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Evening star., 1937-05-05
j. s. PERSONNEL
SURVEY PLANNED
Trained Experts Hired by
Byrd as Part of Reor-
ganization Plan.

An economy-efflciency survey of all
the personnel in the Government
service is to be started Immediately
by trained experts on personnel ques-
tons who have made similar surveys
in private industry.
They are commissioned by Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia. chair
man of the special Senate Reorgani-
zation Committee and member Of
the Joint Committee on Government
Organization. This work is under
taken with the new appropriation of
$4,000 made last week for the
studies that are being made by the
Byrd Economy and Efficiency" Reor-
ganization Committee.
These experts are going into every
establishment Of the Government
the old, long-esta blished departments
as well as the so-called independent"
establishments. They also are going
into the scores Of New Deal agencies
from which it is contempla ted to blan-
ket the employees into the civil service
by non-competitive examinations
Advocates Of Reduction.
1t Is emphasized daily that one Of
the most important phases of any
Federal Government reorganiza ton
plan is the personnel element. Some
persons have claimed wholesale reduc-
tions in personnel can be made with
tremendous savings and with in
creased efficiency. Because the per-
sonnel is composed of individual wage
earners, most of them with families
to support, and thousands of them
veterans in the service, this is a vital
problem for solution
While definitely pledged to an
economy program, Senator Bryd is
devoted to improving the efficiency as
well. and he proposes to be careful
that justice is assured for employees
while efforts are made materially to
reduce costs.
1t is to get the basic facts through
an intensive study of the personnel
on their jobs-such survey has never
before been made-that Senator Bryd
is engaging outside" trained experts
to make this study and to report as
promptly as possible to his commit
tee. He considers the personnel ques-
ton OF prime and vital Importance
in the entire economy and reorganiza-
ton drive.
G. O. P. Charge Denied.
A Republican statement that ad-
minstration leaders had abandoned
all but one feature of the Roosevelt
program for reorganizing the Govern
ment was challenged quickly today by
Democratic spokesmen.
The Republican, who is in close touch
with the situation but did not wish
to be quoted by name, said the only
recommendation retained was for
transferring the functions of the
General Accounting Office.
Senator Byrnes. Democrat. of South
Carolina, an administration lieutenant
and member of the congressional COM
mittee studying the program, denied
the statement.
The Republican said other features
had been abandoned after powerful
opposition developed and presidential
experts testified it would take fve years
to work out realignment of agencies
All testimony has been in closed COM
mittee sessions.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
HOTEL PEACE SOUGHT.

SAN FRANCISCO. May R.-
The powerful Central Labor Council
sought 4 means today to settle San
Francisco's hotel strike. which execu-
tives Of the major hostelries esti-
mated was costing them between
$35, 900 and $4,000 daily.
John Shelley, president of the coun-
ell, which backed demands Of the
$500 striking hotel workers, called a
special committee meeting for this
afternoon to see II basis could be
found for ending the walkout. The
unions called the strike Saturday
when denied preferential hiring.
The Is buildings involved were sur
rounded by pickets. Patrons re-
naming we're without the services
Of chambesuaaids and benhops.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
RHODE ISLAND DINNER

The Rhode Island delegation Of the
Colonial Danes OF America entertained
several national officers and State
presidents at q private dinner last
night at the Shoreham.
The committee In charge. assisting
Mrs. Walter 3. Ball Of Providence, r..
l., president, included Mrs. Frederick
8. Peck, Darlington, r. l.; Mrs.
Thomas Z. steere and Mrs. z. Colt
Anthony, both Of Providence.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
LIEUT.. ROGER R. OLSEN
is BURIED IN ARLINGTON
Navy Medical Corps Officer Was
Found Dead in Bed at st.
Elizabeth's.

