Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1924, Page 8

HOUSE GETS NEW CLASSIFYING BLL Measure by Hudson Like Lehlhach, But Defines Civil Service Procedure. Hudson, a service new | 1l covering changes in the classifi< g probably be | idered at w special meeting of he committee this afternoon. Repre- | ntative liudson explained that it is ! \tin conflict with the now classifi- tion b Chairman Tbach. The Hudson bill xisting classif act. I vides the powers. duties and func- | tone of ihe classification act vested | «« the personnel classification board | transferred to the Civil Service i Commission. This is the same legis- ation as sought by Chairman Lehl- ure to abolish the classi- | rd and transfer its duties he Civil Service Commission Provides for Procedure. Represoutative Hudson's bill. how- ever. provides what the procedure of the Civil Service Commission shall be after it has taken over the functione of the personnel classification hoard Reprosentative Hudson proposes that the Civil Service Commission hail issue classification question- ires to each employe calling for complete statement of the duty he che performs, educational quali- fications and what are the necessary ducational qualifications to fill the sition which the emplove now Tepresentative Frank M House eivil introduced the member of committes a ation aet. y This will ntroduced by would aholish the pro- pro that the Civil Service Cemmission shall then proceed tn ‘lassigy and allocate emploves to the servics, class and grade fo which they ire entitled to be allocated, as set forth in the existing act of March 4. 1923, Efficiency Committee. ntative Hudson also proposes ommittee under the civil serv- ice shall be appointed to pass upon the cficiency of employes based upon month- work reports Kept by individual em- plores themselves, and reports of of- ficers in charge, and that such reports wonld be sent to the committee every quatter beginning on July 1, 1924 The bill provides this committee shall consist of five members, two of whom shall be women: two shall be ippointed by the President. two shall he appointed by the Civil Service Commission from the personnel of the classified Civil service of the United ates government, and one shall be « classified civil service employe elect- cd by the popular vote of the em- oves themselves This committee shall serve for a pe- riod of four vears, beginning on the first day of the fourth month after Bassage of the act, and the salaries shall be $4,000 a year. COMMITTEE IS CALLED. Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil service committes called a ! mesting of that committee today to consider the new draft of a retire- ment bill which was agreed upon in | wonferences between the Senate and | Tlouse committees As a result of those conferences Chairman Lehlbach has been writing 4 new bill. which will result in the repeal of the existing law and bring «l of the amendments into ene measure. In this bill the retirement age will vrobably be fixed at sixty vears and retirement optional with the em- nlove, provided he has had thirty vears of service. At the age of ty vears the retirement would compulsory, provided he had been | n_the service fifteen vears, Under this new bill no employe would be automatically retired unless lio had been in the service fifteen vears Retirement pay in the form of life annuities will equal §12 a year, plus I per cent of the annual average basic salary for the last ten vears of serv- ice multiplied by the number of years of service, but it will not be allowed to exceed 75 per cent of the average annual basic salary of the last ten vears of service. 3 MORE INQUIRIES PUSHED IN HOUSE Engraving Bureau, Prohibi- tion and Aircraft Issues Are Agitated. Two more congressional investiga~ Rions were proposad in the House yes- terday. The rules committes report- ed out a special rule for inquiry into alleged duplication of liberty bonds #nd other negotiable government pa- ner, opening up the entire bureau of cngraving and printing scandal, and + resolution by Representative Kin- dred, democrat, of New York, calls for appointment of a special com- mittee to look into the administra- ton of the prohibition burcau. In his resolution Representative Kin- drod declares that the great major- ity of American citizens believe al- legations that there is corruption “on the part of certain officials” in the hureau. Chairman Snell of the rules com- mittee also was directed to bring to 4 vote a resolution by Representa- tive Nelson, republican, insurgent leader, of Wisconsin, for an investiga- tion of the aircraft