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Evening star., 1941-05-21

Approval of some type of stagger-
ing Government pay days has been
voiced by all Washington business
men who have replied so far TO the
queStionnaire sent out by the Wash
ington Board of Trade, it was
learned today.
The trade board, in answer to a
request from the District Commits
sioners that it express the opinion
of its membership on the proposal
for staggering the now semi-month-
~ pay days, sent out 40 letters to
individual firms and a number of
trade association
I'VE have received no unfaVorable
replies so far" William H. Press,
executive secretary of the Board of
Trade. reported All the replies
received to date are generally in
favor of some type Of staggering,
although many technicalities affect
ing various types OF business need
to be worked out"
Further Study Planned.
He said the Board Of Trade would
go into the matter further before
reporting back to the Commission
erS.
Some replies indicated approval
of pay day staggering to the fullest
extent, while others favored four
pav-day-a-month plan.
Legislation introduced in the Sen
ate last week by Senator Capper,
Republican. of Kansas. and in the
House Yesterday by Representative
Hebert. Democrat, of Louisiana. pro-
vides that half the monthly pay roll
would be distributed on the first and
the fifteenth of the month. the
other half on the seventh and twen-
ty-second.
The Hebert bill was referred to
the House Civil Service Commit
tee headed by Representative Rams
peck, Democrat. of Georgia, Mr..
Ramspeck has been out of town
but is expected back late today.
Report Is Awaited.
No hearings have been scheduled
before the Senate subcommittee on
the Capper bill as yet, pending re-
port on it by the Commissioners.
The Senator's office said no objec-
tions had been received to the pro-
poSal.
Approval of the Capper bill, voted
by the Federation of Citizens As
sociations last Saturday. was given
last night by the Federation of Bus
inessmen's Associations and the
Petworth Citizens Association. In
dorsement of a staggered plan was
also voted yesterday by the Mary
land State-District of Columbia
Federation of Labor in annual con-
vention at Hagerstown, Md.
Treasury officials, however, also
are discussing a procedure under
which Monday to Friday each week
would be pay day for certain Fed
eral units. with the individual
worker being paid every two weeks
instead of on the first and fifteenth.
In replying to the Board of
Trade QUESTIONABLE. one depart
ment store said it was in favor of
staggered pay days to the fullest
possible extent.
Peaks Require Extra Workers.
Department stores in favor of
spreading the pay days as far as
20 times month have previously
pointed out that at present they
are forced to hire part-time or con-
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Burglars Find Hidden
Money al TwoCafes,
Make Off With $500
Purse With SIG Snotched
From Woman by Boy;
Robber Caught in Chase

Burglars found their way into the
secret money caches of two local
restaurants during the last "a hours
and made away with total of $500,
according to information furnished
police today.
Edward F. Waller, 26, proprietor
of restaurant in the 100 block
of Pennsylvania avenue NV, re-
ported that some one had broken
into the place and had stolen 1922
in bills and S78 in change from a
piano in which he had concealed
the money.
At the restaurant of Peter Glekas
in the 5000 block of Mount Pleasant
street NV, according to the pro-
prietor, burglars escaped with $50
in bills and change which he left
in an ice box.
Mrs. Lucy Burdette, l949 S street
Sc, notified police that a 13-year-
old colored boy snatched her purse
containing S7675 while she was
walking on TWenty-second street
Sc, near r street, and escaped.
Detective B. F. Ash of the second
precinct arrested a young colored
man about 2:3O am. today after
the theft Of Is packages of cigarettes
from the delicatessen of Mike Vas
Silakos at 814 Florida avenue NV.
The detective, who was passing in
an automobile. saw the man run
out of the darkened delicatessen with
something in his arms. He gave
chase and captured him.
Mrs. Thelma Rokenbrod of % M
street NV. told police she frightened
away a colored burglar who had
entered her bedroom and made an
attempt to snatch a purse contain
ing s100 from beneath her pillow.
A roomer, awakened by her screams,
she added, made futile effort to
overtake the intruder.
Herman Gelman. 80, proprietor
of liquor store, was held up by a
white man last night. but ran out
into the street and called for help
The bandit fled.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Beckett Named Head
OF Wafer Department

