The Washington herald., 1909-10-08
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Ernest Lyon, American minister 20
Liberia who Is visiting this country on leave Of
absence called a. the State Department yesterday
and had conferences With Third Assistant Secretary
Phillps
The Commissioners are IN receipt OF
letter from tbs ParkvfeW Cti1cns- Association, in
vit.ng attention 20 The need Of a school building
and calling attention to plat they bad submitted
for inspection.
As a result Of a scuhie In harness
shop between samuel d. Houck and Howe Totten.
Houck was yesterday hned S and costs BY Judge
MuoWny o. the Police Court Ito hearing q
the case occupied hour.
Charge d'Anaires Fletcher, OF the
United States Legation at Pekin. China, was yes-
terdsy directed BY the stats Department to convey
10 tho Chinese government the coincidence Of the
United States upon the death OF Grand COunSelCT
Chang Chh T1ng.
Thomas S. Merrill, disbursing Officer OF
the Census Bureau. has handed Ia his resignation
70 Director Durand. and will leave Washington to
take Up the duties Of assistant the secretary and
treasurer Of the General Motor Company Of New
York.
According to the report OF 2. J. Wag-
uG, engineer for the FIRE department the Losses
rom IRE Ia September Sll.o2l, covered by al
insurance Of S70.575 The loes Is about p. per
cent Of tho total inSIrancc Seventy seven alarms
According 10 the weekly summary Of
the work Of .he health department inspection srrTce
there ten violations o. the smoke law in tie
! District in tho week ended October 2 There we're
Us observations Of smokestscks. Notices served
20 abats 80 nuiSances and 20 were reported abated
S. I. KlmbaIl, general superintendent OF
the Life-saVing Service. has guns 20 Buffalo. y
Y. under orders from Assistant Secretary Hilles.
Of the Treasury Department 10 confer With Lieut.
I nonNnr frar1 r0r NJ light
house district in connection with the establish
meut Of q lfe-sGTinS station near roledo. Ohio.
L. N. Speir. OF Massachusetts, has been
appointed executive secretary Of the new tarin
board. Mr.. Spclr has for several years served as
secretary 20 Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Reynolds. In charge Of customs. This Is the nrst
appointment made by the new board. and was made
in purslancs on the policy 10 select only experts
for service with the body.
Lee McClung. the newly appointed
treasurer q tho United States. VISITED the Treas
ury Department. and was shown over the estao-
iishment by Assistant Treasurer BantA NJ NC
Chung will spend some time in acquaintng himself
with the work before taking the oath 81 oface on
November ] next the date q the retirement q
former Treasurer Charles II. Treat
Because the Frederick Brick Works. OF
Frederick. Nd has not lived MP 20 tho agreement
70 furnish 5000 rcd seWeT bricks NJ. HargrOTe.
property cierk has asked permission from the Com
rnissiopers 70 f-:scliase 900 bricks IN the open
market iron. the Washington Brick and Terra Gotta
COMPANY the excess est Of which. amounting 10
S2S to be Charged to the account Of the Freder-
lex Company.
Passed Assistant Surgeon John +. An
derson has been detailed BY the surgeon general
as director Of the hyg.enic laboratory Of the Public
Health ard Marine Hospital Service. which is To-
Gated In this city. Mr. Anderson succeeds Surgeon
NJ. J. Rosenau who has held the position Of d.
rector for the last ten years. but who recently
signed 10 ACCEPT the profcSsOrship Of preventive
medicine at Harvard University.
After spending three years IN explora-
ton among the hcadHaters Of the Amazon River In
Peru and Bolivia the expedition which sent
on by the Peabody Museum has returned 70 The
United States. The primary object Of the eXpedi-
ton was 90 study the natiVe tribes in those little
known regions. Meteorological observations were
taken and detailed maps Of the region made. In
the party we're DR.. William Curtis Forabee. DR..
E. II. HoT, i. J. De william, and J. W. HertinE.
DR.. William C. Woodward has recon-
nended 10 the Commissioners the following trans-
fers and appointment In the heslth department:
Arthur l. Murray. sanitary and food inspector al
81 90 per annm 70 clerk az 81 DO per arnum;
John &c. Haley. inspector at 1900 per annum. to
sanitary and food inspector at Sl.1OO per Annum:
james G. Hatton. assistant sonita-y and food IN
spectr at 800 PCT annum. to inspector AZ 500
per annum. Charles Z. Powell is recommended as
sanitary and food inspector al 800 per annum