Evening star., 1924-02-25
TEN BUREAU CHIEFS
BACK IN POSITIONS
Warm Welcome Given Ousted
Engraving Workers-Six
Others to Return.

Supervision of approximately so per
| cent of the bureau of engraving and
| printings' 5000 employees today passed
back into the hands of ten men and
women who were dismissed over
! night in March, 1922.
Maj. Wallace w. Kirby acting d.
| rector, who installed the ten, each in
MS or her former place, announced
at the same time that plans were un-
der way for restoring by the first Of
| next week six more Of the group of
| tWenty-nine who went out with foT-
| mer Director James L. Wilmeth.
The six who in all probability viii
| be back next Monday were named by
| Acting Director Kirby as follows:
! Ralph II. Chappcll, chief engineer;
| William c. Dean, assistant chief sur
| face division: Patrick J. Farrell, fore
! man of building and cleaners; Adam
| superintendent Of the photolitho-
| graphic section, and Norman Under
| wood, chief of the ink-making divi-
| sion.
| Some VIII Not Return.
| Further than the ten restored to-
day. and the six who may go back
next Monday, Maj Kirby said he
knew of no other eligibles of the
cared to come back. Some are re
| tired, others in preferred new en-
ployment, three have died.
! Having taken Office about ten days
tago Mai. Kirby has made rapid prog
| ress in handling the difficult prob
/ lem, for which he was appointed act
| ing director, retaining his commission
in the Engineer Corps of the Army.
| Unless further complications occur.
| therefore, 1T appears likely that the
entire vindfcation and restoration
policy of the administration will be
complete by another week.
The ten men and women who went
| back today met in the Office OF the
| acting director and were closeted
with him in conference for short
| time before proceeding to their
| Sc parate tasks.
Impressive Experience.
| IT was a high point in the expert
ence of all ten, as they came to ac-
! cept what to them was compile,
vindication from the aspersions cast
| upon their good names by the sum
mary dismissal two years ago. 1t
was with deep feelings that they me.
with the new head Of the bureau
And, from sheer JOY, many tears were
shed.
| They went back TO their posts not
| only to restore themselves to their
| former standing Of character ami
trust, but TO continue TO make good
l at the task and to produce results
| Maj. Kirby told them the operation
Eof the bureau should be conducted
| with justice. and impartiality" and
that, in spite of what had happened,
| they must not. cannot and will not
| show any i'll Will toward any one
Cooperation Essential.
| THE government must have abso-
ilute cooperation from ALL" he said
| 1t was an unusual scene at the bu-
reau just prior to o'clock, the hour
for opening. The ten restored chiefs
ihad gathered at the Office Of the act
jing director. From many parts Of tho
bureau came groups OF old friends and
iacquaintances 10 extend warm wel-
{come. 1t was a regular homecoming
/ Maj. Kirby accomplished the changes
lwlthout the dismissal of a single per-
lson and. so far as possible all re-
turned TO the positions they held be-
ifore the famous executive order
(which shook up the bureau from ton
TO bottom. 1t was a gradual sliding
tback into place. with the restored
lchiefs taking the top positions, at the
Isame salaries, which they left.
| ' designations Withdrawn.
Some OF those who were denoted
! to their former places had during the
week handed in their designations to
Maj, Kirby, it was learned, but they
! later withdrew such designations.
| Concerning the changes TO take
| place early next week, however it
| was learned that thereT might be
| some dismissals, or designations. to
; make room for some of the six who
| shortly will be restored. ~ So.
! Friends of the group intend Eoiue
still further, If possible. in the. path
/! way of restitution. Senator CaraWay.
| democrat of Arkansas, who has ,heen
| hghting their cause from. the begin
! ming, has indicated he will press his
| proposal to grant back pay for the
| entire period they were out of the
| bureau. This would mean a substan-
| tial sum to each. The reinstatement
| today followed long fight bS Sena-
| tor Caraway for justice.
| Confer With Mellon.
! 1t was learned today that Secre-
| tary Mellon had recently called into
! secret conference Il group of eight
! of the dismissed employs and out
! lined to them the entire situation az
/
| retary Mellon told them at that time
may never be revealed.
| 1t is known that Secretary Mellon
Eever had a hand in the dismissals
| and has felt from the first that the
| employees should be restored If pos
/ sible. Secretary Mellon was not
| consulted by the former President
before the dismissals were made. so
restoration is no reversal OF policy
on the part of the cabinet head In
charge of the bureau. The restora-
| ton was approved by President
| Coolidge.
Those who went back TO their for
mer posts today were: Mrs. Maggie
Kerfoot, chief OF the numbering di-
vision; George L. Jacobs, working
! foreman of plate printers; Miss Eliza
beth n. Scott chief of the stamp
packing division: George C. Cole,
chief Of the surface division; Miss
Nellie c. Wilding. chief OF the stamp
perforating division; John J. Deviny,
superintendent of work: Benjamin r.
Stickney, mechanical expert and de-
! signer; James z. Chamberlin, foreman
of garage; Elbridge II. Ashworth.
custodian of dies, rolls and plates;
Thomas r. Roche, chief of the wet
| ting division.