Show I l' l liA iA A Washington Daybook By RODNEY DUTCHER WASHINGTON June 18 Speak lS Speak Speak- lug ing ng of ot Jobs there arc are nearly I government positions hero held by men and women who are theoretically I fly cally not entitled to them They have all aU been available a at one onetime onetime time me or another to people out in the theates states ate who wouldn't come and take them The law Jaw provides provide that as far as po possible appointments appointment in the mental service in Washington shall be apportioned among the states on the he basis bais of ot population The civil I service Ice commission lon has been making makin almost almost- frantic efforts to enforce that toot provision but one still finds that four Forty states and territories which arc are entitled to about of the tic apportioned appointments here have received cd only about Virginia Maryland and the Dis- Dis of Columbia entitled to 1389 appointments ap- ap s have That is local ocal residents and suburbanites have been getting an enormously disproportionate share of ot the Jobs Residents of ot the District of Colum- Colum bin bia la entitled to appointments have Maine New Hampshire Dela Delaware are Iowa owa and Vermont are the other states ate in excess of their quotas i but butin In n each case the excess is isery very ery small Typical examples of ot disproportion are California with only of its quota of ot 1737 appointments Ohio with 1003 of its 2033 New York wit with with 2038 of ot its s and Michigan with of its 1481 Some states such as Massachusetts with ith 1225 appoIntments appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments of Its quota of ot 1300 arc are close to o correct apportionment The big reason for the condition which results In almost half hal the ap ap- Jobs being held by people from rom ri right ht around here Is that the boys and girls In the states who are qualified forthe posts simply haven't been jeen taking the e. e examinations for them hem In view of ot the extreme measures which are taken to ballyhoo the ex ex- ex I I and information about n the he Jobs and to give citizens of stat stat- under quota up to a 0 2 25 per cent ad advantage advantage ad- ad l' l vantage over o those of states tates in ex excess ex 3 cess the civil service commission cant can't figure out why that has re remained remained remained re- re true even during a considerable considerable considerable consider consider- able period of unemployment Civil service positions of at one de description description tie tie- or another are constantly available and announcements about them are posted in federal buildings of ot cities clUes in case you are arc anxious tous to to find out about them The commission constantly trying to straighten things out refuses to certify as eligible for federal employment employment employment em em- any resident of or a state In excess of at its apportionment if it can certifY a man or woman from one of or orthe the other states They certify th the lat latter r on examination ratings as low lowa lowas ow ao a as 75 15 even when theres there's a member of the former group with a a. rating as t high as Examinations are held In cities dUes Announcements of them arc not only posted in federal buildings and POt poet poet- i offices but are arc sent to newspapers s. s broadcast over 60 radio stations st and distributed to public employment of officials officials of- of interested labor W unions and trade Journals Often examinations are aro held herd which are closed completely to the states In excess of quota and lately it has bias 14 l been the policy to give even the temporary temporary tem tern jobs to people from far away t states f Folks here and from nearby have hac 4 always applied for federal Jobs In J Washington in much greater numbers I than others but the big breakdown In apportionment came during the l World war at the outset of ot which the tho District District of at Columbia had only 1300 appointments and Maryland and Virginia Vir ginia about twice their quotas Ell Eli gibles from the rest of ot the tho country were ere lacking and appointments were made almost to the first corners comers Since the World war the veteran preference law has tended to increase the disparity |