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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-05-13
The MARKETS
Grain. Provisions. Etc.

Wheat ns. eoI. es- ms.
May ........SI.je-z4 S1Sot4 81 so14 SI.o.a
June ........ /. LIZ
July ......... IL LA l-23&l La
Sept. L.lo.- LISA l.Ia9s LIS.
Corn
May 81 .6l .6012 COS.
July ........ .O4t4-3s tbs .oS e
sept. .oO1s-t4 tbs .65-4 .bo1k
OatS-
May ........ 1914 500. .867s 1853.
July ........- .5v12-@s 1872 .3ySs .oS "a
Sept. ........ 40 .4J~4 -4V12 .4Jrs
Rye-
Ma ........ LO512 LO5Ia 10412 10414
July ........ lO4z4 LOLA 1.o542 Luz e
FLOUR-HarG spring wheat-Short pat
ents, $O.oOaS-Iv; speciaI mill brands. in IS
10. cotton sacks, >o.oJqSH5; warehouse de-
livery, $S.otu9.v5. soft winter wheat
Short IatenJs, S6.6Va6.70. Hard winter
wneat-SnOrt patents S7.35G745 Rye flour
w mite patents, S5.4Ja5.55; DARK, S5.50d
3.t5.
HAY-No. l timothy, $25.O0q2100; No ]
light clover mixed, S24.O0d25.0J; No tim
othy, $23.COd 25.C0; No. l clover mixed and
No. mixed, $21.OOd 23.00; No. l heavy clo-
Yer mixed and No. l clover, $20.O0q2l. 90;
No. light clover mixed and No. clover
mixed, $lSOtQ21OO; No. timothy and
sample, $l7O0qZOO0
BUTTER-Creamery, extras, 81 score,
O1C, nlSIeI scoring COMMANDS q preml-
UNI; firsts 81 score, &c; $3.50 score. 3ld
33c; seconds, S3-S1 score 27dZ9c; central
lied, 34l4c; ladies, 21422c; packing stock
16d1Sc. Prices to retail trade: Tubs, 3Sc
prints 4Oc.
EGGS-Fresh frsts, 2H2G2424c; ordinary
frsts, 22d2212c; miscellaneous lots, 25124
24c; extras, packed in wildwood cases,
| 2S1zQ2912c; checks 190l91ac dirties, 2JG
| 2O12c; storage firsts, 2524 426$4c.
| LIVE, OJTITRY-TurkeVS 25C- fowls
24c broilers, 3Sa45c; ROSTERS, 15c: ducks,
| 25c, geese, 16c.
ICED POULTRY - Turkeys. 35a36c;
fowls, 27a2Sc; roosters, 17a1Sc.
NEW POTATOES-Fer BILL, $6.25d65o
POTA1 les ~ Per 100 lbs. northern.
round, white, S15@0 80; western, $1,000
ONIONs-$ .5Oa2.75 per crate
CATTLE-Prime steers, sS.20d925: good
to choice steers, $7.50dS 50: feeding steers
ss,15a7.75; hefers. S6.O0dS.5C; yearlings.
fair TO choice $7.OcG925: plain to choire
steers, $5.OOd675: plain to choice cows
| 81 5'd1.25; Gamers, $30CG4o0: cutters
S3.S0a4.5O; bologna bulls, $45od5.25; good
to fancy calves, s775d9.5O.
HOGS-ChOice light butchers. $40 SOd
11O1: medium weight butchers SO 60d
1880; fair to fancy light, $1O.45u11C0
heavy butchers. $1O.15d10.SO: heavy pack
ing. $C.75G1O p: rough packing, S9.15d9. 20
prGs S9OO@10.50.
SHEEP-Goo tC choice lambs 81 ron
1425 string lambs. $4,000 Is 30: yearlings
50 O0dIi.50: wethers, $1CoN9.25: ewes. 81 q
ass.
49,
William F. Quinlan, "the father o
Edgewater," has a host of friends al
over Chicago.
Andrew ]. Ryan is one Of the ables
and most highly respected lawyers i
| Chicago.
! ~
4 County Treasurer Patrick ]. Car
has turned over more interest on tn
public money than any of his pre-
| decessors IN office.
~
William J. Healy's friends declar
that he would poll an immense Den
ocratic vote if the Republicans shoul
name him for mayor.
| ~
Colonel August w. Miller, who's
record as clerk of the Circuit Coul
is praised by all, is often mentione
for higher political honors.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-05-13
/1DDhn

