The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-09

mat posslDle q 80 could have been
punched in the time stated Miss LinI-
ogIe lost only about three r.inutes durin.
the entire day.
John Butler Of the Census Office is still
very i'll at his home Mr. Butler left the
Census Office with a very painful ear
ache week ago. II soon proved to be an
abcess- An operation, 1t is feared, will
have to be performed before Mr. Butler
! will find relief
According to all accounts. the bill Of
| fare Of the Health Department Chemist
/ is a somewhat limited one. He spends
so much time in the analysis OF foods
and finds so much adulteration and addI-
ton of foreign matters in the various ar
ticies offered for sale rat his appetite
refuses to be satisfied with anything ex-
cept the plainest viands and those which
/ bear the unmistakabIe stamp Of being
/ pure The chemist is Prof J. D. Hird
/ and ne IS very useful man IN the de-
/ partment in aiding the inspectors in their
/ search after articles offered for sale OF
/ an Illegal character.
! Arthur F Kinnan, examiner Of patents
! and prominent member Of the BrookIand
/ Citizens Association. called at the Dis
{
District Commissioners Il invitation 10
the celebration in connection with the
( inauguration OF the new chemical engine
company IN BEookIaBd. Mr. Kinnaa IS
I deeply interested IN the development of
+ BrookIand, where he has built a home
/ Among the callers at the District Build
I ing on Saturday were Representative Sid
I ney E Mudd and George A Pearre. of
an appointment and the latter was seek
ing information relative to the proposed
municipal building.
Private Joseph F. Hile. Of the Eighth
precinct, is a happy and grateful police
man 8Ir- HiIe was recently appointed on
the force under circumstances which
prompted him to write q letter Of thanks
10 Commissioners Nacfarland and Ross
Mr.. HiIe was formerly q private in the
District Fire Department and vas sta
toned IN Engine Company No. 13. While
there he became subject to discipline
upon some charge preferred by the fore
man. With a view TO joining the police
force, Mr.. HiIe resigned from the Fire
Department before being cleared OF the
charges against him. Under ordinary
circumstances such conduct would have
debarTed the appointment Of Mr. Hile
as q policeman, but the Commissioners
took the ground that IN accepting his
resignation the Chief Engineer OF the
Fire Department virtually abandoned The
charges against him
William T Belt. Senior Assistant Chief
Engineer of the District Fire DEPART
ment. tells an amusing story Of how he
came to be promoted 10 the Office which
he now holds It appears that Mr. Belt
joined the fire-ighting forces back in the
DAYS OF the volunteer FIRE company He
was then attached to the old Franklin
Company. which was afterward merged
into Engine Company No . Owing to
his long association with that company
Mr. Belt thought that he could not be
Of any service TO the department any
where else One day joseph Paris then
Chief Engineer, told him privately 10 20
up to the new engine house on Capitol
Hill and take charge Of the east end dIFl-
sion of the department Mr. Belt said
brusaueIy that he did not want TO go.
The next day Chief Paris told him 20 go
again with the same result The third
day came a formal order from the Dis
trict Commissioners appointing Mr.. Belt
Assistant Chief and directing him 20 go
TO the new station house and take charge
Mr. Belt says that ne concluded his mutt
nous spirit had gone Jar enough, and he
went
Haze Morgan. an attorney in the Office
Of the Assistant Attorney General for the
PostofHce Department, has again returned
to his duties here after having been alb
sent on official business for the last four
months. Mr. Morgan is among the many
clever young lawyers who give legal ad-
vice to Uncle Sam. His chief duty is
TO prevent investment company swindleS
from being operated through the mails
Mr.. Morgan is a native Of West VIZ
einia, and on account OF his wide knowl-
edge of the postal laws has been detailed
by the Department of Justice 10 his pres
cnt responsible post.
Among the prominent visitors at the
Treasury Saturday was J. S. Harris, Of
Calcutta. British East India Mr. Harris
is making tour Of this country for the
purpose of studying the financial system
Samuel J. Randall. the elevator nan at
the Postofice Department building, has
again returned to the lever Mr.. Randall
spent his annual leave at his home in
West Virginia
] G spauIding. son of General spauId-
ing. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Department, is an enthusiastic numis-
matte With the return of Mr. Spaulding'S
brother from the Philippines, the form
er s collection of moneys from different
lands was enriched by specimens Of Jap
anese Philippine, Spanish, Chinese, and
other Oriental coins. Some Of the Chi
nese silver coins are shaped like ninia-
ture poHcelnan's helmet MIR Spauiding
remarked then he showed his friends at
the Treasury the ADDITION TO his collec-
ton: its money ali right, but it's no
good here The cUin sTill not buy a
hostage stamp" Nh Spaulding is in the
Office of the Auditor fer the War Depart
ment
One of the most unthankfuI Jobs in
Uncle Sans extensive service is no doubt
that Of the man who makes the weather, -
the forecast official Of the Weather Blu
reau. This position at present is held by
Prof E. B. Garrett who is the supervis-
ing forecast official. But Prof GarTiott
understands his business and stands at
the very top in his line of scientific re-
search. It is his duty to issue daily
statement of impending weather changes
in all parts Of the country He also issues
warnings of approaching cold waves and
heavy SHOWS, of frost in the spring aad
fail N. nths, special attention being given
to the needs of truck farmers in The Gulf
and South Atlantic States. He also warns
mariners Of approaching storms at sea