Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-30
SALARIES INCREASED.
Changes in Post Office Department
Announced.

Postmaster General Meyer today an
nounced the following changes in the
Post Office Department, effective July /.
made possible by the increases allowed by
Congress In the last legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill:
The salaries of the second, third and
fourth assistant pOstmaSterS general in
creased from $500 to $1,000 per annum,
salary now received by the first assistant
Postmaster General.
Office of the first assistant postmaster
general: Miss H. Lenore Collamer. Yer
mont. reinstated as clerk at $1.2OO per
annum. w. B. Smith, South Carolina.
transferred from Office of the auditor tor
the Post Office Department to assistant
superintendent. division of salaries and al
lOwances. at 5000 per annum.
Office of the second assistant postmas-
ter general: Joseph Stewart. Missouri.
superintendent division of railway adj
justments. promoted from $3.50 to $1,000
per annum.
From 81. 900 to 81 800: George B. Clark,
District of Columbia: John A. Meyer,
Michigan; Charles E. Mower, Connecticut;
Salvador a. Dougherty, Pennsylvania.
From 81. 400 to $1,000: John X. Pickett.
Georgia: George E. Bandel Maryland:
Frank A Hornaday. Texas; Thomas p.
johnson. North Carolina.
From 81 200 to 81. 400: Robson S. Wal
ter. Pennsylvania; Stewart NJ. Weber.
Pennsylvania; Edward Hammond. Penn
sylvania; Chase c. Cove. Nebraska.
From $1,000 to LOO: James w. Neal,
Tennessee: William A. Hilton. Utah: Al
bert F. Skinner. Virginia.: Edward b.
Crawford, District Of Columbia
From $500 to 1,OOO-Henry J. Hayden.
Edwin w. Compton. Indian Territory;
John E. Dix. Pennsylvania; Daniel w.
Worley, Maryland.
From $72O to $9OO-Thomas NJ. Chunn.
North Carolina.
John E. Haas. Pennsylvania. appointed
clerk at 500 by transfer from the railway
mail service.
Office of the third assistant postmaster
general-Harry A. Strohm, Indiana, ap-
pointed special agent, division of clasSifi-
ridge, Nebraska. transferred from as
sistant superintendent. division of finance,
to special agent. division of classification.
5000 per annum; Charles H. Fullaway.
Pennsylvania, promoted from 81, 800 per
annum to assistant superintendent. di-
D. Lawshe, Indiana, reinstated as a clerk
at 81. 600 per annum; Alfred E. Wood. ap-
pointed clerk at 500 per annum by trans
fer from the Philippine service; Miss Edna
H. Tune. Virginia, appointed laborer at
$3.50 per annum by transfer from the gov
eminent printing Office.
From 1,6OO to $1.SO0-Jackson A Due,
Alabama.
From 81 400 to $1,6O0-Wilson E. Will
mot New York; Harvey Lovejoy. Mis-
souri,; Charles NJ. Davidson. New York.
From 81 100 to 81. 4OO-William H. Pear
son. Wisconsin; Fred ]. Schlotfeldt. Ne
braska; Miss Florence w. Conger, Michi-
gan; Fred Barth. Kentucky; Miss Helena
E. Griesheimer. Ohio.
From 81 600 to $1.2OO-Harry G. Purcell.
New Jersey; Carson C.. Cole, Wisconsin
Miss Fannie E. Petingale, New York; Ed
ward r. Como, Connecticut; William n.
Tracewen, Kansas: Charles l.. Gable,
Pennsylvania.
From $500 to $1.OOO-Miss Otta NJ. Ross
Ohio; Herman T. Wentz. Pennsylvania
Miss Elsie ]. Anderson. Indian Territory
Charles E. Ralph, Illinois; Martin E.
Spencer. New Mexico.
From $500 to 81 .2OO-James Y. Hamilton
Colorado.
From $500 to s9OO-Miss Bessie P. Mourn
ing, Ohio.
Office Of the fourth assistant postmaster
generalEJames r. Young, Pennsylvania
superintendent, division of dead letters.
promoted from $3.50 to $3.50 per an
mum.
From 81 200 to 81. 4OO-AIiss Margaret A.
Gilbert
From 81 600 to 81. 2OO-Harold b. Hath
away. Virginia.: Fred Hochuli. Illinois
Harry L. Hayes. Idaho.
From $500 to S1,OOO-James ]. Dawson
Illinois; Miss Laura A. Wilson. Texas
Charles H. Sanders, Indian Territory
Walter G. Coe. West Virginia; Albert +.
Hodes. New York.
From $500 to S73O-James L. Smith, Ten
nessess; William ]. Hill Minnesota.
Frederick F.. Weston, Iowa. appointed
transfer from the government printing
office