The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-15
MUST PASS NEW examinations
Every Post Office in Kenosha County
With the Exception of Office in this
City Falls Under New Rule Demand
ed by the New Postmaster General

Fifteen postofiees in Kenosha
county including every postohice in
the county outside Of Kenosha are
liable to shakeup as a result of the
order signed by President Wilson on
Wednesday which provides that all
posomasters of fourth class Offices
named without merit test must at
once submit to civil service examina-
ton. The order is said to mean that
all of these Offices have been practical
ly declared vacant and that the men
now in the office will be forced to go
into competition with those seeking
them if they remain in charge. The
offices in this county with the post
masters in service follow:
Bristol-Mrs. F. A. Turnex.
Wilmot-J +. Thompson.
Somers N. E. Thompson.
Salem-Matt Loescher.
Pleasant Prairie-Earl King.
Twin Lakes-August Becker.
Camp Lake.. H. Williams.
Bassetts Station-F. Bassett.
Woodworth-F. W. Roberts.
Winthrop Harbor-J. f. Truesdell.
Truesdell-J. H. Beland.
heatland-Joseph p Quirk
Doworc To W;lIior,
New Munster-W. F. Beimer.
All Of these postmaster were named
by republican office holders at Wash
ington and only two of them were
named subject to the civil service re-
quirements. It is expected that civil
service examinations for the examina-
ton of candidates for the Offices will
be ordered within the next two weeks.
Several of the postmasters named have
held their offices for many years re-
gardless of political rule and in most
cases they have given excellent salts
faction to the patrons of the office.
AS a result of this first move the
administration Of every first, second
and third class postmaster in the
country will be investigated.
The scope of the order has astonish-
ed republican members of congress
who have begun to hear from the post
masters affected. 1t appears that the
chief postoffice inspector issued secret
instructions, known as circular order
No. III, in which postofice inspectors
are commanded to "search diligently
in every community for complaints of
the service furnished by the postmas-
ter and to report the findings to head
quarters forthwith.
The inspectors are now at work in
Wisconsin and letters describing their
operations are pouring in upon the re-
publican members of the house from
this state. The republicans charge
that the move is merely preliminary
to replacement Of republican with
democratic postmasters whenever the
shadow Of an excuse for removal of in
cumbents can be found.
This charge is denied by Postmaster
General Burleson who says that re-
publican postmasters will serve out
their terms unless removed for
cause
The order affecting fourth class
postmasters was signed by the presi-
dent Wednesday. As a result Of the
Roosevelt and Taft orders 1862
fourth class offices were placed under
civil service, but only new appointees
were required to undergo tests of
fitness.
About 1900 under the Roosevelt
and 1000 under the Taft order have
been appointed after civil service
tests. The Wilson order subjects the
remaining 27,600 postmasters in that
class to the test.
Those postmasters receiving $3.50 or
more a year will be required to take
a civil service examination, while those
under that limit will be selected by
inspectors.