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A—4 CHARVONENS PAY INEREASE SOUGHT Special Delivery Messengers Would Be Benefitted by House Bill. Bills to give full-time employment at & regular salary to special delivery messengers in the postal service, and to fix the pay of charwomen on an annual instead of an hourly basis, were introduced late yesterday, and referred to the Civil Service Committee. Representative Reuben T. Wood, Democrat of Missouri, sponsored the measure to extend the civil service to special delivery messengers. This pro- poses full-time employment of one or more such messengers in each post- ofice where the postmaster certifies there is need, and the number in each office is to be fixed by the Postmaster - General. The proposed salary is $1,700 for the first year, $1,800 for the second year ot satisfactory service, $1,900 for the third year and after three years of proven efficiency the salary is to be $2,000. There is also a provision that where & messenger furnishes his own automobile he will receive $150 adc'i- tional. Representative John W. McCormack, Democrat of Massachusetts, proposed the annual basis pay bill for char- wemen, working part time—to receive $1,000. At the present time, he ex- plained, charwomen working part time receive 50 cents an hour, thus receiv- ing an average of $10 to $12 a week. “Most of these women,” said Mc- Cormack, “are widows and have fami- lies dependent upon them, or are placed in a situation where they must g0 to work in order to keep their | little families together. Charwomen | employed in the State and city services | receive considerably more compensa- tion than that paid to charwomen in the Federal service. While other groups of Federal employes are enti- tled to consideration, there is no group of employes more entitled to consider- | ation than this group of fine women, who should be paid on an annual| basis, rather than on an hourly basis.” | Representative Sol Bloom of New York introduced a bill to give certain | employes of the War Department | credit under the retirement act for| services rendered as telephone oper- | ators between November 1, 1918, and | August 15, 1925. 1 — Law School Dean to Speak. ; George A. Parker, dean of the Ter-| rell Law School, will be the guest | speaker of the Civic National Forum | at the Whitelaw Hotel, Thirteenth | and T streets, tomorrow at 5 p.m. | Nature’s THE EVENING Young Washington Jean Burlin, who has chosen for a hobby the study of astrol- ogy, finds the subject conveniently condensed in a magazine. Jean is 9 years old and a pupil in grade 5-A at West School. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burlin of 4306 Arkansas avenue. Monday: Lois and Joan Schatzman, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Max Schatzman, at Job Barnard School. —Star Staff Photo. “LIFE-GIVING HOUR” IS PASTOR’S THEME “The Life-Giving Hour” is Rev,| Mr. Newell's subject at the 11 am. service of worship tomorrow at the Ryland Methodist Church. In the evening at 7:30 he will speak on “Neglected Springs.” This will be followed by = fellowship nour on “Hymns and Their Stories.” A cooking school will be held at the | church Tuesday and Wednesday eve- nings. The Church School Board will meet Thursday evening. Georgetown Lutheran Calendar Tomorrow “Baptized for the Dead” will be the | | A UNIQUE problem was sent in by | He says ‘o use | subject Sunday, 11 am. in George- town Lutheran Church of Rev. Harold E. Beatty, pastor. Joseph C. Wimmer will have charge of the Bible school at 9:30 am. Scrip- ture theme, “Two Miracles of Mercy.” Daniel Herrara will lead the young people’s meeting at 7 p.m. Topic, “The Great I Am.” “Jesus Working and Teaching” will be the subject at the prayer service Thursday, 8 p.m. Children Deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. : URING your Winter trips D across the fields and meadows, inspect bramble-bushes that have what appears to be an oversized bunch of leaves, or large nest of a catbird. If your trip takes you in the woods, and especially where there are trappers or camps, do mnot | be surprised to see a beautiful little creature go skipping across the snow | ahead of you. if you have found the | hideout or it is getting close to; sundown. There are few of the outdoor fo)ks‘ as dainty and beautiful as the white- footed or deermouse. His clothes are | kept in the pink of perfection. The lovely grayish fawn robe is very glossy, and contrasts well with the snowy- white shirt and trousers below. Besides, he is such a gentleman— polite, gentle, modest and retiring by nature. He will, with only a little effort on your part and perhaps a treaty offering of nuts, trust you so implicitly that he will enter your coat pockets, helping himself to what he finds you have thoughtfully hidden there. Even when the little fellow is | captured, he bites as a last resort to| gain his freedom. This woodland hunter prefers to live in hedgerows in the fields and does not really object to occupying the| residence of his neighbor, the litile flying squirrel, or his human brother. He really prefers nuts and seeds. But he can acquire a fondness for almost anything eaible. And when hungry! ‘What a lot of havoc the family can accomplish. Their very sharp teeth even cut in bits fishing lines and hunt- ing equipment. But they are even so clever they hunt about where traps have been baited for mink and mar- ten. Somehow they know How to nib- ble gently on the bait. Knowing, after the trap has been sprung, that all danger is over, the deermouse gorges on the treat. Call on one of these little gnomes in his outside nest, in the thick tangles of catbriers or where a wild grapevine affords & winding stairway to the ground. These adobes, fashioned by them, are very globular in shape and |} composed of dried leaves, moss and | || grass. The small architect places his door on the lower side where you would least expect an exit. So watch the stairway or the ground when you tap at his dwelling. Perhaps he may think it wise to poke his nose out and wiggle his wise whiskers. His large, intelligent eyes will size up the situa- tion in a trice. ‘Then you may meet one of them that has a “singing” voice. That is un- usual in the clan, but there are some very talented soloists among them. Listen for “to-wit-to-wit-to-woo-wee- W00.” Large families are the rule among these folks, two to four groups of youngsters a year. Of course, this would, indeed, be something to trouble all of us if these bables grew up and had such prosperous families. But there are many enemies lurking about. Miami Beach YESTERDAY WAS —_— RESORTS. FLORIDA TEMPERATURE IN d _all Europe—De M*Dl‘fil liners via SthAve., New York, A fox, as you know, can be lured to you by imitating the sound of a mouse | (kiss the back of your hand until you perfect the right note). Wildcats, owls and the common weasel (ermine in Winter) are among some of the foes to outwit. No pet would be more amus- ing than this little fellow and he does 50 love to hunt about for your pockets | and surprises. (Copyright, 1 gl NEW/ Suuict Brain Twizzlers BY PROF. J. D. FLINT. IVE BEEN JUGGLING THESE A | LONG Twizzler Otey. | the digits one through nine in an | addition problem without using the same digit twice. An example of how | to do it would be to add one and three, | getting the sum of four. To that add | seven, getting eleven, but that, of course, would be wrong because the number one has already been used and can't appear again as it does twice in eleven. | Use all the digits, none of them more | than once. Can you do it? (Copyright, 1937.) (See Answer on Page C-7.) Earnings of all federal railways in India showed a large increase in 1936. TABLETS HEADACHES Price. 25¢ LIQUID-TABLETS -NOSE DROPS via the "EVERGLADES’ The fastest non-stop train via any railroad. Leaves Washington 9.00 A.M. daily Arrives Jacksonville same day, and Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg early the next morning. Thru Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars and Coaches. GEORGE P. JAMES, General Passenger Agent 735 15th Street, N.W., Washi t ington, D.C. Tel. National 7835 ATLANTIC COAST LINE THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH The Foening Star ADVERTISENENTS W o Rec Home Drug Co.