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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Bill Proposes
|Five-DayWeek
In U. 5. Service
Reward for Overtime
Also Embodied in
Logan Legislation

A fve-day week for Government
employees, time off or compensation
for overtime and a new method Of
handling personnel complaints Of
employees are provided for in three
bills introduced in the Senate by
Senator Logan, Democrat, of Ken
lucky:
Meanwhile, it became known that
the Senate Civil Service Committee
hopes to start hearings within two
weeks on the Bulow and McCarran
bills to raise Government salaries
in the lower grades. The Bulow
measure calls for $1,000 as the mini
mum for full-time adult employ
ment, while the McCarran bill seeks
to make 81 500 the minimum. Both
would grant small increases in other
grades above the minimum.
The Logan appeals bill would pro-
vide that an employe who felt he
had been dismissed, denoted or de-
MED promotion unjustly could 90
to the Civil Service Commission.
which would appoint a referee to
hear and determine the complaint.
For number of years Congress has
been considering a variety of new
suggestions for passing on grew
ances OF Government workers with.
out action.
Similar to Rejected Bill.
The flve-day week bill is similar
to one introduced in the last Con-
gress, on which the Budget Bureau
made an adverse report, holding it
was not in accord with the Presi-
dents program.
Departmental employees generally
at present work 51a days a week, or
80 hours, but there is no general pro-
vision for overtime compensation.
BY separate laws passed from time
to time, Congress has provided for
overtime compensation or time off
for postal employees; for certain in
spectors and employees of the Immi-
grafton Service, steamboat inspec-
tors, customs inspectors, employees
whose pay is fixed by wage boards
and to employees generally for work
on Saturday afternoons, the Civil
Service Commission advised Con-
gress when the five-day week was
suggested last year.
Grouping of Glasses.
One of Senator Logan's new bills
would group all employees into three
classes for determining the length
OF the work day in order to deter
mine when overtime is due. For
overtime, employees would get either
compensation at the rate of time
and-a-half, or compensatory leave.
Office workers generally would be
in group /, for which seven hours
would be the regular day as at pres
ent. For group 2, outdoor work and
custodial forces, the regular day
would be not not than eight hours.
Group would take in the stats of
penal and correctional institutions
and men on board ships, and for
these the average over each 13-week
period would be not more than
eight hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Thieves Get S1S1
In Safe Robbery
AT Food Store
Police Continue Probe
Of Daylight HoIdup
On F Street

Robbery Of a safe containing
nearly 5000 at a Wisconsin avenue
food store was reported to police
today as detectives continued the
investigation of a daring daylight
holdup of an F street shoe store
yesterday.
Attention of the robbery squad
also was directed to the armed rob-
berry OF a Capital Transit street car
conductor at Fourteenth street and
Maine avenue S.W. last night scene
OF a similar holdup less than two
weeks ago.
Carlos Tristani, manager of the
Giant Food Shopping Center at
4555 Wisconsin avenue NV, told
police thieves entered the store dur
ing the night and made of with a
total of $18183 from safe, which
may or may not have been lett
unlocked. Detectives said If the
safe was locked the robbers were
familiar with the combination as
neither the door nor the combina-
ton showed any evidence of tam
pering.
Enter Through Coal Chute.
The proprietor told officers en-
trance apparently was gained
through an unlocked coal chute.
Two well-dressed young bandits
walked nonchalantly into Nelhgan's
Boot Shop, Inc, at 922 F street
NV. during the busy shopping hour
shortly after noon yesterday, forced
the proprietor at the point of pis-
tol into rear room of the store
and rifled the cash register Of be-
tween $40 and $45.
No customers were in the shop at
the time Of the holdup. The men
escaped in a sedan driven by an
accomplice.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson,
chief of detectives, took personal
charge of the investigation and
questioned the manager, James A.
Michigan, So, shortly after the
robbery.
Mr.. Michigan said one of the men
asked for pair of shoes and in
stantly the other drew a gun. After
forcing the manager into q stock
room, one Of the bandits figured out
the combination of the cash drawer
and scooped up the cash.
Escape in Waiting Car.
A pedestrian who saw the two
men dash to the street, said they
escaped in waiting automobile.
She did not get the numbers OF the
license plates.
Two white men, one brandishing
8 revolver, stepped from the shadows
at the street car loop just OF lower
Fourteenth street S.W. and forced
Leondias I. Bazemer, "a, a conductor,
to hand over his change carrier and
bills-a total loot of approximately
$21. Ten days ago, two men, an
swering to the same description,
took more than SIS from another
street car conductor at the same
spot.
A purse containing q small amount
Of change was snatched from Lillian
Scharel, 1922 N street NV, by q
colored man last night as she walked
near her home. The thief fed
through IN alley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Two More Cubs
Swell Collection
OF Zoo Bears