Lieut.. Roger Ralph Olsen, Navy
Medical Corps, who was found dead
Sunday IN st. Elizabeths Hospital,
was buried this afternoon with full
military honors in Arlington National
Cemetery. Lieut.. Comdr. Alfred D.
Vogler of the Navy Corps Of Chap
lains, omciated.
Honorary pallbearers were Lieut..
Comdr. George B. Dowling, Lieut..
Comdr. j. Gregg Smith, Lieut.. Thomas
J. Carter. Lieut.. Harold v. Packard,
Lieut.. Joseph F. Rech and Lieut..
Howard L. Puckett, all Of the Medi-
cal Corps.
Lieut.. Olsen served recently on the
battleShip Idaho.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
X X X X
FROG


For three Deeks in succession
now one OF our tellow scribblers
has made date each Monday to
go swimming Nth tdir lady.
Each Monday he has broken the
engagement for one reason or an
other, mostly ldsiness. He was feel
ing q mild pain in the conscience
this last Monday When the tele-
phone rang and he heard the ladv's
Uoice. She wanted to know uhnt
about that swim.
As he started to answer, he
caught frog" in his throat and
suddenly his Uoice rasped like that
OF man NTH at least bronchial
pneumonia.
20. K," he grated. "lu 90.
busy as dm."
What about that cold?" said the
girl, soliciously.
"Oh. that's all RIGHT" said our
hero. ~ made the date and IN
keep it,"
"No, indeed" musmured the
lass. "You can't 90 suimmin1
yith q cold like that. won't
hear OF it,"
We'll, it you insist" the scribe
said, the conversation ending just
IN time to preuent his natural poice
from, going out on the Uire.
NoU he's wondering vhat you do
when you Dant to repay the i'm
promptu tarors of frog.
REFLECTIONS.
IRON Our friends the editors O.
= Time and Tied at Lorton Reforma'
tory we borrow a story this day no
because 1t has anything In particular
to do with Washington, but Just be-
cause.
It's about a backwoods mountaineel
who found q mirror lost by a tourist
He looked into it and said, well, II 4
amt my old dad. I never knowed h,
had his pitcher took!"
He took the mirror home and slippet
up to the attic to hide 1t, but his srs
picious wife saw him when he did
That night she sneaked to the attit
and found the mirror.
"Ha ha." she giggled. looking int<
the mirror. 80 that's the old has hei
been chasin.'"
Evening star., 1937-05-05
J0RDON'S LAWYER
REQUESTS HEARING
Wants Oral Arguments on Plea
to Entertain New Trial
Motion.

John M. Holzworth, attorney for
Thomas Jordon, asked the Court Of
Appeals today to grant him a hearing
on his petition that District Court be
ordered to entertain a motion for a
new trial of the condemned man. Oral
arguments are needed to clarity his DO
sition, he asserted.
Jordon was convicted last year Of
numbering Mrs. Lizzie Jaynes in the
Garden T Shoppe hold-up of six years
ago. His attorney contends newly
discovered evidence shows the descrip-
ton OF the murderer does not tally
with Jordon's appearance.
The attorney contended Yesterday
that the record in the third degree
prosecution OF Detective Sergt. Robert
j. Barrett, during the course of the
Jaynes shooting investigation, disclosed
that Barrett and several other officers
knew at that time Jordon did not fit
the description of the slayer.
HolzWorth has sent out l 900 letters
to leading residents of Washington,
asking them to attend a meeting to-
morrow night to take some action to
stop the electrocution OF Jordon, which
is set for May a.
The attorney invited the residents
to meet with him at 8 o'clock at the
Shoreham Hotel to take such action
as may be deemed advisable" to pre-
vent miscarriage OF justice" In his
circular letter the attorney suggested
that defense committee be formed
tomorrow night
Answering plea by Holzworth that
the Court Of Appeals order District
Court to entertain q new-trial motion
for Jordon, Assistant United State.
Attorney Roger Robb contended yes
terday the case passed out Of jurisdic-
tion Of the Appellate Court when that
tribunal affirmed the conviction and
remanded the case to District Court.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
FALSE BURGLAR ALARM

