The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 13

"1 -7 Hull Youth Drowned While Fishing Delmar CbarleboU Loses His Balance While Standing; on iMg. Losing hi balance while fishing It a log on the bank of Brewery Creek in. Jacquee Caruer Park. Hull, about 300 yard from the outlet into the Ottawa river, TJelmar CharTebois, 20, of No. I Guertin street, Hull, was drowned at 8J0 pjn.

on Monday, His brother-in-law, Olivier Gu- thier, sam address, and Abraham St. Pierre, 832 Cumberland a tree Ottawa, who were fishing beside him, saw him fall into the water, but being! unable to swim were powerless to save him. JluJJ constables, under Chief secured boats and grappled, for the body. Owing to the darkness and depth of the water, which I about IS feet, their eftorta were unsuc cessful. MiV.Gauthjer said he and his twTT companions TiKm OMUie-the creek early in the evening to fish.

About 14 minute before Ore" accident the- victim had suggested going home, but It was decidedjo auy.e few-Tfilnutes longer- Mr. Chsrlepols waa standing on a' log boom close shore and lost his balance as he hurled tns baited line out Into the water. He could not swim, and disappeared imme diately. Assisting in the search were De tective Emiie Carpentier, Acting Sergeant Beaudry, Inspector' Le- -vjgne and Constable Larabie. Mr, Charlebois was a son of the late Ferdinand Charlebois.

His mother is the present Mrs. Joseph Chevalier, wife of tha former High Constable end Chief of Police of Hull. He had lived all hi life in Hull and was employed by the city. He was a popular member of St. Redempteur parish.

and his death will be mourned by many friend. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are one brother, Lionel, of Hull: five enters, Mr. Mary Marthe, Mr. Olivier Gauthier and Misa Gilbert Charlebois, all of Hull, and Misa Fernanda Charlebois and Mrs. Ernest Charlebois, both of Montreal.

Mrs. Chevalier I critically ill at her home, but was Informed of her son' death by members of the Aylmer CujsTaxRate By Pour Mills Aylmer tax rate for IB 18 will be 16 mills, reduction of four mills over 193T, it was decided at the meeting of Aylmer council on Monday night under chairmanship of Mayor Xavlgne. The reduction, made possible through the decrease In the first since 1927. The budget provides for total x- -pemiiture of and a revenue of 833.784:70, leaving an estimated surplu of $1,850.70. Mayor Lavigne atated- the beau- Ltificatlon schema inaugurated three -years ago, would be resumed this year.

The municipal grounds will be improved with lawns and flower gardens, and billboards will be removed. Alderman Severio Gravelle was elected pro-mayor for the. next three months. -BUla and accounts 'totalling $2,810 were approved. The taxes will be due in four nrr-Jnty- 2S, August 29, September 2S and October 2b.

Referring to the nominations which will take place next Monday, Mayor Lavigne expressed hia thanks to Aldermen Dr. R. S. Martin, T. O.

Lortie and Edmund Gravel, and asked them to seek re-election- They agreed to do so. Vancouver Unemployed Men Sent to Jail VANCOUVF.R, June 8. (CO Seven. lngle unemployed men were aentenced today to one month's imprisonment on chargee of obstructing police Another waa aentenced to three months and two were given suspended sentences. Charges against" four others 'were and three'were remanded to Friday.

A total of 49 men will appear on obstruction charge, laid when they stood j.jitatcl-corner with fan eiiiis soliciting donations. I ooo.f Of njni a iff iKvtsr- IWJ IN GOACT-XUTt tWESf. DAVS 8t CAMS6 TllEV GO DOWN SO OOWli. I ME otr" N0 wut nMcif Legion Expresses Loyalty to King JV.re Grateful for His Interest -in Veterans. NEWCASTLZ-OtT-TYNE, Eng.

