an
executive order by which he placed
all fourth-class postmasters in IA
States in the civil service. and pro-
vided rule for the filling of vacancies
in those States in the future by civil
service examination. BY this action of
President Roosevelt in the closing
months of his service as President, the
fourth-claSS poStmaSterS in this small
group of States, all of whom had been
were given a civil service status,
though they had passed no eXamina-
ton. They were thus preserved from
loss of their positions except by for
NAL charges under the civil service
law.
Taft Blankets in More.
On October Is, 1912, President will
liam Howard Taft, just few weeks
before the election, at which he was
defeated by Woodrow Wilson. issued
another executive order, amending
that of his predecessor. President
Taft provided that all four-claSs post
masters throughout the United States
should be given permanent classified
civil service status. BY stroke Of the
pen he took into the civil service fam
lily without examination all fourth
class poStmasters in the States which
had not been affected by the original
Roosevelt order. Thus again those
who had been appointed through
political influence in the first instance
were covered into the civil service"
as the phrase has it. This. of course,
was very satisfactory to the incum-
bent, but not at all pleasing to as
pirants who were expecting a change
OF administration. Accordingly. be-
cause the effect Of the Taft executive
order was to give permanent appoint
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ments under the civil service to men
who had been originally selected by a
Republican administration upon po-
litical basis President Wilson shortly
after he assumed Office amended the
executive orders of Presidents Taft
and Roosevelt. His order, which was
issued on May 7, 1913. required every
fourth class postmaster who had been
covered into the civil service" by the
Taft order to take a civil service ex-
animation Since that time the merit
system has operated without change
with respect to fourth-claSs Offices.
This is not the case with Presi-
Dental Offices. For with respect to
them the compensation runs all the
way from $l,100 to $4,000 annually,
and there always has been o lively
competition for these places. Wood
row Wilson took the first step to place
the selection Of presidential postmaS-
tiers upon the merit basis when. upon
assuming Office. he announced that
the four-year terms OF incumbent
poStmaSters would be respected.
Provides for Examinations.
Under the plan which has been in
effect since 1886, presidential post
masters are appointed and confirmed
for four years. In spite of this pro-
vision, however, every change OF ad-
ministration brought with 1t the
wholesale dismissal of incumbents. re-
CARELESS of when their terms we're to
expire President wilson's plan al
lowed them. in the absence OF charges,
to serve out their terms before they
were politically decapitated. Then.
on March 3. 1917, he took great
forward step by issuing an executive
order which provided that whenever
any vacancy should occur in the
poStmaStership OF any office of the
first, second or third class. the Civil
Service Commission should hold an
open competitive examination and
certify the result to the Postmaster
General, who in turn should submit
to the President the name Of the
highest qualified eligible on the list
for appointment. without regard to
politics. This order placed the presi-
dental Offices of the country upon a
merit basis. and many postal experts
who had come up from the bottom in
the postal service were as re-
suit given important appointments
throughout the country.
This system was overturned by
President Harding, who by an exec
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