Responding to a burglar alarm this
morning from the Katz jewelry store,
110D block Of F street, first precinct
policemen found workmen repairing a
sidewalk trapdoor.
The workmen arrived before store
officials turned of the alarm system.
The policemen, cruising in a scout car,
were only three blocks away when they
received radio orders to respond. The
radio was repeating the order when
the car stopped In front OF the store.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
M0R0S KILL SOLDIERS

MANILA, May R.-Newspaper
correspondents reported today three
Philippine ConstabulAry men were
killed when ambmushed by Moro out
laws in the Bayang district. Lanao
Province. Dispatches said the SOL
diers were shot down while getting
water at mountain spring. The
outlaws escaped.
Evening star., 1937-05-05

a awarded a schol-
arship by the
Yale Divin nifty
School, it was
learned today. He
will enter next
September.
Snyder, q West
ern High School
6 r a d u a t e, was
that schools en-
trant in t h e
t e n tn National
Oratorical Con-
test in 1893 and
was named alter
nate to the ma
tioro1 ApoJc fropo
Evening star., 1937-05-05

LEWISTON, Me-, May S GA
42-day-old Lewiston-Auburn shoe
strike ended today in 3 Of the 10 fac
tories involved.
Arrangements Of the three COM
panies, normally employing 700.
signed an agreement with the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
What effect. If any, the agreement
would have on negotiations between
the G. I. o. and other shop owners
could not be determined. Neither
faction would comment.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
REPORT DENIED
Delegate White Did Not Uree Sine
Die Adjournment.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, May 5.-On May
The Star published story in which
1t was stated John s. White, delegate
from Prince Georges County, had
moved the previous day to adjourn
sine die the special relief session Of the
Maryland Legislature. The story was
IN error. Whites statement actually
was that number Of members Of the
House Of Delegates were prepared to
support "a move to adjourn sine die"
The Star regrets the error. which was
made as result Of confusion during
the debate on the floor Of the House
Of Delegates, making 1t difncult to
understand the remarks Of the dele
gates.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
PROMOTION MADE
Mark Lansburgh Named as a Vice
President of Store.

Election of Mark Lansburgh as VICE
president of Lansburgh g. Bro. was
announced today. Mr.. Lansbureh
has served many years as secretary
OF the corporation and as store man
ager. He will continue in his capac-
ity as secretary.
Austin S. Donaldson. formerly asso-
clated With Macys and later with
Gimbel's. has joined ransburgh G.
Bro. as store manage. it was an
nounced. 1t was expla, ned oy the
company that it is enlargil.g the exec
utive staff to carry out progressive
store program"
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Seventy to Leave Spain.

PRAGUE, May S (P.-Seventy
Spanish aristocrats who have rela-
tives in Czechoslovakia and who have
mad asylum in the Czechoslovakian
Embassy in Madrid have received per-
mission to leave Spain. officials here
were informed last night.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Brazil Seeks Trade Pact.

RIO DE JANEIRO. May 5 R.-
President Getulio Vargas made known
yesterday that Brazil Is negotiating
In London = trade treaty With Britain
and the Dominions.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
SEQUEL.
THE Battle of the Blue Pencil con

