The Washington times., 1936-05-05
Ballot Battle

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Streets Northwest.
Ballot Battle
Balloting today, from early
morning until 8 p. M. will mark the
hectic election scrap among mem
bers Of AAA Lodge No. 116, A. F.
q. E., composed of workers at the
old Post office Building. PreSi-
dent John Dwyer is seeking re-
election on q platform which gen
orally advocates sympathy with
the "old-line," majority faction OF
the organization. In a message"
published in the lodge bulletin, he
says in part:
"In seeking to play BALI with
the regular or old line Govern
mept agencies it has been my
opinion that we would obtain
their support when we found it
necessary. Severe criticism has
been heaped upon me from vari-
Ous sources for this action, but
/ believe that the vast maj0rity
Of our members have foresight
enough to realize that you can
not receive support by antagOD-
king the powers that be-"
John Collins, seeking to displace
President Dwyer, doesn't have any
bulletin message printed in the
last minute, prediction issue, for
some reason. but it is known his
party favorS backing the New Deal
"A. r. @. e. faction that has dem
onstrated. many times, its readi-
ness to tackle the powers that
be" on any controversial issue it
deems necessary.
Local Schools o. X.
In its recent ukase against
fraudulent, So-called "Civil Serv-
ice" schools, the Civil Service Com
mission meant no inference
against the fine array of business
schools operating in Washington,
it is pointed out. In general,
Washington schools are "topS''
with the Commission because they
do not attempt to mislead. the pub
lie with spurious statements and
intoxicating promises, but give
thorough training nevertheless.
One reason for so much "hon-
eSty" in Washington, Civil Serv-
ice folk say, is that students in
the District know too much" and
would be hard to fool. In the
hinterland, though, it is said, ad-
vertiSementS inSinuate that the
advertiser knows when an exami-
nation is to be given, even though
the Civil Serice Commission may
already have cut said test off the
list forever.
The commission today an
nounced an exam, for which ap-
plicationS must be in by June /,
for the post Of associate naval
architect, $4,000 to $4,000 per
year. Five optional branches,
ranging from planning work on
ships to small boats" are allowed
and educational and experience
qualifications are comprehensive.
Credit Union COnfab
Credit union members, a group
doing more than any other to
chase the "hip-lender" out of Gov.
ernment buildings, meet tonight
at 8 o'clock in the Agriculture
Auditorium. Victor L. Lowe, for
nner staff member Of the N. F. F..
Els famous Federal News" now
president Of the D. c. Credit Union
League, will preside.
f DR.. Herbert Emmerich, FCA Of
ficial, and Thomas w. Doig, credit
union expert Of Madison, Wis.
will speak, after which general
discussion will hold sway.
Odds and Ends
Government workers living in
Alexandria and vicinity yesterday
were puzzled by failure of their
buses to keep their usual time
schedules. . it developed that the
D. c. Public Utilities Commission
had changed the course Of the A.
B. & w. and Arlington and Fairfax
bus lines to new routes without
sufficient publ c ity. FILA an.
nounceS that April was its peak
business m on tn. the finance
committee of Local No. 2, N. F.
r. E., will meet tonight, 7 o'clock,
710 Fourteenth st., while the War
Local, No. 261, gathers an hour
later. the National Park Service
radio program Saturday night will
present q sketch dealing with
Mount Rainier National Park on
the 'NBC circuit. the A. F.. G. e.
continues to fatten, and has just
formed a lodge of "a members in
the National Labor Relations
Board that has Malcolm Ross and
Irene Kitay as secretary treasurer
=. according to the current poll on
q five-day week in the Govern
ment, u per cent of those answer
ing would like some form Of such
but most Of them desire either to
keep their present hours or reduce
them. only 18 per cent are will.
ing to take a five-day week If 1t
means longer hours.