The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-08
District DiSburSing Officer
Willing to Do Battle Any
Time Burglars Call.
HEARS FUNNY NOISE
WHILE HE WORKS
Thinks Some Midnight Thief Has
Broken Into the Vaults and
Goes in With Revolver.
It was the hour Of midnight.

Alone in his office sat Louis c. viii
son, Disbursing officer, engaged in the
compilation of the payroll the Districts
servit7rs were to receive as the result
OF the toll. In the vaults reposed thou
sands OF dollars, but no thought OF
danger crossed the mind Of the Dis
bursting OFFICER as he busted himself
with the accounts. Suddenly from the
rear office adjacent to the vaults came
a sound as Of some one stealthiIy cross
ing the floor.
Strange" muttered Mr.. Wilson.
can it be that any Of the employees
the here without my Bnowledge?"
To assure himself he hurried into the
room. Silence greeted him. Returning
10 his desk, he again entered upon his
task, but hardly had he seated himself
when there came a crash from the
vaults.
The thCu s-ht crossed his mind that ex-
cept for ne Police Department he was
alone in the building, but Mr., Wilson
did not lose his presence Of mind.
GTasping his revolver he entered the
vaults without a moments hesitation
prepared. TO defend with his life. If need
be, the trust imposed in him But he
vas not called upon 70 make the sacrl-
fee. No burglar lay concealed thiTsJing
for his nfe's blood, Mr.. Wilson found
nothing, not even a mouse.
He has reached the conclusion that
the District building has been selected
as "A habitat for the deniZenS OF the
spiritual world or that the floors, being
new are subject to cracking. and Is in
cllned to accept the latter theory.
The Commissioners were among the
first to hear the news of the ele-tiun
Of Ut. Taft Commissioner West Is
fortunate in having an Office directly
opposite the Munsey building, and ne
invited a few OF his friends To tns Dis
trict building to hear the returns AS
the bulletins were flashed on the
screerS. Iley we're read with the aid Of
opera glasses
Commissioners West and Morrow thus
had the advantage OF receiving the con-
plete returns. hearing band concert
and Witnessing the crowds al the same
time, without being subjected 20 the
discomfort Of the streets
Commissioner Mcfarland heard the
election news at the new Masonic TEN
pie, and later visited Jhe Press Club.
Among the officials who assembled in
the District building to hear -hs re-
turns were Health Officer W. .. Wood
ward, Daniel h. Garges, r -. Helm,
and II. c. Mclean.
Melvin c Hazen. District Surveyor. is
on hunting trip in Virginia,
II. Clarke. jr., has been appointed
chief craftsman in the Assessor office
to succeed Z. J. Seager, resigned.
J G. Smyser. Of the Water Registrars
office, is spending q few DAYS with rela-
tives in Pennsylvania
Frank W. Cheek. Of the Assessors Of
fee, went 70 Detroit to vote.
Among those who obtained leave on
election day TO exercise their right OF
oh IL EhN .
Maryland were Col. G. Z. Eaton, P. G.
Melbourne. L g. Swindells. DR.. J. A.
Mudd, john Fitzgerald, r. I, Smith, OF
thu Water Registrars office, and H II.
Humrichouse. OF the office Of the Cor
poratiOn Counsel
H A Hatton. of the Surveyors Office.
has been promoted to assistant COM
pUter.
Hobart Berrien. OF the Office Of the
Collector Of Taxes, has been assigned TO
1uty as secretary to Collector Charles
c Rogers
Frank NJ. Lancaster. OF the Assessors
Office, spent few days In New York /
last week.
]. ". Hardness. OF the Assessors
office, is visiting relatives in Kentucky.
Col. Philip Ward. Of the ONCE Of the
Collector of Taxes, has returned from
visit TO Virginia
The tentative appointment of Gilbert |
I. ROdier as craftsman in the surface !
division has been approved by the Com |
misSiOnerS
Henry Erskine AMI William E. Ma |
guire have been appointed engineer
Overseers in the engineer department. /
J. ]. Strain. captain OF the watch, 1
went TO New York to vote.
Walter =. Allen, electrical engineer, |
has returned from a trip to Europe.