Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

and urged that l should be removed. The
President, however, remarked that Sec
rotary Browning was. in his opinion,
fully capable Of running the Interior De-
partment without his assistance. The
Secretary was then strongly importuned
to effect my dismissal. Secretary Brown
ing reminded the angry attorney and his
friends that their proper remedy was an
appeal from the examiners decision, and
that the courts were open to them to
have the decision reversed, if it was I'M
fair.
well Mr.. Secretary said the at
torney, If Examiner Wikinson's deci-
sion be reversed by the court, will you
promise to dismiss him.
oh, no. calmly replied Mr.. Browning,
II will merely think that the court and
the patent office expert differ in their
opinions
THE complainant allowed his vindic-
tiveness to take another turn. He be-
came confidential, and remarked:
Examiner Wilkinson. Mr.. Browning.
is the blacklist sort of republican,
Yes said Mr. Browning, 4 happen
to know MIR. Wilkinson myself; he is
even blacker than you have painted him,
but that does not prevent him from being
good officer. / will send for him, and
you can make your charges
THE compliments courage was evil
IDENTIFY not equal to his malice, for he de-
INJURED and Secretary Browning re-
marked:
You can make no charges behind the
backs of my officers that you are UNI
willing to face them with.
Mr.. Wilkinson has the unique distinc-
ton of serving on the International jury
of awards of the Paris eXpOSitionS of
1878. 1889 and 1900. He also presided over
the fourth section of the Paris Tnterna-
tiOnal Patent Congress of 1889. He is
an accomplished scholar, having occupied
the chair of modern languages at the
University of Missouri prior to his con-
nection with the patent office. Should he
desire to do SO, he can write after his
name an A. b.. two A. MS. an NJ. E.
and a Phi. D., having obtained the degrees
represented by these learned abbrevia-
tons.
George w. Evans, the veteran disours-
ing officer of the Interior Department.
owed his first position in his Office to
President Line>in. He had accompanied
the Army o. the .>otOmac is a neWsboy
he was too yC>ng to secure enlistment
and rendered. w>enev>c possible, such
military service as la> wiS>in his power.
When he returned to this cis$ it was at
the sad tidingS of the death o. Ms father
and his mother and three younger chill
dren were dependent upon his exertiors
When | went" said Mr.. Evans. Ito see
President Lincoln | carried number OF
the passes l had used through the lines
and testimonials from those to whom
mad commended myself by my eXertions
in the campaigns.
Il found Mr.. Lincoln in characteristic
attitude his long legs crossed and his
attenuated form erect but his gaunt face
with it's deeply sunken eyes. survey ed me
kindly. ] told my story and produced
my papers. which the President scanned
Then. taking a sheet of paper. he adj
dressed the following communication TO
the Secretary of the Interior:
Give this lad job. A. LINCOLN.
You may be certain | lost no time in
seeing the Secretary. After waiting some
hours, | was successful in my quest, and
was immediately given the place of as
sistant messenger in this very office. The
last time / ever saw Mr.. Lincoln was at
Ford's Opera House the night he was as
sassinated
Mr. Evans is descended on his maternal
side from Capt Victor Bernard Beyer,
his grandfather, who served In the Ger
man army and participated with Gen
Butcher at the battle Of Waterloo against
Napoleon. On the paternal side his great
grandfather, Lieut.. Benjamin Evans
served with Gen. Washington in the
American revolution.
During his period of service in the de-