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Show SHAKE UP EMPLOYES Washington. June 7. -Thirty-one employes of the weather bureau have been reduced for connection with the I alleged political actilly which resulted re-sulted in the recent dismissal of for I mer Chief Willis L. Moore. Henr L. Heickell, professor of rnetvoroloKy and D. J. Carroll, chief clerk have been suspended without pay pending an Investigation. Charges hao been preferred against fifty employes in all. alleging that they procured Increases in SBl-I SBl-I try or promotions In urade In return for promoting Moore's candidacy for Mere tary of agriculture in President I WlUou'a cabinet Thirty-one already have demoted to their former status. Secretary Houstou announced today! Copies of the charges and all others evidence have been laid before the civil service commission. Moore was dismissed aud Charles T. Burns, his chlel lieutenant was demoted de-moted after an Investigation in which Secretary Houston reported that Burns hfd travelled about the country ' at the government's expense ostensl-I ostensl-I bly on business, but actually doing j political work for Moore. |