Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-16
REFUSES TO LISTEN TEN REMOVALS MAOE
Interstate Commission Passes PnShmentS Melted Out for
Controversy On. Activity in Campaign
BRjGHTWOOD CAR SERVICE MANY OTHERS WARNED
Evidence Must Go to District Civil Out
way List of Findings
NOTIFICATION TO RAILWAYS ANSWER TO ITS CRITICS
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That Through ed to the Letter
Is Instance.
MANY OTHERS WARNED
Civil Service Commission Gives Out
List of Findings.
ANSWER TO ITS CRITICS
Declares That Law Has Been Enforc-
ed to the Letter in Every
Instance

In view OF the several criticisms made
against the civil service commission and
the intimation that government clerks
were unduly active in the recent presiden-
tial campaign, the civil service commits
sion today gave out a statement in part
as follows:
The criticisms indulged III from time
to time against the civil service commits
sion in the matter of dealing with viola
tors of the rules which prohibit political
activity on the part of employees in the
classified service are not deserved nor
justified And the record made by the
commission in the recent campaign shows
clearly that never in it's history has the
commission been more active in enforcing
the letter and spirit Of the executive
orders of the President and his predeces-
sors against political activity on the part
OF ofhcehoders.
Ten Removals Made.
! The commission. as may be imagined
received many complaints from various
parts of the country, and in every in
stance the complaints were investigated.
Whenever the evidence sustained the
complaint. punishment by removal, re-
duction in salary. suspension or repri
mand was meted out to the offending
emplOye. The commission recommended
to the appointing power such punishment
as the case merited. There are some cases
still under investigation, but up to the
present time ten removals have been made
as the result of the enforcement of the
executive orders against political activity.
Many reductions and suspensions were
made, and in sixteen cases reprimands
were administered, with a warning that
a repetition would result in dismissal.
THE publicity given the action of the
commission in dealing with political ac-
tivity had a wholesome effect, for un-
doubtedly 1t restrained number of en-
ployes from taking an active part in the
campaign.
The commission believes in enforcing
the law, and the record Shows it,
Some of the Findings.
Following are cases investigated by the
commission and the action taken by the
Of the commission:
Joseph Albus. deputy surveyor of Gus
toms, st. Joseph. Mo-; resignation &C
cepted.
Thomas T. Aldwell. deputy collector of
customs, Port Angeles, Wash; officially
reprin1anded.
Lincoln. Avery, collector of customs,
Port Huron, Mich; removed.
Charles A. Bailey, special agent GUS
toms service; removed.
George II. Burke, deputy collector of in
ternal revenue, Paterson. N. j.. repri-
manded.
Paul w. Cox, substitute clerk. post office,
Robinson, ILL.,, removed.
Russell H. Dunn collector of customs,
Port Arthur, Tex, reprimanded.
f A. Hammons, storekeeper-gauSer,
eighth internal revenue district of Ken
lucky, removed.
Nose c. Harris. deputy collector of in
ternal revenue, Austin, Tex, removed.
+. NJ. Hill. clerk. post office, Goldsboro,
n. c.. reprimanded.
F. w. Hartford, clerk. navy yard. Ports
mouth, N. H., removed.
Clyde Knock. mail carrier, 1ndepend-
ence, Kan. resignation accepted
j. l.. Mccoy, deputy collector of inter-
nal revenue, Lexington, KY, suspended
thirty days.
A. H. Hendricks, railway mail clerk. At
lanta, Ga, reduced from $I,2OO to $1,000.
w. r. Rees, deputy collector of internal
revenue, Pueblo. Col, suspended fifteen
days
j. H. Rhinehart, letter carrier. post
Office. Denver, Col, reprmanded and re-
duced from 81, 100 to $500.
F. B. Rice. inspector of hulls, Charles
ton. 8. c., removed.
George w. Stewart, unclassified laborer,
pension Office. Washington, resigned po-
litical position.
H. B. Thomas, clerk post office, Green's
boro. S. c.. reprimanded and reduced.
John I. Trax, deputy collector of inter-
nal revenue. Ocean City, Md, reprimanded
and warned.
G. w. Whalley classified laborer, mail
bag repair shop, Washington, required to
cease political activity.
T. L. Wren, nominated for postmaster,
Austin, Tex, nomination withdrawn.
r. X. Washington, assistant messenger,
bureau of internal revenue Washington,
resigned political position
H. NJ Wells. clerk, post Office, Seattle.
Wash. reduced from $1,000 to $500 and
warned.