Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-10
HYDE'S mutton.
The Recent Investigation Of Crooked
Examinations
EXPOSED IN THE GLOBE.
The EngIlshmans Return from Europe and
His Trip 10 Inc Pacific on Another Iunkot
al Tho Government Expense, Of Course
The Pol Eve Lamb and Rer Able Efforts al
Collecting Subscriptions for a Present.

Collecting Subscriptions Tor Present.
Readers Of The Sunday Globe are
aware of the insatiate appetite for diff
ferent varieties Of mutton possessed
by the unnaturalized Englishman, John
Hyde. who draws salary as statistician
for the Department of Agriculture, and
of the farce Of a civil service eXamina.
tion by which his pet lamb was pro.
noted to a positio n she is incompetent
to fill. They, however, are not all
aware that the civil service commits
sion took cognizance Of The Globes
article and made a farcial investiga-
ton Of how Hyde favorites got on the
eligible list last June, through a bogus
special examination.
1t will be remembered that Hyde
wanted to appoint some Of his favor
ties. so instead of making selection
from the regular list, he persuaded the
commissioners to grant special ex-
animation, Hyde preparing the ques-
tions to be asked. Il was alleged, too,
that he managed through some hocus
pocus that these favorites should get
copies of the questions and prepare
f. themselves accordingly while candl-
dates I'm the Census Bureau and else
where should prepare themselves as
best they could. AS was predicted by
e Globe, these facorites passed at a
very high percentage, while outsiders
/ virtually failed.
The astute commissioners could not
ignore the statements Of The Sunday
/ Globe and made a pretended investiga-
! ton. but instead of sending for parties
who could give the facts in the case,
/ they sent for the favorites of Hyde,
VINO passed a successful examination.
| As was to be expected they all denied
/ having seen the questions in advance
/ o. examination. OF course they could
not do otherwise then deny that they
mad been parties to the fraud.
The decision Of the commissioners
| has not yet ben made public, but is
| awaited with considerable anxiety.
| They ought to order a new examination
and have the questions prepared by
| some one outside of the Department OF
! Agriculture, thus preventing favontes
of Hyde being coached in advances
] Win they? Echo answers, "Will theyE'
1t will be further remembered that
/ Just prior to this so-called civil serY-
/ ice" examination, Hyde skipped ON to
| Europe at government expense, on pre-
| tense of making arrangements for the
| publication Of the official reports of
/ European governments on crop condl-
| tiOns when, as a matter Of fact, all
| such reports are regularly published
/ i'm the United States and have been for
years. 1t was surmised that he would
| take the eve lamb with him on this
/ iunketing trip; but for prudential rea-
/ sons she did not go, remaining here
/ to keep Hyde posted, as is supposed,
on passing events. She had the pleas
ure of forwarding to her liege lord a
CODY of The Globe of June % showing
up his particular views on civil serv-
ice and reform generally. His report
on the European situation has not
been made public, but is anXiously
looked for. by the clerks in the depart
ment who are on to his style of enter
prise.
Before Hyde's return from his junk
citing trip, the fertile brain Of his pet
pet eve lamb conceived the idea or
HYDE himself did not suggest IT'D of
making him a present on his arrival at
home. To this end she called on the
clerks Of the bureau OF statistics to
solicit contributions. 1t goes without
saving mat all who were called on,
contributed with both hands up al
though most of them would have pre-
ferred seeing him at the bottom OF the
sea-" With the money thus unlaw-
.uly collected, the eve lamb bought
picture and presented 1t TO her master
Whether she took the trouble to let
HYDE know that she collected the
money from cler ks, or let him suppose
she alone furnished the funds can only
be guessed at
Sec 1884, Revised Statutes Of the
United States expressly forbids any Of
ficer. clerk or employe in the United
States Government from soliciting con-
tnbutions for a gift to a superior or
making a donation to a superior under
penalty Of dismissal.
It remains to be seen II the Honor
able Civil Service Commissioners will
ignore this violation Of the law.
Since Hypde's return from Europe
he took another trip to the Pacific
coast, but il is not believed he Travelled
on passes issued to him as a member
of the National Geographic Society and
then charged the amount Of railroad
. fare to the Government
His experience in that line Of last
spring is not yet settled. True he got
the money from the disbursing officer
but that official has not yet been re-
imbursed and he is wondering If dis
bursements imburse, Endorsements inn
burse, reimbursements disburse, or dis
bursements reimburse, particularly the
latter.
An IniudiciOus Test