industry. Look for Adoption. House action on the Nelson resolu- tion has been delayed by a difference of opinion among republican Icaders a3 to whether the inquiry should be vonducted by the patents committee or u special committee. Mr. Nelson, who originally held out for an inves- tigation by the patents committee, has agreed to have it handled by a committee of five other House mem- bers. This, leaders say, insures adop- tion of the resolution The special committee authorized 1o look into Shipping Board affairs, wfter a number of preliminary execu- tive essions. will hold its first formal meeting today with several Shipping B5ard officfals before it as witnesses. Another committee, named to investi- zate criminal charges developed be- tore a Chicago grand jury against 1wo members of Congres, also has been holding sessions behind closed doors and is not expected to begin public hearings until a grand jury, now In session here, completes its investigation of the charges brought 1o light at Chicago. ORCHESTRA CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ F¥ome Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, this evening, beginning at 5:45 o'clock. John §. M. Zim- mermann, bandmaster. March, “Under Orders”..Glagau Ovprture, “Primrose”..Brepsant Dubt for flute and horn, “Titl Serenade” . . Titl {Messrs.Bergh and Finocchiaro) Selection, ng .. Ball Fox trot, “Mindin’ My Bus'- Donaldson ‘Naples, t ‘Waldteufel Pioale, “Why Did T Kigs That Girl” . Henderson *The Star Spangled Banner.” jfrom New York HOW TO TORTURE YOUR HUSBAND. NOW,BoYS AMD GIRLS, You WiLL ALL BE GLAD To KNOW THAT UNCLE KuTie 15 HERE BESI1DE Me AND IF You'LL WAIT JUST A MINUTE WELL, MY LITTLE FRIEMD S, ! ToLD You LASY MIGHT How KATIE CATFIGH LoST HER BROTHER OTTO I~ THE CRUEL NET. TorMIGHT | WiLL TeLL — —By WEBSTER. “NOO ABOUT THE CUNMING PRAMK GEORGIE GIRAFFE PLAYED Or EUSTACE ELEPHANT, 1T SEEMS THAT ONE DAY LITTLE EUSTACE ELEPHAMNT LEFT HIS PAPA AND MAMA AND STARTE D OUT ALL ALONE To TAKE HI1S DALY BATH . NOw, EUSTACE WAS ANVERY MISCHIZUOUS ELEPHANT — HIS MAMA HAD WARMNE D HIM AGAImM AND AGAIN THAT HE WOULD GET INTo TROUBLE F HE KEPT O JoktmG BUT EUSTACE PAIO Mo ATTENTION , HE WAS A UERY MAUGHTY ELEPHANMT, WHEMN EUSTACE IPEACHED THE PoolL WHERE HE BATHED HE SAW GEORGIE GIRAFFE STANDING BESIPE IT MIBBLING THE TEMDeR SHOOTS OF THE BIonNGA TREE — WITH HiS GO0 O MORMING, SAID GEORG WHO WA S ALWAYS PoLITE, EUSTACE, WITHOUT A WoOR O, WALIKE O IMTo THE oot AMD FILLING HIS TRUMK WITH WATE R SQUIRTED IT ALL IVER PooR GEORGIE WHO RAM AwAY A5 FAST AS HIS LEGS WOULD CARRY Him, EUSTACE LAUGHED AMD LAUGHED A5 HE CONTINUED HIS SATH €, AT LAST HE CAME OUY OF THe WATER AMDO LAID Dowr For A NAP, WHEM HE WAS SoumMD ASLEEP TMPToED UP AS QUIET AS A LITTLE MOUSIE AND TED EUSTACE'S TRUNK IN A HARD, HARD KNOT. You CAr IMAGINE HOW EUSTACE GEORGIE HE WAS VERY VERY ANGRY A S FELT WHEN e HE AWOKE AMD FOUND HiS TRUNK 1N A KNOT — Plan to Play “Three Weeks” | Hinges on Plan to P(IY 3 W’egkslum Been - Accused of Seeking to Washington Theater Guild in Difficulties—W ood Announces Next Performance, But Actors Want Back Salary First. While puzsied performers of Washington Theater Guild were meeting at the President Theater carly this afternoon to figure out ways and means of collecting three weeks' back salary, announcement came from New York that Leonard Wood, jr., head of the guil would open “Three Weeks” tomorrow night. Unless three weeks' salaries are Ppaid up, however, performers announced doubts that they would appear in Elinor Glyn's “Three Weeks.” Last Thursday, it was stated, Henry Crosby, deputy of the Actors’ Equity Association, was notifed by Mr. Wood that he had raised $5.000 with which he would come to Washington to take care of back salaries. Mr. Wood has not yet arrived. Judgment In Gives. Meanwhile, deputy marshals, acting on a_writ obtained by the Washing- ton Daily News, vigited the theater last_night with a judgment calling for $205, due for advertising. Manager Harris announced at that time that the performance would not £0 on because of the illness of Miss Peggy Coudray, the star, until the arrival of Miss Florence Reed. Miss Coudray is confined to her room at the Arlington Hotel today with a severe attack of influenza, it was re- ported, and the house will be dark tonight. The performers holding contracts BUILDING BOOM DUE HERE SOON, IS BELIEF | Pilkington, Noting Reports, Says Virtually All Workers Will Be Employed. A building boom which will employ virtually every building tradesman in Washington now out of work is due to start within a fortnight and will result generally in improved