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National Tonic Interpreted . by William crucurt National Press Building Washington. P. a Washington. One of the New Deal policies about which there la an ever Increasing complaint Ignore u Its wanton destruc- Chil Service "on 0,9 dvU "erT" Ice. It used to be said, nnder Democratic and Republican administrations alike, that It was next to Impossible to get a government Job except through examinations conduct ad by the Civil Service commission. That is, there were few appointments available other than under civil serv ice below the rank of Presidential selection. Now, the scene has changed to such an extent that there Is little chance to get In the government through civil service and the bulk of the appointments therefore are of a purely politically-Indorsed character. I do not mean to say that the Civil Service commission has shut up shop, although It has been virtually de horned, but I do emphasize that as of September 30 the latest pay roll figures for the government the num ber of civil service workers was only slightly more than half of the total on the government pay roll exclusive of the army, navy and Marine corps and Civilian Conservation corps. The Civil Service commission con tinues to Issue Its monthy statements on the government personnel but they are becoming Increasingly less reliable because one of the most difficult things to get In Washington these days Is tho accurate figure on the number of workers employed by Uncle Sam. The commission records are complete aa far as they go but they fall to go far enough. At this time, for example, the Civil Service commission reports that the government pay roll covers 794,-. 467 employees. That figure, however, does not Include the vast army of em ployees of the Agricultural Adjust ment administration who are scattered In every county In the nation. I have heard estimates that the number of these county chairmen, inspectors, In vestigators, etc., exceeds 110,000 but whether that Is too large or too small I cannot be sure for the reason that there Is no way by which the number can be checked. Similarly, It is next to Impossible to ascertain the number of workers In some of the newer agen cies, created under the guise of emer gency conditions, because they too are scattered far and wide but the fact remains that the personnel of the gov ernment has been expanded more rap mit thnn ever in history and to the highest recorded peak even for war time. The number of employees on June 80 was given by the commission as 719,440 from which Personnel it will be seen there fncreaaea nas Dee0 an Increase of more than 75,000 In three months. That is, there has been that much of an Increase for which the commission has records, but again It must be remarked that the commission has no way of compelling anmn of the Alphabetical agencies to supply It regularly with the number of emnlovees on their nay rolls. The number of federal employees aside from the military services wnen Mr. Eoosevelt took office was approx imated 685.000. The number of em ployees on the federal pay roll when Mr. Coolidge retired and Mr. Hoover became President was roughly 645,000. from these the enormous growth of the government bureaucracy is at least hinted if not demonstrated fully. Then, there are more yet to come. Several new agencies were created under acts of the last congress and others have since -been created by executive order of the President Take the Rural Rehabilitation administra tion, for examnle. Prof. Rexford Guy Tugwell, who used to be brain truster No. 1, has a fund of 250,000,ooo with which to play and obviously Mr. Tug well will need a great staff to assist blm. The National Youth administra tion is another new one. It will not ansa ve as si uiuL-u iuvugi ok a usnM but It Is starting Its operation with 950,000,000 and that is quite a cnunz of money to most of us. The National Labor board is hardly organised yet and the Social Security board has Just begun to arrange a setup. Like wise the board to administer the Oof fey coal law a little NRA for the soft - . . , . . . i coal indUBtry-'-nas Dean appointed w la operating with, only a few clerks. It cannot get along without a stable Mrna nf innwwtnra and examiners and Investigators.. It will bare to have an extensive research staff la order that It can bo supplied at aU times with what ever facts and figures It needs or wants. So it goes oa through the list almost unending. One newspaper columnist had the audacity to say in bis column the other day that If Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins really, wants to solve the unemployment problem he ought to tam his attention to tho government Itself. At the rate of expansion, the government probably could be made to ' absorb the 800.0QO unemployed to whom Mr. Hopkins was 'preparing to give wort by December J,"1 : 'V . ; - '- December 1 Is hereabouts. Bat Mr. Hopkins has not succeeded In his orach .,.