Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1923, Page 44

LIBRARY TRUSTEES URGE ACTION FOR | - BRANCH BUILDINGS: Annual - Renort to Commis- } sioners Asserts Washinaton Is Lagging in Development. tag- | same | that Washington s of the Asserting ging behind other cit size in library development, the trus- tees of the Public Library advocated purchase -of sites for more branch bulldings in their ual report to the Commissioners today. The directing heads of the Ilibrar system told the eity executives the have every reason to helieve the Car- negio Corporation of New York will provide the additional building ed if application for them is not de- layed too lot The trustees need- 150 the Com- missioners to give the libravian and his assistants proper salary alloca- tions under the reclassification law, Want Congress to See First Figures. Another important recommendation | in’ the report is that the original library estimates prepared each year | by the trustees be sent to Co along with the revised figures of th District and budget burcau officials. On the subject of estimates and ay ions, the trustees reported unde e Con urged ress through t oners for library legisl: appropriation are so alt supervising and modifying the Commissioners and by the trary percentage reductions of budget bureau that, as we last year pointed out, the trustees in congres- | slonal subcommittee bearings con- | cerning the library estimates and ap- ! propriations ‘have enjoved only the privilege of explaining and defending inadequa 1s which they hav not themselves made, in shape which | they can neither explain nor defend.’ | Printed in Annual Report. “The trustees hav n in the| habit of printing in their annual re- port as the Public Library their own estimates for the approach- | ing year, compared with the current | appropriations. This showing has | been Informative and useful both| practically in the present and as a| record for future reference. But to- day who can say what are the real | Public Libra es? First, thare ure the original tes of library | needs as set forth the trustees, | intrusted by the law with th agement of the library, whick press the deliberate convictions of tl stees concerning such needs. Xt come the estimates as modifled by the selves In response to sy rections or requests of 5 | sioners. Next the Commissioners’ es-| timates representing not the library needs, but the amount of money which | ‘think can be » 1ik ce during the year, taking, into consideration all other expenditures. Next the ers’ estimates a et bureau. Next the budi e ostimotes. exp final conviction not concern DUl Concerning | which is thought to| be available in partial satisfaction of | these needs. And lastly the House| appropriations committee presents i own thought concerning full library | needs to the House In the tentative | dratt of a District appropriation bill The trustees’ estimates run & let along the whole line. P anybody’'s objection anywhere in the line knocks out a specific proposal of | the trustees. If the Commissione dissent the protested item will not| come even to the attention of Con-| gress. If the Commissioners approve, | But the budget bureau disapproves.| the result is the same, Out goes the, item. arbi- the | be of the bud- | burea amount of money Full Needs Set Forth. “The trustees repeat with rencwedp vigor and speclal emphasis our urgent | request of last vear that our ori estimates be forwarded to Coner consideration along with these est as modified by the Commissione; the budget bureau, just as the estimates | of the public echools (of which the! Public Library is by its organic act| « supplement) are thus forwarded Accordance with law. = The res of the Commissioners and the budget bu- reau suggest . limitations upon the | amount of appropriations, and the trus tees’ flgures set forth the full library needs, and are helpful in appropriating | to mect the greatest nceds in the wisest way whether the amount of ap- { propriated money available is gr or| small.” "The library trustees conclude their re- rt by summarizing the needs of the ibrary, as follows: 1. Proper allocation in reclass of the librarian and his assistants, 2. Adequate estimates by the Com- misstoners and appropriations by Con- gress, showing the same appreciation of the library workers as that indi- cated by the proper allocation of them in_such_classification. “3. Consistent development of the branch library system especially appropriations for sultable sites, that the community may not lose by delay the additional needed branch library buildings, which we have rea- son to hope the Carnegie Corporation of New York will supply, if applica- tlons are promptly and earnestly