William F. Quinlan, 'the father o
Edgewater," has a host of friends al
over Chicago.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
DRAW SIX MORE
FOR JURY DUTY
FAIL TO SECURE SERVICE ON
THREE SUMMONED FOR JURY
DUTY IN vENTAURATo
TRIAL
Sheriff Lynch Draws Six In Their Place
AS Provided BY Law-Tria1 Is
Set For August IA

When service for jury duty In the
trial OF Dominick NentIurato. charge"
with first degree murder in the killing
Of John l. Majors at New Lafterty
early this month was not served on
three men who were unable to serve.
Judge Cowcn at 81. ClarsvillC YcSt'r-
day ordered the drawing Of six more
men for duty as provided by the law.
Tho six new jurors were drawn by
Sheriff Richard Lynch and Clerk or
Common Pleas Court lmhoff. and VIII
hc served today or early next week.
Vcntaurato was ono of those indicted
by the special grand jury for IN" KILL
ing of John | Majors at New Iatfcrty.
and for which William Farmer. vice
president of sub-dstrIct six OF District
six, L. NJ. a.. IS now under indictment
and being held In the Belmont county
Jail '%&l
Tho three who could not l." summon
cd for duty were Lutacr Patrick.
Scwellville. O.. who has moved out OF
the county: John Armann. rowhatan.
who Is seriously III in Il hospital and
L. w. Pcarsun. Bcua!rc, who is out
OF the county.
The six drawn to take the places OF
tho three were as follows: Edgar
Berry. Martins Ferry. Charles Warner
Summcrtown: Theodore Mouldcn'
Rarncsvillc. Harry HiCklc. Rellaire;
John DelonC Tcmperanceville. and Carl
Lutz. Of GAINESVILLE.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29

the candidates being first and second on
the ballot Ae person voting for Q oan-
diate for L. S. Senate may mark on q
sample ballot in front OF tho candldate's
nam" and when he votes TIE original
ballot this candidates name may appear
last. THIS VIII cause some con!uSioi'
declared Mr.. Underwood.
Under the law, the ballots are firSt
printed with the candidates names IN
alphabetical order and then every hun
drcd ballots the names alternate ana
this makes every hundred ballots APP
pear!ng with different candidates named
first These ballots are then taken ana
mixed so that almost every original paA-
lot the names appcacr different
Transfer Blanks
Voters who have changed their resl-
dcnce since the last registration. may
secure transfer blanks today by appear
Ing at the office of the board OF county
commissioners. II. 6. Underwood. clerk
OF the board. will DO in his office all
day today and up to O'Clock tonlgh'
to issue transfers
Ballots Received
Ballots TO be used at the primaries
mex, Tuesday were received yesterday
hy Circuit Court Clerk John L. King
horn aaud Ballot Commissioners James
IIoa;lcv and F. J. Mckinley, Republi-
can and Democrat. and Will he turned
over to the election officials today.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
BROOKE COUNTYASKS PROTECTION
FROM JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF
THREE DEPUTIES APPOINTED TO
PATROL RIVER FRONT oP-
PosrTE BEECH BOTTOM
Deputy sheriff Caldwell Appeared Be-
fore Jefferson County Commits
donerp Yesterday.