o1S ~ ASA'
THE Battle Of the Blue Pencil con-
tinues between lady columnist
on this paper and the copy reader
who handles her writings. You re-
member not long ago she objected
strenuously because she saw a bit of
her literary art marked slug at the
top of the page, thinking the word
signifed physical violence.
Recently she sent in another piece,
with a note attached saying, Mr..
So-and-So gave me permission to
describe his costume worn at the
races, so hope you won't cut it out"
The copy reader left in the para
graphs about the costume, but wrote
little note in reply.
Mr.. Noah Webster" he said, "of
the dictionary Websters gave me per-
mission to describe (correct) your
spelling as shocking"
MEMENTO.
I Asst Fall, you may remember. a
team of Chilean Army officers
came here for the Inter- American
Horse Show and defeated the United
States Army Olympic riders in an
international jumping contest Elated,
the Chileans returned home and
promptly invited the North Ameri-
cans down for visit and exhibition
in South America
In commemoration of the two COM
petitions, the United States Cavalry
School recently received from the
Chilean Cavalry School (the latter,
no doubt, with its tongue in Its
cheek beautifully modelled bronze
trophy The statue is the figure of
perhaps the sorriest looking, droop-
headed sway-backed nag ever i'm
mortalized by a sculptor
The officers in our Cavalry School
already have decided what they will
do II they conquer the Chileas in
Washington this Fall They are 60
ing to send them q statue of bird.
Evening star., 1937-05-05

The Evening Star area.
During his senior year at Gettys-
burg he has been editor in chief Of
the Gettysburgian, college weekly,
and president Of the Phi Sigma Kappa
Social Fraternity. He also Is q men,
Der OF Phi Beta Kappa.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
.M'CARRAN0FFERS
NEW COURT BILL
II Justices Provided in Sub
stitute to Presidents Plan.
No Lower Changes.
BACKGROVND-

BACKGROUND
DDarfng all other issues, the
fight oDer President Roosepelt's
plan to add maximum OF sir neD
justices to Supreme Court unless
those ouer 70 retire has tied up nor
NAL business OF Congress despite
numerous attempts at compromise.
Chairman Ashurst OF the Senate
Judiciary Committee has rejected
oil middle ground proposals., in
ststino on "Pres,dent's bill or moth
ing" although some opposition lead
ers haze indicated recently they
might accept modified plan.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
4 X X X
SCIENCE.

Arthur Godfrey, the radio soft
speaker. has added the modern
touch to the fine art OF grooming
horses do,Un OIL his Virginia farm.
When his animals haze been out
rolling in the dusty paddock, he
has his colored groom. Joe, clean
EN- up to high polish uhen they
return to the barn-using a hand
uacuum cleaner plugged in the
stable lighting system.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
WASHINGT0NIAN GETS
SCHOLARSHIP TO YALE
Henry w. Snyder, jr., Son of Cap
ltal Pastor, to Enter Divinity
School in September.

Henry w. Snyder, jr., Gettysburg
College senior and son of Rev. DR..
Henry W. Snyder, pastor OF st. Paurs
Lutheran Church here, has been
Evening star., 1937-08-28
RIOTS PUBL|C|zE
UNKNOWN ISLE
Great Inagua, in Bahamas,
Too Far OFF Coast
for Fame.
Where is Great 1nagua yslandq

Where Is Great InAgua Island?
When this Bahama island nared
into the headlines OF the American
press recently as the locale of 4
political disturbance which forced IA
men to flee to Cuba in a small boat.
the average layman learned the name
OF one more of the thousands of islands
that are scattered over the Atlantic
north Of Cuba and east of Florida.
Andres and Bimini Islands and the
town Of Nassau on New Providence Is
land are we'll known to Americans be-
cause Of their proximity to the coast
OF Florida; but because of the re.
moteness Of Great Inagua it is little
known. for 1t is among the tail enders'
OF the Bahamas that fleck the sea for
about TOO miles" says a National
Geographic Society bulletin.
Great Inagua is As miles long and
about l8 miles wide, which makes it
one Of the largest of the Bahamas.
Well forested, it is quite fiat with only
few hills that nowhere rise more than
about 80 feet above the sea, except for
one elevation that rises half again as
nigh. The higher elevations are gen.
orally covered with small, stunted
bushes and palmettos. Openings in
the forests Of the nat areas are pas
ture lands, sisal and cocoanut planta-
Evening star., 1937-08-28
MELLON FUNERAL
TO Be HELD TODAY.
Hundreds Meet Special Car
Bringing Financier's Body
to Pittsburgh.
81 the Associated Press.