Humphrey Beckett, veteran of 40
years service in the District Gov
ernment, today was named by the
Commissioners to be superintendent
of the city's Water Department, to
succeed D. w. Holton who will be
retired at the end of this month
David v. Auld. now an engineer
in the Sewer Division, was appointed
senior engineer in the Water De-
partment where he will serve as as
sistant superintendent.
Mr.. Beckett, who is 81, has been
in the Water Department service
since 1901. Mr. Aud, who is 33. has
been in District employment since
1926. For the first 10 years of his
District service, he was engaged as
an engineer in the Sewer Division
and since 1886 has been detailed to
P. w. A. activities in connection
with the Districts large sewer con-
struction program.
Recommendations for the two ap-
pointments we're made by Maj.
Beverly C. Snow, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Business Replies Unanimously
Support Staggered Poydoys
Board Of Trade Continues Study, However,
After Receiving Reports on Benefits

tingent workers to take care of the
pay day rush. These workers, they
maintain, are not only unframed
in their JOBS but are getting harder
to find because of defense employ
ment. BY leveling out the present
spending peaks, they feel. service
to Government employees might be
absorbed by regular workers.
Another department store execu-
tive. in his answer TO the Board of
Trade, said he favored limiting the
staggered schedule to four pay days
month, however, because he felt
further staggering would make it
difficult for the merchandising and
promotional divisions of his store to
plan soundly. He said his store
favored staggered pay day be-
cause it would make for more eff
f1cient service and have a tonic ef-
feet on employees.
Two chain store companies ex-
pressed approval of staggered pay
days. in their replies to the Board
of Trade, although one of them was
in favor of limiting the stagger-
ing to four pay days a month while
the other said any new arrangement
would be of great help.
Peaks Swamp Grocery Stores.
One of them. speaking for
grocery company, said that under
the present arrangement. several
hundred additional meat cutters and
grocerymen are needed in the COM
pany's stores to handle the trade at
the peak periods.
A drugstore chain official said
he believed a change in the pay day
arrangement would permit better
service to the public through level
ing off the peak periods.
Staggering the pay days as a
means of more nearly equalizing
business conditions throughout the
month was discussed by the spokes-
man of credit company in reply
to the QUESTIONABLE. He pointed
out that twice-a-month pay roll
resulted in undue pressure on every
pau VI GllC OAlSIllCSS NOlllHluIlllN lOl
a short period and then a consider
able lag during the week or more
that follows.
Utilities See Benefit.
Two utilities company spokesman
answering the trade board question:
naire, agreed staggered pay would
reduce burdensome peaks in the
work and one of them came out
strongly for paying every day of the
month except Saturdays and Sun
days.
One of the officials said that the
more the work of his company
could be spread out, the easier it
could be taken care of.
The second spokesman said stag
Fgering the pay days. by spreading
the load more evenly throughout the
month, would enable his company to
render faster and better service
to patrons, particularly those who
pay their bills in person at the COM
panys public Office. He added that
customers who pay their bills at
the banks would no doubt likewise
receive better service.
Evening star., 1941-05-21

The Federation of Businessmen
Associations last night voted unan-
imous support of the Capper bill
to stagger Government pay days
from two to four q month.
The action was taken at the
groups dinner meeting at the Hay
Adams House on motion of Fred
erick Levy.
Arthur Hartung, president of the
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Ship Death Hearing Set

RICHMOND, Va, May 81 d.
Gov. Price will hold a hearing at
II a m. Friday on a request from
Maryland for extradition of Ray
mond F. Reutt of Norfolk. former
v. M. I. football star, charged with
manslaughter in connection with the
death of Harry B. Murphy. first
officer on the orfolk-Washington
steamer Northland. Murphy was
lost from that ship in Maryland
waters April 13.
Evening star., 1941-05-21

Northeast Businessmen's Associa-
ton, announced that the group will
meet next Wednesday night instead
of Thursday and will have Capt. H.
c. Whitehurst, District director of
traffic, as guest speaker.
Mr.. Levy announced that the Cen
trail Businessmen's Association will
entertain at the June meeting of
the federation.
Evening star., 1941-05-21

ing completion OF official inpesti-
cation.
The place: In front of 1914 B
street Sc
The accident: A 5-year-old
colored girl ran into the street
between parked cars and into the
path of a west-bound automobile.
She was knocked down by the i'm
pact and the car passed over her.
Her body was picked up about 18
feet from the point of impact. She
was taken to Gallinger Hospital,
where she was pronounced dead
shortly afterward. witnesses said
she had been in a store at 1914 B
street Sc. and when she came. out,
she started running out into the
street, carrying bottle of milk.
The time: About 4:5o pm. May l6.
The weather: Clear.
The street: Straight and level.
The vehicle: A 1910 coupe with
Every good" brakes The driver
said he was travelling between 18
and 20 miles an hour.
The driver: A 6s-year-old man
with IS years driving experience
He told police he didn't see the girl
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Why Must They Die? No. 80 Date ' Lost ''' Ysor~2o s
One of a Series OF F.

