Arizona republican., 1909-09-08
Examinations Begin In Oct,
 Appointments In January POSITIONS TO BE FILLED
Information Made Public Concerning Duties, Sala- ries and Conditions of Employment of Success ful Applicants

Washington, D. C., Sept. 7.-(Spe- cial) ial)-Approximately 5000 temporary clerks will be appointed in the census bureau for the thirteenth decennial United States census, and the date of the first examination will be October 23. next, throughout the United States, at various cities; according to a cir cular announcement, relative to the examinations and appointments which will be issued jointly by the depart ment of commerce and labor and the United States civil service commits sion.
 Blank application forms and the circular of instructions may be ob- tained after September 10, by address ing the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., or the Secretary of the Board of Examiners at the fol- lowing named places: Postosfice, Bos- ton, Mass: Philadelphia, Pa,; Atlanta, Ga; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill; St Paul, Minn.; Denver, Colo; San Francisco, Cal; custom house, New York; New Orleans, La; old custom house, St Louis, Mo.
 Very few appointments from the October examination will be made be- fore January l, next. and not many will be made until April, 1910. The maximum force will be drawn August, next year
 These 5000 appointees will be given salaries of S600 per annum at the be- ginning, but promotions to. $900 per annum, at least, will be reasonably rapid for those who render satisfac- tory service. All appointments will be on probation, subject to termination at one month or any later period if the appointee does not come up to the requirements. In every case the ap- pointments will be temporary and subject to termination as the exigen- cies of the service may require. All expire by operation of law on June 5O. 1912. The average tenure of office will probably be about one year. but the general duration will range from six months to two years. Not one of these clerks will be eligible for trans fer into the classified service.
 The temporary positions with sala- ries of $1.200 and above. provided for by the thirteenth census law, will be filled for the most part by the trans fer of persons alreddy in the perma- nent census office, it being expected that the latter organization will sup ply all other classes of clerks except those mentioned below.
 The work required of the 5000 temporary employees is, according to the circular, to consist of four classes: The operation of card punching and card tabulating machines; operation of typewriters, adding machines, and combined typewriter-a adding machines; manuscript tabulation and other cleri- cal work; sub-clerical work, such as that of messengers, messenger boys, watchmen and laborers. No one will be appointed who is unwilling to work at punching cards or tabulating cards; or to be compensated on a piece price basis. The salaries of sub clerical employees will be at the rates cus- tomarily paid in the government service.
 Appointments to the permanent cen- sus force will be made as heretofore by transfer from other government departments or by certification from the existing register of the civil serv- ice commission.
 The conditions governing the formal application and the special test ex- animation require that the applicants must be citizens of the United States, between the ages of F and 50 years,