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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
PROPOSALS.

PROPOSAIS-SALE or U .s-oposa.s :
Boston and COncOrd;-SealSsd dDI p rtr.,snt
be received at tho N Na Z. 19ia
sS thew S,iI I be publicly opened FOR en-
Of the Boston: appraised S,, ysls $4,000
OF pTop1 ths vessels and the terms spscss
lions Of sale. may be Se'alnss a may e s',s
10 the =, the navy ward. Puget SounsS scrs.,
n ingtou r. F. NICHOLSON. ACHES osssf le
OF the Navy --SS7SSsr,IfSr, OF -
TREASURY pEPARrMENTrI,; s 9F,naSaa . :
SnDsr<isiug Architect. Wasih.s1i Mi he req
supsrNIaIn -Sealed proposals VII IN to :
AZ att this Office until o,eiosk, = ,bs N oprnss
day Of december; 1910 eoo sns .''f IN ne
Installing ., . New Work. y. Y. - 'c rors.. !
A TSS the drawinss and ~, spe Stiss eP
which may Be Rad AZ th,s ,Se,o,,o,s,-uctef =.
~ eT Il TIE Sqpervtsi9,s A a,renitss
kSoX TAYLOR, supervising AVE-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
REALTY NOTES.

Pease & Gilman have rented for Daniel
Winant one Of his houses at Great Neck.
Long Island. to II. q. S. Noble.
Frank J. Mills has sold for Peter II.
Dfller to Mary Hudoff No 295 Taafe Place.
a three story dwelling house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
SATISFIED MECHANICS LIENS.

ST AIMS AVE. Eagle ave, 150th 70 Ielst .s
hIock ate. Terry Construction Co agt A HUpreI
sons ct al; June 81. 1919; sS4T 90
MERCER ST. 231; Edward Feuerstein ase
Joseph l. B,lttenwieser ct al: Sept 13. 1910; $40
SAME PROPERTY: Isaac Brown agt same:
Sept Is. 1910: $40.
| SAME PROPERTY: wasreich & Bragrnan ast
same: Sept Is. 1910; So.
IT'D ST col West; Samuel Belkind agt Bar
nard Realty Co ct al; Oct 20. 1910: Ssh
| BROADWAY q cor 44th 81: oscar E Larkin
ast Henry Schwarzwalder ct al: Nov II. 1910;
500
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
Liz PENOENS.

ROBBINS AVE. cor 14eth -. fde,.-
Arthur Neithardt sst Robert Hoorsh.as -
faction 70 forecloss mechanics BenD: a.ro-a
r Kelly
MADISON AVE. 1872: Samuel RySsir 80 =,
Jared " Bell - al faction 70 forecIo..~ e
chanics' fienl. attorneys. Herman = Hir.c.-.-
fOsTH ST =. 900 II " Of p ave 75rfaa :.
Jane. Buchanan agt Joseph Cirands tfSrsr,-.ll
OF rntye). attorney. T More.
ST PAUIIS PL. n " cor Croto1a 81 AZ Ia. .
Marcy Realty co agt st Psul's Cons--rIeesa-' : :
ct al foreclosure of mtzs,. attorney. e l. r.
colt.
fs4TH ST .. rs r II % Walton a..
50 2: Anna G Edwards agt Lillian < B-ir.. -.
foreclosure OF mtzs): attOrnsys Fr~
Thompson
nth AVE =, 40 = ~ I'd y 20 ~,
Catherine Tishs azt Christie Iron WORKS - !
forecIosure Of rntge;: attorney ? Z. Rvsu
IT'D ST. 8. 90 II OF Van9sr5ilt avs ~
100; Josephine A Berth agt F5rusn Ms-,s,
er al foreclosure Of nntget; attorney, -
141ST ST :, 2Te- 10 II n Of walurs :,
44x372 OK irres: New York Connecting Rar.
Co agt John H ShipTsy 81 Al faction - ar4Ts
title. etc.: attorneys. Shepard. smith IA
ness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
INVESTS IN APARTMENT HOUSE