Analysts of traffic death No.
20 has not been published pend
ing completion OF Official inDeSti-
cation.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Promotion pIan
Urged for u. 5.
Employees
'Hit-or-Miss' System
Criticized in Civil
Service Assembly

Charging the Federal Government
operated on a "hit-or- miss" plan
for promoting its employees, Samuel
H. Ordway of New York, president
of the National Civil Service Re
form League, today asserted that a
more definite "promotional system"
was essential and should be put into
effect.
This, in substance, Mr.. Ordway
said, was the general agreement
reached at a panel discussion on
problems of promotion at Ward
man Park Hotel conference of the
Civil Service Assembly and the So
ciety for Personnel Administration
Mr.. Ordway presided at the panel
both yesterday and today. He was
formerly a commissioner of the Civil
Service Commission preceding Ar
thur A. Flemming. Commissioner
Flemming was to preside at panel
discussion this afternoon on the
question of civil service recruiting
for the War and Navy Departments
Competitive Systems Praised.
Mr.. OrdWay said the discussion
developed the fact that in a number
of States there are competitive pro-
motion systems required by law
which have been operating success
fully despite the original opposition
of certain department heads in
those State governments.
One representative at the panel
discussion reported that some of
the State appointing officers who
mad objected most strenuously to
the compulsory promotion system
had now come around to the point
of acknowledging that they had been
able to obtain far better employees
than they had known existed in
their own organization.
The current conference will close
with dinner meeting tonight to be
addressed by DR.. Herman Finer on
Defense Administration in Eng
land"
This conference will be followed
tomorrow and Friday by sessions
of the Society for the Advancement
of Management, also at the Ward
man Park Hotel Many of the
delegates to the joint conference to-
day were to remain over for the one
opening tomorrow.
Discrimination Hit.
At the annual meeting of the
Eastern Regional Conference of the
Civil Service Assembly last night. a
resolution was adopted warning that
civil service jurisdiction should per
NIT no discrimination against men of
draft age who may be eligible for ap-
pointment from regularly established
civil service registers.
At the annual business meeting
of the Society for Personnel Ad-
ministration yesterday afternoon the
following officers were elected: Rob-
ert Barnett. Federal Security
Agency, president: A. j. Sarre, Fed
eral Works Agency, vice president;
Henry F. Hubbard, Council of Per-
sonnel Administration, Civil Service
Commission, secretary = treasurer,
and Give B. Palmer, executive COM
mitteeman, succeeding r. r. Zim-
norman.
The Eastern Regional Conference
of the Civil Service Assembly elected
the following officers: Harry Marsh.
field secretary Of the National Civil
Service Reform League, chairman;
Harry Aronson, Social Security
Board, vice chairman: Eugenia Nc
Laughlin. chief examiner New York
State Department Of Civil Service.
secretary. The annual meeting will
be held next year in Albany, n. Y.
Evening star., 1941-05-21
Band Concert

BY the Soldiers Home Band in
the bandstand at the home at $50
pm. tomorrow. John S. M. Zimmer-
man, bandmaster; Anton Pointner,
assistant.
Evening star., 1941-05-21

In May, Beware OF:
1. Careless walking at night.
Six Of the eight. persons killed
in traffic during May, 1910.
were struck after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk. Two
pedestrians met death by this
action in May last wear.
The six other traffic victims
were injured while either cross
ing a street against a proper
signal, attempting to jump onto
a moving vehicle. attempting to
stop stampeding horses. stand
ing in a button safety zone.
crossing at an uncontrolled In
tersection or riding in an auto
mobile.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
BY STEVE O'LEARY

BY STEVE O'LEARY
OBOSTON, July 26-(R - 1t
was his own courage and control
which played q major part In
elevating Robert Moses Lefty"
Grove to the select circle OF 500
game winners but the scorers
who keep track of dreams which
come true are crediting Red Sox
teammate Jimmy Foxx with .
big assist today.
"Lefty's" famous fireb l.
which terrorized the American
League for q decade has gone
long since but the WISDOM OF
many baseball years, his UNI
canny control and heart as big
as his stalwart frame enabled
him to turn back the snarling
Cleveland Indians, 1915, to re-
cord his epochal triumph.
But It was the stout bat OF
Blocky Jimmy Foxx, who is feel
ing the impact of the years HIM
self these days-he broke in with
Grove with the Philadelphia
Athletics back in 1925-which
settled the issue definitely with
q booming triple.
That telling blow sent two
runs scampering over the plate
to break q 6-6 deadlock. and,
incidentally, the hearts of the
victory-hungry Indians. Foxx
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
18th Air Base Wins
Army Track Crown