81 the ASSOCIATED Press.
PITTSBURGH, August ga pri-
vate railroad coach-something he
never owned in life--bore Andrew w.
Mellon in death back to the city he
loved today.
Public funeral services for the 81
year-old financier-the bankers son
who founded a $500,000, 900 fortune
will be held at 1:30 pm. today in a
Presbyterian church Mellon millions
built.
Hundreds of the city's great and
small stood in the aging Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad station in the shadow Of
Mellon skyscrapers, to meet the Pitts
burger carrying the special car in
which the Mellon family rode from
Southampton with the last of the older
MELONS.
From the station, the body will be
carried to mortuary, passing the flags
draped at half staff by a city in
mourning for the loss of its first citi-
zen.
In the $4,OOO,OOO East Liberty
Presbyterian Church, not far from
the massive English home Of the Mel
Ions in fashionable East End-the
services will be intoned by the pas
tor, the Rev. DR.. Stuart Nye Hutch
inson.
Three hymns Mellon loved will be
sung by the church choir and simple
Scriptures, selected by the family
will be read.
Chimes in the slender Gothic spires
will sound as the bier-fianked by in
dustrialist friends as pallbearers-
moves from the church.
Burial will be made in the ivy
covered vault in nearby Allegheny
Cemtery beside the other member
Of the financial team MY Brother and
1"-R. B. Mellon.
As simply as he lived so Mellon
will be buried with only members OF
the family attending the final rites.
All will be there except the sportsman
nephew, Richard King Mellon. He is
hunting in Alaska.
A. w. was the last OF eight children
Of Judge Thomas B. Mellon, who left
a Pennsylvania farm to seek a for
tune in Pittsburgh 100 years ago.
A rich mans son who became o
genius in the financial world that
knew Carnegie, Frick and Rockefeller,
Mellon was little known outside Penn
sylvania until President Harding
named him at 66, Secretary of the
Treasury.
Evening star., 1937-08-28

in his apartment in the Arlington
Hotel thousands of dollars changed
hands at the flip of card.
Stories of Moore's wealth aroused
the envy of the underworld characters.
and in 1888 plot to kidnap him for
ransom was hatched Moore learned
q the scheme, however, and told
friends at police headquarters. De-
tectlve Sergt. Frank o. Brass shot his
way into Moore's apartment after the
gambler had been overpowered and
arrested four men.
Moore built up and lost several for
tunes, but his finances repeatedly were
low three months ago when physicians
told him his condition was hopeless
and he went to his mothers home to
die
Generous to an extreme, Moore
gave away thousands of dollars to
unfortunate patrons of his gambling
establishment and to professional
gamblers whose luck had turned bad
Funeral services for Moore will be
held in Greenville this afternoon at
4:30 pm. He is survived besides his
mother by two sisters and seven
brothers, all of Greenville.
Evening star., 1937-08-28
U. S. GROUP RETURNS
FROM DEDICATION TOUR
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
NEW YORK, August 28.-Josephus
Daniels, American Ambassador to
Mexico, returned to the United States
today aboard the President Roosevelt,
heading delegation which during the
last month has dedicated war memo
rails in France, Belgium and England.
The envoy planned to visit President
Roosevelt at Hyde Park, N. Y, and
leave by plane tomorrow morning for
Manteo, Roanoke Island, N. c., to
address a Virginia Dare anniversary
celebration. After spending Monday
at his home in Raleigh, N c., Daniels
will entrain for his post in Mexico
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Daniels, who was Secretary of the
Navy during the World War, said his
principal lasting impression" of his
European tour was "how quickly the
physical ravages of war have been
healed"
Monuments on nine battlefields and
chapels at two of the eight American
cemeteries were dedicated.
Evening star., 1937-08-28
4 HELD FOR QUIZ
|NPAY ROLL THEFT
Victims of Baltimore Hold
Up Unable to Identify
Suspects, However.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, August 2s.-Four
men were arrested for questioning in
a $500 pay roll hold-up here yester-
day, but victims Of the bandits failed
to identify the suspects.
The four men taken into custody
had a quantity of change wrapped
in a towel. One OF the men said
he had taken it from some pinball
machines he owned.
Detective Capt. John A. Cooney
said the four were not now under
suspicion in the hold-up, but that
they were held for further questioning
The hold-up took place smoothly
and quietly while two employees of the
A. Weiskittel 6s Son Co. were bring
ing the weekly pay roll to the plant.
The two, Joseph Yenni, %, and Edward
Kowalski, drew the money from a
branch bank at the customary time
and returned to the Weskittel plant,
which manufactures stoves.
The pay roll messengers turned into
the plant warehouse and a black
sedan stopped just behind them, out
side the door. One man got out OF
the other car and approached the
messengers. The other remained at
the wheel
Before we had time to get out
OF our coupe" Yenni continued, 'the
man who had jumped from the other
machine stepped up beside us and
stuck an automatic into our faces.
Come on. Hand it over. Don't give
us any trouble he said"
They handed over the money and
the hold-up man demanded their guns
They said they were unarmed, but he
searched them to make sure and also
felt in the pocket Of their car. Then
he backed to the waiting automobile
and ned.
Evening star., 1937-08-28
VETERAN EMPLOYE
OF SENATE DIES
David Corser, 81, Was Scout for
Sheridan-Served Here
so Years.