Joseph Liebertz is the buyer Of the apart
ment house on the north side of 156th
street, lS5 feet east of Riverside Drive, sold
recently by the George A. Bagge Construc-
ton Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
FOR THE ROCKFALL ABOUT S1,5OO,OOO
Investor Now Owns This TeStory Apartment House Recently
Built at nth Street and Broadway.
THE ANTlERs. DIAG0NALLY OPPOSITE, REPORTED SOLD

The property IS on the south side Of the
Boulevard. about 133 feet west of Park
avenue and adjoining the old Rockaway
Railroad and the ocean. Its average width
is 10 feet and it is zoo feet deep.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
GAVE HOUSE IN AN EXCHANGE

". r Rose is the buyer of Nos. LIS and
I9 East e0th street. reported sold yesterday
b. T. de Forest Simmons for William +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
TRADING IN NEW JERSEY
Buyers Found for Several Apartment
Houses and Vacant Plots.

Benjamin L. Farrier and Jacob De Voc
have bought from James J. Sewau Nos.
Pos and 2aS Ogden avenue. Jersey City, q
feet;
The Consumers Brewing Company OF
New York, Limited, has bought from
Thomas Henry the three story brick store
and apartment house at the northeast cor
her Of Willow avenue and 18th street, Ho-
hol1en. plot 30xS2 feet
John g E.isele, of Eisele & King. has
bought from the estate of George w Mar.
Tin No ISL TO 49, Broad street on a plot
ae-6xl66 feet, and a plot, 56xIl6 feet. at No
II Essex street. Newark. The Broad street
structure Will be converted into office build
Ings and the Essex street plot built upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17

Ia2D ST, pa, s s. 224 II W of 18th ave. s
x99.il, ) sty dwlS: w II Morse ct al, as eXrs
agt q ii PIgueron ct al; Brewster & F. attys:
David Robson ref; amt due. SO, 40 ~: taxes,
etc, SIT Sc; 10 the plaintiff for $4,000.
ST NICHOLAS AVE. 49,, W $ GA II n Of
sale of all right, title. etc which Louis q
Meyer had on Feb II. or since; Katz 81 S
attys; Shea, sheriff: djourned TO Nov -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17

Havemeyer The dwelling house at NO.
Fast e4th street was given in exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17

BY Bryan l. Kennedy
nc ED ST - $. % r. W OF Madison ave. 225
| down TO E II Allen foT S9l50o; also
| T4TH ST. IS. s S. IS # of Madison ave,
| 16.6XS0. ! sty dwg, trus sale; estate of w
Cor s42. 600.
GoERcK ST. 80 to e., $. $50 fl Of
Delaney st. 1oox1oo, sty bldg; Vol sale to
William Lus.garten for S491J0
WEST ST. 413 to AS. Perry St sax
| 956X irreg: 1-c0 interest, two sly bIdgs:
exrs sale: estate OF Ellen ] Kuhne. deceased
| in interest for $3.50
| BY Joseph 2. Day.
18TH ST. 4s. s. 3771 # Of 9Th ave. 21.s
| 10. sly dwIg: Charles Remsem agt j NJ
CARLY, ref. amt due. s1o.$e4 Of: taxes. etc.
| s1,o13 Is: to Alan r and william HawIey
90 II. ) sty dwIg; WfIets ct al, as trus
agt Pauline Doctor ct al; w NJ Powell, atty;
for Ts s1o s7G sos 10 10 the George Doctor co
93D ST. 800. n s. 100 # Of I'd ave. PIX
! Spiegel ct al: r Birkhahn. atty: Charles A
Oberwsger ref; amt due. So. l46 20: taxes etc.
piaintiaf for for $4,000 600 -'s q S'''O0' TO '"s
t,, 18th ST 90 and d 10 24s # Of
Bowers & s. attys: E a Philbin ref: amt due.
So - o.; taxes. etc. S1.Gl7 50: adjourned to
Nov %.
BY Samuel Marx.
10TH ST. :. SO 1t Of 9Th ave 15Ox
ciety agt L TopIitz ct al; action ,: Alex
| ander ~ G, attys; H Keith. ref: amt due
$3.50. u: taxes, etc, $i,5f4 81: with drawn.
BY Herbert a. Sherman.
| STH AVE. 2S94. 9 s. 40 # of 15Sd st
| $911Xle0. sly tenmt and stores: Empire City
| Woodworking Co agt Mycr Cohen ct al;
! Pressinger q n, attys; ! Z Hasbrouck ref:
! A.. s-t,
| to a prior mtg of $4,000 TO the plaintiff for
! sos 416-
Bv Daniel Cfrcenuald
| Ia@D ST, pa, s ga Il W of 18th ave e &
K99il, sty dwlS; w II Morse ct al, as eXrs.
! agt @ ii Plgueron ct al; Brewster & F. attys ::
David EOhs1r. ref. due s. .a.,sS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17