em- ployment conditions here, in the opin- fon of R. M. Pilkington, director of the Washington office of the United States employment service. Mr. Pil- kington bases his belief on the un- willingness of building contractors to start new work during early spring, when weather conditions are 100 uncertain to insure continued op- erations, which has held up build- ing. From all parts of the city come re- ports to the employment director of preparations to start building oper- ations on a large scale. Other In- dustries in the Capital also will open up their outside work on a more ex- tensive scale, ment for many. Expects Trade Betterment. A large department store recently has laid off eighty-eight clerks in the face of what the employment office director belleved to be a coming boon in department store business. Mr. Pllkington, however, still looks for a betterment in general department store business, which will result in increased employment. A new 450-room addition to the Willard Hotel will employ many building tradesmen, he said, while work on the proposed Federal-Amer- ican Bank building, a million-dollar structure, will employ many more. Three hundred men are needed at Camp Meade to assist in demolition of that camp, and the same number are wanted at' Camp Dix. Good stenographers are in constant demand, although the field for gen- eral clerical help is limited by an oversupply, many of whom have been discharged’ from the government de- partments, and provide employ- G. W. U. Faculty to Meet. The faculty club of George Wash- ington University will meet in the faculty club rooms, 728 20th street northwest, Tuesday night at 8:15 o'clock. Dr. Charles R. Mann, director of the American Council of Edutal:yn, will speak, 2 the | | of the Actors' Equity Association are | protected for two weeks payment of salaries Ly bond provided for this at | the outset of the production. They | also will get fare back to New York under the contraets. Miss Coudray, | Ralph Kellard, Henry Croshy. Robert | Harrigan, June Webster, Imily Smi- ley, Walter Scott Weeks, J. Franklin | and Ann Warrington have con tracts. Miss Florence Reed the star of “The Lullaby” which has been on for the past twe weeks. came here under special contract, protected by | the equity association, but not in {cluded under the bond. She has al- | ready been paid for her first we. appearance. Local Actors Unprotected. | While all the clouds were floating | |over the President Theater this aft- ernoon another appeared on the horizon when word was received | that Attorney James O'Shea, repre- | senting Sam Scribner. president of | the Columbia Amgsement Company. from whom the theater was leased. Was en route to clear up questions regarding rental payments. Waood | has a cash deposit up with the lumbin Amusement Company, it is understood. covering several weeks advance rental. Local talent with the Washington Theater Guild are not protected un- der the honds posted for the pro- tection of members of the Actors’ Equity Association. The local per- formers ~ include Robert Crain, jr.; Addison Smith, Margaret Hume, Stan- ley Stanton and LeRoi Scarlett. TROOPERS RIDE TONIGHT. 3d Cavalry Rough Riders Sponsor Fort Myer Program. Troop ¥, 3d Cavalry, will hold an exhibition drill and rough riding show in the post riding hall, Fort Myer, Va., tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The “rough-riding squad” of the Unit- ecd States Cavalry will perform stunts ot extended galldp. This squad has been in training all winter preparing new and thrilling stunts which will be shown at all the principal horse shows and fairs throughout the southern and eastern states during the coming season, it is announced. In addition to this, there will be an exhibition of novelty jumping by Sergt. Smith. There will be mointed events follows: Potato race, exhibition pla- toon drill, trained orse. exhibition | platoon jumping. two famous come- dians, cavalry troopers in action, res- cue race, wrestling, fencing, throwing & rope, and stage coach hoidup. The final event of the evening will be given by the rough-riding squad by jumping through, hoops of fire and| tlectric jumps. e Fruits must have pectin and acid ! to make perfect jelly. I Illllflfl“"""'""'””’"'”“I!!mm“” as | | Sleep Heartily | and well the night through-—absolute- 1y undisturbed. Keep the system free trom polsonous gases and accom- panying flatulency and digestive trou- bles Accustom yourself to a fre- quent bottle of clear, sparkling Ci- trate: of Magnesia. Benefit by making certain your drug- gist handles evERFR i ™M GNE S ARTHUR , ForR HEAVEN'S SAKE PLEASE SHUT OFF THAT RADIO! THE CHILDREMN SAY THEY CAN'T SLEERP WITH THAT DIN GOING O, CLYDE HAS HAD A _HARD pAY AT SCHOOL . HE'S TireD CUT AMD MEEDS COURT FREES TWO. Kill von Eahr—Third Guilty. MUNICH. Bavaria. March 22.