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tations IN the District Of Columbia
md the field as will enable them cur

stations IN the District Of Columbia
and the field as will enable them cur
rently to audit the accounts Of the ac-
countable officers, and they should
be required TO certify forthwith such
exceptions as may be taken to the
transactions involved (a) to the officer
whose account is involved; (b) to the
auditor general; and (c) to the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury.
The auditing work would thus
proceed in a decentralized manner
independent Of, but practically stimuli
taneous with, disbursement. Dupli-
cation of effort and delays due to
Capitalization in Washington would
be reduced to a minimum. 1t would
not be necessary for the Treasury
Department to duplicate the field
audit of the General Auditing
Once. Exceptions would be promptly
reported to the Treasury. Prompt,
efiicient service could be afforded In
the scrutiny Of questioned vouchers
and in the review of accounts OF
disbursing officers.
6. In the event Of the failure OF
the Secretary Of the Treasury and the
auditor general to reach an agree
ment with respect to any exception
reported by representatives of the
auditor general concerning any ex-
penditure, it should be the duty o1
the auditor general to report such
exception to the Congress through
such committees or joint committees
as the Congress may choose tc
designate.
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b. REORGANIZATION AND I'M
PROVEMENT OF PERSONNEL
ADMINISTRATION.
ADMINISTR
Recommendations

In order to effect the reofganiza ton
of the civil service administration of
the United States, we recommend
that:
l. "A United States civil service ad-
ministration should be established to
serve as the central personnel agency
of the Federal Government. The Off
GERS of the administration should con-
sist of a single executive officer to be
known as the civil service admins
TRAITOR and a non-salaried civil service
board of seven members, with the
powers and duties outlined below.
2. The administrator should be
highly competent, should possess
broad knowledge of personnel admin
istration, and should be a qualified
and experienced executive. He should
be appointed by the President, with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
on the basis of an open competitive
examination conducted by a special
board of examiners appointed by the
Civil Service Board. He should be
responsible to and hold office at the
plcdSuIS VI LIlt EIcSlUcllI.
8. The duties, powers, functions and
authority now vested in the Civil
Service Commission should be trans
ferred to the administrator. Author
ity should be given to the administra-
tor to develop and perform the addi-
tional functions which should be per-
formed by an adequate central per-
sonnel agency. He should be author
lied to participate in employe train.
ing programs: to make, or to CO.
operate with other groups in making,
studies or investigations of personnel
policies. practices, procedures and
methods in other governmental juris-
dictionS and in industry; and to CO.
operate with State and local personnel
agencies and with independent agen-
cies and corporations of the Federal
Government. The Civil Service Ad-
ministration should be authorized to
render services to outside government
tai units under suitable provision for
reimbursement for the actual cost of
such services.
4. The Civil Service Board should
SoAAoAoV VA oCSSAl ulCtHpC1S,
by the President, with the advice and.
consent of the Senate, for overlapping
terms of seven years. This board
should be composed of outstanding
men and women drawn from private
business. education, labor, agriculture,
public administration and professional
life. No person should be eligible for
membership if at any time within five
years preceding the date of his ap-
pointment he has been a member or
officer Of any local, State, or national
political party committee or has held,
or been candidate for, any elective
public Office. Members of the board
should receive no salaries, but they
should be reimbursed for their actual
time and expenses, plus the cost of
transportation.
5. The board should meet not less
than four time year upon call by
the President. the chairman Of the
board. or any four members Of the
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V. Administrative Re-
organization of the
Government of the
United States
A. PLAN OF REORGANIZATION.