The Zoos bear collection, one of
the finest in the world, was further
enlarged yesterday by the arrival
of at least two hybrid cubs, off,
spring of huge brown Kodiak
mother and polar bear father.
Headkeeper William H. Blackburne
managed to get glimpse of two
tiny cubs in the dark den to which
the mother has retired in strict Sc
clusion until her babies get their
eyes open in 80 days.
I'm afraid there are only two
cubs" Mr.. Blackburne said al
though it's possible the family is
Larger"
Four cubs were born in February
OF 1886 to the same strangely mated
pairs Three of the hybrids survived
and now are one of the Zoos most
popular attractions-big, sturdy
youngsters, about half grown.
The hybrids are unique in the ami
NAL world, cross between a father
whose long head, neck and rangy
body are adapted to swimming, and
a mother Of thick, heavy build
suitable to an entirely different en-.
vironment.
The cubs are beginning to resemble
their father more than their mother.
and their coats are a compromise
between snow white and deep brown
The hybrids weigh little more than
= Pound each at birth. It will be
morEa than two months before the
rev arrivals emerge from their den
to make a debut to the public.
If the twins are as popular as
their brothers and sister, they will
getsa big hand when they come out
to play in the sunshine this spring.
Three other Zoo bears have given
birth to cubs in recent weeks-a
European brown bear, an Alaskan
Peninsular and a polar bear. Zoo
attendants can only guess how the
cubs are faring, because the mothers
nurse them in the privacy Of their
dark dens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14

ONCE in Philadelphia-and 1t peeves
the great-great-grandson of the
first Postmaster General no end
to think that the present powers
thatbe gave his forebear a half cent
stamp. This despite the fact that
the sale of that stamp, on the first
day, broke all records. Actually
1,483, 756 stamps were sold-to the
tune of $7,4l878.
Il imagine they remember my
neutrality-suspicious. as Door
Richard" Mr.. Albert opines. They
could remember Benjamin Franklin
however, as the first Postmaster
General under the Colonial Post
ONCE system; as the man who in
stituted the first post roads and
routes in America, as the genius who
did more to set up the present postal
system than any other man. And
this is attested to by none other
than Postmaster General Farley
himself.
Has a Famous Almanac.
Among his choice collections, Mr.,
Albert has Poor Richards Almanic,
which belonged to his mother-the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Benjamin
Franklin-and a letter written in
Franklin's own penmanship to his
daughter Sally. when he was Am
bassador to France. These are
cherished family heirlooms.
As Mr.. Albert explains the family
relationship, Benjamin Franklins
only child and daughter, Sally
christened Sarah-married Richard
Bache of Philadelphia and they had
three sons and four daughters. The
namesake Of his father, Richard
Bache, jr., was Mr.. Abert's mothers
father. Mr.. Abert's mothers maiden
name was Henrietta Constantia
Bache-and she was married here in
old st. Johns Church to Charles
Albert by the Rev. Smyth Pine, then
rector. Charles Albert, who was a
prominent lawyer in Washington at
the time, was the principal OF the
Sunday school and his bride-to-be
sang in the choir,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Jack Van Stondeg,
6. u. Student, Dies

Jack Van Stondeg, %, son of
Adolf Van 'Stondeg, local women's
clothier, died early this morning
at his home, 1920 Northampton
street NV, after a months illness.
Young Mr.. Van Stondeg, who was
born in New York City, was a STU
dent at Georgetown University. Pre-
viously, he had attended the pub
lie schools here.
Funeral services are to be held
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at
the Danzansky funeral home, 3501
Fourteenth street NV. Rabbi Nor
man Gerstenfeld is to officiate
Burial will be in Washington He
brew Congregation Cemetery.
In addition to his parents, the
youth leaves sister, Helen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Montgomery
Teacher Salary
Boost Supported
$140 Pay Increase
Is Proposed by
Civic Federation
BY staff Correspondent OF The Star.

