The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-30
STRAUS
RETURNS TOMORROW

IIEE UIIIiU UIHUItliUU
Appointment of New Private
Secretary Expected-lm-
pOrtant Investigations TO
Be Completed.
Everything is in readiness for The re.
turn OF Secretary Straus tomorrow
from mis- vacation. and most Of the Of
hcials Of the department will have re-
turned from their vacations TO be ready
to take up actively the seasons work
One Of rhe hrst things the Secretary
is expected 10 do is 20 announce the
apr ointment OF lis new private secre-
tar TO succeed Theodore i. Weed, who
resi- gned TO become private secretary 10
Chairman Frank II Hitchcock. OF the
Republican national committee. for
duEy at tffe New York headquarters.
There win also be activity soon on the
part OF the various division and bureau
N.tA-AA tA ia AieAAN AAAE ANRE NA't AAAN
ports which are 10 be Incorporated in
the annual report OF Secretary Straus TO
Congress, There are also a number OF
important Investigations with which
Congress charged the department that
VIII be pressed TO completion now that
the vacation period is fast coming 20
an end
81 ell H.aIH
office who has been on ieaye of absence
for the past month, and who recently
launched the boat on which he has been
working FOR the past year, is now put
ting the finishing touches on the craft
He is expected 70 invite a number Of
his department friends for trial cruise
down the Potomac in a few days.
Two important changes have been
made in the Bureau Of Corporations
by which substantial promotions are
granted 10 popular employees. Giles Rus
sell Tagrart, who aas filled the I'M
portant post Of clerk TO Commissioners
Of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith,
has been transferred to a position as
special agent. and mis- salary increased
Adrien r. Busiek. clerk at 81 900 per
annum, las been promoted 10 the posi-
ton vacated by lGr. Taggart. and viii,
hereafter. act as clerk 10 Commissions
CT Smith AT the salary Of 1850 per an
mum.
DEPUTY Commissioner Of Corporations
T. Dana Duraud has returned trQm St
Paul. SIinn.. where he has been on bus
mess for the bureau. and also having
taken part OF his annual vacation.
Warren r Choate. chief clerk OF the
Bureau OF Corporations. left yesterday.
accompanied By his wife, for a vaca-
ton OF two weeks to be spent at Al
iantie City.
John II. Anderson, OF the chief clerks
office, viii leave this week. accompanied
oy his wife. for Ocean city, Nd, where
he viii spend two weeks OF his annual
leave,
A card from Charles Ely. OF the d.
vision OF information. who IS making a
trip abroad. dated Sunday, August Is.
states that he arrived safely az Dover
and enjoyed the trip over. notWithstand-
ins seven days Of storm.
Dan C.. Vaughan. OF the division Of
printing. returned Monday from a va
cation outing ar Tilghmau'S Island iH
Chesapeake Bay. where he spent the
time resting. fishing, and Grabbing.
Z. v L. Stratton. Of tho Bureau Of
Corporations. has returned from Phila-
delphia, where he spent ten days OF
his annual leave
Webster Fl. Wilkinson. of the Bureau
Of linn grafton. left Monday for his
vacation, which be viii spend in New
port, Z. l. lie viii not return 10 Wash
ingtOn until September p.
W. r. Blackford, of the chief clerks
office. left Yesterday for a trip Of two
weeks to Niagara Falls. Thousand Is
lands, and points in Canada.
II. IL Pierce Of the division OF print
suE. has been on a vacation for several
days the past week.
Edward T. Hyde. associate physicist
at 5000 per aunum I'm the Bureau OF
Standards, has resigned his position,
Morton 6. Lloyd. assistant physicist at