The meet these conditions and
make and keep the Government thor
oughly up to date, we make four
principal recommendations, as fol-
lows:
/. Provide for IL major executive
departments, by the addition to the
existing 10 of department of social
welfare and department of public
works.
2. Require and authorize the Presi-
dent to determine the appropriate
assignment to the IL executive de-
partments of all operating admins
trative agencies and fix upon the
executive continuing responsibility
and power for the maintenance OF the
effective division of duties among the
departments.
8. Equip the President with the es-
sential modern arms of management
in budgeting, efficiency research, per-
sonnel and planning.
4. Revive and extend the principle
of Executive accountability to Con-
gress through the development of an
effectlVe mQepenoenV auuIt anu iepoi'
on fiscal transactions and through the
simplification of the confusing struc-
ture of the Government.
1t is the purpose of these recon-
mendations to make effective manage
ment possible by restoring the Presi-
dent to his proper place as Chief Ex-
ecutive and giving him both govern
mental structure that can be man
aged nd modern managerial agencies.
and by restoring te~<he Congress- ef-
fective legislative cohtrol over the
Executive. One element of this pro-
gram, that dealing with managerial
agencies, has been discussed above.
As part of other phases of this pro-
gram, many minor changes will be
required. These are discussed in the
following pages In connection with a
fuller statement Of our principal
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~. Planning
Management
Recommendations

/. It is recommended that a
national resources board, consisting
Of five members appointed by the
President, without salary and with
indefinite terms. be created to serve
as q central planning agency under
the President.
2. It is further recommended that
there be q director appointed by the
board, in general charge of the staff,
and an executive officer. in the clas-
sified service; and that the further
organization of divisions Of the work
be left to the determination OF the
board.
g. 1t would be necessary for the
board to have ample provision for the
maintenance of a staff equal to the
performance of the heavy tasks i'm
posed upon it. In general, the equip
ment of such board as is proposed
would consist Of.
a. A permanent skeleton staff of
career men of undoubted competence,
with their assistants.
b. Other governmental personnel
with special skills detailed from time
to time for the work of the board.
C. Experts and assistants brought
in from time to time to deal with spe-
cial problems as they arise. A con-
tingent fund for this purpose should
be available, but inevitably the
amounts required would vary widely
from one period to another, as differ
ent types Of assistance were required.
In support of the proposed indefl-
mite term of Office for members Of the
board, it may be pointed out that a
long term OF office is no adequate pro-
lection against an unfriendly or in
different Executive and Congress; and
in any case q deadlock between the
board and the authorities would make
the success Of the board very dubious.
A board may be swept out of exist
ence by the Congress at any time, or
it may be ignored by the Executive
and the administration.
Life tenure for such board. even
if it were possible to obtain, would not
be desirable, for it would tend to
widen gaps between the Government
and the board, or between the public
and the board. In rapidly chang
ing situation a board of this type must
be responsive to the broad sweep Of
national interest and judgment.
The personnel of the board should
bring together insight, experience and
Judgment in the analysis and inter-
probation OF national planning poll
cies, skill in the invention of ways
and means Of utilizing our national
resources, and social vision in the
fusion Of American interests. tech
niques and ideals into sounder and
more satisfactory modes of conserv-
ing and expanding our national re-
sources and facilitating their equitable
award.
The board should be provided with
an annual appropriation, a consider
able part Of which should be used for
aiding the several States in the MAIN
tenance of their State planning
boards; another part should be budg-
eted for stated projects of research,
and another portion be reserved for
other inquiries undertaken at the re-
quest of the President for some spe-
| cial purpose, in cooperation with
some of the several departments or
with local agencies.
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iii. Fiscal
Management
A. BUDGETING AND ADMIN
ISTRATIVE CONTROL.
commentators

Our recommendations regarding
budgeting and administrative control
may be briefly summarized as follows:
1. The director of the Bureau Of the
Budget should be relieved from routine
duties and thus enabled to devote
himself to problems of fiscal policy
and planning. Provision should be
made for an adequate permanent staff
of the highest competence, imple-
mented by special assistants on as
signment from the operating agencies
and by temporary consultantS and
specialists recruited from business and
industry for special assignments.
2. The execution, as well as the
preparation, of the budget should be
supervised by the Bureau of the
Budget and should be closely corre-
lated with fiscal programs and plans.
8. The administrative research
function of the Bureau of the Budget
should be adequately developed to aid
the President in his duties as head
of the executive establishment. The
bureau should carry on constructive
studies in public administration for
the constant improvement of Govern
ment organization and procedure and
should also stimulate continuous
study of these problems by depart
ments and bureaus.
4. The information function Of the
Bureau of the Budget should be de-
veloped. and improved. The United
States Information Service should be
transferred to it, as should other
appropriate activities in the co-ordi-
nation of the field services of the
Government.
S. The Bureau of the Budget should
serve in various ways as an agency
of the President. Improvement should
be made in its facilities for the clear
ance of executive orders and the
establishment of uniform codes Of
management in the Government. It
should assist the departments in their
regulations governing internal organi-
zation. It could render important
service to the President and to the
Congress in co-ordinating and clear
ing legislative recommendations which
originate in the executive branch.
b. DIRECTION AND CONTROL
OF ACCOUNTING AND EX-
PENDITURES.
Recommendations
Our recommendation regarding the
direction and control of accounting
and expenditures are as follows:
/. For the purpose of providing the
Chief Executive with the essential
vehicles for cuzont financial man
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people to hold him to strict account
ability for their conduct.
The following three sections deal
with these managerial functions,
namely, personal management, fiscal
and planning manage
ment, and contain recommendations
for their development.
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CONTINUED on Ninth Page.l
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PLANS TO REVAMP
59 FISCAL AFFAIRS
Administrative Reorganiza'
ton of Government Also
Is Among Proposals.