and, June It (CPiHavas) message of loyalty to the King and his reply were sead before the annual Congress of the British Legion today by the chairman, Major General Sir Frederick Maurice; The Legion message: "The British Legion, asaem- bled in annual conference, de- sire -to express to their grateful thank for hi continued and unfailing Interest to ail that the welfare of the service community and beg to convey the heartfelt devotion of the entire Legion to His Majesty's I'intuie ami pi i nun end tiuat that His Majesty's reign may long continue In health, prosperity and peace." The King replied: "I sincerely thank you for your kind arid loyal message, sent on behalf of the But- Uh Legion gwembied in n-nual conference at jiewcaatle-Cm-TyneU-i Cecily Jane Pope Dies Was Noted WarlJurse CHARIrOTTETOWN. June KP) Nursing Sister Cecily Jana Pope, of the Rnyal Red Cross died here today. She was The veteran nurse was daugh ter of the late Hon. William Pope, father i of Confederation, and a niece of the late Hon. J.

C. pope, one-time Minister of Marine and Fisheries. The late Sir Joseph Pope was a brother, at one time Under-Secre tary of State for External A flairs. and private secretary to toe late Sir John A7MacdonaidT Miss Pope served a nurse fn the South African War and was one of the first Canadians to vol unteer for overseas service In the Great War. In France she was matron at La Touquet hospital.

She retired In 1818. The Ottawa SECTION-TWO Pages 13 to 20 VOL. LIIL-No. 151. OTTAWA, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1938.

Journal Says Work in C. Sr Is Well Done C. V. Putman States Lower Post Salaries Better Paid, But Higher Positions TNor as elTas'lffTrivstB-rftTiiBr-- "Frommy observation, in the majority of IruUncea the civil ser-vant give Just a good service as those la private C. V.

Putman, Chief of the Org aniia tion Branch of the Civil" JService Com-. mission, told members of the spe-' cial parliamentary committee Investigating the operation of the Civil Service Act, at its afternoon session on Monday, by Pr, D. Hartigan Breton South): "Are your salaries in line with outside Industry?" the witness replied: clerical and lower positions. think we pay better. But-in the higher positions, Assurance of Permanency.

When asked a reason for this, by R. J. Huron North), the witness out- side -jositionajbe employe a profit In the Government service he does not. That may account for higher salaries -outside the service for higher posts." not assurance of permanency considered tobof some Vslue?" queried Mr. Deachman.

"I think. ft replied the witniws. "Does nofT the prospect of superannuation tend to attract to tire service the less adventurous men who prefer the dugout to the open field" w. "No, I would not say replied Mr, Putman. W.

R. Tomlinson Bruce), suggested there had been "a lack of demand for high men outside the service in the past few yearsTTIr. Putman said that was so, and there had been "some excellent apply for higher grade positions in the service during, those Dr. Hartigan suggested also that shorter hours of employment had "some bearing on the question of employment in the Mr. Putman Only Witness.

Mr. Putman was the only wil-nesJiard during the session. He outlined the methods by which his branch functioned. He told the committee that he had received no complaints from departments regarding the investigators on his staff. They gained considerable experience, in the course of years In appraising the relative cash value of various kinds of em- plormjjpt'in the service.

11 a mi today. Mr. Putman was asked to supply members of the committee with copies of the "service list" from which the various classifications are established. Chairman J. F.

Pouliot Temisoouatar had asked him a number of questions as to the principle on which seem ingly slight variations in salaries were decided upon for apparently Imflar Trtiases of -work. Mr; Put man told the chairman -be thought CANADIAN PACIFIC LOW BATES Week-End June 17-18 FKOM OTTAWA TO SAINT JOHN. $11.50 Going 150 a.m. and 1.11 p.m. June 17 Return ITnUI Tuesday, Jane XI HALIFAX $16.53 iiolngJTSO a.mFrldsjJt JmjeI Heturn Until Wed.

June 22 F.IOHTREAL $2-75 Return tv. Ottawa Arr. Montreal 4.85 a.m. Sat, June IS t.iS a.m. 7.58am.