made, and the reasonable conditions of the gifts are fulfilled. Washing- ton should not lose this opportunity to approximate its book distribution system to that of the public li- braries of other cities of its class. It falls woefully short in this re- spect at present. The report, signed by Theodore W. Noyes, president of the library board, points out that the library has in- creased steadily in usefulness to the community and in the affectionate re- gard of book using Washingtonians, as shown by an increase in circulation of books and in the development of the distribution system through an increase in branch libraries and in making closer relations with the pub- lic schools, by which it has increased its work among children. Important Events of Year. The library trustees instance as the * vitally important events of the vear covered by the report the following: “1. The goutheastern branch library building, the gift of the Carnegle Cor- poration of New York, was opened to the public. The corporation also had offered not lees than $100,000 to erect a Mount Pleasant branch library bullding. Congress accepted this of- fer and appropriated $25.000 to pur- chase a sultable library site. Through the public-spirited co-operation of Mrs. John B. Henderson an admirable site’ was purchased within the limit of the appropriation. 2, At the end of the last session of Congress the classification act of 1923 became & law and the personnel clas- sification hoard is doing the neces- sary prellminary work of allecation preparatory .to_putting the law into operation July 1, 1924, Twe Lines of Development. The labors of the lihrary trustees for the year have sought to advauce the lbrary along two main lines of development; first, in strengthening the library through better pay of a1 underpald force and through en- largement in slze of an inadequatc force, and, second, in expapding thc scope of the library's fleld of activ ity by adding branch libraries anc other n distribution centers. 4 The trustees state that library de velopment through better pay of larger force depends upon more ade quate appreciation of library wori in {ts relation to community welfur. 'MMlmme‘x- ation { trustees pa; | of the service rendered by librarians | professi {the ne i miss { which the | o7 jor & { view of his ninet {librarians in " Laughing at Joke, Man Swallows His False Teeth By the Assbeiated Press. 3W ORLEANS, October 11.— Friedberg, a merchant of Com- Tex., was resting easily in 1 h . while sur- trying to ascertain just what anecdote it was that caused him to laugh, enpugh to allow his false teeth. iedbery ‘was Jaughing heartily at a joke, according to his friends, swhen hix teeth suddenly disap- peared down his throat. He was rushed here ation and they were from his and where the L. mere a hospita ms W ALLRIGHT TO HiM- WHAT'S THE for an moved placed 60 OVER TO THE TOMKINS' T of the ne training and to efficient trustees report that they have labored earnestly dur- year to develop tLis increased jation in the budget bureau in study, Ty standing experienc library. se in_allocating Congress in submitted to it aking library appropriations bjeet of reclassification the handli and in n On th WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH THIS BOX - HE CANT GET IT QPEN lly co-ordinating and and pay in the gov- ernment service under the reclassifi- cation law, the high standard of r quircment 'for library work and the relation of good service in this work o the community welfare have been Increasingiy recognized, with the re- #ult that the library worker is, we hope d believe, comi into his or her own as a highly useful and valued community rvant.” Salary Increases Expected. “Library salaries in general are conceded to be so distinctly inade- quate when the scope and character are considered that we confidently anticipate from equitable administra- tion of the classification law large increases in library salaries, bringing them up. to st comparable al, nd technical workers in of the go! ernment “The library trustecs have str sesgity and cquity of fair t ment_of library worker 3 classificition of government employ in_their representations to the Con ers and to the,personal cla sification. board. The trustee: « 1 te the just a whom the they have REAPPEARS APTER A WHILE TO ASK WHERE th scie the pa; titic employ [DRY CLOMS state tha yonsibility in T ion of the lil They report that sponsibility by urging energet upon all in au- thority the considerations set forthin a statement on the subject which they formally adopted for submission to the nal classification board, ext from which follow “We strongly recom that the position of librarian Public Library be allocated in