—The Manich district court today acquitted wo voung men charged with con- piring to kill Dr. Von Kahr. former Bavarian military dictator, but een- tenced a third to o ment Acquittals alvo wers voted for two national gocialist® accused of con- sparing agal v Kahr'= life in consequence of the arrest of one of their companions $42,750 A DAY PAID T0 AUCTIONEERS BY U. S., REPORTS SHOW (Continued from First Page.) which was signed by John acting director of sales, and ted February 27, 1924 This report did not cover the ordnance depart- ment, as those records had been box- ed and stored “It developed, son_said, “that report Mather. the plan_of compen- SERVICE Service Station equipment and experienced MEN assure you really satixfactory serv- ice. WASHING and polishing day a night. CARS called for and delivered anywhere at any time. 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Just what the motlve may have been for adopting the percenta n is one of conjecture only. However, it can be safely stated that no more ef- fective way of paying large fees could possibly have been devised.” Got $330.370 for 113 Daym. In discussing the War Department report apd the amazing salaries paid, Representative Johnson id: “It s disclosed that M. Fox & Sons of Bal- timore, Md., were employed on 113 different days for merely crying auc tion sales. The testimony showed that the auctioneer did not pay for the advertising nor for any other ex- pense incident to the sale. The com- pensation allowed the auctioneer. in every instance was merely for say- ing, “How much am I offered for this piece of property? then stating the offer or offers, and then saying, ‘Look out! All in! Oncs, twice, three times, and sold!’ "For those 113 days the wuctioneer was paid the snor- mous sum of $230,370.72. For less than one-third of a year he was pald more than the President's salary for three years. “To go more into detall: He was paid j$2.035.67 for only a part of each of those 113 days. This auctioneer was paid at the rate of approximately three-quarters of a million dollars a _“Gerth's Realty Experts of New York were cmployea us auctioneer for eighteen duys Thelr compensation was $11,450.56 4 day, making & total for eighteen days of §208,110.08. For €ach of those eightean dag's the auc- tioneer reccived only w iittle less than the annual salary of a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: and for the eighteen days he received nearly t.ough to pay the annual salaries of 'ne nine mem- bers of the Supreme Court for near- 1y two vears. And for each and every one of those days he received near- Iy as much as is paid to a cabinet officer for a whole year. Averaged $2,643 Daily. sation while the whisky tax was be- ing collected would have ameounted to $200,000 a day, or $8,000.000 a year. 1f one is paid on the percentage plan, why not the other? The amount re- ceived by this auctioneer for one day's services would not fall far short of paying the salary of the governor of my native state for four years. *J. Hall Miller, an auctioneer of At- lanta, Ge. was' employed for thirty days, for Which he was paid $37,209.44 a daily average of $1,204.31. At ti rate his compensation for a year would have been $439,693.15. His compensation for one month was more than sufficient to pay the sal- aries of three cabinet officers for twelve months. Cites $4,803 Payment. “Arthur C. Sheridan, an auctioneer of New York city, was employed for one day, for which he received $4,- 603.20. At that rate his compensation for a year would have been $1.650,- 165. “Smith & Jaffe, auctioneers, of New York city were employed for forty duys, for which they were paid $73.719.25, a dally average of 31,890.24. The amount paid that firm for thirty-nine days would very nearly pay the annual salaries of ten United At the rate of the annual com- to 3689, EA Swepston _of Chillicothe, Ohio, was employed for ten days, for which he was paid $85.56, & dally average of §2,488.35. At that rate hix_an compensation would be 490! ,"M.Iohul Tauber of Chicago, 1L was employed for twenty-six ‘days for which he was paid $60,600.56, a dully average of $2.230.75, at which rate his annual compensation would be 3850,734.70 “Wilmerding. Morris & Mitchell of New York oity were employed for nine daye s auctioneer, for which service Vhey age of $2,087.77, at which annual compensation would be §762,039.05. Shows Further