The San Francisco call., 1904-02-17
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
House Committee Hears Arguments
Concerning Military Maneuver
Site-Patents Granted.


Concerning Military Maneuver
Site-Patents Granted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The fol-
lowing special orders have been is
sued by the War Department:
Captain Bradner D. Slaughter, pay
master, having reported his arrival at
San Francisco, in compliance with or
ders heretofore issued, viii proceed to
Omaha, Neb., and report to the COM
manding general of the Department of
Missouri for duty in that city. Con-
tract Surgeon James B. Ferguson, L.
s. A, is relieved from duty at Boise
Barracks, Idaho, and viii proceed to
San Francisco and report to the COM
manding general of the Department of
California for assignment to duty as
transport surgeon on the transport
Dix, TO relieve Contract Surgeon Will
liam II. Tukey, L. 5. A, who, upon be-
ing thus relieved, Will proceed to
Boise Barracks, Idaho, and report TO
the commanding officer at that post
Tor duty.
The following changes in the Of
fcers and reserve agents of the ma
tional banks have been announced by
the Treasury Department: First Ma
tional Bank of Berkeley-Frank NJ.
. W lAEOllt VICE DIGSAuEDAs III DloNt VI D.
/ w. Havens. National Bank of Po-
mona-No cashier in place of Charles
NJ. Stone; J. p. Stone, second assist
ant cashier First National Bank of
Long Beach-No assistant cashier in
place of +. w. Childs. First National
Bank Of Whittier-F. W. Hadley, as
sistant cashier, in place of A. G. Ma
pie. First National Bank of Fullerton
E. Z. BalcOm, cashier, in place of
T. B. Van Alstyne. Farmers National
Bank of Fresno-J. j. Rahill, assist
ant cashier. Santa Barbara County
National Bank, Santa Barbara. NJ.
Warren, assistant cashier. First Ma
tionaI Bank of Monrovia-C. G. Bow
erman, assistant cashier.
The following changes of fourth
class postmasters have been announc-
ed: California-Pike, Sierra County,
Daniel L. Wheelock, vice Nina Woods,
resigned; Roselawn, Siskiyou County,
Minnie /. Babs, vice Edwin c. Hart,
resigned.
These patents were granted to-day:
California-Edgar b. Bodlam, San
Francisco, hydro carbon burner; Will
liam n. Best, by mesne assignments to
". y. Best, International Caloriflce
Company, Los Angeles, hydro carbon
burning apparatus; Hiram W. Blais
dell, Los Angeles. apparatus for clean
ing sand filter beds; James L. BrysOn,
drill sharpener; Henry J. Burroughs,
Los Angeles, ore separator; Earl E.
Chapman, assignOr to Standard Bottle
Closure Company, Los Angeles, closure;
Elias II. Cowart, Pleasanton. safety
turn buckle; Istvan Csik, Stockton,
blottinE pad; Frank Depue. San Fran
cisco. method of identification: Albert
5. Dixon. assignOr to Asphalt Paper
Pipe Company, Los Angeles, atomizer:
William II. Martin, Nevada City, and
A McCombie. Grass Valley, Cal, bat
terry stem guide: James w. Master,
Los Angeles, valve; Philip Il. McVicar,
LivermOre disk harrow: George ".
William r. Rose, Auberry. nut lock;
hydrO-carbOn burner: Francis Y Jack
son, St. Louis, and A. NJ. Jackson, Co
lUsa. voting machine; Sarah r. Stearns,
Redlands. bread making machine; HeT-
bert Z. TitamOre, Agenda, grain litter
Representatives Cushman and Jones
appeared before the Military Commit
tee Of the House this morning and each
made a strong plea in behalf Of a pro-
posed site in the State of Washington
for camp and maneuver ground. They
cited report Of General Funston. who
recommends a site on the American
Lake, near Tacoma, in qualified terms.
They tried to meet the arguments Of
Senator Perkins and Representative
Needham concerning the large number
Of troops near the California location
by setting up a plea that in case troops
were to be transported across the Pa
cific that Puget Sound will be the port
Of departure and a camp site there
would be valuable as a place Of rem
devious The committee will meet
again Thursday
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