New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-22
DEFENDS AWARD
OF CHARITIES JOBS
Doherty Asserts Politics
Had No Part in Max
ing II Selections.
WOLFF SAYS PAYROLL
WAS PADDED $4,000
State Commissioner Again Gem
sures Moskowitz and Kings
bury for Acts.

Members Of the Municipal Civil
Service Commission, which body Is
shortly to be investigated by the state
Civil Service authorities, as related
exclusively yesterday IN The Tribune
failed TO reply yesterday 10 the accu-
eatiors OF irregularity in conduct, pre-
forrnd against them by state llVH
Service Commissioner Meyer NolH.
The charges made public by Dr.
Wolf relate 20 the exemption OF forty
seven rositions i'm the Department o.
Charities as examiners Of charitable
institutions" DR.. Wolf alleges IN ct-
fect that the places were filed under
secret agreement between tho Nlu,
nicipal Civil Service Commission ana
the Charities Department.
When reporter for The Tribune
visited the Municipal Civil Service
Commission headquarters yesterday ne
was informed by Secretary Robert w.
Rclchcr that Or. Henry Moskowltz'
chairman of the commission, was me-
di.posed and was confined 10 his home.
Commissioner Darwin r. James, Mr..
Bclcher added, had left the clty early
boo the forenoon. 20 spend the week ehd
with friends In the country
When inquiry was made for Alex
ander Keogh, the third member or the
commission. Secretary Belcher e%-
planned that the latter was not m MS
Office. and that he had no idea where
he could be reached. In the absence
Of the members Of the commission, Mr.
Belchcr said he could make no coz
mcut upon Dr. VOLTS charges.
When a visit was paid 10 Tho offices
Of tho Department Of Public Charities
If was learned that Commissioner
John 4. Kingsbury was not in his Office.
and had not been there during the
day. All inquiries were referred 20
Deputy Commissioner Doherty
These appointments were absolutely
non-political." said Mr. Doherty. 81
personally attended 90 the selection Of
the candidates. under the direction and
with the assistance and advice OF Com
missioner KiuCebury. / am irdepend-
Ont IN my politics and have no partl-
san axe 20 grind.
"The fact that a goodly percentage
Of the appointccs were women should
hcsnoak thc fact that the appoint
merts we're non-politcal'
When questioned as 70 the alleged
violation of civil service regulations
IN making the appointments the Deputy
Commissioner said that there We're
presidents for that course I'M the ap-
rointmerte under Mayor Gaynor's ad-
mirietration Of the Public School In
ouirv Commission and the Committee
ON Inquiry into the Departments Of
Health, Charities and Bellevue and Al
lied Hospitals
Appointments Praised.
"To show the splendid quality Of the
appointments I'm question: said Mr..
Tohertv. "let me point out that Of
the forty-seven examiners appointed
sixteen we're college or university
graduates. fourteen had been students
In colleges. twelve were high school
graduates and only five had a mere
elementary school training.
commissioner kiugsburv and ! IN
terviowed more than one hundred and
nifty candidates in order 10 select the
host possible material for these inves-
tiCators.
"lVo arc at present making p survey
Of tho children m institutions who are
maintained az the expense Of the city.
There are $1,000 such eases. and In
1000 cases the identity and where
abouts of the parents are unknown.
When the children arc old enough 20
work the parents claim them. We i'm
tend 10 locate the parents, + possible;
ascertain their circumstances, and,
where H. is possible, compel them 70
contribute 10 the children's support or
take them into their homes.
"To do this we need highly trained
Investigators. The work must he done
I'M six months. and we have taken such
tops in going about 1t as appeared TO
MS most certain 20 bring about results"
When State Commissioner Meyer
Wolf was informed Of Deputy Commits
si0ncr DoherN's resume of the situa-
tion he laughed
"That is an poppycock," he remarked
"Thc fact remains that these appoint
mcnts. whatever the quality of the APP
poinros, were made 10 positions for
which nm eligible list was in existence
"I sec that Mr. Doherty lays en-
phasis on the fact that the appoint
ments are for siN months. This is AN
evasion.
"Nr Dohcrty says that there are
presidents for the exemption of such
positions. This is another evasion. IN
the cases cited no eligible list was m
existence.
Deep Inquiry Planned.
As q mater of fact, I have but just
begun 20 scratch the surface of the sys-
tenn through which Commissioner
kiuCsbury, with the connivance and as
sistance Of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission. has distributed patronage
Since January ] approximately hun
bred positions have been exempted in
the Department of Public Charities, not
including the forty-seven examiners
whose appointment has excited this
controversy These hundred places