by otau Correspondent OF Inc 6tef.
BETHESDA, Nd, Feb. 14.-An
immediate increase Of $40 annually
for county teachers was urged by
the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton last night at its monthly
meeting in Bethesda Elementary
School.
The federation recommended in
another resolution that the bill now
pending in the Legislature to in
crease the police force from 80 to so
men be amended to permit appeal
to the State courts from the trial
board created by the bill and that
the merit system for police be
strengthened.
After extended debate, proponents
of a resolution favoring repeal of
the State fair trade" law, per-
hitting manufacturers of trade
marked articles to fix their own
prices, beat off an attempt to shelve
the question by striking it from the
federation docket. The resolution
was referred back to the Legislation
and Legal Action Committee for
further study.
Higher Minimum, Proposed.
The report of the School Commit
tee, presented by ]. w. Bulger, con-
tanned favorable recommendations
for a new, higher minimum salary
schedule for teachers and for con-
tinuation of the cooperative study
now under way for formulation of
new schedule for Montgomery
County teachers. It contained also
recommendations for completing the
salary increase of 500 year urged
by the federation two years ago, of
which $50 was given by the School
Board, and an additional 500 urged
last year, a net increase of $40 a
year over the present rate
L. L. Dye, chairman of the Budget
and Finance Committee, reporting
on the bill, concurred with all the
recommendations except the s1OO in
crease for the 1889 school year,
claiming it might interfere with
salary increase plan under consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Bulger pointed out that the
State and Montgomery County sal
airy scale Is now too low, and it was
necessary to put the increase in
effect at once in order to insure re-
tention of the present personnel.
The $40 a year increase asked would
only be in effect until higher scale,
based on a new State minimum
salary law, could be enacted, he ex-
planned. Mr.. Dyes proposal to urge
only a $40 year increase was
voted down.
Cites Effect on Consumers.
Defending his resolution asking
the county delegation to the Legis-
lature to attempt to repeal the
fair trade" act, o. M. Kile declared
that the setting of prices by manu-
facturers, permitted under the act,
was costly to consumers. Richard
H. Barker, chairman of the Legis-
lation and Legal Action Commit
tee, moved to have the item stricken
from the docket because it was con-
troversial and not a local problem,
but by vote of AZ to 81 the motion
was defeated and the resolution
was referred back to his committee
for study.
The federation also adopted reso-
lutions urging more adequate trans
portation in the county with special
stress on cross-country bus lines,
opposing the proposed fiat rate tax
on earned and investment income
and opposing suggested So license
tax for re-registration of motorists
in the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
BruziIiun Official Here

Luis s. ~Lopes, head of the Exacu-
tive Commission of the Brazilian
civil service, today inspected the
United States Civil Service Com
mission headquarters under the
guidance of Commissioner Harry
Mitchell. Mr.. Lopes is a member
Of the special Brazilian mission here
headed by Foreign Minister Oswaldo
Aranha.
Later IN the week Mr.. Lopes plans
to visit the Department of Justice
and the Bureau of Standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Partial Support
sA'4s
:. Not 10 Bar Job
:. On W.P.A. Rolls
New Census Begun
To Determine Status
Of Those Helped =

Persons on the District w. P. A.
list whose income, other than w.
P. A. wages, is found insufficient for
subsistence compatible with decency
and health" will not be dropped in
connection with the impending re-
duction of w. P. A. rolls, District
officials were advised today.
In compliance with the $725, 0OO,-
900 deficiency appropriation, w. P.
A. officials here and elsewhere have
begun new census of need among
the workers on their rosters.
Otto Cass, deputy District w. P.
A. administrator, said Federal Off
Gals had issued new instructions
under which persons were not to be
dropped as eligibles if it was found
that, in the absence of w. P. A.
employment, they would have to
seek assistance from a public re-
lief agency.
Also, he said disbursements made
under the National Youth Admin
lstration program would not be
SoullICu do ulCOlliC Ill 1lS VI lily CIle
ability of those on the rolls to sus-
tain themselves.
Mr.. Cass said the District w. P. A.
has the need of the services of about
10 notaries public, who will be paid
$40 month. Heretofore, persons
who had filed their first papers for
American citizenship were accepted,
but hereafter work relief can be
given only to those who have fully
qualified. Af1idavits will be accepted
as to whether the applicant is an
American citizen and this created
the need for services of notaries,
Mr.. Cass said.
There are now 12,517 on w. P. A.
rolls in the District and $50 addi-
tional persons have been given work
assignments who are not yet on the
pay rolls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
GeoIoqists to Meet

Miss Grace johnson will address
the monthly meeting Of the Epsilon
Chapter Of Chi Epsilon, national
geological fraternity for women at
George Washington University,
Monday following dinner at the
American Association Of University
Women club house. She will dis.
cuss mountain climbing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Held A. 6. (. Subsidiary

