The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-03
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
PROF. CORBETTS ARLINGTON FARM WORK
Most Important Experiment Station Across the River.
Trip of Interior Department Clerks to Occoquan.

dent McKinIey's regiment IN the great
civil war He served through the en-
tire four years OF the war, and was
tive of Pennsylvania Early in the first
Mckinley Administration he was ap-
pointed 10 q position in the AgricuI-
tural Department. He soon had charge
OF the supply division AMI has ably ad-
ministeTed affairs since Few men in
the Government service have q better
war record, and few have succeeded SC
well in difficult civil positions
\ great deal OF work was done on the
late publication of the Agricultural De-
paTtment giving list Of its pubIica-
lions from 1910 to June 3, 1901. The list
by titles was prepared by Mrs. Minna
A. Cannon. under the direction OF Mr.
! Robert 3. Handy, who has charge of the
document section Of the division Of pub
hcation- The publication embraces 216
pages, and is well indexed. Il viii ma
terIally aid investigators in their re-
searches The data was mainly secured
in the Library. where an accurate hIe-
CLASSIFIED, is kept OF the various publica-
+ tons OF the department The variety IF
subjects treated is very great, and the
/ late volume IS an index 10 q store CT
/ knowledge Of many things.
One Of the most active men in the late
Labor Day celebrations was Mr.. John 3
/ Dickman, Of the Government PRINTING
! Office Mr.. Dickman has been promi-
( nent in the Office and IN labor affairs
He is an able writer and & public
/ spirited man
Mr. Frederick I. Allen has returned
from a visit to Atlantic City and other
resorts He resumed his duties as Com
missioner OF Patents this waak
Mr. Fred Wannamaker, Of the Civil
Service force Of examiners. has re-
turned from Atlantic City.
Mr.. F F Mix. of the Assessors Of
nee, District of Columbia. has received
news Of the heroic work Of his young
relative, Earl GuIick. at Freeport. L.
/ Young GUiick. IS one Of the most IA
nous boy singers in the country and is
well known in Washington He has aD-
/ peared recently in several Of the late
churches and theaters IN New York and
Brooklyn 4 few days ago James law
less and his niece were in the throes Of
drowning and Quick and another boy
rescued them. The work vas done IN
der the greatest difficulties AID the boys
are hailed as heroes. The matter has
been brought 10 the attention OF the
I volunteer Life Saving Corps II is
said the Two boys have made other res
cues IN the past few summers.
\ recent report of the division Of ny
biography Of the United States GeoIogi-
cal Survey presents figures Of interest
regarding the flow Of the Susauehanna
and other Pennsylvania streams Dur
ing the year 1895. when estimated
monthly discharges were -orked out
from current meter measurements. the
maximum flow for the Susquehauna at
Harrisburg. Pa which occurred fB
/ March. was found 10 be 1880 cubic
/ feet per second, the minimum 3. 475 cubic
feet Fer second. occurring in October
and the mean discharge for the year
1880 seccnd-feet. The area OF the
drainage basin above Harrison is q. g30
square miles.
Other streams whose volume Of fiow
has been measured by the hydrograph-
ers Of the Geological Survey are Wis
sahickCn Creek near Philadelphia
Schuylkill River. North Branch Of Sus-
quehanna a Wilkesbarre. West Branch
OF Susquehanna at Allenwood. Juniata
River at Newport, Tohickon Creek al
Point Pleasant NeshamiHy Creek below
The Forks. and PeTkiOmen Creek al
Frederick IN addition to these obser-
/ vauous are made on the MorongaheIa
Allegheny, Toughiogheuy, and Ohio
, 1 rivers and also on the Delaware.
, These measurements are made by the
Geological Survey as part of its general
investigation Of the country's water re-
sources. and the results. which are
! available to the public. are made the
/ basis for water powers and for munich
pal and other supplies
Mr.. Samuel s Supple. of the law di
vision Of the Pension Office. was the re
cipieat Of a wen earned promotion /:
few days since Ar Supple was an
= pointed from the Eighth Virginia con
gressionaI district in 1893 and since
his entrance into the bureau has made
himself one Of the most useful and en-
ergetic employees cor 1ected with the Of
fee. By his kind am courteous manner
he has won q host of friends all Of
whom VIII be pleased to hear Of his ad-
yancement.
Miss Leonora K Murphy. Of the re-
corder's division Of the General Lane
J Office, has returned from q visit TO At
lantic City and other resorts. Mis-.
Murphy is a Pennsylvania appointee and
} does important work IN the Office Sh,
I is in the division which had TO do viii