Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-07
CLASSED AS FRAUDULENT.
Post Office Order Regarding the
Bureau of Civil Service Instruction.

A fraud order was issued today by the
Post Office Department against L. D. Bass,
the Union Teachers Agency of America,
the bureau of civil service instruction and
N W. Daniel, all of this city.
Under the name, Bureau of Civil Service
instruction, Mr.. Bass undertook to instruct
persons to pass the civil service eXamna-
ton and to assist them in obtaining govern
nent positions.
In circular letters sent broadcast through
out the country he told of the great in
crease in force which was made and would
be made in the different departments at
Washington. In the Post Office Depart
ment alone he stated 1880 new positions
had been added, which would be filled dur
ing the winter of 1S9-19O0.
The bureau of civil service instruction
was held up showing all the ''ins and
outs and rough places in the dark but sure
road leading to government appointment
for the sum of SIS 1t was represented that
1851 persons had received their positions
to which they were recommended by Mr..
Bass. the president of the bureau of civil
service instructions. and some personal ex-
amples We're referred to of appointments
made in the Treasury Department and the
government printing office.
The illustrations given were false as to
the point he made by using them in his
circulars. The statement that the civil
service of the government would be largely
increased was not warranted. The certifi-
cate and affidavit which made it appear
that a large number of persons We're re-
ceiving positions through recommends tions
of the president of the bureau of civil sery-
ice instruction was fabrication. The
representation that Information would be
given the student regarding the ms and
outs of the civil service commission was
met by advising them to write to the civil
service commission for Its manual
Under the name Union Teachers Agen-
cies of America, Mr. Bass advertised very
extensively throughout the country that the
concern of that name had offices at Pitts
burg. Pa; Toronto. Can; New Orleans,
La; New York. NY: San Francisco Cal
Washington, DC; Salisbury. Pa: Chicago,
ILL.,; ST. Louis. Mo-, and Denver Col, and
that 1t had unsurpassed facilities for fur
nishing teachers wanting positions with
lists of vacancies in any section of the
country where a position was desired, and
in giving assistance in obtaining positions
The Post Office Department corresponded
with about IT'S teachers who, it was al
legged, had received their positions through
recommendations of the Union Teachers
Agencies of America, and not one of these
corroborated that statement. The replies
from all of these was to the effect that
the positions which were recommended and
for which they applied were, in fact, not
vacancies. that they did not receive any
repy whatever to their applications.
The entire scheme of the Union Teach
ers Agencies of America seemed to be to
obtain fee of So So and to do only
enough work to hide the scheme
The name M. w. Daniel was used simply
as an address by these institutions, and
should not be COMPOUNDED with any person
bearing that name.
The case was tried before Harrison ].
Barrett, the acting assistant attorney gen.
eral for the Post Office Department Mr
Francis C. Heubner of the office of the as
sistant attorney general presented the side
of the government