Steubenville, O.. July 2S.-(Special.)-
Deputy Sheriff George Caldwell or
welsburg. representing Brooke county
and Sheriff Tom Duval appeared before
the comm issioners OF Jefferson county
here this afternoon, asking that protec-
ton be afforded the West Virginia side
OF the Ohio river from sniping that has
been going on nearly every night for the
past two weeks. Deputy Caldwell de-
clared shots were fred from the Ohio
side Of the river opposite Beech Bottom
nearly nightly. and asked that deputies
patrol that section of tho county.
As a result. the county commission
ers authorized the appointment OF three
deputies. armed them heavily with
rifles. and last night they were pat
rolling the river front.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
TWO ARRESTED
FOR ROBBERY
MEN WHO ROBBED MAN IN TAXI
SEVERAL NIGHTS AGO ARREST
ED-REcovER WATCH
Arc BdnE Hold In County jail Pend
Ing Hearing Before Justice Kindle-
berger.

William Carney and Charles Still
well were arrested last night by Detec-
tivcs Edward Mckown and George
Buchwald on a charge of robbery. Roth
were held under $1,000 bond by Squire
John w Kindleberger for a preliminary
hearing at the county jail this morning
at IL o'clock.
Carney and StIllwell II iS alleged
were with a man named j. W. Luther. Of
WEIGH, W. Va. several nights ago in
4 taxi. travelling out Big Wheeling
creek TO a fishing camp. Luther after
wards complained to the police that ne
was robbed of his watch. a diamond
stud and a sum OF money.
with the arrest OF Carney and Still
we'll police say they recovered the
watch belonging to Luther.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29

since the walkout, has been growt
moro formidable each day. Railroa
which have been more or less succe
full in building up new shop we1N
forces have indicated increaan1
strenuous objection TO proposals %
any Of the new men be displaced
returning strikers. A large number OF
lines, however. including most OF thosS
in the southeast and northwest sec
lions OF the country have indicated
their willingness TO take back all OF
their men in the exact positions whlcp
they held at the time Of striking.
hot Practicable.
The union officials, on the other
hand. appear disposed to resist to the
end. any proposals 10 settle on sucn
roads as will take the settlement ana
leave their members still out on ths
ssytems which are making the efforts
to build up new force
President Harding was said to
convinced after watching the attempt
OF the Baltimore & Ohio to make such
a separate settlement that this plan
could not be successfully followed.
There were Indications today that the
union chiefs, between the several White
House conferences considered proposals
for O. separate Baltimore G. Ohio set
tlement and then insisted that their
members on that system refuse to %
back.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29

American Federation Of Labor. and in
| ternational officials Of the railroad
| unions on strike left Washington to-
! night for Chicago, announcing that the
general strike committee Of each Or
gan.zat!on would convene IN that city
Tuesday 10 consider the presidents sug-
gest!onA T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman
| OF the Association OF Railway EXecu-
lives and principal spokesman of the
arrangements, announced last night that
the executives would meet in New York
on that day for the same purpose.
| 1t IS expected that preliminary con-
! ferences Will be held by each group in
the endeavor to formulate programs for
consideration by the general sessions.
| The general strike committees Of the
union ordinarily consists of a repre-
sentative Of each craft in each railroad
system where the strike Is in effect
Hoover and Davis May Attend
IT was understood that Secretary
| Hoover might attend the railway execu-
tives' session In New York, representing
| the administration, and there was a
possibility that Secretary Davis might
attend the union gatherings. Mr.. Davis
left tonight for Mooseheart, Ills, near
| Chicago.
hbphi 'ilNlN 'He ~
Will 60 before the railroad employees
| with the recommendation Of their ia
| ternat!onal unions officials favoring a
| compromise. 1t appeared improbable
| that the railroad executives would have
The same favorable recommendation
from their spokesmen whom the presI-
| dent had seen. Although the union
| leadership was understood to be will
ing TO recommend calling off the strike
| on a basis which would still leave
their members working at the wage re-
duct!0ns which caused the strike, the
seniority Issue. which has been raised
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
FIVE ARE INJURED IN FREE FOR
ALL F|CHT--ONE IS IN HOSPITAL

about the head and body from being
beaten with a club.
George Brown, colored, Is in the Mar
tins Ferry Jail. after having been at
tended by physician. Brown sus-
tained several bad cuts and bruises and
was badly beaten over tho head. His
wife was also attended by n physician
and removed to her home.
Jack Meister, John Donley and Scot'y
Bell are all three In jail. charged with
taking part in tho battle. All three or
these men were also badly cut and
bruised.
The battle was staged. It Is under
stood. following a moonshine party In
which all became intoxicated. Brown
1t Is said, pulled gun and this start
ed the free-for-alL The officers found
80 caibre revolver near the grounds
but were unable 10 find any knife that
was used during the fight.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
WHEELING BAPTIST TEMPLE