The Securities and Exchange
Exchange Commission ruled yester-
day that the Associated General
Utilities Co. was subsidiary of As
ISOLATED Gas & Electric Co. and
therefore must comply with the
registration provisions Of the Util-
tty Holding Company Act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Chevy Chase Meeting

Soften Darr, president Of the
Washington Bar Association, will
address the Chevy Chase Citizens
Association tomorrow night at 8
o'clock in the E. v. Brown school
on Suffrage" Don Carpenter,
president of the association, an
nounced today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Band Concerts

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall. John
S.. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, ''The Whip -Holzmann
Overture, alfalfa" Mendelssohn
EXTRACT
ca Sob Sister" -Grofe
CModernistic music
CD "Southology" Saunders
(Modernistic music
Excerpts from musical comedy:
Miss Springtime" -Kalman
Popular numbers:
You're Just Lover" Brown
"You Darling" Woods
Waltz suite, Abandon Waldteufel
Finale, when Everything Is
Harmony" -W enrich
BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra this evening
at $3.50 o'clock at the sail loft in the
Navy Yard. 1t. Charles Benter, U.
S. N, conductor; Charles Brendler,
assistant conductor.
Program.
Overture, Beatrice and Bene-
dict" Hector Berlioz
Grande fantasie, lie Carnival
des Animaux" &C. Saint-Saens
Musicians N. Taglialavoro and
r. Dermond at piano.
Persian Dance" IN. Moussorgsky
Emperor Waltz" Johann Strauss
IntermisSion.
Symphony No. 5, op. a.,
p. Tschaikowsky
I. "Andante"
II. "Andante Cantabile, con Al
cuna Licenza"
III. "Valse"
". Finale, "Andante Maestro"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14

A NEW BLEND OF MUSIC AND CHOREGRAPHY-Larry Hart
who the reed of the saxophones
Polo Orchestra at the Raleigh Hotels Pail room,
Bradley the dancer Cor Helen Katherine Foge cense
shown taking the marriage before Judge Robert
Mattingy of Municipal Court today. Star STAFF Photo
Evening star., 1939-09-24

SQUIRRELS il coetus. founo and
floro got mixed Up when Albert
Conrad performed this hortieuI-
ture stunt in the oorden Of his
Cotolino lslond home. The
bodies ore Of . night blooming
eoctus; the eors. erofted on. ore
Of q fIot- -Ieof voriety. and the
tolls ore Of the eholo coctus.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

4 bad dream without eotinq
him. 0rris Holt, commercial
fishermen. hos been eotchino
Holsters off the New Jersey coost
for o long time. This 37-pounde'.
token from q pot 40 miles at SEQ.
bsots any haul he hos ever mode.
Evening star., 1939-09-24

IN toks veae Boseet Pete privileged ehereetes aFoun6
oesaa County, NJ Rsseusd fswn from forest ire tos'
cones ets his chief delight but he'll Beg tot enyhs from Peons
70 chewina qum A. E. MA "''s "'~ ~
Evening star., 1939-05-14

122.7.acre farm, located about ] = miles
west Of Alexandra Fine hard road to
door. Elec available school bus passes
farm. About so acres under cultivation.
rest in woodland pasture. Barn and other
outbuildngs. SPRINGS and fine branch
crosses farm. well drained. Fine place for
place for hunting and fishing. i.i50-ft.
road front.
Doniphan Bldg, Alexandria. Va Phone
Alexandria $40
CONTINUED on Next Pseo.J
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LOOK.

acres. near Plscatavay Nd 70 milee
from D. C.: wooded; only S275, will give
easy terms
Large wooded lot on State road thard
surfaced. near Meadows Md s mi from
D C; only $50; terms
acres. near Camp, Springs. Md 3
miles from D. c.. wooded. stream; 1850,
terms '''''''
% acres on Sleepy Hollow road. near
Lee boulevard and Falls Church Va beau
tiul building site large stream: $50 an
acre. Call CLYDE HINES Chestnut 3OG2
Evening star., 1939-05-14
SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE.