three nights of the meet, anch-
ored the 4th's two winning relay
teams Friday.
Events held last night:
4l0-yard relay-first, 68th
squadron (Jordan, Kardis, Wise
man and Narcaratas); second,
Hdq., 3rd Air Base; third, 4th
Air Base. Winning time: 52.8.
SSo-yard relay-first, 4th Air
Base (Wiensek, Getty, Black
and White); second, Hdq., 3rd
Air Base; third 68th Squadron.
Winning time: LAG.
Mile relay-first, 4th Air Base
(Wiensek, Getty, Grimm and
White); second, 68th Squadron;
third. Hdq., 3rd Air Base. Win
ming time: 4.24.
The trophy awarded to the
winning 4th Air Base group will
be presented next Friday even
in, at the time of the tug-of-war
contests.
Final standings: 4th Air Base,
So points; 68th Squadron, 2Oh;
Hdq, LIST, IL; Chemical troops,
5; Hdq., 31st, S; 9Th Wing, 3;
Hdq.. 3rd, 3; list Squadron, 2h
18th Squadron, 1.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
Williams Gains
400 Class Again

anew YORK, July 26-(R-
Back on regular duty after nurs-
ing an injured ankle, Ted Will
Jams of the Boston Red Sox has
taken up where he left off with
his deadly bat and today Is hit
ting 400 again.
This il IN increase Of Ave
points since last week.
Joe DiMaggio Of the New
York Yankees has shaken of
competition for second place
with IN average of .377 and ap-
parently intends to battle Will
Jams down the stretch for the
American League batting champ
ionship which DiMaggio has
held for the past two seasons.
Pete Reiser Of the Brooklyn
Dodgers continued TO clutch the
National League lead, although
the race In this loop seemed to
be In reverse.
During the week Reiser div.
Cd from .3lo 70 1913. Johnny
Ni1e O g. Louis, his most per-
sistent pursuer, slipped from
$40 10 .S3o and turned over
second place 70 John Cooney Of
~ DoG0oo DeevsD with 80.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
spoRTs COCKTAIL

Believe II or not, but nation
~ football. leooue coaches
oove Red FrieseIl, who become
somous BY that extro down in
lust years cornsil-D Dartmouth
anme, LIT out Of a possible
TO points in HE report on Of
ficiofino ...Add Oddities: All
t)ksoe comes played In the
Ncstj,ern leooue the other doy
wound Up IN 2-2 ties =. Hor-
Old Brown, heed basketball
coach ard ossistont footboll
coach at Nebraska. hos been
promoted twice since joining
ihe Army -. Al WE'LL. one
o fthe smortest Of the fight
monooers, hos paid So. 900 for
the controct Of Jimmy Hatch
q; promising 80 FOUNDER
iron Lakeside, S. c. -. And
1csy Conxoneri, who has been
opsrofino q skotine rink near
Fort 6rooo, N. C.. is going to
hove 10 try at promoting fights
for The soldiers
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
Schroeder
Reaches
MtFinak

oSEA BRIGHT. N. j.. July 20
-(R-Ted Schroeder, the Jer-
sey-born Californian, soon may
have some singles trophies to add
to the silverware he and Jack
Kramer have been collecting in
doubles competition.
The 20-year-old youngster be-
came a star In his own right
yesterday as he entered the
championship round of Sea
Bright's saith Grass Court
tournament by knocking out
Wayne Sabin in q great five-set
battle. He also eliminated ma
tional champion Don NcNeill in
the quarter-iinal round, and he's
beginning to believe the nice
things the experts have been
saying about his singles game.
Gee that was some match,
he exclaimed after his marathon
duel with Sabin. Then, turning
to Kramer, he joshed: boy, /
guess can play this game with
out you after ALL"
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26

oRipping off two firsts in three
events, the 4th Air Base increas-
ed its lead in the Second Annual
Selfridge Field Track and Field
Meet last night and walked off
with first place in the final to-
tails by an overwhelming mar
gin of 311a points. In second
place was the 68th Squadron.
The meet, held over four
nights, concluded with three
relays, the 44O-yard, the 800
yard, and the mile. Originally,
a tug-of-war contest was plan
ned as a part of the meet, but
athletic officials at the field have
decided to hold a "tug-of-war
night" Aug. at the field; points
scored in the pulling event will
not be considered in the final
standings of the track meet.
Right in the groove last night
was j. j. White, whose efforts
throughout the four nights of the
week have kept the 4th Air Base
leading the meet. White, who'd
scored four firsts in the first
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
Nine Boats Expeeied
10 Rae Tomorrow

with nine starters expected,
the regular Sunday racing series
will get under way tomorrow at
2 pm. IL was announced today
by officials. who said that no
decision has been reached on
the protest lodged on wednes-
days races.
Sailing tomorrow will be the
two Buchanan brothers and
Adolph Keel, the three shippers
who've held almost . monopoly
on hrst places this season.
A three point course. approxi-
mstely eight miles long. will be
followed IN ~ race tomorrow.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
Kesterday;s
PAayoH Stars