Rev. George Lockhart. ST.. Of the
Wheeling Baptist Temple will preach
In the Y. NJ c. A. auditorium at 1915
a. m. tomorrow morning on the suhJaC;
'Ltfe at Its Best" Sunday school VIII
be held at Gas
No evening service will be hold
throughout tho month of August but
will begin again in September.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
SPECIAL MUSIC

ON Tuesday evening. August LIST, at
the Eight"cnIh Street Memorial Chapel
of the First Presbyterian Church, In
addition to the prayer meeting. there
will be an attractive program or music
and dramatic and representation read
ings by Mr.. Ralph J. Griffith. VINO was
formerly with the Rcdpath Chatauqua-
The program will be interesting TO noth
children and adults. \ silver offering
will be received.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
FRED EIsGABER MAY DIE AS RE
suit OF srABs AND OTHERS
rNJuRED-oTmRs IN JAIL
Four IN JAN Were Attended by Ply
Bictan-Find Gun But No xndfo
On Battle Ground

A riot call shortly bfore 10 o'clock
last night brought Marshall McCon-
naughy. Policeman Reed and Constable
John Moore to the river shore De
tween the Il. & and Pennsylvania
raidroad tracks on the Ohio side OF the
river near the Aetnaville bridge.
Asa result OF the battle staged there.
Fred Elsgabler Is in the Martins Ferry
hospital in n critical condition. having
been stabbed three times with a knife
and once through the lung. while no
has 4 number OF bad cuts and BRUISES
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29

HELP WANTED By THE
KANAWHA & MICHIGAN
RAILWAY COMPANY.
FOLLOWING RAILWAY
MECHANICS AND HELP
ERS AT THE RATE OF
PAY ESTABLISHED BY
THE UNITED STATES
LABOR BOARD:
MACHTNISTS. MACHIN-
IST HELPERS. BOILER
MAKERS, BOILERMAkER
HELPERS AND ELECT
RICIANS. PASSENGER
AND FREIGHT CAR RE-
PAIRERS.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RULING ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES LABOR
BOARD JULY 3RD. AND
OWED BY THE
PRESIDENT IN HIS PRO
CLAMATION OF JULY
nth NEW MEN ACCEPT
ING EMPLOYMENT ARE
WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS
AND ARE NOT STRIKE
BREAKERS AND HAVE
THE MORAL AND LEGAL
RIGHTS TO ENGAGE IN
RAILWAY SERVICE.
STEADY WORK AND
SENIORITY RI C II T 8
FROM THE DATE EN-
PLOYED. Flu L PRO-
lection.
APPLY TO Fl. V. HECON.
GENERAL FOREMAN. B.
& o. ROUND HOUSE,
CHARLESTON. w. Va. 9.
B. NOTICE. GENERAL
FOR NJ AN. K. & NJ.
SHOPS. DICKINSON, w.
VA July27-30t
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ZOE SALE-PARNA.
GOOD FARM LANDS,

Near hustllng city In Michigan. 20. 40,
so acre tracts: SIS to SS5 per acre;
only SO TO $50 down. Balance long
time. Investigate this opportunity to
get a farm home. Write today for
FREE illustrated booklet giving full IN
formation. SWIGART LAND CO.
S-l245 First National Bank Building.
Chicago.
tulve1 c6-2S-ee-ausc-4-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
FOURTEEN