IB 11.85 a.m. 1.08 p.m. 18 J.18 p.m. IB S.lOpM. 5.J4PJO.

18 p.m. i.05 a.m. Son, June 18 8.15 s.m. UOun. 18 11.58 Quebec Ste.

Anne de Eeaupre Trois Rivieres $6.65 $7.25 $4.75 ian4 lTtn l.a Iral Sat. snd Jun iUmUr TlMe) Return Limit Monday, June tt. but not good on I.M p.m. train from Montoeai. Children i to 12.

Half fare. No baggage checked. proprUonfrir iw ru te muir piiit. Apply city Ticket Oftlre 1 tl jtrkt SUfl i I 1 the service list would enable him to see that. Four Divisions of Work.

Asiced- by tne chairman to tell the committee, the routine supposed to be followed in filling a departmental request, Mr. Putman stated that the work of the organization branch was "most dearly outlined by dividing it Into four main divisions; organisation work; classification of positions; authorising of temporary positions, and special investigations and New or changed legislation, or a change of policy or the natural growth of a department, or The ttSwSSJA JjniJjrm one depart' ment to the drawing Up of plans, or Organize tion, and the provision of proper staff to carry on the work. He instanced the radio license division of Department, pf Transport, thVDornmion appraisers division of the Department of UJational Revenue, and the work now Ueitig done in the Department i Then there was'the investigation and study of the methods and pro cedure in the-variou departments. and the dra wing-up. and in some cases, the supervision of the'in-atallatiori of improvements, The work of classifying positions Involved their investigation.

Since about a year ago investigation of individual positions had given place to. "the more logical and satisfactory method of reviewing all positions in any unit at the same Classification of all new positions, whether temporary or permanent, had to be made also by h' lnch, salary rate changes suggested, where necessary, and quired. Positions Reviewed. Mr. Putman stated that during 1937 there were 147 units, compris ing 14,900 positions, reviewed and reported on Governor-ln-Council.

This represented ap proximately one-third of the whole service, He stated that "all requests for new temporary, positions are forwarded by Treasury Board to the Commission for report and recommendation regarding the necessity for the position and the proper classification. About: 4,150 auch requests were reported oh. In 1937. Investigators had to have a pretty thorough knowledge of diftermt departments to enable them to de termine whether or not such new being asked were necessary. In connection with special investigations and studies, data had to be secured as to aalaries paid by-various classes of employers, put-side the Government, ia Canada: also salaries paid In the United States and in.

Canada by other civil service bodies; the conditions of service in their spheres of employment. -'BegtonsI differences hi -pay had -studied, also housing and working conditions, and minimum rates of The chairman: "You make a comparison between your outside observations, and what takes place in the service?" The witness: Triennial Review. Mr. Putman said It was hoped to babble to, review every unit in the service least once In three years. "From the way we saw things in those 14,900 positions we reviewed in 1937 we should he able to do that." i Glen Marquette): "Do you sometimes find that units are over-staffed?" Witness: "We do." "What do you.

do then? "We draw up an providing the proper number of positiona and in certain Instances we place employes as supernum- erary, and they are not dtsmisced- They are carried on, then placed arose in the money order branch of the Post, 'Office Department. Mechanical installation left 35 to 40 employes, Within three years they had been absorbed in other positions." Ms. Glen: "Have you considered whether it Is possible to transfer HARD LUMPS CAME ON HER LEGS Ankles and Feet Swollen with Rheumatism' RbauinaUm sent OiU woman to bee lump, meitinss. nd toflra- msttoD. IhM symptoms soon dta- appeared, as they always.

do i When the eauxe removed. This I totter Mis yoo on method ussd: -I was ukan wiin terrtN rheq. nuUo pains in mr toea. They wr bsdiy-tenanted, and they were partly covert with red. hard lumps.

