The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-10


officials with whom local Government
clerks, as well as the general public.
have 10 zeal is Mr.. William f. BayIy.
chief clerk of the Pension Bureau. He
has under his supervision over I 200 en-
ployes, ard sS a matter Of course is kept
busy arranging details. transfers. as
signments, and other matters relating TO
the personnel Of the office
often ne has occasion to pass upon
matters that require keen insight and
sound judgment as 70 what is for the
good Of the service. When such occa-
sions arise he gives the subject a most
thorough and searching investigation be-
fore a decision is made.
Mr.. Bayly is daily brought in contact
with a large number Of people from
outside the office, who call there on va
rioUs Crrands. Il being the policy OF the
Government to exclude from its various
Offices book agents, peddlers, and no
MAIDS who delight in plaguing the lives
Of the Government employees the Office Of
the chief clerk has become a sort Of buf-
fer between this class OF people and the
clerks. All sorts of subterfuEes are re-
sorted to in order that an audience may
be obtained. but sharp indeed is the agent
or Canvasser who can pass muster un-
der the eyes Of the chief clerk or his
able assistants and gain the coveted in
terview.
Mr. Bayly is a native Of Pennsylvania
and was appointed from that State to
clerkship in the Pension Once almost
twenty years Az, beginning at the bot
tom OF the ladder aud steadily working
toward the ton. He had been for some
years attached 10 the division Of special
assumed charge o. the OlhCe- ReCOgliZ-
ing in Mr. Bsyly a man OF exceptional
executive ability as well as one who by
. reason Of long experience possessed
thorough knowledge as TO pension mat
tiers. he vas selected 70 MI this import
ant position. That he has hiled Do well
is attested by the esteem and confidence
with which he is held by the higher e.
icials, as well as the popularity he en-
joys among the employees Of thc bureau.
On last Sunday evening at the hall Of
the Pan-Irenis Association Major James
Albert Clark the Bureau Of Immigra-
ton, delivered q lecture before a large
and Intelligent audience. The subject.
"Prof. Pearson Heresy" was discussed
at length In q perfectly impartial and
unbiased manner ~ Tie speaker, who
showed 2 thCrCu5h knowledge o. the facts
that led 10 the expulsion Of the professor
from his chair In the Northwestern Uni
veTsIty
IRE Pan-I-euic is an associa lion found
ed on the broad and catholic principle
Of getting at the truth for the sake 4 the
truth and advocates q .ess dCgmatic and
less narrow stuiy Of philosophical aud
ethical teachings. For over an hour
Major Clark held the close attention Of
his hearers and az the close OF the lecture
was the recipient OF many congrstula-
tions On the manner IN which the subject
was handled
Great excitement was created at the
Postofhce Department a short time ago
by the entrance into its peaceful corri-
doris Of an insane man. and many Of the
watchmen and clerks Of the force on the
first floor turned out to show their ability
as detectives. One Of these watchmen
was telling today Of his experience with
the Iynatic.
II seems that a man named Farr sud
denly appeared at the postoflce building
and engaged o-e Of the private mail boxes
for his cOTrC5p Ondence. stating that he
was from Kansas. and that he was going
10 TevOluti0niZe the world with a great
patent Nothing was seen Of him for
several days, but finally he appeared to
obtain the mail. CT rather TO find his box
empty, and then il was that attention
was attracted TO the stranger.
Farr commenced by sending a special
delivery letter to the chief clerk Of the
Interior Department, which he followed
by another anu another. until be had
sent seven Of the special letters as fast
as ne would write them and until the
chief clerk Cf the Interior put a stop to
the proceeding by telephoning to the post
office. not 20 send any more Of the
trash"
The man then started on a tour around
the corridors but by this time he was sus-
pected and the Waterman gave chase TO
watch developments. In a few moments
be was Joined by Policeman Boise and
then by others. until the lunatic who
had now started on a run. was leading
Q bunch Of six or seven men at a pretty
fast pace around the halls Of the new
postofice. as fox leads a pack IN the
hunt Finally he was caught, but the off,
Ger seemed 20 think that the man had
committed no offence for which he could
be arrested. and he was only elected from
the building. while his pursUers sat down
TO catch their breath.
A few days after this he was located
at the Department OF the Interior and
sent over TO ST. EliZabeth's for safekeeD-
ing. and later sent back 10 his natice
state OF the grasshOpper and sunfower.
why" said the little watchman. that
man was as crazy as June bug. / knew
we ought to have fixed him"
Vacation. time is suH a long ways of
for most Of the department workers. and
tho present time is almost the height Of
the h"sy season for Uncle Sans en-
ployes- There is an exception. however.
ia the educational division OF the Indian
Bureau, because the Indian schools
have been established on the reservations
and are in good running order by this
time OF the year and require conpara-
lively little notice from the department
Now is the time that tho superintepdentz
or most or the different Indian schools
take their vacation, for &c Is easier to
turn the school over TO an assistant at
this time OF the year than any other
When the hot weather comes. however
and the other employees are taking their
vacations in the refreshing air of some
tlonal division are hard at work organ
iziug the Indian schools for the ensuing
year, and closing the accounts Of tho
school year just past. when it IS pro-
posed 10 erect school house On a res
eTvatiOn the plans are formed IN the edu-
catiOnal division and upon completion are
sent 20 the finance division for their ap-
prevail and estimate Of cost. Then they f.
are returned again to the educational I
division. where tho work OF filling the l