Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-15
UNCLE SAM, He PAYS
Presidents Barber Gets Six
teen Hundred.
lis NAVY AUDITORS CLERK
Mrs. Roosevelt's Private Messenger
on Rolls at $780,.
TALK IN HOUSE COMMITTEE
Members Sorry That Appropriations
Have Been Made-Might Have
Blocked "Violation Of Law"

Members OF the House appropriations
committee are disappointed that they did
not know when preparing the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
that President Roosevelt's barber. Will
liam B. -Dulany. is carried on the govern
ment rolls as an accountant in the Office
Of the auditor for the Navy Department,
and that Mrs. Roosevelt's private mes
senger a man named Jackson, was car
ried on the rolls of the bureau of en-
craving and printing.
II was said in positive terms this
morning that had this information been
in the possession of the committee when
the bill was drafted these cases would
have been looked into, and beyond all
question, what are designated VIOLA
lions of civil service law would have
been stopped.
Talk of the House.
The Dulaney case has occupied the at
tention of members of Congress for some
days. Jacksons status came up for the
first time yesterday in an informal way.
A reporter for The Star was told this
morning that Jackson while acting as
Mrs. Roosevelt's private messenger had
been carried on the census Office rolls at
SI2o a year, but not long ago had been
transferred to the bureau of engraving
and printing under the Treasury De-
partment, at $500.
Dulaney was transferred on the rolls
from $500 Job to the post paying 81 900
in the navy auditors office of the
Treasury.
Yesterday a member of Congress de-
sirous of obtaining information on the
Jackson case called up the Treasury De-
arfrn inf ack
was assigned to the bureau of engraving
and printing. but that 1t is supposed he is
still at the White House.
Members of the House appear inclined
TO criticise the President for what they
term his open and fragrant violations OF
the law and the civil service regulations.
while sharply taking to task members OF
Congress for matters not in violation OF
law and which. sentiment in the Capitol
has it. are trifiing by comparison.
A quiet inquiry is now In progress in
the Dulany and Jackson cases and with
reference to many more similar PROPOSE
tons that may turn up. Something may
develop along this line before long.
Dulany Is Virginia Negro.
William B. Duany is colored man
from Alexandria, Va. Until last March
he was carried on the rolls of the White
House as a messenger. with a salary of
5000 a year. In that month the President
had him promoted to a clerkship under
the auditor for the Navy Department at a
salary of $1,000 a year.
Before they were revised the civil serv-
ice regulations contained a section which
provided that an employe of the White
House could be transferred to another
department to do similar work to that he
was engaged in at the White House. Two
years service at the White House immedi-
ately preceding such transfer was a con-
ton precedent. But when the rules were
revised that provision was left out.
Comment was made upon the matter at
the time. 1t was said at the White House
Oyster Bay for the summer Dulany would
assume his duties under the auditor for
the Navy Department. But when the
President went to Oyster Bay Dulany
went also.
Now his case is attra citing attention
again on account of the recommended tons
forwarded to Congress by the auditor for
the Navy Department that more clerks
be provided for his Office. His force, says
the auditor, Is insufficient.
Auditor Does Not Find It Strange.
When asked about the Dulany case
this morning Auditor Tyler, who is also
a colored man. said there was nothing
strange about it. He knew of number
of cases of government employees assigned
to special duty outside the offices on
whose rolls they were carried.
Asked If Dulany ever came to his Of
fee. the auditor was non-committal He
added. however. that if Dulany were do
ing special duty he would not have to
come there-not even to draw his pay.
He could do that through the dsbursny
officer of the Treasury.
I'VE expect to have him here perma-
nently in a little while, though" said the
auditor.
He evidently meant that Dulany would
be in his midst on or about March next.