Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-22

$50 per ann1m, and although Congress
voted him an increase to s.. 500 to date from
July last he was not permitted TO draw
this amount pending the investigation
Mr.. Louis AYERS that his dismissal is due
to the enmity of Mr.. Bristow for Perry
Heath, and says that he was never permit
ted to answer the charges that had been
preferred against him. He furthermore is
quoted as saying that instead of having
been the means of causing the government
to pay exorbitlnt prices for material pur-
chased, he would gladly exchange his sal
airy for what he has saved the government
during the past year.
Mr.. Kempner's Denial
-. Mr.. Kempner says that the charges of
wastefulness and extravaganza filed against
him are untrue. all acquisitions for supplies
from fourth-class Offices going directly to
the supply division and not passing through
his hands at any time. He with the
army in Cuba during the war with Spain.
and later was appointed postmaster at
Matanzas. where he made a good record
and was afterward made a s.. 400 clerk in
the Washington office. his last promotion
coming to him about two years ago whom
he was made chief of the registry division
in the supply division at salary of s.. 500
He is New Yorker and was appointed
from that state nearly twenty years ago.
His brother Otto is a member of the New
York state assembly
What Terry Says.
Terry was some time ago made prominent
by his charges against J. NJ. Masten. to the
effect that the latter offered, for payment.
to procure the reinstatement of Terry. who
had lost his position because of not being
in the classified service at the time many
temporary clerks were transferred to that
service. President Roosevelt ordered him
placed in the classified service, and he has
lately been receiving a salary of Sp0.
Terry said to a Star reporter today: 81
never made any false statement. Tho
statement l made to the post office in
spectors regarding Masters charge was
made "a year before to the civil service
commission as to my receiving money from
clerks for my influence. L have no inf1u
ence to get any one promoted. My state
ment was due to Representative Hemen
way. l had a talk with Hemenway at the
Capitol, and told him that I would give
some money if ! could he reinstated right
away. He said he would fight as hard TO
get me out as to have me stay if he thought
l would give up money to any one. AS far
my asking clerks for money, there is
nothing in it, If the Postmaster General
had called my Papers up and given me
three days notice. which 1 think I am en-
titled to under the civil service rules.
could prove to him beyond reasonable
doubt tidr tic clerks wing made the state
ment that | wanted money from them told
untruths and were prejussiced. / did state
to two or three clerks that if we. including
myself. would give up money We could get
some of the promotions. So far as my IN
efficiency is concerned. I cannot see why
my chief wrote a letter to the civil service
commission year ago saying ! was one of
the best clerks in Ter office if | was ineffi-
cient."
The New York clerk, Otto Weis. has for a
long time been under accusations made by
employees in the New York Office that he
had been soliciting money from them to
operate syndicate. the aim of which was
to obtain promotions in the service. He is
native of Germany. His position in the
New York office commanded a salary of
ST. 200 d year.