The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-18

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Congress, but the Lieutenant Governor Of
the State For a time Presley was at a
loss 20 devise @ scheme how 90 get back
into The Government Printing Office.
which. By the way. is the height Of auhi-
ton for thousands or cOmpOsitors- Fin
ally he concluded TO forge the name of
the Lieutenant Governor 20 a telegram
70 senator Henry Cabot Lodge or Mas
sachusetts. who was on the Committee
on Printing. asking for PresIey's appoint
ment In the Government Printing OGce-
Mr. Lodge decided evidently that if che
Lieutenant Governor Of Louisiana would
interest himself in Presley the latter
must be a man Of considerable import
ance, and n selegraphed TO the Public
Printer. asking that Presley be put TO
work. The Public Printer complied and
Presley got his job back The secret was
not discovered for several years. and did
not leak out until after the mans death
by suicide a few weeks ago. Speaking
Of Presley, a man who knew him we'll
said he had two failings-da billing in
stocks and refusing TO admit that there
was any question that he WAS not well in
formed upon IL was the latter idea he
said, that made him say that he knew who
assaulted Mrs Dennis. when, as matter
Of fact. he was entirely ignorant on the
subject.
WI u 444llLA AaAlEI ADDl. DLE Oh Alt
examiners at the Pension Omce. is a IA
tive Of Georgia He belongs 20 the IA
nous family OF CObbs Of which thu dis
tinguished Howell Cobb. at one time Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury OF the United
States. was a member During The latter
part Of the administration Of Hoke Smita
as Secretary Of the Interior Mr.. Cobb
was his private secretary. succeeding
who became the successor Of Claude Ben
nett after the latter's health became so
mach impaired that he felt compelled TO
resign and went West. By his urbanity
and generally acceptable manners he be-
came great faVOrite WIKI all who we're
brought into contact with him aud when
Mr. smith retired from Office Mr.. Cobb
was transferred 20 the Pension ONCE.
where he has since remained.
For many years Mr. D. c. Fountain has
been a confidential clerk in the classihca-
tiOn division Of the POstOmce. and upon
him TO large extent rests the decision
as 20 what is and what is not matter that
Uncle sam deems so Objectionable that he
VIII not carry il in the mails. The OH
cial record OF Mr- Fountain shows that
whenever he has decided that a certain
publication should not be admitted TO the
lists and the publisher Of the latter has
appealed 10 a higher authority the for
mer has been sustained. Mr.. Fountain
was a soldier n the Union Army during
the civil war. serving in a New York Reg
lTaeut- he went through many engage
ments without being injured. but was at
last given what he terms a ticket OF
leave AZ one Of The battles in Virginia.
where he received a bullet wound in the
LEFT shoulder which disabled him for a
considerable time. ne is very active in
church work and assisted materially in
organizing a Baptist Church on East
Heights. he was also iustru-
mental in getting d charter for railroad
which some day viii be built and which
IS intended TO bring East Washington
Heights into close connection with the
city proper
One Of the busy young men at the Cen
sus Office is Mr. Arthur l. Payne. a san
Of the late Gen j. Scott Payne Mr.
Payne is quite a young man but one OF
great efficiency and merit FIe has the
happy faculty o. making friends wher-
ever he goes AID for this reason he Is
perhaps one OF the best liked Of the
clerks in the agricultural division He Is
an unassumiug young fellow and very
seldom has anything 20 say. but when he
----3 TA'E.-lEA az 7EEeAH1 win TIC --ALEoe
OF an army officer SIR Payne says that
he wants 90 go 90 West Point and follow
in the footsteps Of his father. who was
one Of the best caval-ynen in Uncle
Sans service
Mr. Arthur Ritcenhouse is employed IN
the chief clerks office Of the Census Eu-
reau. and good fellow is he Mr.. PIT
tenhouse knows perhaps as many people
in the Census Office as any other one man
He is constantly being brought in con
tact with them, it being one Of his du-
ties % relieve AR NeCauIey, the chief
clerk. OF seeing every one Of the numerous
persons who call 10 see him in the course
Of a day lie is not only one Of the most
popular young men in the Office, but he
is one Of the busiest He always has
something 10 do. and SAYS that IL is
harder work trying 10 keep from doing
work that you should than going ahead
and doing it,
Captain Harry T. Patterson is making
at the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing. He is one OF Uncle Sans en-
pIoyes wko roll out dollar bills by the
foot. He is what is commonly known as
plate printer" lie derives his title OF
captain" by being the cOmmandiaz Of
dcer OF the Morton Cadets OF the National
Guard. While he was yet hardly in the
first year of his manhood he enlisted in
the District Of Columbia Volunteers as a
private Of Company G. which vas known
throughout the Spanish-American war as
the Morton Cadets He served With great
credit TO his country and was promoted
10 corporal When he returned to Wash
ingt0n with his comrades. they made him
second lieutenant. He had not served a
year as third officer in the 1Iort0ns before
they elected him captain, which commits
sion he has held for very nearly two
years Captain Patterson is an iudefa-
tisabIe worker and as may be JUDGED
from his history in the MCrt0ns q very
popular young man
At his own request DR.. Charles c. Mar
bury. member of the Board OF Police and
Fire Surgeons. has been granted leave Of
absence from February 8 TO 6 inclusive.
DR.. Vale. IL is understood viii look after
Dr.. Niarbury's work during his absence
from the city
II is interesting to watch the daily visi-
tors TO Uncle Sans big red brick building
in judiciary Square known as the Pension
Office The expression OF w0ndermenr on
the faces CT tourists is amusing as they
come I'm through the principal entrance
ard catch a glimpse OF the immense court
covering over az acre and reaching
hundred feet or more 20 the roof When
their eyes rest upon the six lofty brick
columns irEen-cusIy painted I'm imitation
OF DOrlhyry they begin to ask questions