The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
POSITIONS FILLED
AT CENSUS BUREAU
Additional Officers Appointed
by Director Durand.
MANY CLERKS TRANSFERRED
Special staR of Bureau Almost Com
pIeteIy Organized-LRtest Appoint
ments for Three Years-TyyO Other
Executives to he SeIected-Depart-
mental Promotions Announced.

Secretary Nagel OF the Department or
Commerce and Labor and United States
Census Director Durand have nearly
completed the organization OF the ad-
ditional staff Of Census Bureau officers
authorized by the act Of Congress, pro-
viding for the thirteenth decennial census.
These are the assistant director, a chief
statistician. an appointment clerk. a prf-
vate secretary to the Director. two ste
nOgraphers, and four expert chiefs Of dl-
vision. All these additional census posi-
tions are limited by law 10 the decennial
census period Of three years, dating from
July l last, and ending June 80 1912. as
it is required that the reports upon the
| inquiries shall be completed and pub
lished within that period.
Appointments 10 several OF the more
important OF these positions, that of the
ASSISTANT director. the appointment clerk,
and the Directors secretary. were made
and announced previously. With the ex-
ception Of the assistant director tho
places were filed by the transfer o.
especially qualified men from other
branches OF the departmental service un-
DIRE civil service regulations.
Appointments. chiefly by way Of promo
ton and transfer. to all but two Of the
remaining additional executive positions
in the Census Bureau have been deter
mined upon by Secretary Nagel and Di-
rector Durand. The following announce
ment OF their action was made yesterday
"a the Directors Office by Acting Director
Willoughby:
J. A. Hill, TO be chief statistician. divi-
sion Of revision and results, at an annual
salary Of 5000. Mr.. Hill has been clerk
to the immigration Commission.
V. V. Viles. TO be expert chief OF the
division Of publication. at an annual sal
airy OF 5000. Mr. Vies was transferred
from a 5000 clerkship in the Government
Printing Office, where he had been assist
ant chief OF the division OF estimates, and
his new position embraces practically
similar duties.
Alexander Seymour 10 be expert chief
Of the division Of the supervisors cOrre-
spondence; salary. 5000. Mr.. Seymour is
transferred from an 81. 500 clerkship in the
population division OF the Census Bureau.
and in several federal censuses has con-
Quoted the correspondence with the su-
=.
William II. Jarvis 20 be an expert chief
in the division Of population at an an
nual salary OF 5000. Mr. Jarvis has been
a special agent I'm the population division
OF the Census Bureau.
Z. II. Mailing 10 be expert chief in the
division of agriculture; salary. 5000. Mr..
Mailing has been an $3.50 clerk in the
same division Of the Census Bureau.
H. NJ. Pruden. transferred from a clerk
ship in the United States Treasury De-
partment to private secretary TO the as
sistant director.
|. Eugene II. McDermott OF West Vir-
ginia, to be stenographer at $500.
Departmental Promotions
Promotions IN the Census Bureau were
also announced yesterday as follows
Population division-AEnes Z. Barnes. 81 DO TO
S,10; John NJ, Brnton, I.20 70 d4o0: Horace
Cole. $500 % H,ioO; W. B. Cragg $3.50 70 81 500:
Carolyn k. Ditto. Sl2o0 70 s. 100; Adolph J. Doeiug
30 70 SlfO0; Harry y. FEEDER 81 20 10 81 400;
Mabel Z. Guild SlOO 10 S11O: Ethel Hodgkns
Sl0C0 10 SlIo Henrietta Kiernan. 81 400 10 81 go;
William Mcclure, s. 100 10 $3.50: GeorEe " Nc
Morris. Sl30 70 Sl40o. John b. Mitchell 10 20
Slioo; William W. Ordway. Sls0 % 800: Mary
{. Ourslsr sl.oN 20 sl2o0; Mrs. Emma G.. Parker
$1,000 70 N.3O; Samuel d. RhOads. s. 70 70 81 400: