The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-20


partment of Agriculture. Closin
date. May IT.
Employees at the D. C. Suprem
Court tell this true one:
A colored man was on trial 70
murder of his wife and his mir
lister. dignified and pontifical
was called on his behalf as {
character witness. Asked if tn
defendants marital life was wha
it should be, the minister de
clared:
"AII was happy, and full of
light"
The prosecutor then asked thu
clergyman if he had heard thu
news that the defendant had GU
his wife's throat, and receivec
this:
eyes, I heard it-and 1 dis
counted the repO't!"
Railroad Mail Association reports
Zone hundred and fifty.three
additional regular clerks have
been authorized and appointed
to the terminals recently. Ad.
ditiOnal authorizations are due
and more regulars will be al
lowed as these come in. Addi-
tional substitutes are being ap-
pointed to replace the non
certS' who are being dropped.
approximately 500 have been
appointed lately and more ap-
pOintmentS are being made ev-
cry week. It is not intended to
overload the substitute list.
Care is being exercised to hold
the number at a point that will
insure each of them a living
wage"
The organization has offered
its sympathy to Deputy Second
Assistant Postmaster General
James w. Cole, whose wife re-
Gently died after a brief illness.
Recommended by Secretary
Ickes of Interior, the name of DR..
Jose M. Gallardo, of Puerto Rico,
has been sent to the Senate by
the White House, nominated for
the office of Puerto Rico Commits.
sioner of Education. The job car
ries jurisdiction over 1885 ele-
mentary, vocational and high
schools of the island, with 256, 600
pupils. A native of Puerto Rico, DR..
Gallardo holds degrees from Park
College, Mo-, Pennsylvania State
University and the University Of
North Carolina, and served six
months during the World War. He
has enjoyed a long teaching ca
reer, both in the United States and
his native island.
One of the best rifle and revolver
shots in the Government service
belongs to the Agriculture Depart
ment, in the person Of M. K. Var.
nell, of the Comptroller's Office,
AAA.
Varnell, a veteran at the art of
Western trick-Shooting and mas
ter of the quick draw, recently of.
fered the use of his Chevy Chase
homes extensive grounds and rifle
range to Agriculture workers in
terested in developing their sharp.
shooting technique and offered to
tutor noviceS.
And the Agriculture Exchange"
compliments sister paper in the
South Building as follows:
without acknowledging its
policies, We wish to take space
to compliment the staff of the
'USDA Organizer on the fine
monthly publication it puts out.
This paper is the organ of Lodge
No. 81 of the A. F. G.. E. and is
distributed by members of the
lodge"
Grace Helff, Bert Kinner, John
Koeblitz and Frank Spencer com.
pose the latest group of employees
to be retired from the Government
Printing Office. Mr.. Spencer, a
press reviewer, had the longest
term of service with 90 years to
his credit, while Mr.. Koeblitz
had 26.
FederaIismS: Baseball might
have been in the air, but Mrs.
Hazel Westerman and six other
Conservation Work
clerks had something more press.
ing on hand yesterday. their
sewing circle" the Cunning
Connivers," as they call them.
selves. gathered at Mrs. Wester.
mans home, 1909 Eleventh st.
N. w. for refreshments and
bridge, allowing The Times and
the radio to tell them about the
opening game happenings.
guests included Mrs. Meredith r.
Jones, Mrs. Mary w. Bunch, Mrs.
j. A. Mccartney, Amanda B. Nc
Caskill, Catherine Jenkins and
Betty Parker.