GETS A RoCkAWAY PLOT.
The Arethusa Realty Company has
bought a large tract of land at Rockavay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
IN THE AUCTION MARKET.
EY Rrxan l. KennenN

The following transactions were recorded
yesterday at the Real Estate Exchange
salesroom. Nos IA and Is Eesey street:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-17
BY Samuel Marx.

10TH ST. n :. $40 IT Of 9TH ave 15Ox
1o1, vacant; Equitable Life Assurance So
ander u G. attys; H Keith. ref: amt due.
s6a,55 81: taxes, etc, $4,544 81: withdrawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16

Think of nearly $4,000
worth of "Hair" on sale at
one time in one establishment.
The main frst-hoor aisle-5o
feet of counter, $50 feet of
shelving-are devoted to this
stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
S 1 10
The Cheap Skirt.

The best specimens of
the cheap silk Petticoats,
not recommended, and
here only during this
demonstration"
They are of chiffon
taffeta silk, with tailored
flounces, as in the illus
tration. Copies of the
best petticoats, even to
the extra dust ruff1e.
The colors include the
various shades of wis
taria, blues, reds, rose,
garnet, greens, sage,
browns, glace or change
able shades, white and
black.
Tomorrow's demon
stration and sale of
these Silk Petticoats at
$I.7o and the Palais
ROYALS Special" at
$4.55 will prove both in
teresting and instructive.
Please take elevator
to third floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
4l.55
The S. Skirt.

These Palais Royal
Special" Silk Petticoats
are of messaline and
taffeta silks, in black,
white, plain colors, two
tone effects, Dresden,
pompadour, floral and
new striped effects.
The claim is that these
" Special y Petticoats,
$4.55 during tomorrow's
=" demonstration, F" but
$500 regularly, are the
best looking, best fitting,
best wearing, and, there
fore, the most economi-
cal of silk petticoats at
any price, from the
cheapest to those cost
ing as much as $3.50.
Some of these "Spe-
cial" Petticoats have
glove-htting silk jersey
tops, with founces of
silks in various STYLES
and colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
THAN Asked for Cheats.

