The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-18
Every Day Stories Of the
Workings and Workers Of the Departments.

Government Departments. finds time to
WOO the muses.. MacDouEau is known rs
The civil Service poet He has just fin
iShed poem on the Rough Riders and &c
Is pronouCced by those who havS read &c
as very clever
W A RodsnberE. rs a member Of the
last Congress. made a reputation az a
spokesman in that he worked early and
late to get his friends in Office. As Civil
Service Commissioner he is a stickler for
enforcing the letter and the spirit of the
civil classification He insists in having
an Government officials obey the Civil
Service law In making appointments.
Commissioner Rod nberg IS popular. RE
generally greets his social alters with
Draw up a chair and have a cigar" He
enjoys story and can tell one
one Of the most patient and retiring Of
ficers OF the Police Department is Capt.
r. II. Boardman. into whose ears are dali
~ poured the tales OF woe Of troubled
Washington. As head OF the secret serv-
ice branch Of the department he Is op-
pealed TO on every conceivable occasion.
W neither missing relative is 10 be found.
property OF either great OF little value to
De recovered, or Information OF any kind
IS 70 be secured. the applicant rarely aD-
piles 90 the Chief Of the Detectives in
vain. But he met his Waterloo when a
young woman entered his Office yesterday
afternoon and asked him TO secure fnfor-
nation concerning a man who had lived
IN Central Australia about eleven years
ago
Il have been told that he IS q relative
OF mine and that he is one OF the richest
men on the island I have been working
ever since / left school. and am tired o.
IL If ne is connection % mine. and il
as wealthy as they say. I do not see Why
l should work any longer"
Arthur Kemp, the Chief Clerk Of the
Police Department. is much elated over
the success which he attained in an ora
torical effort Friday night II was his
maiden effort. and his own pleasure was
but reflection Of that which ne gave his
auditors The occasion was a meeting OF
the Epworth League OF the Methodist
Church AT Rockville. Mr.. Kemp SPOKE. in
tereStinEly Of the history and workings
OF the department. with which ~ is Coz
nected. and related many stories regard
ing the work Of the police. that held his
hearers for over an hour
The absence Of the veteran Robert
Burns from duty at Police Headquarters
last night was especially felt Mr. Burns
stands for much in his own particular way
IN the department He is one OF the vet
Grams, and wears six blue stripes on the
sleeve Of his coat This signifies his
length Of continuous service on the
police force more than thirty wears He
IS friend Of the poor. the needy. the ou-
A'tfa~~f'NAr anu AlEE newspaper man We'll
u is feared the veteran is falling fast
Policeman Warneu, Of the Fourth pre-
cihct station. has been detailed at Head
quarters WhilC Mr. Burns is away
Detective sam Burrows was at his post
last night at Headquarters. and reported
that Mrs Burrows. MS wife. had rallied
materially from her recent Illness Mr.
turruws lives at 800 n Street northwest
lie was suddenly called home late Sarur-
day night By the illness OF Mrs Burrows
winch proved not to be Of a serious ma
turg.
W Wallace McGregor. OF the Ener-
seEcy Hospital. wants TO secure leave 10
go on hunting trip He purposes Wis
itins a cousin. DR.. Jesse Eweu OF Hay
market. Va Mr. NcGreg0r is yet IN
certain about obtaining leave. especially
because OF the large NJ mber OF men now
reported absent from police duty He
nevertheless, fled an application today
with Lieutenant Hefner. Of No. 2 sta
ton TO which he is attached
There IS plenty Of game about Hay
market says McGregOr. Il have been
there before Rabbits and squirrels
abound and birds are TO De had IN DIen-
IT, Back i'm the woods. say twenty miles
one may md the fox. while OCCASIONALLY
deer are reported taken. ! hope 20 get
away tomorrow, 10 remain week