The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-07
Few Apply to Civil SeTyiye
Commission
TO BIZ 5000 APPOINTMENTS
Hitchcock Continues Work for Efficiency.
Top Of tie Treasury Building Is
the Tariff Boards Head
quarters.

Washington, Oct, 1.-THE United
states civil service commission has an.
nounced that very small proportion Of
che application. thus far lled for the
examination TO be held on Oct % next
for positions in the census bureau, are
from tie residents Of the more distant
states. II IS expected TINT about three
Thousand appointments win be made
from the examination which Is scheduled
10 be hela ON Oct 70, 1909, in all the
states and territories. These appoint
mants will be for terms Of six months
Ia two wears. and will average about
one year III length The entrance salary
will be $500 per annum, and promotion
to al least 5000 per hnnnIn viii he rea.
sonabIs rapid Tor those who render sat
isfaetory service. Applicants must be
between the age d eighteen and fifty
years Of age, excepting that persons hon
orably discharged from the military o.
naval service. BY reason d disability
resulting from wounds or sickness in
CURED In the line oi duty, may be ext
amined without regard 10 are, II Il I'M
derstood that the census bureau viii
make some appointments from this ex
animation about Jan. I, 1910, but the
majority Of spch appointments viii be
made between April and August, 1910.
Investigating Money Order System.
To investigate the money order system
o. tie post Office department, with a
view to reducing is expenses and in
ereasing its efficiency, Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock has appointed special
committee of which Arthur 81 Trayers,
acting third assistant postmaster general,
i the chairman, Chairman Travera has
designated as representatives OF the
large money order post offices The fol-'
lowing officials 70 attend a conference
TO be held here during the week begin
ming Oct III: New York, Joseph Elliott
Chicago. John Nj Hubbard. Jr.; philadeI
phia, Thomas Martin; Boston, @. f. Tor
ing; st. Louis, Albert Autenreith; Brook
lyn. Edward Mcintyre: Cincinnati, Viii
liam D. Baker: Baltimore. Charles l.
clarksou; Detroit, Jay G. Hudson Mil
waukee, Frank + Mayhew; Washington,
III r. Johnson. Howard Beall, James b.
Corridor; Louisville. Jesse @. Sewell.
Atlanta. Yaney Bryant Denver. Joseph
II. Havioek Seattle. William J AlcClel-
land, and indianapolis. Charles WI By
field.
Starting Customs Court Of Appeals
The appointment Of d. Frank LIoyd 81
New York AZ assistant attorney general
af the customs court Of appeals in nd
vance Of the creation OF that body ard
the selection Of quarters for the new
tariff board at the top OF the treasury
building are announced, Another official
act announced in connection with Gus
toms administration was decision that
authorized agents, a. well As the officers
or stockholders Of a corporation are to
execute the ownership declaration re-
qaired of corporations under the customs
administrative act Of June 10, 1890 Mr.
LEovd% appointment RI under The new
tariff law which creates 4 customs ap-
peal court, to consist 81 a presiding Judge
and fonr associate Judges, appoinflge nv
Che president The salary IS $4,000 per
annnm None Of the Judges or other
officers. except Mr. Lloyd bas beer ap
pointed The salary Of the deputy as.
sistant attorney general i to he 81 500
year. and his duties, along with the
assistant attorney general and the four
attorneys 70 be selected. are 10 represent
the interests IN tie government in ATT
matters 81 reappraiseiRent and eEassit
cation o. imported goods and Of all Incl
dent litigation.
More Talk of Eliot for Ambassador
The report has heen revived that
Charles NJ Eliot viii Be urged 70 accept
the offer Of ambassador to tho court Of
st. James In the absence 81 President
Taft and Secretary Of State Knox, 10
authoritative information on the subject
il available, but officials called attention
to The fact that when W'hitelaw Reid
was in this country few weeks ago it
was arranged that he should remain hi
London as the American ambassador for
another year
Wickersham and Nagei Return.
Attorney General Wickersham and
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor Nagel
returned here yesterday Mr.. Wicker.
sham during the summer vacation at.
tended to good deal 81 Official business
in New York City Secretary Nagel
comes from Boston, after stay at his
summer home in Marion. Mass
TO Attend White Slave Congress.