The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-14
WORKERS AND WORKINGS
OF THE DEPARTMENTS
Secretary Shaw Speaks in Baltimore TOnght-POstmas-
ter General PAYNE VIII Attend the Wedding of His
Nephew in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Voters

Nephew IN milwaukee
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Secretary Shaw leaves town today for
Baltimore where he Will make q poliJ-
icaI speech tonight He viii probably
be accompanied by Robert B. Arm
strong. his private secretary, and a ste
nOgrapher- Later the Secretary viii go
West and Will campaign in Iowa and
Indiana.
n. C. Van Doren, stenographer in the
office Of the Comptroller Of the Treas
uTy, has been detailed 10 accompany
Secretary Shaw On the spsechmaking
tour.
John ". Yerkes. Commissioner Of IN
ternaI Revenue, remained at home to-
day. Robert Williams. jr.- Assistant
Commissioner. will be acting Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue in his alb
sence- Mckenzie Moss, who has been
nominated for Congress from the Third
Kentucky district called TO see Mr.
Yerkes today. He expressed confidently
the opinion that he would defeat his
opponent Representative Ray, this fall
Mr.. Moss was u1seated by RepTesen-
tative Ray last winter, when Repre-
sentative Ray protested the legality Of
Mr.. Moss election
Judge R J. TracewelI. Comptroller Of
the Treasury. viii leave the department
on Friday for his home town, CoTydon,
Ind, the old capital Of that state A.
ter visiting his mother Judge Traceweu
will make stump speeches in Represen-
tative Hemingway district. He win
follow Secrecy Shaw who talks al
Evansville, md, among other towns
near Represen tative Hemingway
home. This district is one Of the doubt
fuI ones, After voting Judge TraceweH
viii return Immediately TO Washington.
L. P. Mitchell. Assistant Comptroller
Of the Treasury, q-iIi go TO New Castle,
Ind. in time TO cast his ballot in the
State election
DR.. J. Lee Adams, chief OF the division
Of claims, has beer constantly at work
for the past six mon. rs adjusting claims
for the Tefundil 0. taxes enormously
assessed and collected on legaCies, TO-
bacco, and spirits, ana for the redemp-
be a year longer. before the division can
dispose OF she extraordinary claims, and
It is badly cramped for room.
Robert Williams, IT., Will turn over
the quarterly reports Of the collector Of
customs throughout the country con
corning oleomargaTiHe 10 the statisti-
clan as soon as they are received for
the purpose of securing an estimate Of
oh in
the enforcement Of the increased tax
on this product Although il was raised
from . cents a pound TO 101z cents a
pound. il IS regarded as doubtful that
the Government receipts viii be in
creased The corn crop, having been
harvested, disttlIerip5 are beginning
work actively all over the country. Ac-
cording 70 the Information OF the in
teTnal revenue division. there is an IN
usual demand for spirits this year.
R l. Miller. in the Office Of the chief
clerk of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
was promoted IN friday TO the vacancy
caused by the II .1sfer Of J A Brown
10 he iumigrs- m inspeCJorship al
Cleveland, on
J s Z Celsz, OF the law division Of
the Internal -.evenue Bureau, is away
on vocation
Miss VI. N Belts. he law division
OF the Internal Rev Bureau, has
been On vacation -r.
J.B. T. Upper, rH ef Of the law di-
vision Of the Internal Revenue Bureau.
Travelled for a month in Europe last
summer, wien h visited England,
France and Swftzer,and
A u. wishard. solicitor OF the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau. has gone 10 IN
diana 70 stump she State in the interest
Of the ReDubI ~arty
Edward A are. chief Of the en-
cheering al dr4fJag division in tho
of5ee OF tie ss---~v sing Architect, is
away on vacc,to-
T s Catch. ehfet I le reports IL
vision. viii haT, q printed abstracs OF
the condition Of tn 4.60f national banks
in the country. as indicated by the
most recent reports, ready for distribu-
ton on "Wednesday The computing OF
the bank statement having been com
pleted for the September call there will
be slight let-up in the work Of his
division for few days.
n J ArheeIy. son Of an Arabian
Shiek. an authority on oriental Itera-
ture, who las been lecturing to schools
throughout the country called at the
immigration Bureau today. Formerly
he was an Interpreter IN the fmmigra-
ton service at New York He resigned
several months ago on account Of IN
health.
". B. Hinkly. immigration inspector
At New Bedford, Mass. has been al the
Treasury Department, where he was
formerly employed.
Thomas OReiIly. who used 70 be In
the immigration Bureau before he was
transferred TO Buffalo 10 succeed John
R. DebarTy, ana thence 70 Niagara Falls.
has Just been sent TO Montreal 10 work
on the border line with Robert Ea5chara
IN connection with the smuggling Of i'm
migrants
George T. Bartlett. son Of George A.
Bartlett, disbursing officer OF the Treas