Evening Star Newspaper, March 11, 1925, Page 3

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Schauffler, jr., of this city, also a reserve aviator, narrowly escaped death yesterday when the plane the officers were flying over the Rappa- hannock River was forced into the water when the motor failed. The plane was piloted by Col. Schauffler, ind the two officers were in the clos- ing days of their annual 15-day active Aying training at Langley Field, Va. The plane, a De Haviland 4-B, fell in 60 feet of water on the north bank )f the river mear Cowles Polnt. Col. Schauffler managed to climb -out of he cockpit and hold on to a portion of the plane not submerged, while his observer was trapped in the rear cockpit. He was rescued by, an oyster boat. According to a message re- ceived at Bolling Field . yesterday afternoon, the body ofCapt. McAvoy has not been recovered. His mother, Mrs. Rosa Clinton of Brooklyn, N. Y., was notified. Col. Schauffler, who lives at 2040 Newton street, and is a Washington real estats man, is a war pllot and he testified several times before the recent House aircraft investigating committee. During the course of one day's testimony he charged Rear Ad- miral Shoemaker censored a report of the 1923 battleship bombing exercises which was intended for the public. Admiral Shoemaker- the following day | appeared before the committee and denied the charges. SEARCH RIVER FOR BODY. Planes, Tugs and Divers Seek Fly- er After Plunge to Death. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 11.— Planes from Langley Field, aided by two tugs and several divers from the Hampton Roads naval base, continued during the day the search for the body of Capt. James C. McAvoy, re- serve flyer, of Mountain Top, Pa., who lost his life when his plane plunged into the Rappanannock River yesterday, due to motor trouble _Lleut, Col. William G. Schauffier. jr., of Washington, who was with Capt. McAvoy when the plane crashed and whose efforts to rescue his com- panion were of no avail, today was under the care of physicians at Lang- Field. He was not injured, but was badly shaken up. Relatives of Capt. McAvoy arrived today from Brooklyn, where his mother makes her home. H The flyers were on a test flight, ard | were flying low over the water, be- cause of a heavy fog, when the motor failed. PRINTERS’ PROTEST UPON DISMISSALS GIVEN TO COOLIDGE! (Continued from First Page.) that unless the drive now being made to secure eligibles with the four-year apprentice requirements ig successful by the first of March, 1925, the com- mission will announce an examination to flll these places with a require- ment callng for two years' experience in a printing office, Including one vear of experience in operating a ma- chine. Coples of the blank form and the letters of the cemmission are at- tached hereto and marked exhibit B and C, respectively ‘Wide Distribution Given, “Being requested by the Civil Serv- ice Commission to co-operate with it | in securing an eligible printer reg- ister, the undersigned furnished it with a list of names of over 800 typo- graphical union secretarfes in as many towns and cities, to whom the blanks were said to have been mailed. in addition to their being posted in custom houses, and so forth, through- out the country, and this intensive campaign for printers is going on even now. “In addition to this we caused to be published in the February issue of the Typographical Journal, a printers’ trade magazine, an editorial calling attention to the presumed need for printers in the Government Printing Office, a copy of this editorial is at- tached hereto and marked exhibit D. “Notwithstanding all this activity, to obtain printers the public printer has stated through the press within the past few days that every body in the office, Including himself, had known for months that a discharge was inevitable after the adjournment of Congress, but that they just hated to think about it. Hit Manner of Discharge. “As to the manner of discharge, we charge,— > “First that efficiency was almost totally ignored. The public printer himself recently established a system of ratings under which linotype and monotype operators were to be ad- judged competent, and under which 99 per cent was the maximum which could be attained. One of the dis- charged monotype operators had ‘a rating of 99 per cent, while two others had ratings of 98 per cent, all three being at the head of the list. Others had ratings better than 90 per cent. Second, that ex-soldiers of both the Spanish and World Wars, some with very high ratings as to their compétency and who had been em- ployed for several years (one of them for 31 