David CorSer, 81, scout for Gen.
Sheridan during the Civil War and
for SO years doorkeeper Of the Sem
ate, died yesterday at his home in
Conctoocook. N. H., the Associated
Press reported Until the last, his
hair was black as the day he took part
in the Battle of Winchester and he
dyed his flowing mustache to hide its
gray hairs.
Corser was the last surviving Union
veteran in Conctoocook, where he was
born in 1846, when the United States
was at war with Mexico. He left
Washington for his New Hampshire
home week ago for vacation after
adjournment, fully intending to re-
turn as soon as Congress should re-
turn to session.
Corser was tall and dignified. He
practiced law for a short period after
the Civil War, but he preserved al
ways the military appearance of the
nineteenth century. Although his
record in the Union Army was worth
talking about, he rarely referred to
it unless a questioner insisted that he
relate some Of his experiences.
Evening star., 1937-08-28
CUBAN WAR VETERANS
TO BE ASKED TO FLORIDA
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Cuban Ambassador Martinez Fraea
said yesterday he would forward to
the Cuban government and to veter-
ans of the Cuban War for 1ndepend-
ence an invitation to send delegates
to a convention of the Florida De-
partment of United Spanish War Vet
Grams. The convention will be held at
Fort Lauderdale next June.
Il am sure" the Ambassador said
in statement. "the government and
veterans will accept with pleasure this
friendly invitation"
The invitation was extended by
William H. Marshall, commander of
the Florida Department of the United
Spanish War Veterans, who arrived in
Washington yesterday after attending
the national convention, at Columbus,
Ohio, of the national veterans or
ganization.
Evening star., 1937-08-28

Dealer Outsmarts
Caravan Fighting
Gas Price Cutting
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, August 28.-The
Michigan Retail Gasoline Deal
ers' Association has run ino 4
new kind Of resistance In its
drive to eliminate gasoline price
cutting.
The caravan Of association cars
that has been visiting price-cut-
ting stations, buying one gallon Of
gasoline and demanding all the
free courtesy services, drew up
before I. Paul Taylor's station.
Taylor was prepared. He
posted a sign headed Service
Charges" listing the following:
Windshield cleaned, rs cents;
radiator water, Is cents; oil
check, rs cents; tire air, 25
cents; battery water. Is cents"
The caravan, which has met
opposition from other dealers in
the form of gasoline prices from
81 to $40 a gallon, drove on.