Awards. “Samuel Wintermitz, an auctioneer per day would amount were paid $18,789.96, a | pany of Petersburg, Va, was pald $2,870.38 for one day. “Auctioneer Newell D. Atwood of Boston, Mass, was paid $1,189.00 for eight days. “Auctioneer W. L. Beanett of Columbia, C., was paid 3$1,20257 for four days. “Jacob Cash of New York city was paid ,046.85 for one day. At that rate his compensation for a year would amount to $1,477,100. “P. L. Crouch of Des Moines, lowa, for 9 days was paid $17,962.74, a daily average of §1,984.98, at which rate his annual compensation would be $724,627.70. Rate Exeeeds Million Yearly. “Fay W. Danford of Rochester, N. was employed for three days, for which he reccived $13,585.8%, a daily average of $4,528.62, at which rate his annual compensation would amount to $1,652,946.30. “Danford-Eliss of Buffale, N. Y., was employed for two day for which was paid $4,445.48, a daily average of $2,222.74 “Joseph D. Dav of New York city was paid $3,723 for two days, « dally ruge of $1,861.50 Isidore D. Delgado of San Juaa, P. R. for six days received $567.6 John J. Erwin of Jersey City, one day re ved $1,765. “Fitzpatrick Tell Auction Company, New O ans, for three days, recelved 3 . ranklin (no addri for four day 1 given), , received $247.43 “Alfred Freeman of New York city, for nine days, received $21.007.59 “Samuel T. Freeman of Philadel- phia. for twelve days, wus paid $2: 470.21. “Leo ¥Fresh of Atlanta, Ga.. was paid $1,136.85 for one day “Julius Gollober of San Franciseo, Calif, was pald $5,113.04 for seven days “Dan if Greenberg was paid $1 of Los g E “Henry J. Healy of Worcester. ., was pald $3,176 for twenty- $7.725 to New Yorker. “Bryan Kennelly of New York City was paid $7,725.96 for two days, an average of $3,862.98 per day, at which rate his yearly compensation would Bave been $1,409,987.70. “Aleck Licata (no address given) received $621.54 for seven days. “Thomas B. Lovatt of Philadelphis wak paid 35,096.35 for seven days “Joreph Rubin of San Antonio, Tex for thirty-four days received 334 “I. wepston of Chilicothe, Ohio, wak paid $2,177.60 for one day. “David "B. irazler of Greenville ', was paid 37.978.60 for five days “Joseph P. Tupper of Logan, Iowa. paid 32,486.93 for one day. A. A. Weschler of Washington, was paid $153.52 for four daye. “Fox of Baltimore was paid 31 659.45 on the 19th day of September, 1 for crying a sale on that day. Smith and Jaffe, 68 West 45th street, New York city, were paid $28.« 1 for making a sale on August 16, 1921 “Gerth's Realty Lxperts, 505 5th avenue. New York city, were paid $23,558.84 for sales made from the 18t to the 15th of August, 1921, and fo crving sales on the 10th to the 16th dav of October, 1921, they were paid $76,030.82, and for erying eales on tha 16th and 17th days of December, 1921, they were paid $456,407.52, and for ery- ing a sale on Decem , 1923, thev were paid §42,750. For the four sales just referred to, that same firm wa? paid $167,747.18 “The total auctioneer compensation paid ta as just recited by me amounts 31,18 .83, of which amount. 14.659 per cent was pald dur- ing the Woodrow Wilson administra tion wnd £5.340 per cent under the ad- ministrations of Presidents Harding and Coolidge.” —_—— RO EVAFTE O O RSV TTROR 0 'FOR RENT year imprison- | Representative John- | “Gordon & Williams of Chicago, NI, were employed as auctioneer for sixteen days. For those sixteen days they were paid $42,2%3.79, an average of $2643.11 for each day. Congress will discuss for heurs the propriety of adding §113 to the salary of a government clork who already is re- ceiving 32,500 per vear, but we find that in this case the auctioneer was paid more than such a salary for a comparatively’ short portion of one day’'s work, without & word of pro- test “The Louisville Real Estate and De- velopment Company of Louisville, Ky., was employed one day as auctioneer. For that one day that concern was paid §24,184.80, which amount would almost pay the salary of the collector of internal revenue at Leouisviile for four vears. If the collector had heen on the same basis, his compen- of Chicago, 111, was paid $59,995.48 for thirteen d His compensation averaged $4.615.03 a day. At that rate his annual compensation would amount to $1,684,485 The amount paid this man for thirteen days would lack only $5 of paying six members of the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion their annual salaries ‘Samuel T. Freeman of Philadel- phia, Pa., was employed for sixty: four days, for which he was pald $167.163.43, a daily avcrage of $2,- 611.93. 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