years), were discharged in vio- lation of the civil service regulation which provides that a veteran of a war shall not be demoted or dis- charged when such demotions or dis- charges are to be made as long as his rating is “good.” Third, that a large number of those discharged had service records rang- ing from § to 30 years, many of whom had exce.lent records for efficiency &nd general deportment, but who had several years yet to go before reach- ing the retirement age, many being forever deprived of an annuity status of considerable proportions, unless they should again enter the service, which is hardly probable, in view of the fact that the public printer stated in his notice of dismissal that he regretted that he could offer no encouragement for re-employment. Charge Recent. Appointments. “Fourth, that new appointments were mude right up to the time of the discharge, several having been made within the week of the same and one even since the discharge took place. “Fifth. That because of the unfair, unjust and fllegal manner of the dis- charge. a feeling akin to panic has been produced upon the remaining printers in the Government Printing Office, who have good records of long service and who cannot overcome a feeling of insecurity in the light of the public printer's lack of considera- tion for the plain rights of those who were similarly situated. This feel- ing has naturally caused general de- moralization and the morale of the office is consequently at the lowest ebb ROOFING—by Koons A quarter century of experience and good reputation in Washing- ton. 118 3d. 8t. 8.W. KOONS Zhose Main 493, Roofing ey in its history. “As one example of an utter lack | ward for fidelity and 100 per cent per- '"HE 'EVEN Escapes River Death / LIEUT, COL. WILLIAM G. SCHAUFFLER, JR, RUTHLESS OUSTING OF PRNTERS SEEN Spanish War Veterans Cite Particularly Case of Em- ploye 31 Years on Job. | At a largely attended meeting of | the District of Columbia Branch of the Socliety of the Army of Santiago de Cuba last evening, in the Na- tional Guard Armory, Indignation was expressed because of the “ruth- less” discharge from the Government Printing Office of former service men with long and_creditable rec- ords in the office. Forceful resolu- tions were adopted and plans dis- cussed for bringing about a correc- tion of what was emphatically de- clared to be “a cruel injustice and direct violation of law.” Attention was particularly direct- ed to the case of William F. O'Brien, | who is second vice president of the District branch of the soclety. Mr. O'Brien served throughout the war with Spain as a member of Company C, 1st District of Columbia Infantry, United States Volunteers. He par- ticipated in the Santiago campaign, undergoing ail the hardships of that experlence in the tropics in Midsum- mer; was present at the surrender of the Spanish forces, and suffered from the ravaging Cuban fever. In Service 31 Years. With a service in the Government Printing Office of 31 years, 8 years as assistant chief of the proofroom, his record unblemished, and looking forward to the time when he would be eligible to retire, he was struck off the roll without warning. It was explained that Mr. O'Brien particu- larly treasured his record of long service, often having declined to ac- cept offers of better, and more lucr: tive positions—particularly during the period of the World War—be- cause he felt that his long term of years and his record in the Govern- ment Printing Office was a valuable et And assured his retention there. nd this” remarked one of the speakers last evening, “is the re- fect service. It is unbelievable.” Visit to Comminsion. It was explained that members of the society have visited the Civil Service Commission and called atten- tion to the law, Executive orders and rulings intended to protect Govern- ment emploves who have risked their lives in time of war. Members of the commission were entirely sympa- thetic and admitted the law had been violated, but said they were helpless to do anything, declared those who had taken up the matter. . The Santiago Society, according to the discussion last evening, does not intend that its second vice president shall be made the victim of such treatment without violent protest and vigorous action on its part. Mr. O'Brien is 55 vears of age. His fel- low veterans say that they fail to grasp why he should have been “sep- arated from the service, while a new man, fresh from New York, was put to work by the public printer yes- terday morning.” — for the class C grade, with 24 years of service, this employe not yet hav- ing reached the 65 years for retire- | vietims G~ STAR, WASHINGTON; D. PRESIDENT