ARLINGTON AisI1tNSio VA. HIGHLAND PARK SUB;
GROUNDS; das h-w.h,. oil burner; running wa
$500; reduction for cash; necessity for
cash REQUIRES, the sale by owner. Call
OWNER, at Chestnut 3.32, for details
STUDIO-TYPE HOME: AUTOMATIC HEAT.
dining room, studio living room, vestbule
entrance, side porch . bedrooms bath
high elevation. overlooking the city; cor
fully; des.ched garage: ara "spd Blocks 'efrsn from
Cgionia c;9k VILLAGE Market; bqs, theater and
rye 70 Rs ave Va pAs
RAMoRE. 1900 N Ode st. Ari.. Va.
IN NEARBY VIRGINIA--1O MILES FROM
- ~, : haih on hmacadam a road; rooms kitchen
ali modern eonveniences hare hardvaod 20 ffaona aoors
sarase; convenient to stores. schools and
buses; $3.50. Phone Alexandria s56-W-i. :.
oil l6a hest Rs os RsGEP HAIL HAd t9ees sATPS
Adams ave, Riverdale, Md Green. 294a-J
MODERNIzED 6-BEDRM.. .la-BATH
ho hhouse Wlth approximately . acres in the
500 or $4,000 house with one acre, Al
tT TO- eyerything oc TRANSPORTATION Phone
MUST SELL IMMEDIATELY TO SATISFY
mrortsage; j year old; 4-bedrm. 2i2-bath
SSiotionlai Sitio home: spacious grounds; air con-
Act auoky owSRR SRFase Dec chSes hS location
lof with stream: SO $50 month month, MoDihg incinding
taxes and insurance, after $500 down pay pay
MAaRupERo pc 9S 9%S Ss oasa SHaES sSndayE ASD
GEMTLEMAN's SMALL. ESTATE; 8 ACRES;
ern., ee,rm, bath house, and arm guest house.
5'aDis' 40 chicken aISs house double garage eec
his highways in nearby Va 5 miles from
REE aSD MRdRoD R5fS 6Se:nu' s5Ss
Omen Sundays
! : AC' &C s R. BRICK; LEE HWY. = $3.50
&C. Il r; shade and stream 3, 900
l'f3 &C, II r, bath and heat 1880
Stone and brick house: buy like rent: '''''
( I3ie = saths; GRah.,, h-wh; IN Fairfax $500
10 ACRES, 7-RooM AND 2-BATH HOUSES.
parn, chlGken houses. 80 fruit trees. elcc-
acres Groom house, bath h.-w. heat,
garage, 20 fruit trees; $500.
low gas and electricity; 60 375O.oo.
J H. FETTY. LAUREL, MD
SsS,a5o-a;,BEDRooM BRICK. FINELY DE-
eaifa miliW9rk ens best INSULATION master
SEE a2oe N. ff3q 18th sHoU5R st ous Lee highway
T. j miles miles to Shady Grove ESQ. left or or
NNgG0f B Iockwoobl0' q 5l0't cHEsrNUT E h2Wf ooo,
,, WOODBRIDGE. D. c.
e4ll Bunker Hill I'd. ne rms. sun
room air-conditioned.
do;bis Ssao Randolph st. nes rms, baths:
WoopR1DGE REALTY CO..
v2,1 - r; / Ave NE. North 12o3
$500 easy terms.
Lots. Homes. Farms.
CHAS. H. STANLEY INC
Phone Laurel llq Ewes Sun 340-W
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ATTENTION, BUILDERS

10 acres or 33 lots for sale in Falls
CHURCH. Va 700 fl on Lee boulevard
~ #. on Cherry st; modern convenienceS.
ous service: schools, churches. stores. thea
terSt 10 min. WASHINGTON. Phone Falls
church 2093-J or drive out. Owner on
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S6.75O-SOUTHEAST
OPEN TODAY, 1875,
40l6 Third St. NV.

2o-ft Colonial brick, . porches. new
built-in tub and shower, oxford kitchen
new equip, f spacious rms. completely
Priced for quick sale, only S625O 90, on
terms
LEO NJ. BERNSTEIN e. CO. MET. 54oo.
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81 900

broom bungalow. . years old just re-
decorated, on approximately u acre ground.
fully wooded; all city conveniences; full
basement; hot-water heat; 2-car garage;
ing on back of property. Low down pay
ment BY OWNER CheStnnt oSn0 i
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II ST NE cSo IN
1880 WISE AVE NV

Suitable for any small business; store
room and Hat: good condition. Line. OsgT
hOEENSIElN BROS ,fh =
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SUMNER hoMES-

BERKELEY SPRINGS W Vail ROOMS
pain. large porches: acres; completely
Inrnlshed, $50 North 3s23
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA-UNUsUALLY AT
sslatctlVe furnished house 3 bedrooms Q
1000 summer season. Mich O2s6
ADiRONDACKS - AT CORLFAR RAY
CIub on Lake Champlain Furnished house,
half season or month: mile shore front ,
oeautiful sand beaches: magnificent views:
az sports. Season rentals, $40 to $3.50.
keeSeville. N Y ~