ALIENT portions of the report
of the Presidents Committee
on Administrative Management,
- as transmitted to Congress to-
day follows:
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
GRAY WOLF COMES UP
 TO THE CABIN DOOR

4 gray wolf, which came up to within 15 feet of the cabin door and stole frozen rabbit lying there, was killed recently at Rainy Pass by O. P. Rees, Star Air Service radio oper- ator, according to a radio dispatch from Mir. Rees to Anchorage. A few seconds later he killed a black wolf which evidently had been proving about the cabin with the gay one.
 Reused by the barking of his mal- amute dog, the radio operator ran out with -22 caliber rifle ard spied the black wolf standing in the river flats looking at the dog and cabin. Hastily calculating that he'd need a little more artillery for the task, Mir. Rees went back for larger rifle. He came out again and saw the black wolf coming closer.
 Suddenly the operators wife spied a gray wolf from the window of the cabin, partly hidden Ny a snow bank and only six feet away from the frantically barking malamute, which was chained and straining to get at the wolf.
 Raising his rife, Mr. Rees dropped the gray wolf, then swung his aim on the black one and killed the lat ter. Upon examining the tracks, he found the gray animal had come within 15 feet of the cabin door, stol- en a frozen rabbit there, taken the rabbit down the trail and dropped 1t and then approached within six feet of the dog
 @f anyone doubts this," the mes sage said @the signs will be here till the first snow for examination. and we have the wolves"
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
NENANA ICE MOVED

l917-Aprz 30, at 11;3Oamz. l91e-May II, 9:33 a. m.-. le19-May 3, 2.33 p. m. 192o-May Il, 1o:46 a. IT, l92l-May II, s:42 s. n. 1922-May 12 at 1:2op. m.a- ls23-May g, 2 p. m. 1924 May II at 3:1o fpE m l925-May ', 6:32 ?. m- 1926-ApriI 26, 4:03 p. m. 1e27-May 13, 5:42 a. mz 1928 May :, 4:24 p. m. 1929-May ,, S:41 P. m- l9S0-May 8, 7.O3 ?. m- 1q3l-May 10, 9:23 a. m. 19s2- May I, I0-15 a. m. l933-May s, 7:2o p. rn- ls3-Aprii 30. at 2:o7 ?. h. 19:5-May 15. at i:32 pm l93s-Arrl 90. 12:58 pm. Is37-? ZE4 ?
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

A tentative estimate would indicate a 80 per cent advance from 1888 al though the amount is still 10 per cent under the II billion. 650 million. earned by corporations in 1929.
 The figures were based on state ments from 1000 corporations. Soma writers saw a vastly improved con dition in industry in it's willingness to accede to labors' demands.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
Mrs. Hard Writes to Friends

In a. letter to Mrs. Fred Soini cf this place, Mrs. Eric Hard writes that James Wilson of tke mining partnership of Hard & Wilson on Cripple Greek in the Folger region, who has been spending tEc winter with his mo:haI lr ISS Angeles. was already in Seattle on his way back to Folger- when ti.s .iards arrived there on their way out H. w:il probably wait there zs he was not feeling very well and will core in with NIT. and Mrs Hard.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
1886 PROFIT LEVEL IS
 NEARLY EQUAL TO '29