To put wy tool eown in tha irmuia was ttany. After had beta bad Mr is d.yt, ttiAerlng asony all I the lime, my hubne aaut -Yoa cant ca on suffering like lt us try Kiwlwfl He (M a bottle, and atmit. trom.tfe Krt 'I trlt benefit. I Before tens, I wm completely relieved eweHmst. trtljmtm.tlon.

and timm all sn nd am up tttmln and ddns my hou' Mr, L. 1 Do you re.Hz wh.t caue a tVori. di.l of rhemnati. pulnf Mothtne form as lh lt 01 Uussiih eUiom- At Rites i Konre Henleln "(secernr frenr br of bis party killed by Csech Moerlke. German Air Attache at man military attache to Prague.

employes from one department to another" 7, Putman: in' theory hold that it is oossible to ils" that rjut there haa-not been much of tt Retiremenl Age 85. W. H. -Godirig(Lib, Huron-Perth) Tasked about "persons approaching superannuation, and whose powers appeared to be Mr. Putman replied: "The law does not provide any means of retiring a man before 65.

However, during the recent de pression the Government saw fit to look rather leniently on those over 80 and in a good many Instances men were retired after that age. He continued: "After a man has served 25 to 30 yesrs la Government employ it would be a pretty hard deputy minister who would put'him out if he knew there was no supci'aiinualMaV't h- Mr. Putman said the question of proficiency ratings was "one of the biggest in the Civil "Office Polities." R. i. Deachman declared it was being said that employes felt their positions depended upon "office and that "some of their time is spent in worrying over their troubles.

Is this true? If man goes into ordinary business he that efficiency will be rewarded, and that his success depends upon that But la there not a feeling among civil servants that that will not follow, and that, therefore, he must spend a lot of his time and in two things, playing office politics, and SMflJLh towiLta the ton', Mr, Putmant -I don't think there ls-any more of that In the Civil Service than in private Industry." To Mr. Golding the witness said that, since the let-out from the Department of the Interior the question of permanency "does not enter into the thoughts Of the Civil Service as much as it used to Chairman-' please tell me bow many kinds of positions there ere in the Civil Service?" Witness: "We figured about 2.400 to .3.500 different 'types of i. "Do yotrtiDt think It would be possible to simplify the. work of the' Commission?" "There are two ways of looking at it. If by simplification is meant the reduction of the number of salary ranges, that could be done.

But there is no question there are to 1,500 "It i evident It. is much more difficult for you to make investigation of the Civil Service whan there are 2,500 different positions than if there were 100 classes of Mr. Putman replied that it would cost Canada a lot of money, "if we tried to adopt certain salary rates and put all classes within as was done in the United were 200 replaced who bad been let out from the Interior Department. From my understanding, in a great many cases they had to accept a very much Jewer grade on their replacement?" Witness: "Not exactly that We gave them a preference. We allowed a man to take another position for which he had qualified.

If a Grade 4 clerk, and Ciere were no vacancies fn that class, he could take a Grade 2 or Grade 3 appointment. All Who were 65 were All with more thn 10 years sen-ice had svprnnuation. Some preferred to sthy with thsit, end take jobs outside the service." To the chairman, Mr. Putman maintained that the clarification of employes had been "built up on logical im'Jt. The "It is left to the judgment of the organization branch to decide tne salary?" Seek Fair Salary.

Witness: "Alter considering all the conditions we try to arrive at a salary that tt fair arid. reason able in view of the work Involved, and its character." Mr. Putman said his branch submitted their "proposed clssrificaliona to the Civil Service Commission for their approval, after consulting In every cao with the ijepartment CnairrnHn I'ounnt: "In your memos to the board in theltmt five years, were cnnnKct made in your There, have be! 1 but not mnny 1 1 i tuna fti-KAiii. Kmenn sunt esm al. ri-i wy be ecumari vnrwi io ik.

ihtite ceut. In many nf Uie ca-cs we rMiiitui cryiuls bwa. the riii. i have diaotMrd propo.ed ciasaifi- for Slain Sudeten Germans -M at Jr. Wmrt-rtitef; police far defying an order te halL Prague; Or.

