Evening star., 1933-07-16
DR.. Mary Walker
Loses Her Job.

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With the news because OF
Loses uer 1oo. cne of her frequent
misfortunes. as thus told in The Star
of July II. 1888:
DIR. Mary Walker has again come IN
collision with the Government. but the
Government shows no sign OF INJURY
from the shock. She has been removed
from the place in the Pension OMce to
which she was appointed by Secretary
Teller. She has written letter to the
commissioner stating that she will be
back to her desk in few days and eX-
uects to remain there. A letter OF dis
missal was sent to her While she was
away on leave Of absence. which lact
has given rise to the statement that
the commissioner took advantage OF
her absence to get rid Of her. A Star
reporter who inquired at the Pension
Office today was informed that neither
her absence nor her peculiar manner
of dressing had anything to do with
the dismissal At the beginning OF the
fiscal year it became necessary. under
the law, to make a number Of changes.
Is OF one class of clerkshipc hav-
ing to be abolished. DR.. Mary
Walker was selected. among others. for
dismissal because she was regarded as
inefficient. Her dismissal was made the
lst of July because the appropriation
under which she was then employed
was exhausted and not because her ab-
sence presented favorable opportunity.
1t is probable that the doctor will have
to trust to the Civil Service examiners
for future preferment."
The newly enacted civil service law
went into effect fifty years ago and
examinations were
Civil Service held in this city by
Law in Effect. q aminers peO chosen to
represent the various departments. The
Star of July IA, 1883, says:
After today there will be no vacan-
cies in any of the departments Of the
Government. The civil cervice rules
60 into effect on Monday and then
each of the departments is required to
report to the commission the number
of vacancies existing in their respective
forces The reports will uniformly be
that there are no vacancies as care
has been taken to have all the appoint
ments and transfers completed. Here
after, when vacancies occur, the fact
will be reported to the commission and
they will send list of six names to
the department where the vacancy
exists, with the grade at which each
person passed the examination, and
from these six the appointment will be
made. If the vacancy Is in high
grade the new appointment will be to
a lower grade, either $1,000 or $1,000,
and examinations will be held in the
department for the promotions. Each Of
the departments will furnish a list to
the commission of the quotas for each
State and when a State quota Is full
no further appointment will be made
from that State until a vacancy
occurs"
What with cholera working this
way from the East, yellow fever COM
Cholera and South and the fire.
Yellow Fever. means ausns aoa of eom. s%,1.
munication between all parts Of the
world" says The Star Of July IA, 1888,
there is an unpleasant possibility, If
not an alarming probability. that some
of the seaboard cities on our Atlantic
Coast may have disagreeable expert
ences before the present Summer has
passed away. These scourges fully Keep
pace with the improvements and spirit
of the age. They no longer travel by
slow sailing ships as of yore. nor by
camel caravans and OK trains. They
move by fast steamer lines and railway
trains nowadays, and they are not III
frequently found occupying bridal state
rooms and palace cars. It may happen.
therefore, that one or the other {:
| these dread visitors NAV be knockinr
at the doors Of some Of our seaports
before any preparations to keep them
out have been made by those charape
with that duty. As yet there Is q.
ground for alarm, and it Is hoped there
will be none. But the Summer Is not
half gone, and it IS likely to be long
time before this region at least will be
revisited by a saving frost"