NEW YORK, March 6-American industry made long strides this year toward prosperity in humping pro- portions, analysts agreed as they studied the data which indicated net profits exceeded seven billion for the best year since 1929.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
Repo Sells to Mrs. Myntti-

A business deal of some impor- tance was consummated here on Tuesday, when John Repo, of Myntti < Repo, local merchants, sold his in- terest in the mercantile establish ment and cigar store owned by the firm ts Mrs. Sarah J. Myntti, who will take immediate possession
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
OPHIR NEWS
 ARTICLES
BY CHRISTIAN BoLGEN Especial Correspondent)

Gurtscr Brothers Visit
 The Gurtier brothers, Bob and AL fred, came up from Fairview at the end of last week, with Alfred's long string of dogs. Alfred returned to Fairview the same day, while Bob stayed in town intending to go to Flat by plane, either from here or Takotna. Bob intends to go to Good news Bay later in the spring, where he has some promising mining claims.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

JOB PRINTING-Let us give you sn estimate on your printing needs of every description We do neat, at tractiye. modern printing at fair prices How are you stocked up at present with Letterheads, Enval- ops, Billheads, Statements, Invoices, Acquisition Blanks. Menus, Meal Tickets Business Cards, Display Advertising Cards, Receipts, etc ? The KUSRO TIMES OFFICE
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

The Senate defeated the memorial which was introduced by Rep Ed Coeey. urging the President to ex- nan5 the Federal governments col- onization program in Alaska
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
Mrs. Kartunen Guest Mrs. Howard

Mrs George Kartunen. from Canes Greek, spent the week end in town as a house guest of Mrs. J. N. How ard.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
MANY BILLS ARE INTRODUCED IN
 LEGISLATURE E

The Industrial Insurance bill was sefeated by a vote of s to, :. with me representative absent.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

Several road requests and bi4ls. for revisions Of laws, all of minor char Eeeer, were favored by the Senate, Many road construction memorials were passed by the House
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

Rep. Cofey introduced memorials urging an increase of the duty on herring imports from s2-50 to $500 Q barrel and an increase of the duty on canned salmon. canned crabs, and canned clans from 9 to 70 peEeent-
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

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LEGISLATURE. E.
 The Industrial Insurance bill was defeated by vote of s to :, with one representative absent.
 The Senate defeated the memorial which was introduced by Rep Ed, Cogey, urging the President to ex- pand the Federal governments col-r onization program in Alaska
 The Senate also defeated the bill introduced by Rep. Victor B. Ross aSd Dan L. Green. offering reward fsr persons convicted of running wolves from Canada into Alaska to collect the Alaska bounty on the pelts.
 Rep. Coffeys in the House a 1Biue Sky measure for the regulation of the sale of securities in the Terri tory.
 Rep. Nell Scott introduced intro duced a bill providing that no mar riage shall be performed until at least three days after the granting of the license
 4 bill requiring that all drivers if vehicles carrying passengers be, fngerpfinted, was introduced by. Nell Scott.
 Rep. Nell Scott introduced 9 bill providing that no- marriage shall De performed until at least three days after the granting of the license
 Senator Norman R. Walker intro duced a bill providing that all i'm po-ters of malt beverages pay an i'm porters license
 Senator Victor--C. Rivers .introdue- ed a bill to set aside S20.000 as a fund for use in time of disaster
 Rep. Coffey introduced memorials urging an increase of the duty on herring imports from S2-5G to $500 Q barrel and an increase Of the duty on canned salmon canned crabs and canned clans from g to 10 peEeent-
 Several road requests and bi4ls. for revisions of laws, all of minor. char Geeer, were favored by the Senate. Many road construction memorial ls
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

Senator Yictor-,C. Rivers introdus- ed a bill to set aside S20.000 as 3 fund for use in time of disaster
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12
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The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

Senator Norman R. Walker ~intro- duced a bill providing that all inn po-ters of malt beverages pay an i'm porters license
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

Rep. Nell Scott introduced 2 bill providing that. marriage shall De performed until at least three days after the granting of the license.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

Rep. Coffeys in the House a 'Biue Sky measure for the regulation of the sale of securities in the Terri tory.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

