Show ilcy elands kew kelc july 16 tho president bag juat promulgated a new rule modi tying the old rules of the civi borvice eor vice the evil effect of this rule is to greatly biant the number of in classified district a except af ter appropriate examinations the necessity for the change in atie enles arises from the fact that the extension of the classification in the customs bervice on the second of november laet over tiona paving salaries of leaa than thy doors for promotion of many parsons who entered the service through presidential or political favoritism tho old rule would permit these after they were brought into the classified bertice to b advanced to many of the beat paying positions in the office without examination under the new rule promotion can be made only to a limited extent without examination and no promotion can be made from one grade to another bilboat an appropriate examination |