—4 EIVED HERE th and H Sts. N.E. Is an Authorized Star Branch Office ITH a clearly worded and properly classi- fied advertisement in The Star you'll have the thoughtful attention of practically everybody in Washington and 25 miles around— for most e ry one has learned to look through the Star Classified Section regularly. That's why— Star Classified Advertisements DO Bring Results | For the convenience of the patrons of the Star Classified Section authorized Star Branch Of- fices are located throughout Washington and nearby suburbs—where copy for the Star Classi- fied Section will be received, for prompt forward- ing to the Main Office. There is no fee for au- thorized Star Branch Office service; only regular rates are charged. Look for the above sign—it identi- fies authorized Star Branch Offices STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SERVICES ARE HELD FOR DR. MATTERN nley High Teacher to Be Buried at Birthplace in Pennsylvania. Funeral services for Dr. Louis W. Mattern, 64, chemistry teacher at McKinley High School, who died Thursday at his home, 1106 Euclid street, were held today in Foundry M. E. Church. Burial will be at War- riors Mark, Pa., where he was born. Dr. Mattern began his teaching career here in 1900 at Central High School and was transferred to Mc- Kinley when the latter was opened in 1902. He was graduated in 1894 from Pennsylvania State College, Where he played on the foot ball team, and later took post graduate work in chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. He had long taken an active interest in student athletics and other student actlvities. He was affectionately known to the students as “Uncle Louie.” S Mrs. M. E. Long, aged 79, has just completed 50 years as postmistress of Up Ottery, England. SATURDAY, Sonnysayings The kids is layin' fer me, but 1 is layin’ fer them, too! The first one that comes ‘round that fence gets it right on the beak! o Historic Lamb Inn at Bullth Wells, England, has been burned down. "WOODWARD & LOTHROP COLLARS in all acceptable 35¢ DRESS SETS. Hexa- gonal shape with white or smoked mother of pearl centers_ 57.50 WHITE KID GLOVES with stitched backs, button 53 50 Twe Men’s Store, Seconp Froor. for the A—JUNIOR GLORY, exotically flowered silk crepe with distinctive JANUARY 23, 1937. | Service Orders ‘ ARMY ORDERS. Pipes, Col. Henry F., Medical Corps, El Paso, Tex, to Soldiers’ Home, May 8. Doniat, Lieut. Col. Francis A., Field Artillery, Chicago, to duty in office of the chief of Field Artillery, March 15. ‘Worrall, Maj. Lawrence P., Finance Department, office of the chief of finance, to Fort Sam Houston, Tex., Juae 11. Cohee, Chaplain Ora J., Fort Sam Houston, Tex., to Fort Myer, Va., Feb- ruary 1. Boyce, Capt. Robert A., jr., Veteri- nary Corps, Philippine Department, to Army Medical Center, on completion of present tour of foreign service. ‘Wanamaker, Capt. William W., En- gineer Corps, office of the chief of engineers, to the Hawalian Depart- ment, June 9. Medical Department, Fort Va,, April 29. Spann, Second Lieut. Cecil E, jr., Monroe, the Philippine Department May 27. Retirements, January 31: ‘Talbot, Capt. Laurence D., Quarter- master Corps; Jones, Capt. Lincoln, jr., | McCoy, First Lieut. George W, jr., to the Hawalian Departmen:, | Coast Artillery, Fort Monroe, Va., to | Infantry; Quinlan, Second Lieut. Agnes M., Army Nurse Corps. | NAVY ORDERS. Chippendale, Comdr. Burton W., Portsmouth, Va., to Naval Academy. Lewis, Comdr. James M. Naval Academy, to U. 8. 8. Nokomis, Janu- ary 16. Banister, Lieut. (J.g.) Alan B, Navy Departmentn, to U. 8, 8, 8-20. Jones H.Chu;fi To Mark Men’s Day Men's day will be observed at Jones Memorial M. E. Church tomorrow at 11 a.m. with a sermon by Dr. Julius 8. Carroll on “Finding a Man.” Spe- cial service at 3 pm. with a sermon by Rev, Lioyd N. Young. The Epworth League Devotional meeting at 6:30 p.m. Topic for con- sideratior, “Some Special Tasks for the Churcl Psychic Message Council 1100 Twelfth St. N.W. Corne? of 12th end “L” GROUP MEETINGS DAILY Grace Gray De Long, Reader Personal interviews for spiritual help and guidance may be arranged by a visit to the Council House or Tele- for phone Metropolitan 5234, AN LS wlOroccsn, pCSEa. LY NT Y P p, 0 Po s 2E5 O 7, PRI ot & ' Yo Dr. John E. Briggs Has Two Sermons Dr. John E. Briggs, pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, will preach at both the evening and the morning services tomorrow. In the morning he will preach on “Some Biblical Certainties” and in the evening “The ‘Way, the Truth and the Life.” Sunday school will meet at 9:30 am. Robert H. McNeil will teach the Darlington Berea Class and Mr. Sandridge the Mooney Baraca Class. There are clnsses for all. RUPTURED GET IMMEDIATE RELIEF n%n NEW INVENTION. 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