The evening times., 1902-06-03
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL BRISTOW
He Causes Strangers to ook With Wonder When He
Rises to Greet Them-Is Six Feet Four Inches
TaI-Labors of Mr.. Henry Garnett.

miliaT with the work not only from
practical experience. but from contact
with the great land problem in the West.
The most of the public land business
is IN the West
Mr- Hermann was for FIVE terms a
member Of the National House of Rep
Tesentatiyes from the State of Oregon
and he took high rank in that body as
hard worker and breezy and vigorous
debateT- Before coming TO the House
he was in the Oregon Legislature and an
official of the National Government. be
sides being a lawyer Of extensive pTac-
1ce. He was internal revenue colIec-
tor, receiver Of public moneys and an Of
iceT Of the Oregon State militia
Mr.. Hermann was born in Homecoming,
Allegheny county, Nd, and was educated
in the Maryland schools and the famous
old Irving Academy. near Baltimore He
went to Roseburg. Oregon. and at first
taught school. He was admitted to the
| bar in 1856. In the same year he became
a member Of the House of Representa-
tives Of that State Later he was elect
ed State Senator and was in the los
appointed collector by President Grant
He was elected TO the Forty-ninth Con
gress and remained in the body for ten
| years His intimate knowledge of the
( land business caused him to be appoint
/ ed 10 his present position.
The first Commissioner, in 1912. was
Edward Tifin, of Ohio Among the other
/ occupants have been Thomas \. Hen
dricks and Thomas H Carter
Mr. Andrew Keiner. Of the specifca-
tion division Of the Printing Office, is
back at work after an illness Of several
weeks. Fe was given hearty welcome
/ by his associates on his return Mr.
KeineT is native of New York. and has
/ long been proofreader for the Gov
eminent.
Mr. Turnbun, another old and honored
! emplOyc of the specification room, is
able to be out after q long Illness.
Mr.. Wilmot L. Harris, who has been
appointed postmaster at Charleston, :
c, is well known in official circles here.
/ having served for several years as
special examiner for the Pension De-
/ partment- The postoffce at Charleston
! is q pleasant and lucrative Office, and
MT. Harris is to be congratulated.
Another gentleman well known in
the city who has been appointed post
master is Nj. John A Wallace. Of Ches-
ter, Pa. He is publisher Ct the Chester
( Courier" an influential daily paper. and
is 4 prominent figure in Pennsylvania
politics. His partner in business is ".
i. Sproui, who has frequently been men
toned for Governor of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Wallace is the father Of Mr. Frank
Wallace. Of the Agricultural Depart
ment-
There were issued in the past week
529 patents, exclusive of trademarks and
designs. And II was not a good week for
patents. either. because the holiday in
yeTfeTed with the output Of the specifi-
cation department. Several weeks this
year have already been marked record
breakers in the patent line.
"Johnstown John" seems to be the
only survivor Of the great disaster of
thirteen years ago who has been aoated
into a Government fob and anchored
He celebrated the anniversary Of the
food last Saturday by himself He is a
messenger in the Treasury Department.
The watchmen in the various Gov
ernmcnt buildings have presented to the
House Committee on Appropriations a
strong petition for an increase in pay
II is understood the petition has been
indorsed by several of the heads OF de-
paTtments. An increase Of about 81 per
cent IS asked.
IN the petition the watchmen set
forth that they occupy positions of great
responsibility and trust that their
hours are longer, amounting 20 fifty
nine days In year over the time put
in by the clerks They claim that near
y all the watchmen are honOrabIy dis
charged soldiers and sailors OF the Gov
ernment and offered their lives in the
hour Of peril, and did valuable service
for the country; that by reason Of this
service they were prevented from quail
flying themselves for positions in the
classified service paying better salaries.
It is claimed that the salaries Of watch
men are not uniform. and that few Of
them get enough to moro than barely
live. It IS proposed that all privates Of
the watch shall receive $500 per year,
lieutenanJs $1,000, and captains 81 200
The watchmen claim that the watches
are eight hours each. while the time of
the clerks Is about six and one-half
hours They say they are employed
ffty-nine days each year above the time
OF the clerks, and in addition, are kept
for SAT hours beyond the time Of the
clerical force II is claimed Congress
intended TO pay them al the rate OF $50
per month for twelve months but that
they really work sixteen months IN the
year, as compared with the other en-
plCyes, They claim they are under the
provisions OF the civil service and are
entitled TO the protection accorded other
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