the professional and s the ann . are te 500, unlesy 1ly authoriz reasons advance this recoms VISITOR LAUDS D. . WINDOW DISPLAYS Electragists’ Session Told of Exceptional Store lllumina- tions Here. ppoint met this T to and § Store illux pla in W hington were highly praised by Samuel Adams Chase of the Westinghouse Electrlc Company in an address at the opening ions of the fourth d; of the twenty-third annual convention of the Association of Electragists, international, at the Washington Hotel this morning. Commenting favorably on the street lights of downtown Washington, Mr. Chase sald that the lighting of the electrical stores werb above the av- erage in other American cities. Debate Business Combination. Most of the morning was devoted to an open debate on “Resolved, That the best results are obtained by a combined contracting and merchan- dising business.” Those . who were scheduled to take the . affirmative were M. H. Johnson, Utiea, N. Y., and Kalischer, Brooklyn, N. Y. debaters came from the au- wea of U work make complex ad- major library culates mo + and impor Public Library and its the admini 1c it a sinistrative head of fessional bureau.’ Qur 50,000 volumes and c i than 1,000,000 volumes annually from the main library and two branches, several stations, and through all high and g ar schools. Another branch is about t built, and several more | are plann including several in public school buildings. The library service livided into departments, including order, cataloguing, binding, reference, industrial and ’s, each having a trained and taff. Most junior assistants | trained by the library itself. At/ present the staff consists of 110 per- sons, of whom sixty are professional subprofessional worke Our stimates for the next fiscal year call for increase in library personnel y-five persons. Salary Is Justified. “2, The salary for the designated |y,.;q grada is justified by reason of the Other salaries puld to chief librarians of | com wble municipal libraries; in |dicnce. the light of Librarian Bowerman's ( Samuel standing among the foremost pro- |llluminating bur gressive librarians of the country, in se Lamp C the light of his high personal and spoke on “Ilumination professional qualifications, and in followed_on “The Electric n years of devoted, | b 1 E. Whitehorne, Elec footive service In the library's up- |trical World, New York city, aud “The uilding.” Fundamentals and Organization of The trustees then give the follow- |2 Retail loctr al Business” by ing recent figures of the salaries of [Frank E. Watts, Electrical Record, cities of Washington's | New York city. ATl In some citles of- much |, -This afternoon the sessions are be- aller population ing devoted Discussion of N ew York city tional E trical Code” by A. Penn (probablyy, §12,00 Denton, chairman code committee of i . Vone | A, E. 1, Kansas City; “The Associa- 000; Chicago, $8,600; Detrolt, §7,600; |{% ™14 Ti¢ Development Work” by Cleveland, $7,000; 8t. Louis, $8,000; 100 BNC <7 FoVE 0P oN: Fork ctte, Hoston, $6,000; ' Baltimore, $6.60 J Pretap: . < director department of promotion and Pitsburgh, = $6,000; = Los Angeles, | govelopment of the A. E. L, and “Dis- $7,200; Buftalo, $6,000; Milwauker, > = $5,500; Newark, $10,000; Minneapolis, |§T§x}f§fl,v}"f(¢"}. 'h?rfilxi":{‘lé‘\sui'frrf Fanus Ly, ",“b“u";fi ,’20‘3"‘;‘:' manager of merchandising depart- lianapolls, $5,000; Roches- |ment,” Westinghouse Electric and $6,000; Providence, $6,700; Jer-)ypinifacturing Company. sy Clty. $5.000; Now Orleans, #4.800: | * Tonignt at the Hotel Washington . Paul, $4,000; Toledo, 34500 |ipe gelegates will hold thelr annual Portland, Ore., $4,800; Springfield, | ginner dance. Bridgeport Conn., — T, Mass., $6,000, and | Atwood & Rupprecht Hibben, manager of the au’ of the Westi mpany, New chief librarjan Brooklyn, $10,- Youngstown, Ohio, £5,000. Because of their bearing on the sal- | ary of the librarian, as well as on | that of the assistant librerian, the | trustees also submit figurcs of sal- aries paid to assistant librarians in other cities: Newark, $5,000; Provi- | dence, $5,000; Brooklyn, §4,800; St. Louis, $4,200; Chicago, $4,020; Bos- ton, $4,000; Cleveland, $4,000. They state that all but two of these sal- aries of assistant librarians are more than the present salary of the chief | 1ibrarian—3§4,000, Manuacturers of f Lighting : Board Can Fix Salaries. F The trustees point out that in prac- me’ tically all of the ecities mentioned above the boards of llbrary trustees are able to fix salaries. They con- tinue: “We have no such power. In: 1919, in anticipation of the work of the reclassification commission, the li- | brary board recommended a public li- brary salary schedule to the