The evening times., 1901-12-21

- - rank with the foremost short
naliu writer's OF his time. The country ia
- u u al iLsd-ciass writer's of the T1vstIo
potbooks but the really great go. .l.-s
VINO can be relied upon in anv and an
eneT sencles 10 report the heat and rar-
SION OF bursts of eIoqueace are moro ma,
- Se dEd the few who DO POSSESS the
gIit are not going a-begging for ..fbe
price mr Irland is more than a stenog.
Iapler OF pre-eminent skiII-he is a Iif-
era etaiy man OF proven ability. and bis name
not inIrequently appears among 4hoea oS
feature" contributors N oI,r best
zines His articles on angling rival thoea
OF Izaak Walton himself.
A ". Witten has been law eIerk
the General Land Office for fourteen vea-.
He comes from Gentry county. NJ.
"heFe they raise large stock and lary.
men. Mr. Witten is one of the latter.
ne weighs Z6G pounds, and is as broad
sduged IN mind as he is IN body. He was
0He Oh Lhe most prominent ATTORNEYS in
ms section Of the State before coming to
cue Caplta4, having held the Office OF
prosecuting attorney for two terms His
oPlnloh "a matters pertaining to land law
- Aiuaoie and recognized as such by his
superiors in Office.
colonel Plimy L. Soper, United States
District Attorney for the Northern die
trlct OF Indian Territory. is in Washing
Ton on business before the Department ~
Justice and the Interior Department.
One OF the best-informed and most
useIai lawyers in the service Of the Treas
ur Department is E H Perry. of the Of
ice OF Comptroller OF the Treasury. II.
was appointed as a clerk coDvfst ap5
stenographer in the Office of the Cfvtr
Service Commission q few years aqo a.
d salary OF $1,000, but his abilities as a
lawyer soon attracted the attention Of
IoFner Assistant Comptroller Bowers
VINO asked for his transfer and then an
pointed him his private secretarv a.
salary OF 81 500 When q change Of ad-
m IninlsJraton came he was reduced 10
81 ,490, but an opportunity was soon offer
ed and after standing a competitive exam
lnatlon he was promoted 10 g 600 an act
iuiiy warranted by his thorough knowI-
cage OF the laws administered bv the
Comptroller Before entering the puF7lfc
service Mr. Perry was associated vith
the general attorneys for the Union Pa
cihc Railroad Company. at Portland. Ore.
There is one employe OF the District
who carries in his head more intimate
knowledge Of the suburban section Of the
District OF Columbia that is contained in
ali the records OF several departments.
MS IS W P. Richards, the assistant en-
5lneeF OF the surface division M Rich
iFds mas for some years had charge OF the
hghWay extension plans, and has super
Used the suburban subdivision. Mr.
Richards has himself drawn many mans
u streets and subdivisions, and there is
idrcly an hour passes during the busi-
less day when his extensive knowledge Of
he territory beyond the old boundaries
y the city is not called into reouisition-
he recently published scheme Of naming
he streets in the suburban section was
he work of Mr. Richards.
Rowland K Goddard, OF the Secret
erTice once, is one OF the happiest men
q this town He is well satisfied with
he Christmas present ne received yes
erday- After a severe competitive ex-
mination, in which he attained a very
ign average. he was yesterday appointed
tenoSraPher aud typist TO the Chief Of
he United States Secret Service. The
osition is one OF great responsibility and
aTrles with IL q very snug annual saIarv.
II Goddard is a District boy ard he IS
elng congratulated by his colleagues ard
-iends.
'rney of the Department Of Justice. who
as been on q weeks leave vii! return 70
IS duties at the department on Monday.
One OF the congeniaI men Of the Census
flee is John " Langley, appointment
lerk- Mr. Langley loves to have q story
I'D him, and there is no easier way of
citing what you want out Of him than
} tell him a good political story. Mr..
angIey IS what the world terms a self
ace man As youth he lived among
le Kentucky mountains where schools
ere simply for teaching its pupils the
rec RS Mr. Langley soon saw that
would have TO get out and hustle If
wanted to make anything of himself.
Id so out he got and he hustled. His
CHEST ambition in his youthful davs was
oScome politician In this ne has
ceeeded. He has been member of the
Legislature and he has run for
2 United states Congress as the Repub-
ean candidate Although he was defeat
, ne lowered the Democratic majority
per cent He says he some day intends
ing into politics again.
Robert W Stevens, OF the mail division
the Pension Office, possesses the happy
Guilty OF never forgetting a face or
me- Being in charge OF the personal
al OF the office he is brought IL daily
ntact with almost the whole Of the
'rking force With the employees the
ostmaster," as he is popularity known.
a prime favorite.
I has been truthfuIIy said that Wash
5ton is the most charitab1y disposed
y in the country The employees OF the
nsion Office are among the foremost
10 contribute freely to the poor and
edy. Responding TO an appeal from
salvation ARM boxes for the recep-
n OF money and baskets for provisions
Te been placed at each door OF the
ilding, and supplies have already com
need to flow IN for the Christmas din
: to be given to l 900 Of Washington's
Dr. The collection is under the super
ion of Chief Clerk BayIy and SupeIin-
Ident Barnes.
mid the incessant tick Of the innumer-
e tabulating machines at the Census
ice there is one that is especially no
cable from the steadiness with which
is heard The tick Of this machine
ms TO be making a steady pace for
other ones in the agricultural division
the Census. The machine is operated
MISS Cora Semmes, one OF the most
urate tabuiators in the office She
'er has much to say, but Just simply
rks along smoothly and unconcernedly.
during the working day she generally
lches about fifteen thousand cards
de from her work Miss Semmes is one
the most popular young ladies at the
&c where they count everything that is