Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-23
PROVIDING PLACES
FOR THE UNFORTUNATES
Looking Out for Treasury En-
pIoyes Who Were Dismissed
or Slated for Discharge.

Agitation in behalf Of the unfortunate
dismissal July or were marked for that
fate later on has resulted, thanks to
President Taft. in securing a modification
OF the rigorous policy that seemed to
have been mapped out for the superan-
nuated employees.
1t was off1cially stated at the Treasury
Department today that approximately 100
positions would be abolished in the de-
partment July 1. OF these q were in
the ONCE of the auditor for the Post
ONCE Department. A readjustment of
conditions will result in providing for
every one Of the employees who have been
dismissed or are likely to be.
This has been made possible by hold
Ing open the vacancies as they ,oc-
Cured. Auditor Chance was able to
care for forty-four Of his employees in
this way, reducing the number marked
for dismissal to thirty-three. The
worthy clerks among these thirty-three
Will be taken care of. some of them
possibly at reduced salaries. A similar
course, it was said, had been followed
In the other bureaus. and where it
was unavoidable to make drafts upon
Tic civil ScTtlCc eligible isis the dp-
pointees were warned in each instance
that the. appointments were only
temporary.
In the Issue Division.
In the issue division Of the Treasury a
change in the methods of aff1xing the
seal and the serial number to bank and
Treasury notes put forty-one separators,
twenty-five feeders. fourteen pressmen
and one machinist out of commission
Places have now been provided for all
but the machinist and five of the press
men, although provision will likely be
made for them, too, either in the bureau
of engraving and printing or the gov
eminent printing ONCE. IL not by the LIST
of July, shortly afterward.
1t is said to be the intention of Sec
rotary Macveagh to hold open vacan-
cies as they occur until provision is made
for all the deserving clerks. whether they
are old or not Provision has already
been made in the bureau of engraving
and printing for the separators and feed
ers.
But in order to effect the reimbursement
which made the retention of these people
possible many deserving clerks have had
TO forego deserved promotion, and there
are few instances where those entitled
to promotion have had to suffer a small
reduction in salary.
The average reduction in pay to those
who have been thus affected will probab-
ly amount to about $500 year. In some
$40.
Normally approximately 400 vacancies
occur in the Treasury Department in a
year, by death. resignation. and other
wise. AS new vacancies occur those clerks
who have not been provided for will be
given reappointment.
Interior and Post Office.
At the pension bureau, where a large
number Of dismissaIs recently occurred,
it was said that a reduction in appro-
priations by Congress had made it i'm
perative to dismiss; but that deserving
clerks among those thus separated from
the service would be provided fer as new
vacancies occur.
In the Post ONCE Department the eff
cheney records are not in such shape as
to name those who are to be reduced In
salary and those who are to be promoted
No disr1issals are to be made. 1t is said.
In Commerce and Labor.
In the Department of Commerce and
Labor the story is a different one. There
the tale is one Of promotion. the reduc-
lions and dismissals having been made
some months ago during Assistant Sec
rotary McHarg's strenuous administra-
ton of affairs. July /. Donald 8. Ed
munds. private secretary to the assistant
secretary. will receive an advance of 1907,
his salary going from $500 to 81, 100;
Daniel J. Richardson, confidential clerk
to Secretary Nagel, from 1000 to 81 800;
William L. Soleau. disbursing clerk. from
$2.75O to 5000; George w. Leadley. ap-
pointment clerk. from s.. go to $500: DR..
George w. Havenner. chief OF division
of publications, from $1,000 to 81. 100;
Voler v. Viles. chief clerk. census
bureau, from $500 to 5000:
Wilbur w. Fowler, chief division OF
supplies, from $1,000 to $2,1CO: Warren
R. Choate, chief clerk bureau Of corpora
tions, from $1,000 to $4,000; one physicist
and one chemist at $4,000 each in the bu-
reau of standards to $4,000, and others.
New legislation provided for nine more
clerks in the bureau OF immigration and
naturalization. which will result in TWEEN
ty-three promotions there, and thirty-one
new positions in the bureau of standards.
which will make possible from 20 to 100
promotions there. Altogether 1t Is esti-
mated there will be about 125 promotions
in the two bureaus. The other bureaus.
including the census office, have not yet
sent in their recommendations.
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