CREW MANAGER AND Statesmen
MASTED-By New York manutac-
turer opening Offices IA Wheeling to sell
guaranteed pare silk hosiery direct TO
consumer. Men Of ability and family
preferred good proposition, unlimited
territo-y. Write Nyu.da hosiery Co.
As ". 34th s., New York CITY \. !.
july29s
WANTED Plumber or s,eamhtter
$500 per day. lS$6-J lu'E=S-h
WANTED - Truck driver. Wheeling
N"''"'"S N"''' ''' " jaly2s-I
wANTEp-Ftve Iaborers. Wheeling
Building Material Co. Peninsula.
wANTED-5 Solicitors. strictly Com
mission basis. Address X. NJ. care
Intelligencer. 'u'E-S-'
CHAU.FFER-Young married ex-servtce
man desires position. private car.
Experienced. T. +. NJ. care Intelligencer
july2S-h
WANTED-Married man to work In
dairy. Apply At No. 10 Garden court;
Must furnish reference. 3uLS@'
WANTED
BY the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
following Railroad VI n cs and
Helpers.
70 Cents Ter Hour
MACHINGSTS.
BOILER MAKERS.
BLACKSMITHS.
SHEET METAL WORKERS.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS.
a Cents Per Hour
MACHINIST HELPERS.
BOILER MAKER HELPERS,
BLACKSMITH HELPERS
SHEET METAL WORKER HELIl,NS
ELECTRICAL, WORKER HEsLPt'Ro'
CARMEN HELPERS.
PASSENGER CAR REPAIRERS AND
INSPECTORS, 20 Cents Per Hour.
FREIGHT CAR REPAIRERS AND
INSPECTORS. 6S Cents Per Hour.
Men who have had some experience
In mechanical work. also young men hot
helpers TO be placed under Instructions
will be advanced 20 positions carrE'us
. higher rates OF pay as they become ei-
dcient.
In accordance with resolutions tSSue,'
by United States Labor Board July Sru'
now men accepting employment are
within their rights and are not strike
breakers. and have the moral as Wen DIS
legal right 10 engage in railroad SerE-
Ice and will have protection or every
branch OF government. both STATE ana
National.
Apply TO Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Co, District Master Mechanics once
25s Second Floor Passenger station;
Wheeling, ". Va. JuiE7-u
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29

Athentans had no law against para
cides. saying humans could never reach
10 that guilt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
wANTED-sALEsMEN
TOR SALE.

FOR SALE-House rooms and bath.
Large pantry. Front and rear porch.
Mozart Call 323l-W. julyG6j
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29
order Of Public alton.

The State OF west Virginia, Ohio coun-
IN the Circuit Court OF Ohio County.
West Virginia, July RG.es 1922.
Edgar B. i''I Plaintiff In cnancory.
Maule r Plant Divorce,
defendant
The object OF this suit Is 70 obtain for
the platntift an absolute divorce from
the defendant from the bonds OF matri-
mOny.
And Il appearing from an affidavit
filed in said cause at these Rules. that
resident Of the State OF West virginia,
and she not having been served with
process IN said suit, on motion OF the
plaintiff by counsel this order OF pub
llcation is entered against her. and II Is
ordered that the said defendant. above
named, be and she Is required 10 appear
within one month after the date OF the
first publication OF this order and do
wha, is necessary 70 protect her inter-
ests II Is further osdered that this or
der be published and posted as required
by law.
Witness. John L. KinghOrn. Clerk OF
our said Court. at the Court House. OF
said County, this 5th day OF July. 1922.
ro-wtt: July Rules. 1922.
JOHN l. EINGHORN. Clerk.
Published tho first time July Sth. 1921.
Attest:
JOHN L. KINGEORN. C!erk.
q A. MCKEE.
ATTY !or rJ'uGfl
3y-S-l5-22-2
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WANTED - Plumber or steamhtter.
$500 per day. 1851. lu'E-S-h
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WANTED - Five laoorers. wheeling
Building Material Co. Pen'nsut"
july29-i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-29

WANTED - Truck driver. Wheeling
Building Material CO. Peninsula.
iuly2a-i
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wATTED-5 Solicitors. Strictly Com
mission basis. Address X. NJ. care
Intelligencer. 1u'E-S-'
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CHAUFFER-Young married eX-service
man desires position. private car.
Experienced. r. +. VI. care Intelligencer
july2S-h
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WANTED-Married man TO WORK IN
dairy Apply 1T No. 10 Garden CouES,
Must furnish reference. SuIy@ii
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-02-02
VIII.
INCOMPETENTS ARE KEPT

