Show REFORMERS DECLARE THE HE CIVIL SERVICE LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED I WA WASHINGTON HINGTON March 31 Civil Civil Service Service Service Ser Ser- Ser Ser- vice reformers have discovered what they be believe eve to be be a flagrant evasion evasion of the law in the fact fac that Miss Mi s Isab Isabelle le Hagner Is carrIed on the roils of the War department as a clerk cIerI at a aar a year year ar She She is det detailed away from her desk to serve as the soci social l private sec secretary secretary secretary sec sec- for Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs Irs Root The reformers to whose attention this case has has' been called say that it might be pr proper p r and legal to detail Miss Hagner as the secretary to Mrs Mrs- Roosevelt but they ask what warrant of law exists to supply heher her services service in ina ina a similar capacity to the he wife of the Secretary of War Val This has b been ben en a delicate point for t the theother theother e eother other l ladles dies of the Cabinet for some sometime sometime sometime time past pat They compensate te their personal personal per per- secretaries from their private incomes in in incomes comes and there Is a disposition t to ask why Mrs Root does not do likewise It is l' l reliably stated ted that the th Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of ot War Va will soon be approached on this subject by several legislators who desire to fulfill ll the letter of the law along civil service reform 1 The art of successfully fulfilling the duties of private secretary is one that appeals to many many- gentlewomen and ma many have incurred considerable ex- ex ex expense expense pense fitting themselves es' for this work These ladies lades resent the fact that Miss Bass Hagner fills two such important positions positions positrons on such a meagre salary and they have brought their grievances to the attention of some of f the Senators and andR Representatives R i reser who no will investigate te I the c case se Miss Hagner in addition to serving Mrs Root acts in a similar capacity Mrs Depew and Mrs Hanna Thele e will evidently b be bd opposition to Miss Hagner's appointment in the I White House Housa if she he is conti continued in the War department de rolls |