Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
APPO|NTEDASA|DS
IN RAILROAD CASES
w. J. Wood and E. w. Hines,
Attorneys, Join Commerce
Commission Corps.
FORCES ARE REORGANlZED
70 RELIEVE CONGESTION
Examiners Get $1,000 to $1,000
Yearly, But New Men Will
Get 5000.

With the appointment of two attorneys
W. j. Wood Of Indiana, and E. W. Hines
OF Kentucky. the work of reorganizing
the forces of the interstate commerce
commission SO as to relieve the conges-
ton has begun. The reorganization was
predicted in the annual report of the
commission. In previous annual reports
the commission has recommended that
deputy commissioners be provided to
relieve the commissioners of some Of the
work, and in order that the commission
ers could give their entire attention to
major matters before the commission.
However, the report this year did not
repeat the recommendation along this
line, but said:
The work of the commission has in
creased rapidly and considerably in all its
branches. 1t has become almost impos-
Sible for the members of the commits
sion to absent themselves from the COM
missions headquarters to carry on in
vestigations and take testimony in cases
at points other than Washington. was
formerly the custom. 1t is necessary,
therefore, that the commissioners be re-
lieved of many details in connection with
the less important cases in order that
they may be able to more fully consider
the most intricate matters and cases of
major Importance.
1t is believed, however, that the COM
mission has full authority to SO ar
range it's work and forces as to secure
this relief without additional Iegisla-
ton, and plans to. that end are now
being formulated.
Starts Reorganization.
In accordance with this passage the
commission has started the reorgani
zation But it has caused stir
among the present law force of the
interstate commerce commission. The
examiners now employed by the COM
mission receive between $1,000 and
$4,000 a year
The attorneys appointed in connection
with the reorganization, it is declared,
will receive 5000 a year and the two
appointed SO far are from outside Of the
service. Mr.. Wood was chairman of the
Indian railway commission. and Mr..
Hines was engaged in the private practice
OF law at Louisville, KY. The new po-
sitions are not under the civil service.
While only two men have yet been
appointed. 1t is declared by those in a
position to know, that five positions in
all have been provided for under the
reorganization scheme. The new posi-
tons. it is declared, amount to prac-
tically what are masters in chancery
in the judiciary system. These men
will attend to many of the cases which
come before the commission. leaving
the so-called big matters for the COM
mission to handle.
The action in appointing outside men
TO the high-salaried places on the COM
mission, it is declared. is not the only
matter in the reorganization scheme
which has caused comment. it is fur
Their said. Recently the commission
has appointed five men just graduated
81 ON law schools to responsible places
on the law force of the commission at
$1,000 a year. ~ - =.
1t Is believed that the persons to I'LL
the other three vacancies have been
tentatively picked. and probably the ap-
pointments will be made within short
time. These attorneys, it is declared.
will do substantially the same work
which it was intended to have the
deputy commissioners do, had they
been provided.