FACES PROBLEMS IN LOWERING U. S.. EXPENSES Third Step in It:educl'iug Number of Employes Ap- parently Presents Alternative of Longer Hours of Labor or Curtailing the Service. BIYCLERS HURT: DRIVERS SPEED ON Boy Trying to Board Street Car Seriously ‘Injured. Other Motor Mishaps. Two persons riding bicycles were of hit-and-run traffic ac cidents yesterday. One was Helen Huck, 12, 3614 Eleventh street, and the other was Robert T. Bell, colored, 48, 617 Q street. Neither was seri- ously hurt. Helen Huck was riding her wheel north on Eleventh street, near her home, when an automobile driven east on Monroe street struck her wheel, throwing her to the roadway and slightly injuring her knee. An un- identified colored man was driving the car. Bell was riding his wheel on Sher- man avenue near Barry place about 10:30 o'clock last night, when an au- tomobile occupied by several colored men struck his wheel and threw him to the roadway. He was treated at Garfield Hospital for a fracture of his right ankle, and serious injury to his left knee. Boy Seriously Injured. Twelve-year-old John K. Hedler of 1429 G street northeast was seri- ously injured by a Washington, Bal- timore and Annapolis electric car at Fifteenth and H streets mortheast about 5:30 o'clock yesterday after- noon. The boy, selling newspapers, attempted to board the car. He prob- ably missed his footing, was caught and dragged a short distance. Suffering from crushed feet and in- ternal injuries, the boy was taken to Casualty Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate portion of his left leg. Tt became necessary to re- sort to blood transfusions in an effort to save his life, and blood was given by his father, John Hedler, and sister, Miss Augusta Hedler. The patient's condition appeared slightly improved this morning. A collision between the automobile of Dr. Franz H. Ridgway, 3201 Cathe- dral avenue, and a car driven by Wil- liam F. Bryson, 1714 U street, oc- curred late last night at Sixteenth and K streets. Mrs. Ridgway, who was driving the doctor's car, was slightly injured. Street Car Hits Auto. A Capital Traction car struck the automobile of Edward Greenleaf, 127 Pierce street, at Thirteenth and U streets, ahout 8:30 o'clock last night, forcing it against the car of Leo Rice, 2629 Connecticut avenuer. Mrs. Inez Harvey, 33, 518 Sixth s et, oc- cupant of the latter car, ai = Green- leaf were injured. Arrest of the driver of a coupe on charges of collision and driving while under the influence of liquor was asked by police of the fifth precinct last night. The coupe was driven against the automobile of Joseph Hodge, 1462 Columbia road, parked in front of 326 North Carolina avenue southeast. A witness to the affair told the police the coupe was occupied by three girls and two men. Miss Mabel Hitchcock. 26, 203 Rhode Island avenue, occupant of the auto- mobile of Luther R. King, 13¢ Q street, was cut about the face early yesterday morning when the machine ran into a pile of dirt at Rhode Is- land avenue and Second street north- east and landed against a tree. She was given first aid at Emergency Hospital. Three persons injured by automo- biles refused to accept hospital treat- ment. They were Elizabeth Manson, ored, 38, 1431 Swann street; Wil- iam J. Murphy, 32, giving a D street address, and an unidentified colored man. MISS MARY WINTER DIES; BODY IS FOUND IN ROOM Member of Old Capital Family Had Been Ill Some Time—Father ‘Was Builder. Miss Mary Winter, 74 years old, who lived alone In an apartment at 1440 Meridian plage, was found dead in her room last night. She had been ill for some time. Finding bottles of milk at her door that had been delivered early yester- day prompted the investigation that resulted in police dlscovering the body. Dr. Merton E. Twogood, who had attended her, gave the death cer- tificate, Miss Winter was a daughter of the late Willlam H. Winter, local contrac- tor, who had charge of the construc- tion of a portion of the Capitol. The ‘Winter home was at the foot of New Jersey avenue southeast. The con- tractor died many years ago and his wife several vears later. A son, Sergt. Joseph D. Winter, United States Ma- rine Corps, died about eight years ago. ment. Carter's Status Challenged. n addition to our protest against displacement of old employes who have long and good records of service, but who have not yet attain- ed a pensionable status, in favor of new appointecs, we wish again to re- spectfully call your attention to the fact that the present public printer is not a practical printer, as required by law. “The law (Revised Statutes, vol. 19, page 105) states that the public printer must be a practical printer, and versed in the art of bookbinding.’ He therefore actually holds his po- sition contrary to law, and this well known fact naturally causes him to loose a certain measure of respect. “It will be recalled that we brought this to_your attention about a year ago. You then submitted the mat- ter to the Attorney General for an opinion. An Assistant Attorney Gen- eral rendered an opinion that inas- much as President Harding, himself a printer, had appointed the pub- lic printer, and the Senate, some of whose members had an acquaint- ance with the gentleman, had con- firmed him, they were presumed to know that he was legally quali- fied for the position. The opinion did not state that he held the po- sition legally, and we therefore wish ‘to again present this phase of the case for your consideration. Unrest in Ofice Alleged. “In conclusion we desire to say that the state of mind under which the printers are compelled to work in the Government Printing Office is almost unbearable, due to late and previous actions of the present public printer. It is a condition that we are sure your sensé of fairness would not contenance for an instant once you became convinced of its existence. It is a condition which can be easily as- certained through -an investigation. ‘We have no suggestions to offer as to the character of any investigation which you might care to authorize, feeling sure that any steps in that direction which you felt impelled to take would surely and quickly bear out these charges, particularly that which relates to the tenseness of feeling and consequent strain on the part of nearly all the printers, men and women, employed in that great of consideration for those who had a reduced pensionable status, an em- ploye was dropped whoionly had sev- euw-unwmwumm establishment, to the great detriment of this branch of Government service. “Confident that you will give these charges and protest a consideration which we believe they deserve, we beg to remain, your respectfully, (Signed) “E. F. SMITH, “President of the Typographical Unlon.” Quick Shifts Charged. After they had talked with Mr. Sanders the typographical union rep- resentatives said there have been cases at the Government Printing Office where employes have received an appointment and a discharge on the same day or a furlough and a discharge on the same day. “The entire matter will be a dis- turbing factor to business in Wash- ington,” Mr. Smith said. “No em- ploye of the Government Printing Office will spend more money than he has to spend, in the face of the unsettled conditions at the printing plant.” Mr. Smith believes the public printer had advice in selecting the men to be discharged, and added that he probably was trying to pass the buck for selection of the discharged employes. APPEAL FOR VETERANS. Carter to Be Asked to Reinstate Some Printers. Public Printer Carter will be called upon by a committee of two chiefs of local veterans' assoclations, who will ask that veterans.of previous wars dismissed from the roll of the Government Printing Office, effective March 7, be reinstated. The committee, consisting of De- partment Commander Carroll of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars and De- partment Commander League of the United Spanish War Veterans, was appointed at a meeting at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Building last night, which had been called by Comdr. Carroll. It was brought out at the meeting that Mr. Carter, at a recent veterans' banquet at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, had stated that there ‘were about 400 e: ervice men under his jurisdiction, and, though he had not seen service, having been turned down on account of physical disabil- ity four times during the Spanish- American war, he would protect the veterans under his admintstration. To show his good faith, it was said, as soon as his attention was called to two veterans who had beem dis- misséd, he reinstated them immedi- ately, C., WEDNESDAY, This is the last of three articles describing President Coolidge’s plan to cut down operating ezpenses of the Government in face of a grow- ing Federal pay roll. BY WILLIAM P, HEL.