DON LOZEN, Independents
pitcher, won his own game by
blasting . two-run homer In the
sixth to beat Miller's Creamery
81. Losen also hurled seventh
ball.
GEORGE KURZ, Independ-
ents' catcher, who belted two
homers In three official tries.
Kurs' first homer was delivered
In the first inning. His second
started the winning rally in the
sixth.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
WhirIy Awaits Call
for Arlington Race

OCHICAGO, July rs - R -
Whirlaway and a strange jockey
awaited the call to the post to-
day for q race that has been
rough on champions - the Arl-
ington Classic stakes.
A forecast of clear, warm
weather gave promise OF q fast
track for the classic, expected to
draw 10000 spectators. Post
time was 4:45 pm. (EST).
Six others were named for the
100000 classic with the Calu-
met Star q probable l to 6 fav-
orite, but Whirly's old tendency
to run wild at the stretch turn,
plus the factor of carrying AL
bert Shelhamer instead Of Eddie
Arcaro, who rode him to the
Kentucky Derby, Preakness and
Belmont victories, created an
element of uncertainty.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
En- ko0is,
Glib SeIIars
'Iiein Open.
Fire gu ndsr Por
6es 10 leod
State Golfers
~ WATSON sPOELsTRA

~ WATSON SPOELSTRA
oGRAND RAPIDS. July 26-
R-The states foremost golf
ers again picked up the trail to-
day in full pursuit of defend
ing champion limerick Kocsis,
but few expected the husky De-
troit professional to be overtak-
en- In the 72-hole Michigan Open
championship that ends tomor-
row.
Kocsis, .34-year-old master Of
the niblick, was matched only by
Gilbert (Gib) Sellers of Detroit,
tournament newcomer, in the
opening 18-hole round yesterday
as he carded three under par
SO over the Cascade Hills coun-
try club course. A dozen 9TH
ers who played par ~ or bet
ter were within striking dis
lance.
Sellers, 31-year-old Arkansas
traveller who learned his golf as
a Texas caddie with Paul Run
yam, ordinarily might have been
considered a reasonably strong
threat to the eldest competitor
of the famed Kocsis family. But
he was operating under the
handicap of wearing steel brace
on his left leg which was shat
tered q decade ago in an automo-
bile accident.
Sellers, who arrived at De-
troit last spring from Hot
Springs, Ark, to become pro at
the Edgewood course, played a
steady game of four brides and
a DOGGY along with Is pars yes
terday, only once taking as many
as five shots on a hole.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-07-26
TrouiCaIIed
10 End Streak
Tigers Drop
9Th Stroisht


PHILADELPHIA, July 26 -
R-Paul Dizzy Trout today
drew the unhappy assignment Of
trying to check the eight-game
losing streak Of the Detroit IT,
gers Is they faced Manager Con-
ME Mack's ambitious Philadel-
phia Athletics.
Trout, with a season record Of
seven wins and six losses, was
scheduled to oppose John Ba-
bich, 28-year-old Californian
who thus far has racked up two
victories and four losses.
Yesterday the Tigers offered
little in evidence to indicate that
their fortunes might suddenly re-
verse as the Athletes pounded
out an 11-to-5 victory. For six
innings behind big Al Benton
they managed to appear respect
able by allowing the Mackmen
to lead them by q slender 2-to-1
margin.
Then Benton gave way to
pinch-hitter Billy Sullivan and
young Floyd Giebell was sent to
the mound in he seventh to
complete the assignment.
AL Brancato opened with .
single and Wally Moses sent him
to third with q safe hit to right
field. Benny Nc Coy lifted q
long fly to right that scored
Brancato. In succession Giebell
walked Bob johnson, fl n n e d
Dick Siebert and passed Sam
Chapman to fill the bases. Two
more runs scored on Frank
Hayes single and q couple more
were added when Pete Suder
tripled. The final tally was made
by Suder on Phil Marchildon's
single.
Three more runs in the Phila-
delphia half of the eighth mere
ly kicked up the total to IL runs,
after the Tigers had gone
through the motions Of 4 threat
with . 6ur-run rally.