The Washington times., 1935-11-28
CASH AWAITS
HE|RS0F NAVY
WORKERS

Thanksgiving present for three
veteran employees and the heirs
OF claimants of 346 others Who
worked overtime at the wash
ington Navy Yard during the
four year period from 1878 to
1882.
This sum is part of $SS2,342.74
the Treasury is ready to release
in tardy payment for the over
time work of Washington work
ers and others in Navy Yards
throughout the country.
Only three Of the original "old
guard" of the Washington Navy
Yard entitled to the overtime
payment checks are known TO
be living. Records show they are
Charles M. Nicholson, S13 I St.
S. E.: w. C. White. 2ll6 Thir-
teenth st. S. E., and John G.
Keithly, 351 Tenth st. S. E.
Must Be Called For
Due to official red tape the
Comptroller General canno t
prompt persons to submit claims
for the money, and it will remain
in the National Treasury unless
called for by claimants. Sen.
David I. Walsh CD of Massa-
chus-.. S. who was instrumental
In ~ sting passage of the ap-
PROP alton bill carrying the
money for these claims, issued q
statement today explaining how
the debt arose and listing those
to whom the money is owed. The
history Of the claims is this:
R. w. Thompson, Secretary of
the Navy in 1878, set up l0-hour
working day in Navy yards and
shore stations throughout the
country. Despite this move the
work was contracted on an eight.
hour basis with the assumed pro-
viSo that those who worked ten
hours would get additional pay.
The additional money was never
paid. Through successive Con-
crosses efforts were made to ap-
propriate the money. All failed
up to the last session.
Now that the money is avail.
able all of the claimants have
died or disappeared. Few have
made any application for the
money and it is the hope of Sen
ator Walsh that publication Of his
announcement may awaken the
heirs to their right to the money.
Names Of Claimants
Names Of the Washington
claimants and the amount due
them are listed as follows, with
the advice that legal heirs should
make application for the money
at the Treasury as soon as poss-
ible:
Mary E. Alcorn. widow of John Al
corn. $471.1s; George @. Auguste.
Cheek. Sl02.Ss; Albert Dean. S3s7.s4; !;
Henry C. Fowler, SlSO.1s: Charles w. r.
Garcia. $72.02: Mary NJ. Getzsndanner,
iiisS,o7; Thomas s. Gosnsll s2o1.s4;
Haysle. SS5s,s2; William B. Hardester.
$3.50; Aberrellah Holt, S20s.7T; Aber-
rellah Holt. $1,000; Catherine A. Hunt
$SSS;Ss; Francis s: Hutchinson. $14s.s4;
son johnson, $1s5.sS; Mary C. Kidwell.
$293.9S; John H. King. $10.07; W. Oscar
Knott. $1s5.S3; Gertrude Lang. &5.s7:
ia ASraham 1,1E p o; tssgslIstt i!ssS ALBERT
Frank A. Lowe. $3O4.6s; William Lus-
key. $22.42; William L. Mills. $12E27;
Thomas o'Brien, &1os.2O: Martha e.
sSGE1 s.orss 1ss c'is so..y P'nIins'Sp ;IssSI
George selby, sS14s: Anna c. SIM
monds, $3.50.
Mary E. Smith. $1.O2: Mary A. Smith
son, $22O.l6; John Smallwood, s21s.St; !;
Mary H. summers. $sos.S9; Mrs: e.
$Is1;s2; William T Hutchinson. s7O1.9::
W. B. Todd. $gO.o7; Thomas H. Risler.
$577.42i Artemus r. Warfield, $s2.S7;
Katie Langley. $215.s5: David Auld.
Martha E. Burton. 14S1.sO: Brook;
Burr, $321.so; william W. Boswell,
elss7; Isaac Benhem, S421.ss; John
William F. Brown. sSSLI3; Amanda
Berkley. 15S.2S; James T. Bell. SS7s1;
sellie r: Bailey. $S27.4S; Perry Bald
win. sIss;S7; Walter caddington, .2s:sO:
Mary. Mary ]. caTrieo, Ca iI.sS7: Laura v Cor
$4o3.52; Sarah e. Cawood, $4s6; Robert
Craig. $40; Peter cooksey. &1s7.14;
bell. s4SO.a7; Edward NJ, Cox. SCI; Pat
rick Coleman, $1,000; Lawrence Callan,
$41S.32; Thomas ]. DuvaM S2Os.ss; IDA
G: Duvall, $59.SS: Hester A. Dice,
S44s.s0: Mary e. Dwyer, $4S7.4s; Will
&3s2.sS; William Ewin, $2o4.5S; Joshua
% Amslls ''S:''i '. Edelin,. ,s7o.ss; John T.
Evely. S45S.7o; Thomas R. Fry. sass;
Fanny Fullalove, S461.oS: Andrew Gray.
$11434: Mary B. Gill, $322.72; Isaac o.
Gordon. $71.26; Martha Griffith, &34s.1O;
Richard Gates. $1s2.s3: John Glasgow.
$sl 90; George W. Gates. $35o.1S; Rob
ert Greenwell, S?46.S6: Josiah, $1S.S7;
James Griffith. S62.S1; James Gordon.
z. Harrison, $365.S6 Isaac Little, $S4.77;
Catherine S. Miller. $7SS.s3; James o.
Marceron. $47S:94; Howard Miller.
SS7OSS: Charles E:nMorris. sts IS; DSvi-
George w. Mackabee. $lSs.So; Laura Nc
Kenney, S27s.Os; Lille NJ. Mohler
$?6S.75; William c. Nicholson, $50.7s;
Alfred Nally, sl5s.s1:. Barbara c. oliver.
susan Ports, 35Os.os; Martha 4. Perkins.
$SS727: Margaret Q. Purcell. s1oS.Ss:
Mary NJ. Padgett, s123.1O: Ann Margaret
Russell. -$53S.SO; Richard Riggies.
gas%s: 51sen.y s.s5sS s;sF 1is SSip sS.4.oos Ss
i2'sS3; stto John 4: 4: !. smith, ''s7s; Charles
George 8: Stewart. $3.50: Ann R.
stssis iIos.l5; George % i'S ". stocSstt. sSs
S1.s7; J. H. Tayman. S97 IS; CHARLES A.
Tupper. .s471.47: BENJAMIN Van Horn.
$47s.25; Emma Umpleby, &521.4O; James
.tss;o5: Joseph WEBB ;l7sso: Ellen
Bowling. :22s.4o; James D: ouigley,
$+77.sO: Robert A. Baker, S26.37; Charles
p Morris: $21S 43; William a. Clements.