The Washington times., 1937-03-08

paying positions in the Social
Security set-up.
"The career system we have
heard 50 much about will prove
a mOckery to q man on the
legal staff or classified as an
expert, who though he may
have worked for merits, the
higher position must still lose
it to an outsider unless he gets
the Senate stamp Of political
approval. Furthermore, there
is nothing to prevent political
forces from creating positions
for so-called experts which are
in truth simply political pay
offs. This has jeen done In
the past. :"
kilograms Of protest were sent
to Senators Glass and Steiwer
and Representatives, Wiggles-
worth and Woodrurn.
While Interior personnel awaits
the order to move into the brand
new South Interior Building, rec
ords of the General Land Office
are already being shifted from the
old North Building through the
tunnel which connects the two
structures.
File units, holding title records
of three-fourths Of the land within
the United States, are now being
placed in new files provided Tor
them, It is estimated that 5000
trips through the tunnel will be
needed to effect the complete
transfer Of these records alone.
On Saturday, Walton Hale Ham
ilton, director Of Social Security
Boards division Of research and
statistics, will discuss Property
and the Law" at 1:45 p. m. IN the
Agriculture Auditorium. DR.. Hale
who is also professor Of law at
Yale, Is to deliver the third OF a
series of 10 lectures on law and
economics being sponsored by
Agriculture's Graduate School IN
cooperation with American Univer.
sity. Dr.. Mordecai Ezekiel and
Leon C. Marshall are co-chairmen
of the lectures.
Two A. F. G. E. meetings are on
tap tonight. Members Of the Gen.
eral Accounting office Lodge will
sponsor a social party and dance
at the Pythian Temple. 1912 Ninth
st. N. W., after a short business
meeting at S:15. At the same time
in the Lucky Strike Bowling Alleys
Chairman J. I. Below, Of Procure
ment, has called together the A. F.
G. Sd. C. Department athletic
committee to talk over Spr1ngtlme
activities that are to be pursued.
FederaIisms-Just one year ago:
Civil Service Commissions old
Patent Office Building was In the
throes of a face lifting, and Har
low Bacon was on the verge OF
defeating Robert Cushman for
the N. F. F.. E., Local No. 2. preSl
dency Elsa Castendyck, chief OF
the Children'S Bureau delinquency
division, has been named secre
tary to an advisory committee on
training schools for socially malad
justed children. also on the com
mittee is DR.. Carrie Weaver Smith
superintendent Of the National
Training School for Girls. M. A
Harrell and E. B. Eckel, Geological
Survey experts, have turned In q
report after months of studying
water conditions Of the Colorado
plateau in Arizona, the report re
quiring samples from 118 wells
and springs Social Security
taxes may not raise the cost OF
coal to the Government, Acting
Comptroller General Elliott reit
crates in a decision, inasmuch as
the taxes "have nothing to dc
with the actual production Of coal
=. Mrs. Paul Golden, whose huS
band works at Standards and
presidents the Federal Bridge
League, made a leading score II
the league recently j. Neil
Ryan, I. C. C. bowling star, Is re
ported on good authority as head
ing for the altar in May with Miss
Rose Norwood today is the finaI
chance to apply for the junior bill
ing-bookkeeping machine operator
test at Civil Service Commission
also radio inspector . . Comdr
T. A. M. Craven, chief engineer al
FEC, has been selected as chair
man of the American delegation tc
the radio conference with Cuba
Mexico and Canada, slated March
is in Havana. he will be accom-
panied by E. K. Jett and Geralc
Gross, Of FEC, and Harvey B. OF
terman, Of the State Department
Treaty Division.