The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-22

Ar Tho-T2I5 SoIberz, oh0 has salts
! factoriIy filed the oEfce VI register OF
+ copyrights n the Library Of Congress-
/ for several years, came 10 that position
/ well qualified for tbs work He had q
/ knowledge OF tho laws ca the subject
+ and an intelligent Discrimination as 10
: the praetiCs5llIJy Of propositions likely
I to come up.
/ The copyright department Is IN i'm
+ ForJalt one and = has been called or 10
pEt pTohihitj1- Of use and imitation On
ali manner IF things. There are people
f addicted 20 writing books and e lot Of
copyrights are on tniEEs nobody would
consider worth stealing. Often there
are applications for copyrights On jokes
and narratives that must have enL-VeLEL
the setback games on the good beat Il
Noah. Copyrights are asked IcT pic
( lures, speeches. drawings and musical
I productions and everything else alleged
70 have beer invented by people CT every
/ degree Of talent and all stages Of
. cranklness-
People sometimes apply TO Inc once
I 10 have copyrights puJ on books ana
plays that have not been written Re
Gently il vas alleged that q member of
the four hundred Of New York was &C
ing TO have her name copyrighted 50
+ despised daughter-iu-IaW could not use
( It in her calls among the aforesaid
four hundred Theft Ct copyrights IS
+ one Of The Tarezt things in court be-
cause the patent is absolute aud books
and other letter press products are
/ harder 10 appropriate with slight vsrla-
tICu than any other species Of ilval-
/ JioIs-
/ 1Ir. Jasper Wilson. private secretary
TO the Secretary Of agriculture is
( competent and s1abIc young mar who
has PERHAPS GENE IN contact wl,h
. larger numbers OF ueCIie THAN any CT
the private secretaries TO Cabinet Of
ficErs. Mr. wilson has az intimate
/ knowledge CT gublic men and official
business and is q valuable aid TO his
+ father. Secretary Wilson.
The forthcoming report of the Com
/ missioner Ct Education, Dr.. n. T. Har-
rs. VIII show q great increase IN school
. attendance IL this country The Office
force OF the commissioner has beea
lard at work CT the report ana ii is
now IN the hands C the printer The
report is one Of unusual Interest
Mir joe N Johnson. who has been
elected president OF Columbia Typo
graphical Union. is q native Of Tenncz-
see and IS forty-fve years cid. He IS
an clplcye Of the Government Printing
Office The majority received by him il
the late election is q fine testimonial TO
his worth and popularity. There IS no
more Important labor organization -
the country than the local union and
the presidency is valued distinction
Mr. Johnson learned the trade Ia the
ONCE Of the Fayetteville Observer
and af1eTwaTd managed q weekly news
paper in the State. Leaving Tennessee
in 1876 he worked all over the South
Southwest and West He was il Cali
fCrlia for over three years and edited q
newspaper there He became a member
CT the Typographical Union at austin.
Texas, twenty years age Mr.. Johnson
is a handsome man and has a fine bear
ing BE IS well trained in public at
fairs and VIII make . splendid officer
M z. p. RoIerick. OF the Office Of
+ the Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eTal. has been in the service for sew
eraI years and Is one Of the keeuest and
most competent men in the department
Under his direction the contracts for the
smaller mail routes and Ter large GUAM
titles Of supplies arc made The CON-
iEE Of rural free delivery has curraIIed
the work Ct the star rru-r ug-- many
routes having been abolished and re-
placed win free delivery carriers Tue
contractors who have been catherine
4 contracts in large punches and farming
them out are not exactly jubilau- over
the change in the way OF haudIiag mail
judge VIII an I. PeufeId. solicitor
OF the state Department. IS aa able
lawyer and has had wide experience IN
Jurisprudence. The law business Il
the State Department is delicate ana
responsible task. and only the most
EEave and skilled are capable &C con
Quoting it, The present solicitor is O.
taTorIlc IL official and private life.