The Daily Missoulian., 1909-09-13
TEMPORARY CLERKS
NUMEROUS
APPROXIMATELY THREE THOU
SAND MEN TO BE APPOINT
Ed FOR CENSUS WORK.

Washington. Sept. 12-Approxi-
mately 1000 temporary clerks will be
appointed in the census bureau for
the 18th decenniai United States CEN
sug, and the date Of the first exami-
nation will be October % next
throughout the United States. at va
rious cities. according to a circular
announcement relative to the exami-
nations and appointments which will
be issued Jointly by the department of
commerce and labor and the United
States civil service commission.
Blank application forms and the cir
cular of instructions may be obtained
after September 10 by addressing the
civil service commission. Washington,
ID. C.: the bureau of the census.
Washington, ID. C.. or the secretary of
the board Of examiners at the fol-
lowing named places: Postoffice, Bos-
ton. Mass: Philadelphia. Pa: Atlanta.
Ga; Cincinnati, Ohio: Chicago. Ill.
St Paul, MINI; 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 he made be-
fore January | next, and not many
will be made until April. 1910. The
maximum force viii be drawn August
next year.
These three thousand appointees will
be given salaries of $500 per annum
at the beginning. but promotions ID
5000 per annum. at least will be rea-.'
sonabls rapid for those who render
satisfactory service. All appointments
will be on probation, subject to ter
mination at one month or any later
period If the appointee does not come
up to the requirements. In every case
the appointments will be temporary
and subject to termination as the ext
gcncies of the service may require.
All expire by operation of law on June
30. 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 sal
aries of $1,000 and above provided for
by the 18th census law will be filled
for the most part by the transfer of
persons already in the permanent cen
sus office, it being expected that the
latter organization win supply all other
classes of clerks except those men,
toned below.
The work required of the 5000 tenn
porary employees is, according to the
circular. to consist of four classes:
The operation of card d-punching and
card abulating machines: operation
of typewriters, adding machines and
combined typewritersadding machines;
manuscript tabrlati6n and other eler
ical work: sub-clerieal work, such as
that of messengers messenger boys,
watchmen and lahorers. No one will
be appointed who Is unwilling to work
al punching cards or tabulating cards,
or to be compensated on a piece price
basis, The salaries of b-clerical
employees VIII be at the rates custom
arily paid inathe government service.
Appointm ents to tile permanent GEN.
sus force will be m1fie 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 Is and so years,
except persons entitled to preference
under section 1854 Of the Revised Stat
utes may be examined without re-
gard to age. and except boys over Is
and under Is years of age. who. II
passed. viii be eligible for appoint
ment as messenger boys only.
Exclusions from examination COM
prise persons who are hahitually ad-
dicted To the use of intoxicants or
guilty Of infamous ar notarinnsly dis
graceful conduct. or who are physically
or mentally disqualified. Excluded.
also, are persons affected as follows:
Insanity. tuberculosis. paralysis. cpl
lepsy. blindness. loss of both arms or
legs. loss of arm and leg: badly Grip
Piled hands. arms, feet or legs. heart
disease. tocomotor ataxia, cancer.
Brights disease and diabetes.
Deaf mutes will be admitted to the
examination and. if their names are
reached on the register. win be Of
fered employment wherever that ac-
tian is possible.
other physical defects may dehar II
the commission so decides. Each an-
nlicant must furnish a medical certifi-
cate a SET forth in the application
form. and. If appointed, may be sub
jected to a physical examination when
he reports for duty. Appointments
will be made from the eligible list in