The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-28
mr. HOUNDS ARE
NOW IN FULL CRY
,nrS1DENT-ELECT IS QUARRY
OF THOUSANDS. WILL HAVE
MANY PLACES TO FILL.

When Senator w u. Harding as
.,,ss the role of chief executive OF the
sa+ion next March he automatically
pacomes the greatest job dispenser in
.Lo world. Office seekers have been
r.oo;o;nq him since his nomination,
I'd while his predecessors have had
similar experiences, no former presi-
1ant at the beginning of his term has.
Sad so much patronage to dispose OF
nc nc President Harding will have.
The latest records of the census bu-
an and of the civil service disclose
I h"t when Senator Harding enters the
ll .%;ta house there will be approximate
", WIKI 1000 persons on the executive
H.uc If the government. This does
l pot include judicial and Legislative
i i;ote nor the muster rolls of the army
n aoII' navv. Of this great total 100000
. ~nS and women are in the classified
Twice which means that, having
oossed civil service examinations, they
are reasonably immune from nj POI o. ~
tack The remaining 24O,00O, "a
ever hold the places, large and sIn@
mon which the covetous eyes OF the
lob hunters are set.
Best Pay to Governor of P. l.
Without the postofices of any class,
Senator Harding will have a multitude
NJ Jobs to fill The ten cabinet posts,
each paving $4,000 year, OF course,
rsnk first, although they are not as
rpmunerative as other places at the
d;snosal of the president. The best pay
mo position in the government service,
aside from the position OF president
Itself is that. of governor general OF
the Philippines, which carries salary
NJ $4,000, the vice governor receiving
$4,000 Other territorial governorshipS
which President Harding will FIJI are
Porto Rico, $4,000; Alaska, $1,000,
and Hawaii $1,000.
Next in importance to places IN the
cabinet are the II ambassadorships.
T 1SD each pay $l7,5OO, and include
oosts in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil,
Chile France, Great Britain, ally,
Japan, Mexico, Peru and Spain. Ii the
International atmosphere clears Suffl-
GENTLY during his term the new pres.
ident also will have ambassadorlal
Dosts. now not filled, in Germany, Aus
tria, Hungary, Russia and Turkey.
Next in diplomatic Importance are the
ministers. Six of these, China, Cuba,
Czecho- S1ovakia, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands and Poland, pay $l2,00O
each.
Board Positions.
On commissions there are places
Il o+t ny
plicants. These include the interstate
commerce commission, with ii men,
bers, under the new transportation act,
eral counsel at $4,000; the United
States shipping board, with five mem
bers at $500 each, and three admin
istrative places that pay SlO,OO0 each;
the federal trade commission, with hvee
members at $4,000 each; the federal
reserve board, with five members at
$4,000 each, and the farm loan board,
with five members at $4,000 each.
The treasury department seems to
offer a good harvest. Auditors OF va
rious departments of the government
are places eagerly sought. The com
pensation runs from $4,000 to $5,0O0
Then there is the post Of treasurer OF
the United States, a comfortable OF,
flee with a salary of $4,000 a year, and
register of the treasury, who draws
$4,000 a year for the privilege OF hay
ing his signature printed on all 81
bills
Other Good Jobs.
The customs service boasts OF one
OF the real good jobs in the govern,
ment, that Of collector of the port OF
New York, who receives $1,000 year
He has large staff of inspectors I'M
der him mad also has a private yacht
at his disposal.
The Jobs listed are only the high
spots" of the thousands the president
elect will have to dispense. His first
act probably will be to name his sec
rotary, who will receive $500. This
will be followed by the selection OF his
personal staff Of stenographers and
white house clerks. If he follows the
rule OF his predecessors he will not
make many changes in the personnel
OF the executive offices or in the white
house proper, for there he will IND
men who have served faithfully
through many administrations.