Karl Frank, Heaielniat Pharmacy Student Dies Month i After Predicting NEW YORK, June 8. leukemWT- virtually In. Long Island University's greatest pharmacy student was buried today, four daye after he was graduated and a iponth-after he predicted his own death. He was Charles Bertram Lucks, 21. A month ago, working at his laboratory desk In the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy of the university, be took, a count of his bloody-under bi microscope and discovered he had acute wyo- cations before our report went to toe Commissioners." The chairman: "It 1 physically impossible far-you to check all.

the work of your staff, your rep-resentaTlve brings nis report, and" it i not possible for you to check all the details!" 4 Closely Checked. Witness: "Any report which have gone through, over the signature of the chief of the organization branch have, been checked as far aa any supervisor can check the work' of a junior officer." The chairman: "What the governing factor In. determining which investigator will review a case?" Witoess: "It has been our prac tice to allot certain departments to certain investigators. Some investigators have been specialised. One investigator handles all accounting positions." The cheirman; "Are some in vestigators- more lenient than Witness: "1 would say no to that It is part of my job to keep things straight" The chairman: "Does an Investi gator deal with positions at salaries higher than his own?" Witness: "Yes: It is one of the things, a man learns after many years of practice, the monetary value "be placed on certain kinos of work, and 'pffstttonsv-We-heve refererice to all information we can gather of salaries outside the Civil Service, so we know pretty well What should be fair Inside the service." Smjrsta Board System, The chairman: "Would it not ba better to have a board system, or the Commissioners deal with those higher positions, $3,000 and -up.

rather than an official with a salary of lower range?" Mr. Tomlinson: "In Ihst case Lybu would have, Investi gators of -very high salary." Witnessi "We have had no com plaints of our Investigators." Mr. Tomlinson: "What do you do when you find an investigator incompetent?" Witness: have got rid of them." Mr, Putrnan told the committee there, could be found In the Civil from a golf no, Mr. Putman said that before. clojwlflcation "many case were found where employes were being paid far beyond what their services were Asked by the chairman if he thought the reorganisation fn the Transport and Mine snd Resources Department had been "wrongly the witness said he preferred not to-pnss any opinion.

"I cannot make any statement about the -Mines and Resources Department I know the Transport Department asiced us to I Srt AND I SUPPOSE INVfSTtO THt 0EV.IN STOCK i f- I wvr I sm I 1 1 1 the funeral tn Eger of twe ineiir'f7tisephrw' It 6TCr'lmHe3iaCe'IF With hint, left to right, are Major depnty, and Cel. Touaasint, Ger curable condition. Last Wednesday, at the college commencement exercises, he re ceived his Bachelor of Science degree and the H. B. Smith memorial prize of $100 for the highest grades of any student In the four-year course.

His average grade was the highest in the rjlatory of the college. On Friday, his birthday, Lucks suddenly collapsed in died Saturday. check their classification afterwards." The chairman: departments conducted their own reorganization, and the Civil Service Com-iwiajiJjii dcslt cply with ftppwilcii-would there not be a fairer treatment of employes?" Witness: don't think so." Mechanisation. I TL J. far has mechanization gone In the departments? far as in private industry?" Witness: '1 think "mechanks-tion has gone about as far as is consistent, with the needs -of the Government service." "As Is economically possible?" "I think sn.

I think by insUlla-tion of some machinery In the savings branch of the Post Office, mechanization could be extended." To Mr. Deachman the witness said he regarded the post office service as highly efficient The chairman atlrfrt lgbe -fun with data on which de partment gave first intimation of their desire to have action taken involving service of the organ isation branch; also tha data on which the- final decision of tha Civil Service Commission was communicated to a department Mr. Pouliot said he would like that information the unit dealt with, in Nev Eotarians Here Are Introduced Newer member of the Ottawa Hotary Club were Introduced at the weekly luncheon meeting held at the Gbeteau Laurier on Monday, and heard an address, from Past President W. Abrs, chairman of the Rotary education committee, on how to be a worth-while Rotorian. Mr.