‘I“JH. As the third step in bringing about a substantial reduction in the num- ber of Federal employes on the pub- lic pay roll President Coolidge ap- parently will face soon the alterna- tive of lengthening present hours of labor or curtailing, in part or full, en- tire branches of the service. A study of the Government’'s 25,000 or so va- ried activities leads to the conclusion that the working force already has been reduced to the point where heavy cuts will result in either gen- eral overtime or work undone. Before our entry into the World War the Federal force numbered 438,- 000 persons. When the armistice was signed, Civil Service compilations dis- close, the force had risen to 917,000. On December 31, 1923, it reached its lowest total of 544,671. Between that date and Armistice day there had been a steady and continuing reduction. Since that date there has been a steady and continuing increase, for reasons already mentioned. Present Force Shows Excess. Today the Federal force stands at about 117,000 more than its total just prior to the declaration of war against Germany. That was nearly eight years ago. In the meantime at least three new branches of the service, each born of the war, have sprung into existence. These are the Veterans' Bureau, the Shipping Board and the Federal Board of Vocational Education. These three new agencies carry about 39,600 names on their pay rolls. The Railroad Administra- tion, another creation of the war, now engaged in liquidation, employs about 400 persons. Thus, it will be seen, about 40,000 persons, or more than one-third of the 117,000 increase, constitute a her- itage from the war. There are other increases inherited from the war, too. notable among them being a greatly swollen force of Treasury Department employes now engaged in clerical work, the aftermath of the Liberty loans and other war-time financial ac- tivitles. Then, again, there are still other minor agencies, such as the War Finance Corporation, whose force, all told, mounts to proportions worth considering. z And a strikingly large increase since 1917 is noted in the mammoth Post Office Department force, whose work has grown by leaps and bounds since the declaration of war. All told, it would be reasonably accurate to conclude that there is no larger force of federal employes today engaged in ante-war activities than there was before the war. The increase in the force is almost wholly due to the growth of the postal service and ac- tivities resulting from the war. Overtime Work Now the Rule. As a result of the reduction in per- sonnel already accomplished, overtime work is the rule in more than one great governmental establishment at Washington. That situation comes up whenever a bureau or department head wants more money for clerical help. The first thing the Budget Bu- reau asks him is, “How much over- time are you working now?’ If he can't show considerable overtime per- formance he doesn't get additional help. Thus the day is fast approaching when further big reductions will mean general overtime, or work left undone. And while no special consid- eration has been given—as yet—to lengthening the hours of labor, the subject has occurred to the Budget Bureau, and the law governing the hours of labor has been studied. Ap- parently the President seems to be without power to increase the work- ing day without additional legislation. At the present time the daily hours GIRL’S STORY CONVICTS. Virginia Man, However, Appeals Assault and Battery Case. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., March 11.—J. T. Bradley, 31 years old, of Rosemont, Va., arrested by Alexandria author- ities Saturday evening on a charge of assault and battery on Alma Mc- Donald, 21 years of age, of Mount lda, Va., was convicted on evidence sub- mitted by the girl when brought to trial before Police Court Judge Harry R. Thomas of Arlington County yes- terday, and sentenced to 30 days in ail. I8 ounsel for the defense noted an appeal. Sentence was suspended pend- ing hearing on the appeal and Brad- ley was released on $500 bond. MARCH 11, 1925. of labor at Washington are from 9 o’clock in the morning until 4:30 in the afternoon. Half an hour is al- lowed for luncheon. Except for three months during the Summer, there are no Saturday half-holidays. Christ- mas, New Year, Decoration day and the Fourth of July are full holidays. Occasfonally there are others. The suggestion has been studied at the Bureau of the Budget that a half-hour increasesin the present day of seven hours would be equivalent, on paper, to addifig about 15 per cent to the amount of work rendered by the Federal force at Washington and would make unnecessary any further additions to the force. It might make some reduction possible. The law on the subject, while not entirely spe- cific, appears, however, to prescribe a seven-hour day, and the idea, for the time at least, has not been agitated. Longer Working Day Probable. There are many indications, how- ever, that Mr. Coolidge, who became an elected President March 4, unfet- tered by any policy of a preceding ad- ministraticn, will turn to a considera- tion of a longer working day for the Federal force in the near future. To make possible a yubstantial reduction, which seems to be a part of his policy of continued retrenchment, he faces the apparent dilemma of lengthening the working day or having some work left undone. Continued overtime work on a general scale—incidentally with- out overtime pay of any sort for the salaried workers—Is not his idea of eccnomy. The other alternative—that of cur- tailing certain governmental activ ities—also would require the approval of Ccagress. Mr. Coolidge may take that horn of the dilemma. OF, con- ceivably, he may in time modify his policy of further substantial reduc- tions. 