Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03

1891. with headquarters at Milwaukee. In
1891 he obtained a professorShip in me-
teorOlogy in competition with twenty
three contestants who were. graduates OF
leading colleges which had begun To tea CHI
meteorology. and was appointed to take
charge of the Chicago office, which was
made the chief forecast center for the up
per lakes and fifteen western states. His
appointment by President Cleveland as
CHIEF of the weather bureau July 4, 1893.
was no less a surprise to himse f than to
others. and chief Of the weather bureau
Mr.. Moore has been ever since. Mr.. Moore
is a warm indorser of RECOMMENDATION and
supporter of the view that weather science
is St1'l in its infancy. He can speak of
the 'sbombardment of the earth by cleo
irons discharged from the SUM- and the
results thereof with as great a grasp of
the situation among Observation-Disclosures
as he can speak of typesetting to print
erS or balloon experiences to aeronaItS
Though Mr.. Moore never became A full
fedged aeronaut himself. he takes a deep
interest in the subject by reason of the
TACT That aeTonautS may make important
meteorological Investigations for the hene-
fit of the weather bureau. The chief of
the weather bureau was elected president
of the international congress of aero
nautics recently, and he is an officer or
member of many other organizations and
associations, but his position as president
of the National Geographic Society is
doubtless the greatest among the many
honors that have been conferred upon him
outside of the one which President CIeve-
land conferred.
All who are familiar with government
department organization know how great
Is the assistance given by the various de-
partmental and bureau assistants. Henry
+. Williams brought 10 post of assist
ant chief. which involves much of the
generalShip of the army Of weather OBJ
servers and other employees. executive ex-
perence chief clerk and scientific ex-
perience as forecaster. and he knows what
is expected OF every man in the service in
whatever capacity he may be employed
This knowledge is 'argely respons BILE for
the excellence OF the organiZa ton which
covers such wide territory. Mr.. Williams
has been with the weather service thirty
two years
:. :.
Harry c. Frankentield now in charge
of the river N food division. was in
charge of the Chicago office from 1891 to
1894, and the St. Louis from 1894 to 1897
He has had long experience as "a fore
caster
BY no means the least important of the
weather bureau service is its telegraph
system, and this is in charge of Jesse ii.
Robinson. Many observers have 10 be
their own telegraphers, and i'll the course
of instruction now afforded applicants
for employment at the weather bureau Il
course in telegrapty under the super
vision of Mr.. Robinson 3 included.
Mr. Heiskell has not long been chief Of
the ocean meteorology division, and sue
ceeded James Page, whose invention OF
an instrument for determining the direc-
ton and force Of wind from the deck of 81
rapidly moving vessel has been one of tn
greatest advances in meteorological
science. Mr.. He'skells division receives
reports from marine observers on more
than 100 vessels. flying nineteen differ
ent flags, and issues storm warnings and
reports containing important data in re-
turn. II keeps I'm touch with many yes
sells by wireless telegraph.
The installation of tie kiosk on Penn
sylvania avenue. with its small assort-