The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-19
State Well Represented in Gov
ernment Pension Bureau.
But Some of Those Credited
Never Saw Kansas.
SALARIES ARE s56,24O.
There Are FOrty-Seven Who
Are ssFrOm Kansas.
Wages Paid Them Range From
81, 900 to 50, 900 Yearly.

Washington, D. C., April 19-There are
but few states that have more employees
in the United States pension bureau al
Washington than the state Of Kansas
The state controls many good positions
which pay handsome salaries The total
number Of officials and employees in this
bureau is 700 of which 600 are old sol
diers
There are AZ Kansans holding posi-
tions in this office. The salaries paid
them range from $1,000 to $1,000 per an
mum. making the average salary about
81 300 There are however, few draw
ing pay below the $1,000 mark "a
OF the Kansas contingent there are Y
old soldiers. whose aggregated salaries
amount to $24. $50 a year In addition 10
these there are seven ladies. whose ag-
gregated salaries total SS,6OO a year
-Four are widows and three are daugh-
ters Of Old soldiers Four of these wo-
men draw $1.400 a year, while the other
three draw s., GOO
The total annual salaries of all the
Kansas employees in this bureau amount
The following. with place of legal resi-
dence. position and salary. is q list OF
the old soldier employees from the state
James W. Mcmillan, Council Grove
reviewer on board of reviews, salary
s., coo per year
Henry G. Bruce. Atchison, clerk in
middle division. salary 8, 200
Wiley Britton, Kansas City, Kan,
special examiner in the field, salary
81 800
Alexander r. Banks. Topeka. clerk in
southeast division. salary $1,000.
Melville C. Davis. Hutchinson. special
examiner in the field, salary $1,000.
John Fl. Cause, Fort Scott examiner
in old war and navy division, salary
Norris H. Merrill. Sedan. clerk in army
and navy section Of record division. sal
airy 81. 400.
William TT. Fl. Price. Elk City. clerk
in mail division. salary 81. 200.
Lawrence Wilson, Topeka, examiner
in medical division. salary $500.
Frederick Tyers, Franklin, clerk in
middle division. salary Sl,4O0
Edward J. Morgan, Hays City. assist
ant in superintendents office, salary
$780,
Henry shenklin, Wichita. clerk, salary
81 500.
Reuben h Morgan. Reid. clerk. salary
81. 200.
Henry T. Martin. Topeka. assistant in
auperintendent's office, salary $72O-
Benjamin F. Chase, Kinsley, clerk,
salary $500.
john Q. White, Parkersville, clerk, sal
Patrick McEneany Atchison. assistant
in superintendent's office, salary $s4O-
Dow. McClain. Kansas City Kan,
Edwin T. Whitcomb, Topeka. clerk,
salary 81, 400.
Thomas E Jones. Silver Lake, clerk
salary $1,000.
Andrew Downing. Topeka. clerk. sal
ary 81 200.
The following is a list of those who
are not old soldiers.
Harry L. Arnold. Wichita. special ex-
aminer in the field. salary $1,000.
Samuel s Galiher. Oxford, clerk in
middle division, salary 81 200
Dick Cramer. Lacrosse. clerk in Grim
ina1 section of law division. salary ST.
400.
George NJ Flick. Einsley special ex-
aminer in the field salary 81 300
William fl. Evans. Second congress
sioal district, detailed to clerkship in
pension office at Topeka, salary 81. 200.
William Hutchinson. Lawrence. re-
viewer on board OF reviews, salary ST.
600
Alvah Fl. Thompson. Wichita. princi-
pal examiner in commissioners room.
salary 81 600.
Sidney A. Shipman, Medora. special
examiner in the field. salary $1,000
George +. Woodbury.. Pittsburg. spec
1al examainer in the field, salary $1,000
Samuel ". Cutler, Seventh congress
sional district. special examiner in The
field. salary 81. 800.
Thomas G. Randall. Usage city. spec
ial examiner in the fielc. salary $500.
Albert c. Stockton. Swan township.
clerk ia abandoned files of southeast di-
vision, salary 81. 200
Thomas "a. Stockslager. Emporia. clerk
in special examining disvision. salary
81 200.
Beecher sterne. Topeka, clerk in
southeast division. salary 81 200
Walter S. Greer. Dodge City. assistant
In superintendent's Office. salary s720.
Oliver D. Wilkersor. Topeka, clerk,
salary 1920.
Leroy r. Finney. ElDorado. clerk. sal
ary 81. 800.
Thomas r. Pirtiie. Council Grove.
clerk. salary $500.
Mrs. Edith Il. L. Lawrence. wichita
clerk in eastern division. salary s.. 400
Mrs. Kate Norwood. Humboldt, time
clerk In southeast division. salary 81
400
Mrs. Margaret Virgins. Bartholomew.
900
Mrs. 0laude A. Rudolph. Topeka. clerk
IN record division, salary 81 400
Miss Eta Stone. Lawrence. clerk in
southern division, salary 81. 400.
Miss Frances Williams Stockton CLERK
in certificate division, salary 81. 600.
Miss Harriet JelcyeIl, Bayneville.
clerk in certificate division, salary 81
O00
The. records show a large percentage
of the people charged to the credit OF
Kansas as having served in the pension
while Kansas is claimed as their legal
residence. a very small per cent have
visited Kansas for years. and a less
number have made pilgrimages home
to cast vote at elections. In some
cases. 1T has often been hinted. that
some would not recognize the state
should they see it.
Even some of the officials of the Office
smiled when asked IL the people includ-
ed in the above list were each and ev-
Gants OF Kansas. They stated that there