The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
Every Day Stories Of the
Workings and Workers Of the Departments.

cases thousands Of dollars hang in the
/ balance Attorneys MUnFoe and Burt are
/ the absolute judges of the facts in the
| cases, as they examine the testimony,
| make the findings Of facts. and prepare
/ the decisions for the signature OF the
/ Commissioner 1t is stated that their
| decisions will compare fayorabIy with
| those Of the judges Of the circuit courts
at large.
Howell P. Hyton. United States Indian
! Agent for the Uintah and Ouray reserva-
tions in Utah, called on Assistant Secre-
/ tary Ryan a the Interior Department yes
! terday morning. otter callers at the de-
/ partment we're J G. Stang and Judge
/ Beirer, both Of Guthrie, Oklahoma Terri
| tory
Charles G. Porteraeld, of the General
! Land Office Is a Lebanon. Ohio man He
! has been in the Land Office about two
/ years, during which period he has received
| several promotions in recognition OF his
/ efficiency. He has charge Of the prep
aration for the Court Of Claims Of the
/ cases known as "depTedations." Mr. Por
! teTfeld Is an excellent penmau and his
| work, because Of It's neaJless aDd ac-
/ curaey, is highly appreciated BY the Of
/ feiaIs OF the Court OF Claims
J. T. Macy, the private secretary to
+ Assistant Commissioner Richards, OF the
General Land Office, entered the Office
az stenographer to the law clerks and
vas afterward promoted to the position
| Of stenographer to the Commissioner.
! He developed such knowledge and grasp
| of the details of the work that his ser
vices became almost indispensable and
he is now entrusted with many OF the
/ most difficult and delicate official mat
| ters- 1t is his duty to examine and edit
/ the annual reports Of the various d.
| visions OF the cflce-
H. B. Peiare, Superintendent of the
Haskell Indian School, at Lawrence,
| Kan, is in Washington for the purpose OF
/ comforting with the officers Of the Indian
| Office on matters relative 10 the general
welfare of the school The Haskell
/ School Is one OF the largest and best
/ equipped Indian schools in the country
J It has accommodations for $50 pupils.
! At the present time the school is filed
/ to its utmost limit, and Mr.. Peiare has
been under the necessity Of turning
| away hundreds Of the Indian children
who applied for admission
One Of the later appointments to the
clerical force in the Office OF the Secretary
to the District Commissioners is F. G..
MattingIy, whose duties are those Of
clerk and stenographer. Mr. MattingIy IS
assistant to Mr. Clifford Howard. and his
time IS taken up IN the correspondence Of
( the Office particularly that Of answering
/ letters Of a confidential nature Mr. Mat
tingIy served q long apprenticeship IN the
line Of his present duties with the South
/ ern Railway Company. After that Mr.
MattingIy was private secretary TO Sena-
tor Kyle, of South Dakota, who was Chair
man of The Senate Committee of Educa-
ton and Labor Mr.. MattingIy IS earo-
fuI clerk and his work is much appTe-
ciated II the Secretary's Office
The Assistant to the Fire Marshal is
! young man who has had varied expe-
| rienee In business and Journalism This
IS Sidney Bieber, who was appointed TO
the position last July. Nr. Bieber started
| his career in store kept by his father.
where he had general training in gen
eraI business methods Later he sought
an opening for fame and fortune II estab-
fishing the trade paper known as the Ma
tionaI Architect and Builder" The end
of the paper was reached II the CONNER
cal troubles which embarrassed Mr. Bic
| hers father who mad put up capital for
/ The EaTeT. After this Mr.. BiebeT sought
APPOINTMENT IN the Fire Department,
where he has served for the past six
/ months with credit to himself and adyan-
tage to the department Mr.. Bieber's
duties are those of examining into the
/ causes CT fires and reporting upon the
same to the Chief Engineer There is also
| inspection Of business houses with refer
ence 10 their immunity from fire IN this
work Mr.. Bieber has already shown re-
narkabIe ability and the Chief Engineer
Bieber is Z valuable man TO the depart
ment.
Waldo c. Hibbs is secretary TO Com
missioner MacfaTIaRd- Early in the ad-
ministration of Commissioner John B.
Wight, Mr. Maefarland, who was then q
newspaper correspondent, recommended
Mr. Hibbs for the position of private
secretary to the Commissioner. When
Mr.. MaCfarIand came into Office as Com
missioner and President OF the Board he
said he could not 90 back upon his form
! er recommendation Eud retained Mr.
Hibbs- This generous act of cOnsidera-
ton has been amply repaid by excellent
service With that rare adaptabilitJ for
which the average American IS famous,
Mr.. Hibbs adapted himself TO the re-
QuiTements Of the new position, an1 he
| has been q most useful secretary during
the period of Mr.. MacfaTIand's connec-
ton with the Board of Commissioners
One OF the most delightful men IN the
service of the District of Columbia is
Matthew Trimbie, one time Assessor of
the District and now a member of the
Board of Assistant Assessors and of the
Excise Board Pop TrimhIe. as ne IS
Familiarity called, carries the burden of
years lightly, as well as the duties of his
"double-barreled position" He is one
of the old fellows who always remain
young, and there is no better entertain
ment than to listen to Mr. Trimbles
stories of when the city OF Washington
| and the District OF Columbia was younger
| than it is now There are things about
| the real estate booms and building en-
terprises in Washington that only Pop
! Trimble remembers from his long aSsO-
citation with the Assessors Office
Frank Bowers LittoH, who has recent
Iy returned from the eclipse expedition
to sumatra, has been appointed professor
| of mathematics in the navy Prof Lit
| treII has been assigned to duty at the
| United States Naval Observatory
Col Perry Carson. Janitor OF the Dis
trict Building. is not by any means be-
hind the times. though he numbers his
years by more than half a century Colo
mel Carson is president of the Blaine IN
viHcfbIes, and he never let's an appropri-
ate occasion pass TO marshal that body