-.. publicised plan to Wkerofe give an of the M00 ,'. the Jb$T: 000 employed t-iv srnr srcarBi liiiaas- an as -' araj doomed to failure from the start a announced, it wUI be remembered, that all foiWnl mtlnf waa to end on November 1, by which time he figured tnat made-work wouia do avauaDie ior the 800,000. This figure was the top most limit for' which the-federal gov ernment was to be responsible. The states and municipalities were to take care of the remainder or rougmy 6,000,000 who had to have help. November 1 came along and Mr. Hopkins changed the date to December 1 He did. .tola, alter, consultation who the President who announced with con siderable emphasis that he meant Just what he said and that federal relief was B-oine- to atoD as of December 1. But It seems the machinery was too ponderous to get In motion in time to absorb all of these workers. Most folks recognized It weeks ago but Mr. Hopkins steadfastly clung to nis dream and that dream, like so many others, was dissipated In the thin air and sank almost without trace. On top of this Hopkins failure has come a serious problem; It Is serious for toe aaminisira Serioue tlon not only because Problem of the fact that win ter is coming on and neonle must be fed and clothed but it is delicate from the political stand point. In the last few weeks a con siderable number of complaints have reached Washington officials from those who were provided with work. They contend that the government wage rate Is Insufficient to meet tbelr needs. This results from the increased cost of living higher prices for food and clothing and the otner necessaries of Ufe. The administration is being blamed for this condition. Opponents of the New Deal are capitalizing this discon tent. They are saying to the folks who find the wages too small that they have , been made the victim or new Deal policies, such as tampering with the currency, nationalizing silver, pay ing bounties for reduced production on the farms and the HKe. The unshot of the situation Is that not onlv those on made-work who are paid by the government and those who are on legitimate pay rolls of In dustry are becoming thoroughly dis satisfied. They are demanding more monev. I do not believe anyone can forecast what will, happen. One thing Is certain: If Industry must Increase wages, consumers will have to pay tne nriee. There will be further Increases In the things we all buy In event higher wages are obtained irom com inprcfl and Industry. And. If the gov ernment raises wages to those on made- work, the drain on the treasury wm De correspondingly faster. The taxpayer has to pay this. So all In all there is a difficult problem to be solved by the President and his relief advisers. Few of us ever stop to think what a Job It la to maintain the supply of money In circulation. frs Some Omitting any consld Big Job eratlon of the paper currency which keeps the gigantic bureau of printing and en graving operating 24 hours each day and considering only the coins that Jingle, It requires the operation of two or three great plants to mint our money. The bureau of the mint In the treas ury gave out some figures the other day that seem to me to be most Inter esting. They are Interesting because of their size. On the basis of these figures. It is calculated that there are actually In the pockets of the Ameri can people the following number of coins, each figure being an approxima tion: 1,000,000,000 dimes, 1,400,000, 000 nickels, 6,500,000.000 pennies, 4(10000.000 Quarters. 200.000.000 half dollars and approximately 33,000,000 silver dollars. These figures furnish an Interesting commentary as well on our present modes of living. They supply a side light on our svBtem of taxation which oaiia for nennles. nickels and dimes here, there and everywhere as a result of sales taxes. Besides, transportation avatema like the street cars call for an exceptionally large quantity of the minor coins like nickels ana eimes. One could enumerate a score of fac tors In modern life that compel each of na .to .carry,, ana use utese sm mini. ?-.;:r;;sr-:li:v.-!:;I"tsJ,i. Tha mint bnreaa Is authority also for the Information, that even this stupendous sum or minor coins seems Insufficient The mints, accordingly, havo been sneeded no and they are now working at a rate almost, double that of 1834. How much runner uey will have r expand cannot be -foretold, but as an innocent bystander, I fear that If I have to carry coins in any greater number than I have had them loaded In my pockets. It Is going to mean new business for the tailors. They will have steady work replacing trooser pockets. ' WtraMMrwprpali. DiadoKa of Seamen ' Danger at sea may bring oat either , Kt or the worst traits of .human nature. Nothing can be more' Inspir ing than the general aiscipune ana shown on shipboard in most emergencies ; nothing more sickening than the manifestation or panic in ex ceptional cases. In this respect a great responsibility devolves upon the com mander. It IS no wno sets, me out pie for both crew and passengers. STAR DUST hsmt yfll Aomi Kf House Ml ZaSu Pitts. 