4 bill requiring that all drivers if vehicles carrying passengers be fngerpFinted, was introduced bg Nell Scott.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

Rep. Nell Scott introduced intro duced a bill providing that no mar riage shall be performed until at least three days after the granting of the license.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

for persons cohNleltu or FuArilAg wolves from Canada into Alaska to collect the Alaska bounty on the pelts.
The Kusko times., 1937-03-12

The Senate also defeated the bill introduced by Rep. Victor B. Ross aSd Dan L. Green, offering a reward
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
C, & 0. MERGER
PLEA APPROVED

Q.N.S.).-Examiners Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission
today recommended that the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad be
authorized to acquire control Of
the New York, Chicago and St.
Louis nickel Plate) and Erie rail
roads by purchase of stock. They
said this would be in harmony
with, and in furtherance of the
commissions plans for consolida-
ton Of railway property, and that
it would promote the public In
terest.
The C. and o. proposed to take
over from the Virginia Transpor-
tation Corp, wholly owned sub
sidiary, 25,100 shares Of Nickel
Plate common, ISL, 405 shares Of
Erie first preferred, 60,195 shares
of Erie second preferred and 1884,
800 shares of Erie common.
From the Allegheny Corp. it is
proposed to take 1877, 300 shares of
Nickel Plate common and 215,000
shares of Erie common. Taken to-
gether would amount to STOP per
cent of Nickel Plate and 1888 per
cent of Erie securities having full
voting power.
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
Hunt For Slayer
Pushed IN West

NEW YORK, Aug. 81 '0NS0.
Search for the BARREL murderer"
of Mrs. Esther Gordon, found in
a soap cask on Hell Gate rocks
here, spread into the middle west
today as Queens detectives scru-
tini0ed her personal papers sent
here from Revere, Mass.
Shortly after Inspector William
Gibson, Of Revere, arrived here
with so letters and photograph
album, in which it was thought
there might be a clue to the killer,
two New York detectives were de-
taild to trace Mrs. Gordon's re-
cent movements.
One Of these men fastened to
Kansas City to get full inforn1a-
ton concerning a recent trip the
widow of the late Max Gordon,
alleged dope ring operator, made
to that city.
Deputy Chief Inspector John j.
Ryan, of Queens, stated that well
bring in every member Of the gang
and among them will be found
those who committed the crime"
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
Wife, Ponies
Get Goat
OF Cook

(NEW YORK, Aug. 81 G.N.S0.
Nicoli Dominick, a cook, today was
repenting for his wife's gambling
and his own temperI He ex.
planned:
my wife plays the ponies and
it makes me so mad I don't
know what I'm doing" Nicoh
did q Hercules" last night and
ripped the mechanism out Of a
downtown fire alarm box.
The Judge came back:
twenty-five dollars or five
days for turning in a false
alarm"
Evidently Mrs. Dominick is not
much of a horse picker because
Nicon is doing the five days.
The Washington times., 1937-08-31
QUARREL ENDS
in SHOOTING OF
D. C. RESIDENT
Dish Washer Is Jailed
Pending Outcome

Bitterness cropped up between
two men today, sending one to
Emergency Hospital, bullet
wound in his neck, and the other
to the Second precinct police sta
ton for investigation.
The wounded man is David
Franklin Poole, So, Of 1920 Tenth
st. N. w. He was shot once with
a 80 caliber revolver. Doctors at
the hospital said his condition ID
undetermined.
DISH WASHER HELD
Police arrested Charles Joseph
Kelly, "a, of 705 Sixth st. N. W.,
a dish washer in a downtown
restaurant. He was taken to the
precinct station, and police also
are holding the gun with which
Poole was shot.
According to the story told POI
lice, Kelly went to the Poole nome
early today and asked Poole to
step out in a garage in the rear
as he wanted to talk to him.
There, police were told, Kelly
accused Poole of having attempted
to have him sent to Gallinger Hos.
pital and demanded an explana'
ton.
SHOT IN NECK
Suddenly a shot rang out and
Poole fell to the ground, blood
gushing from a wound in his neck.
Neighbors who heard the shot
called police, and a scout car was
rushed to the scene. Poole was
taken to the hospital in an ambu-
lance and Kelly was taken to the
precinct station to be held pend
ing the outcome of the case.