The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-25

Springer. chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee Of the House. the re-
suit OF quiet Investigation into the real
condition OF the Treasury. This report
was printed in House Document No Z62I
by Mr. Springer, and created great con-
sterEatiOn in the Republican camp i'm and
out of Congress al the time as il showed
that the official reports had been in error
TO the amount OF about $lz2. JG0. 900. MIR
Lowell ability as an accountant is well
known in the department. and his friends
are not surprised at its recognition.
Mr. Edwin NJ. Blake. Of the Department
Of Labor. was at one time and for a con-
siderable period very active in the af-
fairs Of organized laLor, both as a speak
er and writer. He was a regular con-
tributor 10 some Of the daily papers with
his articles on those questions in which
the members Of the knights Of Labor
were Interested But for some time past
: he has abandoned all that sort Of work
and devotes his entire time TO the duties
Of his Office.
Mr.. F. A. Sebring has been appointed
financial clerk Of the Police Courts He
was born in Minnesota and came TO Wash
ington in 1863. after being appointed
page at the Capitol During the ensuing
eleven years he held the Office a part of
the time both in the Senate and in the
House When the Democrats had control
CT the Senate be was kept in his position
through the influence Of the late James. G.
Blaine. with whom he was a great IA
vorite- Upon leaving the Capitol. in 1850.
he went to a Rochester. y. Y. college.
and, after completing his course. went to
North Dakota. where he founded the town
Of New Rockford. He was its FIRST post
master and was judge Of probate of the
county for six years During the com
pilation Of the Eleventh Census he was N
the census Bureau FOR two years. when
ne resigned and accepted the position OF
receiving teller in the Ohio Valley Bank
OF Washington. occupying later the Offices
OF paying teller and assistant cashier. and
remained there until the bank went into
liquidation. He stands high in the Ma
sonic order. He is past master OF Dawson
Lodge No rs; member Of Mount Vernon
Royal Arch Chapter. No. 3. is also a thir-
ty-sccord degree member. and is high
priest and prophet of Almas Temple
Ancient Arabic order OF the Mystic
Shrine. He is also a member Of the d.
President Roosevelt. Senators Lodge and
Beverage are members.
The sedate-Iooking officer at Police
Headquarters who inspects the records
Of the pawn. junk. and second hand
shops and who sees to IL that the law
relating TO deadly weapons is enforced.
is Charles Wesley Proctor. whose place
OF birth is Hagerstown. Nd. Up TO the
age Of seventeen years young Proctor at
tended the Washington County lMdl pub
lie schools. and continued his studies at
a business college in this city. Mr.
. Proctor in his younger days was en-
ployed as a drug clerk by several we'll
known firms. and afterward accepted a
position as street car conductor. and still
later he went into The grocery business
/ He became policeman February /. 1867
and for about three years acted as station
f keeper al the old Central Guard House
During President Grants administration
Private Proctor was detailed at the
Executive Mansion, afterwaTd perform
ed the duties OF night clerk al detective
. headquarters for four years: was detailed
3 10 assist in the enforcement Of the pay
ment Of licenses at the Assessors office
/ for a year. and from that TO the regular
] detective force October IS. 1901 Mr.
I Proctor is a deyout churchman.
One OF the most unobtrdsiye men con-
nected with the Government is Col
+ George F. Schayer. Deputy Recorder OF
Deeds for the District Of Columbia. He
has occupied the position so long that
there is hardly any one around the build
Ing who, when asked if he knows when
Colonel Schayer first became Deputy Re
corder. but viii say. II dent know. he
was here when I came" There is no use
asking him the question. for he is so at
tent''e 20 duty that he hasn't time TO
answer. il is said that his first appoint
ment was BIZ an official who had so much
confidence in the colonel that he only
came - the Office once a month. aud that
he did so then for the purpose Of draw
ing his salary He has served under
every Recorder Of Deeds since. and there
has been more than one whose name is
on the list who did not pay much more
attention 10 the Office than the Recorder
above mentioned