3. i r t f jLTl-ovie Jvadio ; By VIRGINIA VALE I HOPE you heard ZaSu Pitts when she did "Dulcy" on the radio; it was a relief to hear her and not one of her imitators. In cidentally, she's, quite interested in those girls who do impersonations of her; says she's always wanted to hear One, but somehow she Just never has. And I wish you might know that same ZaSu Pitts; you'd like her so much. She Journeyed to New York to do that broad cast, and spent most of her time shopping for her children her daughter, who Is thir teen, and her adopted son (Barbara LaMarr's little boy, you'll re call), who Is a little younger. She started out at the crack of dawn each morning and was on hand when the stores opened, to buy simple frocks and sweaters and suits. And very smart she looked, -too, dressed In dark blue her favorite color. She was besieged with offers to do more broadcasts; Ben Bernle, for one, wanted her on his program. She was urged to go on the stage ; one remark ably good offer was made for her to do a sketch In a new show but she turned them all down. Wanted to go home to her family. For she's a family woman; children and husband come first, and her career afterward. Nancy Carroll seems to have side tracked her screen career In favor of night clubs. She Is seen about a lot, looking a bit plump. Have you heard that early, earl) morning program on the radio the Milkmen's Matinee? It's very popular, not only with the milkmen, but also at open-all-night lunch carts, and lots of requests pour In for special numbers. Remember Julia Faye, without whom no DeMllle picture was complete In the old days? She recently married a scenario writer, in California. Major Bowes' genial "All right, all right" is fast becoming a byword all over the country ; one of our best foot ball announcers loves to use It In cidentally, honors are being heaped on the Major so fast that It's hard to keep track of them. Recently a new wing of the Kernan Hospital for Crippled, Children, in Batlmore, was dedicated to him. Fred MacMarray's rapid climb to the movie heights should encourage every one who wants to go Into the movies. Two years ago he couldn't get even an extra Job One year ago he worked In "The Gild ed Lily," with Claud ette Colbert, the first screen work he'd had except for a small part In "Grand Old Girl" with May Robson. Since then he's been rushed from one pic- Fred ture to another, be- MacMurray cause you and I and all the people like us liked him. He's played oppo site Katharine Hepburn, Carole Lom bard and Claudette Colbert again. Well, we had our Dickens cycle in pictures (and It Isn't over yet, appar ently, for W. C. Fields will probably do "Pickwick Papers"), and now we're In for a round of Kipling, "The Light that Failed," "Kim" and "Captains Courageous" being the first of his stories to reach the screen. And un less Paramount's Gary Cooper plays the hero In the first named of these, there's no Justice! -frit looks as If "She Married Her Boss" might prove to be Claudette Col bert'e most successful picture; the aters In the big cities have bean hold ing It ever. Paramount will cast Charles Boyer opposite Marlene Dietrich In "Invita tion to Happiness." Welcome news to all the Boyer enthusiasts, Isn't ltT Per haps hell inspire Marlene to greater heights. Leslie Howard wants Anita Louise to go to New York to play "Ophelia" to his "Hamlet" on the stage. Well, she'd look too lovely for words, but whether or not she could handle the role Is something else again. However, the talented Howard doesn't usually make mistakes. ODDS AND ENDS . . . Wallace Beery Is doing oxcorptt from kit pictures on the air, ami it ieofcs c if Sophie Tucker would do iho role played by Mario Dressier . . Who rehearsing for e broodeait, Joan Bennett Wfi bedroom tlippen . . . Under similar circumttanct, Jm Crawford worked m ker tuxking loot .. .Ail the interviewers ere cheering for Tteenor Powell, because the'i to like able . . . Connie Botwell is bock on tho air, qfiar e long absence, but her sisters aren't ... Tho Fronds Academy deoo reted Frank Block for giving ut to many French compotUiont on the air ... All the -movie compmiet want Joe Louis, whi defamed . Boor. ( .i O) W Mra tuammtevmtam, . i '. h . i . : ' ; i y: : .". . . i A little olive oil rubbed over paper that has stuck to a polished surface softens paper and makes It easier to remove. Rings of canned pineapple browned and sprinkled with chopped green peppers and plmientos make an at tractive garnish for steak, chops or roasts. Always Iron ecru linens on the wrong side. Ironing on the right side robs them of their luster. When pressing neckties, cut s piece of cardboard the shape of th9 tie and slip inside of It. Cover tie with a cloth and press with hot iron. 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