Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-17
DRIVE TO RECRUIT
DRY FORCES|SON
"PracticaI Mental Tests"
Will Not Be Modified-Ex.
aminers on lob.

Declaring its inability under the Law
to set aside the practical mental tests
| which proved so battling to three
| fourths Of Uncle Sans prohibition
| agents, investigators and inspectors. il
the recent examinations. the Ciyi
| Service Commission today announce
that more than so well trained Civil
| Service oral examiners and character
investigators" are now at work through.
| out the country giving final tests Il
| persons who have applied for position:
! under the Bureau of Prohibition and tc
others who have passed the writer
| mental examination for places in the
bureau.
In no case can the commission
frame its examinations with view tC
perpetuating the tenure of the incum-
bents in the job" says the commits
sion's statement THE examinations
under the law must be open and COM
petitive. A Civil Service examination
cannot be set aside unless there is
No such charge is made against the
prohibition examination"
Denies lawmakers Charge.
At the same time the commission
denied the charge of Representative
Fish, Republican. of New York, that its
examination for the Prohibition Blu
reau had violated the law giving pref
erence 10 veterans.
The commission will hold new exami-
nations in districts for which the pres
ent examinations do not supply enough
eligibles. and persons who failed in the
first examination will be given another
chance
OF the present 1000 men on the pay
roll OF the bureau 500 'funked'
the recent civil service examina-
ton. Prohibition Commissioner Do
ran has been trying TO get the exami-
nation set aside on the ground that
the questions were nat such as TO bring
certification of the best men for the
places. In New York City and Philadel-
phia. so per cent OF the present EN-
ployes failed All but one OF the 80
men in North Carolina failed
Commissioner Doran has declared
that many Of the men certified by the
Civil Service Commission have been
found TO be unsuited TO the work
AS rapidly as reports are submitted
by the field staff the Civil Service Com
mission will rate the applicants by pro-
hibition districts" said today's state
ment. Everything possible Is being
done TO expedite the work, and In the
meantime present employees OF the Hu-
reau of Prohibition who are sa,igfac-
tory 70 the bureau may be retained in
the service under a temporary status.
Fiunkers May Try Again.
Naturally. the Civil Service Commits
sion VIII, following its usual procedure,
announce examinations in any prohibi-
ton district for which the present ex-
aminations fail 10 supply sufficient ELI
gibles. This has been done with respect
10 the examinations FOR the admintstra-
tive positions. Whenever and wherever
second examination Is held any per-
| son who meets the entrance require
| ments may compete, even II such per-
son failed In the first examination
The commission is taking steps 10 de-
termine The prohibition districts In
| which such further examinations may
be necessary.
| The character OF the tests To be
/ given IN, the second examinations II
held. viii be determined by the com
mission when the time comes 10 DECIDE
| the question"
With reference 10 the charge OF vio-
| lating the law regarding preference u
1 veterans. the commission said today
that in these examinations the prefer
ence Law is being observed Just as IL IL
In all examinations, and that those en-.
titled 10 preference under the Law
would have s points added 10 thei,
earned rating IN the whole examina,
ton, or 10 points In the case Of dis.
sDied veterans, In accordance with thu
| usual practice.
The announcement OF the examina.
| lions referred u included the provision
that, competitors will be required u
attain rating on practical menta
tests ~ al least 60, exclusive VI military
| preference credit"
Preference Allowance.
! In explaining the matter 70 MIR
Fish the commission said In a Icttel
~ him that IL necessarily was re.
qnired W set Il minimum rating fDl
! that part VI The examination. and IN,
| requirement III 20 per cent, instead u
the usual 10 per cent. yas fixed at tina
point IN order not " discriminate
| against persona entitled " d l0~poln
military preference.
The Commission said IN It's state
mEnt That the executive order specify
ing preference allowance under the Law
dues not contemplate d double addition
III points W the earned rating, Wnici
~otIld result II tle points were addet
W Tue earned rating In d part of In.
examination and again ~ tte earned
rating In the whole examination.
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