The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-13
Only Two Of Twenty-eight
Qualify for Positions In
Examination Conducted by
Post Office.
BECK MAKES REPLY
Tells How Clerks I'm Office
Edited Reports Of Some Of
Force to Meet the Require
ments.

IL mas 0een coarG00 e04f p0llt1co
has besn at the bottom Of the appoint
meot OF new star Of rural route car
riers IN Wayne county," remarked
Charles Beck, postmaster Of Richmond
and the first Democrat to hold that
office In Q number of years.
Let me tell you this" he added.
"Three-fourths Of the carriers now
serving In this county failed to get .
passing grade In the examination held
last month. and It would have been
possible for me to have dispensed with
the services Of these men q long
time ago II had wanted to play poll.
tics All that would have been neces-
sary for mo to do would have been
to allow their reports to 90 to Wash
ington Just ~ they made them out
themselves.
In . spirit Of helpfulness, can truth
fully state. myself and several Of the
clerks In our office have been In the
habit OF revising the reports Of many
Of the carriers out OF the Richmond
Office 90 that they would pass muster
at Warrington"
Postmaster Beck also stated today
Q list Of eligibles for the four Rich
mond routes. the two Cambridge City
routes and the two HAgerstown routes
had been received from the postofflce
department by Representative Einly
H. Gray. Three eligibles are named
for each Of these routes. the selection
Of the carrier for each route to be
made by Mr.. Gray.
Certification OF eligibles for the four
other county routes, one each out Of
Fountain City. Greensboro, Milton and
HANtn00&0vA HAA
It 10 understood that ut least ono Of
the three eligibles for each route on
the list Just submitted TO Represents
tive Gray 10 . Democrat, % IL 10 rea-
sonable to bslieve that the twelve new
country carriers, when they begin
their work the first Of next month.
win Be member1- OF that DaEty. Il q
also quite probable that not one Of the
present star Of carriers, neariy M Of
whom are Republicans. VIM have .
postal service Job after this month.
OF the present star of carriers.
twenty-eight In number. the. names Of
only two. Harmeier of Milton. and
Ruby Of Centerville. appear ON the list
Of eligibles for the Richmond, Hagers-
town and Cambridge City routes. Post
master Beck says that they are among
the very few members Of the present
stan to get Q passing grade at the
last examination. Harmeier got the
second highest grade out Of class Of
about one hundred.
1t was learned today that Q man
named Edgerton. residing at Fountain
City. got the highest grade Of all can
didates for the Fountain City route.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
certification Of eligibleA for the Foun-
tain city route has not yet been re-
ceived from Warrington. II II known
that q Richmond Democrat. employed
In one Of the local banks. was offered
the Fountain City position several
days ago. He turned the offer down
when he was Informed that each Of the
new carriers will receive . salary Of
81 sos instead Of 81 800 q year. - was
announced before the examination was
held. This IL only an increase OF $406
over the salary each OF the present
carriers and the new carriers are re-
quired to operate automobiles.