Abf urged the Importance of friendliness and good fellow ship, "and said that every member, whether new or ofTbng" stand'mg' should avoid any-feeling of an inferiority complex. The "baby" uiwmwrj ana uieir sponsors cupied a separate table. This par tion of the luncheon meeting was in charge of S. T. Smilh, chairmnn of the membership committee, who referred to the loss suffered by Ottawa RoUry during the past year, through death, of prominent Membership on July 1 A was Or.

McGregor Easson. prenident. was in the chair. Harry S. Binks, cnairman and member "or the rt committee, distributed ticket for a family, party dance under Rotary auspices to be held WMnesOay, June 22.

at Britannia. Visitor were welcomed by J. P. John Murphy, Rotanan. was congratulated from the chair on the success which attended the Holy Name Society celebration on bunday, Mr.

Murphy being president the Diocesan Holy Name Society A Physical Examination Fox Your House ionr nnme. as well as yourself, 8boul4 have periodic "physic! eiaminstioru." Loole Ter your house buyer would look it tni note wht renovitiom gxe netcIcpLThtn consult ny one of our J00 bnch managers regarding IMPROVEMENT LOAN 'The Bank of Montreal is co- bouses, duplexes, imsll spsnV operating with the Govern mcnt fry making easy-term loans to snd tenovstion.of borne prop erttct, including private Aiii ft wr fvUtr tn BANK OF JSTABUSHIO isn fW ubtn null I 11 1 i ryj-j'rr 1 1111 -y il STfS ai oavc. twtut Most mavs txo tm ki -vu rff YCim: -rsjc ilti hftTl 'hr- ZltU Mi wimwuaOtHfttW-Clfa-si-. lVyJ i hS II' A ti.1-m "5 ocx mark ft tip ra- tuy oa mm TdOW K1JUST CMft Bf AT THAI SATIirviNJ, N'JJSWtn A-NUTS ftAVOue A0 6AiTreuT At wowofaiuii.V kouRishinOi TOO UST TVO TA8LE SPOONFULS WITH WVKXt ULX 0 CREAM AND HtUIT VAiinOlHl5HfHT THAN ANrA KtARTWAl THET'RX MM? IH CAitAjit AND SOtTJ tVtRYY.HSP.f- i L. ir4tH to niivsND etf(if i wiftv Say Resignations In RX.M.P.

Due Marriage Rules Increase Necessary Time In Service U. oomJave to Seven Years. Report from Western Canada that some Royal Canadian Mount-': ed Police constables are resigning because of new marriage regula- Hon could not be confirmed here Monday nljht although officers of the force said it is possible ome are leaving for that reason, r. After Colonel S. T.

Wood took command of the force last Winter he increased from five to levan year the time a constable must serve before he is given permis- -sion to marry. In the early days of the force, a man had to serve. Jie. coultL.marrx. and- this was gradually reduced.

Sir James. MacBnen. who preceded Colonel Wood, reduced It from' seven to five years. The increase hack to 'seven years was made because it was consider- ed the proportion of married men among the constable was too large and affected Ait mobility of-the Jt also increased expenses. When a constable is transferred- thexejs the expense tf moving hu -family and also married men draw double ration and are allowed additional pay to cover separate living quarters.

Constables who have been four year fn the force when the seven- year regulation came Into effect will be granted permission to marry when their five'year ere up but those who have only one-or two years service will have to wait until thry have been in the force seven years. Quintuplet Moving Picture Progresses CALLANDER. Ont. -June Mff) FOmlng new Dionne quintuplet picture by 20th Cen- tury-Kox began today, and after 80 minutes' work member of the troupe reported "we had very successful Today' "shoot- ing'' waa done indoor because of unfavorable weather. tnent houses, fstm buildingi sndcombinatioa note tad rfwd- ling houses.

Umt Impmtmtm Lmu MONTREAL aamntt sn unlnmt" 'ROVIDfS.