The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-29
Everyday Stories of the Workings
and Workers Of the Departments.

Mr. John C. King. of the branch post
Office on Capitol Bin. has been iu the SER
vice q long time. Some OF his friends.
thinking that when President Roosevelt
came into authority he would make a
clean sweep and put in an entire new set
training for superintendent a. Station p.
but b, stamped out Che proposition as
soon az fls head became Visible. He Is
the owner OF considerable real estate I'M
Anacostia. Nr- King is also understood
10 Doe Uuch pleased that at last tao OIL
Gals Of The r0s-0mC1 Department, know
that there is such place as Auaeostia.
Once one of the Assistant Pos. MASTER
Generals thought it was in Connecticut.
Mr.. Frederick Emory. chief of the Blu
reau Of Foreign Commerce of the State
Department. is one Of those men of whom
but It-le Is heard but who aceompli
a great deal OF good for the business
people of the United States He was born
at CentCTvfli" on the Eastern Shore Of
Maryland, September IS. 1883. He was
educated az ST. John $ GCliege, Annapolis.
Nd. After his graduation he was employ
ed I'm newspaper work until March. 1898.
when Dee was appointed secretary Of the
Bureau OF American Republics. in April
1894. he was appointed CHIEF of the Blu
reau OF Statistics NOW Bureau OF For
eiEu Commerce. OF the Department OF
state. Ee was also director OF the Du-
reau of American Republics from FCbrU-
aly. 1885. 20 May. 1893. The bureau over
which Nr. Emory pTesidss IS charged with
the duty Of compiling, editing, and dis
tsibutng The reports OF tEe diplomatic
and consular officers stationed In the va
rious countries Of the world upon com
mercial and Industrial subjects.
Mt. Charles Z. Young is in charge o.
the Government Printing once Lstweeu
the hours Of .. IL and @ o. u. ar.
Young came TO Washington from Neb-
TasEa fifteen years ago. and for q long
time has been one Of the the three chiefs
Of division. He is a man Of fine physique
weighs l5o pounds. firm and kind in man
ner. and very popular.
Blake wood. in the State. War. and
Navy Building. came here from Evans
Vile. Ind. abou, a year or two ago. and
though highly educated. could find no
avenue Of employment open to him other
than running an elevator Being OF an
ambitious disposition he took a civil ser
vice examination and was appointed q
then he has become PRECEDENT in stem
ograPhy and typewritiug ard bis friends
are hoping that he viii soon be given @
position commensurate with his abilities.
Mr. Joln lockwood. Of the once OF she
Secretary Of War. has q career which
thus far has been cmi1eutly successful
and 10 bids fair to continue so. Born in
Washington he w@s educated here, and
after his graduation was appointed 20 "a
subordinate position ia the War Depart
mcnt Efficient and always faithful 70
duty. he has risen step by step until he
has attained prominence which is sell
dom reached by one SO young. He is an
Official Of the North Carolina avenue
Methodist Protestant Church and super
intendeut Of The sunday school attached
thereto.
Mr.. Fred Norris. the telegraph opera
tor at the Census once. is a very busy
man. Often he has as many as forty
and fifty messages in front OF him await
ing transmission. There is a great deal
more work connected with a position Of
this kind than one would imagine. It is
not only the mental and physical strain
Of sending a great number OF messages
but the responsibility which rests upon
the operators shoulders Sometimes a
misplaced comma. or a misplaced word
VIII change the entire meaning Of the
sentence. Sometimes the operator has
very long list OF figures to transmit
This is a greater strain than sending
many kilograms containing hundreds Of
words One Of the reasons that there
are so many messages sent from the Cen
sus Bureau is that all the officials OF the
deTar. ment have the use Of a frank, and
ran send MANY maEzapeg r.rav the
wires as they like without cost 10 them.
James E. jenkins. OF Esthervllle, Iowa.
entered the Indian service four years
ago as special United States Indian
agent The duties Of a special Indian
agent are TO visit the different schools
and agencies. make Investigations Of the
conduct Of the employees. the methods of
dealing with the Indians and report the
result 10 the Indian Bureau.
Mr. jenkins had charge for three
months last year Of the Pine Ridge. s.
D., reservation. which is about the size
OF the State Of Connecticut There are
5000 Indians on this reservation a Isrge
boarding school and twenty-five DAY
schools. Mr. jenkins management Of the
reservation was so successful as 20 meet
the appreciation not only OF the Indian
ONCE. but Of the Indians as well. who
petitioned that be might be- kept there.
His career as a special agent vas so en-
ineEtly satisfactory that he was recently
appointed United States Indian inspector
ar q salary OF 81 zoo. Mr. jenkins is q
nc wspaDCr man and owns one OF the
IT 9st prominent Republican papers in the
NorthWest. He is from the same Con
gTassional district in Iowa as eZ-Gov-
e-ror shaw, United states Treasurer