Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-17
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
New Civil Service Commits
sioner Appointed.
H.F. GREENE OF DULUTH
NAMED TO SUCCEED MIR. JAMES b.
GARFIELD.
Discrimination Against the Union
Veteran Alleged-The District
Judgeship.
H.F. GREENE OF DULUTH

Announcement was made at the White
House today that Henry +. Greene of Min
| nesota has been appointed civil service
commissioner to succeed James r. Garfield,
who was recently appointed commissioner
of corporations in the new Department OF
Commerce and Labor. Mr.. Greene is from
Duluth and has been a lawyer in that city
| for number of years. He is a graduate of
Princeton, having been classmate of
President Woodrow Wilson of that institu-
ton, and President Wilson has been one of
the principal indorsers of the new ap-
pontee. Mr.. Greene had the recommended
ton of the entire congressional delegation
from Minnesota, the chief justice and asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court of that
state and other people of prominence. Mr..
Greene was especially urged by Represen-
| tative Bede.
In 1896 Mr. Greene was "a gold democrat.
| So was ]. Adam Bede, his sponsor. They
/ both voted for Mckinley and have since
| then become republicans. MIR. Greene is an
advocate and student of civil service in the
government service. AS a member of the
city council of Duluth he succeeded in put
| ting through that body what is known
the civil service chapter of the Duluth
ordinance.
The announcement of the appointment
was made this morning, after Commits
sioner Proctor had held a somewhat
lengthy conference with the President.
Whether the appointment was one of the
matters considered by the President and
Mr.. Proctor is not known. 1t is supposed,
however, that a number of civil service
questions were discussed. 1t had recently
been reported upon apparently good author
| ity that the President intends to CLASSIFY
| laborers doing clerical work in the depart
ments, but members of the civil service
commission say that if the President has
any such intentions they do not know
about it.
Old Soldiers Disseminated Against.
Judge Ivory G. KimbaIl, commander of
the Department of the Potomac. G. A. r.,
| laid before the President today a strong
case against the system of registration for
employment of laborers in the government
service far the old soldiers of the
country are concerned. Judge kimball
handed the President a written statement
of the facts and the manner in which the
registration system works in depriving old
soldiers of positions the laborerS force
| in any of the departments He showed that
under the system there Is practically no
chance in the world that a veteran of the
civil war can obtain employment, despite
| the fact that he may be fully qualified to
perform the duties of the place to which he
| is called.
Judge Kimbail called attention to the ract
that no veteran of the civil war can lie
| under flfty-siX years of age. The system of
marking for registration of labOrers is to
allow credits for age, physical condition
| and adaptability. For age a man between
| twenty-five and forty-five may obtain 100.
| The maximum credit for man of fifty-SiX
| is SO. From ffty-six up the marking is
| much less. For physical conditions the
| rate of marking is also low. Thus. as
pointed out by Judge Kimball. the veteran
/ of the civil war starts out with a handicap
| of IS points on age besides a handicap on
| physical condition. Under this SYSTEM"
| said Judge Kimball, Il do not know of a
single veteran of the civil war who could
| secure employment on the laborers' rolls"
| Thousands of veterans at this age, and
| even beyond sixty, are strong enough 1t
| was claimed. to perform the duties required
| of laborer in many positions, although not
| all. Judge Kimball recited the case of "a
comrade known to be physically in splendid
| condition who has been unable to obtain
general average in his rating for laborer
| of over 80 TO- and he has stood exceptional
| ly high. lie has been unable to obtain
position because young men secure better
| ratings.
The President was much interested in the
presentation and will refer Judge I<imballs )
| papers to the civil service commission with
| a request for a report. The President is
| said to feel that when veteran is able 10
perform the duties of a particular place in
| a department he ought to have the same
opportunity for appointment as younger
men.
The District Judgeship.
The appointment of a successor to Judge
Hagner of the Supreme Court of the Dis
| trict is before the President in such way
| as to take up considerable of his time. 1t
| is stated that the President has reached
no conclusion to the successor of Judge
| Hagner and that he has before him the
| names of a large number of candidates for
| the position. Senator McComas of Mary
| land had a conference with the President
| today about the vacancy and took time in
L r.
John Writ Randall of Annapolis to the po-
| sition. Senator McComas urged that Mary
| land should have the place, 1t is a Mary
| land man who is making the vacancy.
| Senator Foraker of Ohio was one of the
| Presidents callers today. 1t is understood
| that he is urging a Cincinnati man for the
| vacancy. This man Is ex-Judge Daniel
| Thew Wright one of the best-known law
| yers of Cincinnati. 1t was recently report
| ed that Senator Foraker had recommended
| the appointment of Judge Horace c. Hol-
| lister of the court of appeals of Cincinnati.
Before Judge HOLSTERS name was men
| toned however, Sena tor Foraker had pre-
| sented eX-Judge Wrght's name. The Pres
| ident is expected to take the matter up
| with the Attorney General in a short time
and settle upon some man. There are a
| number of western men before the Presi-
| dent, and the belief prevails in some cir
cles that a western man will be named.
President Has Many Callers.
committee from the Veterans Club OF
| the government printing office called at the
! White House today to invite the President
| to attend the annual picnic of the club, to
be given at Mount Rainier, Md, near the
| District line, on Saturday next. The COM
| mittee was composed of c. NJ Robinson,
| president of the club; William Ramsey and
w. w. Bartlett. The invitation was left
| with Secretary Loeb, to be submitted to the
| President.
Ex-Secretary John w. Foster called on
| the President to pay his respects. Mr..
! Foster has completed the counter case OF
| this government in the matter of the
! Alaskan boundary and it will be submitted
| to the arbitration committee simultaneously
| with Great Britain's counter case some
| time in July. The commission will meet in
| London in August to hear arguments.
Commander Glover. u. S. NJ who re-
| turned short time ago from London
where he was the naval .attache of the
| United States at the embassy of this coun-
| try, had a conference with the President
| this morning. They were friends in the
Navy Department when the President was
assistant secretary of the navy, and their
meeting was the first in long time
F. r. Plumb. president Of the American