The annual turnover in the govern
ment service is something almost in
credible. No business corporation,
however strongly established, could
long endure the heavy annual drain on
its resources. Hundreds Of men leave
the government service daily; and
new, unframed people have to be taken
on and taught to do. the work. This
costs money, as every employer
knows.
The designations from the govern
ment service are chiefly from the SUI
pervisory and most highly paid posi-
tons and from the very lowest grades
The men at the top, if they have any
initiative or ability or ambition to
make name for themselves, are Of
fered private employment at double
or treble or more what the govern
ment can pay them. The people In
the lowest grades leave for private
employment when opportunity affords
because in too many instances they
actually cannot keep body and soul
together on their government pay.
1t is the people in the middle class
who stay on the longest. The whole
constant process makes for a steady
deterioration in the quality of the
government service and tends to re-
tain the mediocre in public employ.
ment.
The civil service commission, through
which the great bulk of government
employees are brought into the serv
ice, is acutely aware Of this condition
Its reports give emphasis to the diff
Guilty constantly experienced in secur-
ing and retaining competent employ
ees. The rotation in office has become
increasingly frequent and vitality i'm
pairs the efficiency of the service.
During the war there was a lower
rate of turnover in the mechanical
forces than in outside establishments.
The proposition of separations, how
ever, is excessive in clerical profess
sional and technical positions, in
which the rate of turnover sometimes
amounts to a third of the force in a
year.
During the nine months preceding
the armistice more than 10000 ap-
pointments were made in the civil
service and about $4,000 separations
occurred-that is, for every two ap-
pointments made one person left the
service For q DeriOd of similar length
following the armistice only 90 per
cent as many appointments were made,
but there were nearly 33 per cent more
separations. In this period almost as
many positions were vacated as were
filed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-02-02
WHAT OF THESE OLD MEN?

Congress enacted a law in 1890 re-
quiring all heads Of departments and
independent establishments in the
federal service to report each year to
the secretary Of the treasury the num-
Der Of employees under them who were
below a fair standard of efficiency.
Every year this Is done and the letters
to the secretary of the treasury from
the various departments and bureaus
are printed In the book of estimates Of
appropriations compiled for use by
congress in making up the annual
supply bills. Congress never pays the
slightest heed to these reports. They
are made up year after year, but the
inefficient are never fired.
For example, last year the chief
clerk Of the treasury reported ITO en-
ployees of the Treasury department as
below fair standard Of efficiency. But
nothing will be done about it. The
Interior department reported 139 in
efIicients, and will probably go on re-
porting them till they die of old age.
There are employees of the govern
ment In Washington who are totally
blind and who are led from their
homes to their offices each day and
back home again In the afternoon.
I knew In 1920 one gentleman of
ninety-twO years who had been in the
government service for seventy-two
years. He was being paid at that time
$500 a year. His maximum pay dur
ing his long service was $500 year
this old gentleman came into the serv-
ice. He was born on January 10,
1928. His father was captain of
the regular army in the war of 1872
After that service he led an active life
In other occupations until 1S4S, when
he died, leaving dependent family of
nine persons, three Of them boys. 1t
fell to the lot Of one of them to be the
chief support Of the family.
1t came to pass, then, that at the age
Of twenty he received through the
influence of navy friends of his father
q small clerkship at the naval observ'
atory, then under the superintendent
of that accomplished officer, Matthew
Fontaine Maury, whom he served as
amanuensis for ten years, accounting
it great privilege and pleasure tc
have heard Maury's voice debating the
words of sense and wisdom which
make up the sailing directions, the
wind and current charts and Other
publications issued from the observ,
atory for the benefit of the world.
From a copyist at first, November 8
1S4S, at So a day, the young man was
advanced as follows:
July 1, 1858, clerk at $1,000 9
year: July l, 1854, clerk at $500 Q