reclassi- fication commission and in 1t reco: mended a salary for their chief li- brarian of from $6,000 to $7,500—e: the salaries of grade During five years since that schedule was wn up the volume of the services of our librarian and his responsibil- ities have increased, so that we are more urgent than ever that he be placed in grade 6, in order that we can properly pay him for the services he_renders to this community.” The library trustees state that they are well aware that proper allocation of the library’s professional staff will result in a large increase in library expenditures. “Inasmuch, -however, as this will come about Solely from the fact that the library service has always -been notoriously underpaid, even in comparison with other under- paid professions, the library board {rust that the perconnel classiScation board will not be deterred from doing the right and just thing, merely b cause the doing of justice will re- sult in largely increased cos ‘The board of library trustees takes great pride in the Public Library and its highly expert staff, and strongly de- sires that the operation of the new law may bring to it long overdue in- | & creases in compensation.” TYPEWRITERS Rented, Sold, Repaired (Lowest Rates) General Typewriter Co. 616 14th St. N.W.—1423 F §t. N.W. WE ARE UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE DEMAND —from_prospective _purchasers for well situ- ated business and investment properties, If you have for sale business or of 1n- come proaucing property and will commusicnte h us, either by letter or_telephone, we will gasure, Jou most. energetic: action 1Goking {0 its quick sale. ARNOLD AND COMPANY 8 Eye Street j Values from T%c to 80c per single r o-11L Suit- able for ey~ fl ery room In the house. Soldomnly with b o r- faders to match at bc a yard and up. Henry A. Jaffe 720 11th St. N.W. ITS NOT A HOME UNTIL IT'S PLANTED Buy your evergreens, trees, shrubs and plants direct from the grower, 450 varleties. Bvery plant covered by a 1009, gnarantee. Catalogue and copy of ~“Home ~ Grounds, Their f}::u“ and Planning,” mailed ROCK CREEK NURSERY P. 0. ROCKVILLE, MD. Nui entranee on Rockvl Reltway between Montrose 620 ‘i‘::.tk‘ ' USE OF SHINING THEM JUST T TD ARGUE ABOUT T TWFY'RE LATE Now SAVS THERE'S NO USE HER REPORTS HE TRYING - HE'LL HAVE TO GET THE SCREW-DRIVER TOOK HIM S0 LONG- HOWD 1 HE KVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C | SNAPSHOTS-—TRINiNG His ssions. AR SAYS GOSH HIS SHOES 100K ALLRIGHT, ALLRIGHT! IS REAPPEARS PRESENTY QUICKER TODOIT THAN 10 FIND OUT WHERE THE SHOE POLISH 1S SHE GET IT OPEN ANOTHER HOLIDAY FOR D. . PROPOSED G. A. R. Would Legalize Lin- coln’s Birthday—Also Plan Memorial Day Tablet. nations and window dis-| Erection of & tablet in Arlington national cemetery to perpetuate the origin of Memorial day and establish- ment as a legal holiday in the Dis- trict of Columbia of the birthday an- niversary of Abraham Lincoln sare among recommendations of the recent national encampment of the G. A. R. to be urged before Congress by Kit Carson Post, No. 2, of this eity. Acquisition of what remains of Fort Stevens as a great memorfal to the memory of Lincoln, “as it was there that he went out to meet the rebels under early, and was ready and will- ing to share with the nation’s defend- ers the fate of battle,” also was rec- ommended by the encampment, and this proposal, initiated here some time ago, will be pushed, it was an- nounced. Purchase by the government of the yd collection of Lincoln relics, d by Col. O. H. Oldroyd, and now on t 516 10th street, was urged by the encampment. Col. Oldroyd said today that as soon as Congress assembles, the legisla- tive committee of the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R. wil “get be- hind” these four important measures and endeavor to obtain the necessary Jegislation for materialization of the proposals. Kit Carson Post will meet tonight tn G_A._R._Hall at 8 o'clock, The Shoe That Gives Comfort and Happiness If you have that “tired out” feeling at the end of the day, and are unable to ascertain the reason why, it would be well to examine your shoes. Do they support the arches of your feet, so that the weight of your body is evenly distributed? If not, we would recom- mend that you try a pair of EASE-ALL shoes; a shoe so constructed as to relieve, as well as prevent, weakened arches, The EASE-ALL is rightly ealled The Shoe of Invisible Comfort and Visible Style, for in addition to rendering foot comfort, it maintains all the stylish lines found in ordinary footwear. G. B. White Co., Inc. 1311 G St. N.W. Over Y. W. C. A.