1 It all the glk of reducing the Fed- eral force (4 workers themselves thus far have remained silent. This correspondent went to the headquar- ters of their organization, the Na- tional Federation of Federal Em.- ployes, to ascertain their views. It is a robust and growing organization, alert and vigorous. 4 “We're for the taxpayers” was the way President Luther M. Steward answered the Inquiry as to the work- ers’ attitude. “Put us down as favor. ing any real economy in spending the taxpayers’ money.’ He stressed the word “real.” Federation Regarded a Factor. “The federation is a constructive agency to assist in bringing about economy and efficiency in the opera- tions of the Federal Government. It always has been. It has a record of never having tried to put surplus employes on the Federal pay roll or to keep emploves there when they are found to be unnecessary. Its mem- bership takes pride in its record. “Any steps taken to bring about real economy meet with the approval ol this organization, whose members are not only employes, but citizens and taxpayers as well. They appre- cate fully that a thoroughly- busi- nesslike administration of Federal personnel affairs benefits all clagses of people, including the employes themselves. “From our intimate acquaintance with Federal personnel affairs, how- ever, the prediction is ventured that no substantial reductions in the num- ber of civillan Federal employes can be effected unless some of the ex- isting activities ares curtalled below the effective point, or else discon- tinued outright; and we belleve, as a simple business proposition, that if the civil establishment is to be con- siderably curtailed, it would be far better to discontinue wholly certain lines of work now being undertaken by the Government than to skeleton- ize organizations. The latter method could result only in negligible ac- complishment with high overhead. (Copyright, 1935. ——— e s e et Y THREAD PLANT CLOSED. Operatives Strike as Against Reduction. WILLIMANTIC, Conn., March 11.— The entire plant of the Williman- tic branch of the American Thread Co. closed yesterday as a result of the strike of operatives begun ye: terday as a protest against a 10 per cent wage reduction imposed in Jan- uary. There were but 500 of the 2,500 operatives in their places when the mills opened this morning, and Agent Don H. Curtis of the company announced that in his opinion this was not a sufficient number to man the machinery. Mr. Curtis announced that he had Protest Wicked men obey for fear, the good for love. but GO UR B 36th and R Sts. N.W. Most of these owners thought until they saw Real Estate (One of the largest and MUST BE LIVE WIRE, taken no action toward filling the places left vacant by the strikers, but sald the mills would be reopened when workers were secured. 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They motored to Yaneceyville, N. where they were married. one hour a week by Miss will meet each Tuesday, beginning March 10, —et revue de grammaire, as possible, the work wi everyday French and Com: by Mme. Suzanne Laurent Paris. Note: An: —— & NORTHWEST 1319 N. Y. Ave. \“"SPECIALISTS INIPIANOLAS ©-J DemoLL DEMOLL SALE OF Baby Grands - TOMORROW AS We have recently taken i pricing these grands so low, for our customers to get a fine Sm: Steinway Baby Grand, $1,400 Weber Baby Grand $1,200 Stzck Baby Grand $550 H. C. 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Main 2480 o of the appointment of Mrs Mr. Ely, resigned. R Uy Wk IN Q RESIDENTIAL <! NG $ R R ¢ 4 ¥ M 1267 TAND _ REPRODUCING PIANOS ™+ v EMMONS 3. SMITH PiaNo (@. ) ‘Washington’s AEOLIAN HALL ;= Tivelfth and G Streets LOWAS......... n trade on the Duo-Art Repro- In order that they will surely be sold quickly. We consider this is one of the greatest opportunities grand at a bargain price. SPECIMEN VALUES mahogany chse, beautiful . 8250 Some are just as good as mew. There are ahout 6 of these instruments priced for $430 to 3550, to $1,250. Weunonabie terms arranged if desired.