—Take Elevator FRECKLES Quickly and Easily Removed During ‘Winter Months with Othine— Double 8 Why not rid sourself of unsightly ted is wot freckles whils the P active? Get s eunce of strength—trom i, Thousands cream. nds over 15 years have gaiged & bu-uu-!‘d-r eomplexion by At the. same. ¢ R g i s Many use it every night in.the year ir of cold cream and secure greate: satiafaction. Always ask for the, double Othipe— s o $5e money back suarent nt, TO HUNT FOR IT- THAT'S WHAT NEWSPAPER. TO SPREAD ON CHAIR DEPARTS AGAIN REMARK- NG THAT JIS SHOES WILL| B ALL MUDDY BY TETH THEY GET THERE ANYWAY AMUSES WIMSELP BY READING OFF TE DIR- ECTIONS DEPARTS WITH CLOTH MAKES ONE MORE SAYS HE GUESSES RE'S TRIP TD LOOK TOR [HELL TIND. SOME SOFT ALL TIXED T BEGIN NOW AGREES WITH WIPE THAT TS SO LATE NOW HE'D BETIER NOT STOP TO SHINE THEM - ANYWAY THEY LOOK PRETIV 60! MANOR PARK MAPS COMMUNITY WORK Ernest E. Pullman Elected President at Citizens’ As- sociation Meeting. An ambitious program of com- munity improvements was outlined at an organizational meeting of the Manor Park Citizens Association, held at 6210 3d street northwest last night. With an Inital membership of twenty-five the association elected the following officers: Ernest H. Pull- mas president: Earl B. Smit vice president; A. J. Casale, secretary, and B. B. Allison, treasurer. Committee on edueation, transportation, streets, — , THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1923. 75 GALLONS LIQUOR AND AUTO SEIZED Five Colored Men Arrested in Baid at 311 Quinn Court Southwest. Seventy-five gallons of intoxicants and an automobile were seized by the police during the twenty-four hours ended ‘at 8 o'clock this morning. The automobile and sixty gallons of the liquof were taken from Leo Nolan, colored, twenty-one years, 1212 Flori- da avenue, who was arrested nea~ 4% and C streets southwest early to- day by Sergt. Dalhouse and Police- men’ Talley and Strobel. Lieut. Holmes of the fourth pre- cinct last night, led a ralding party to 311 Quinn court southwest, where five young colored men were arrested on .charges of illegal possession. They registered as Jack King, An- thony Ford, Lenn Payne, Robert Har- ried and Elmer Cox. Seizure of six gallons of whisky was reported. Revenue Agent Estes and Police- men Arrington, Casey, Johnson and Cannella of the third precinct ralded 1248 20th streer yesterday afternoon, arrested Walter Johnson, colored, for tllegal possession of liquor and seized twelve quarts of corn whisky. Several hours later the squad raided 2523-25 M strect, made threc arrests and seized eightéen quarts of whisky. Lena Brenner, sixty years, was charged with illegal posscssion while Jacob Brenner, fifty-two years was charged with possession and selling. Edward H. Ross, colored, was charged with illegal possession. ————————e public health, police and fire, membership were authorized. The education committec w thorized to interview the bureau behalf of an tion for a school on street. hudg ppropri tenhouse { Car Conferemce Asked. With a view to improving street car service on the Takoma Park branch of the Capital Traction Com- pany, officals of that company were invited to appear at a later meeting of the association for conference, looking to double-tracking this branch or providing more frequent service. Resolutions were adopteii request- ing the District Commissfoners to open up to vehicular and pedestrian traffic 3a street north from Concord avenue to Blair road; to improve Sheridan street from '8d street to Blair road, and to extend 2d strect north from Rittenhouse street to Blair road. Elimination of the grade crossing Lamond, the scene of Monday's in which thrce persons were use of an fety pre- jat accident, killed, and the temporary automatic gate and other cautions were favored. Cuticura Soap Will Help You Clear Your Skin . Soup. Olstment. Talewm. 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Superior Accommodationé foru’!‘ransient and Permanent uests. One, Two and Three Rooms and Bath. Some With Breakfast Room. Excellent Restaurant. W. E. Krechting, Resident Manager Under Direction THE F. H. SMITH COMPANY OFFICE SPACE in The Insurance Building 15th and Eye Streets —has been very rapidly taken. There are still-a few desirable rooms, however, that may be had at very at- tractive rentals. It is suggested that you inspect this building and make your reservations promptly, The F. H. Smith Company Smith Building 815 15th Street THE RODMAN Conn. Ave. & Rodman Street Just North of Cleveland Park L Your most rigid inspection is invited to the handsome detail of finish in these apartments, where the utmost care in arrangement has per- mitted large and wonderfully lighted rooms, with splendid closet space and porches. The F. H. Smith Com Smith Bldg. 815 15th Street