Spool Silk, 100 yards, all letters,
black only. sc spool. Sale Sc
price, 2 for. ...............
Westerly 2o0-yard Spool Cotton.
all numbers; worth &c spool. Dc
Sale price. .........
Kerr's Luster Twist. 200 yards;
black and white: all letters; nMc
12c spooIs. Sale price.
Darning Cotton; black and Nc
white; Sc spools. Sale price I ~
Kings famous 5O0yard
Basting Cotton. Sale Re
price .......-...
Bias Seam Tape; all widths;
12-yard pieces. Sale nc
price
Oneida Community Spool Silk:
a 400 yards worth 4oe, Sale 25c
Silk Taffeta Collarbone: black
and white; sold everywhere II
for 10c yard. Sale price,.
Featherbone Collar Sets; Sc
worth 10c card Sale price.
Silkateen: all colors; &c Re-
spools. Sale price. .........
Best Serge Betting; black and
white; 1O-yard pieces; S1Dc
worth 75c. Sale price.
Shirt Neck Bands. all sizes; Sc
10c value. Sale price. ......
Windsor Hooks and Eyes; all
sizes; black and white; worth RI
&c card. Sale price. ........
Ruttonhole Tape; white only;
worth 10c strip. Sale Sc
Hook and Eye Tape; black;
worth Csc yard. Sale 12C
price
Linen Corset LaceS, B yards; Re
best quality; worth 10c pair
Milward's famous Needles. Re
The sale price to be. ..-..
Treasure Safety Pins; all Re
sizes; worth sc. Sale price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
Fitted
At Our Risk.

Let one of the experts fit a
pair of these Gloves-and learn
that though they are the newly
correct heavy kid, pique stitch
cd, they don't make the hand
seem large. Superior in every
respect-well worth $I.5o. To
be o4c for tomorrow only.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
Silk Waists ait $3.50 and $4.Q8.

The ROYALS
chiffon and
the show o f1re at S59S
and Mousne Silk Waists
Another has
Mntano Skirts a
hrunkb
bu sane model
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
Only 04c
For ST Is Gloves.

It's not so much a question OF
buying SI.25 Gloves for 94c-
it the fact that you'll secure
as good as any, and better than
many gloves sold elsewhere at
SI.5O-
800 dozen OF them-newly
made and expressly imported
for the Palais Royal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-16
25c for 35c Stockings
IF You Select The nm Here Tomorrow.

Monday October will be remembered by hosts OF patrons the day
their
ply of Stockings Every kind choose om-pn lace
smoke
owered-hey
Imported Lsle Hose. for tomorrow only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
H. B. NEEDHAM ACCUSED
FORMER WIFE STATES HE HAS
FAILED TO PAY ALIMONY.
Member of Roosevelt Tennis Cabl-
net Said to Be Making Only
$4,000 Annually.

NEW YORK. August 12-Justice Put
nam, sitting in special term of the SUI
preme court in Brooklyn yesterday after
non, heard a motion made on behalf OF
Mabel Alexander Needham to punish
Hnry Beech Needham. the magazine
writer. and from whom he has secured
decree of divorce. She alleged contempt
of court for failing to pay her the ali
mony awarded her by the Judgment
against her husband.
At the same time an argument on be-
half OF the defendant was put forth as
sorting his inability to pay $40 week.
and asking that the alimony be reduced
10 So week. on the ground that his net
income did not exceed $1,000 year.
When Roosevelt was President Need
ham. who is son of DIR. Charles w.
Needham. former president of George
Washington University of Washington,
d. c.. was a personal friend and men,
Der Of the tennis cabinet" His mag
aZine articles attracted much attention,
and. coming from the fountain head, as it
was believed, found a ready sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
Income Has Fallen Off.

Attorneys for Mr.. Needham made the
point in defense that because Mr.. Roose-
welt is no longer President his client Is
unable to get the necessary material for
magazine articles which i'll the past net
ted him good round sum annually.
The only money my client has made
for some time J. r. 6. Rinehart. one
of Needhams attorneys. said. lis $1,000
paid him for article recently publish
ed IN a magazine. but which cost him
$500 to complete. Had it not been for a
national figure who aided him he would
never have received the price for it that
he did.
Rinehart asked that the alimony be
reduced to So week. Mrs. Needham $
attorney opposed the motion, asking the
court if it seemed reasonable that man
who had entertained Washington society,
had visited Europe and had lived at the
rate Needham lives does not earn enough
to pay more than So week for the
support of his wife and daughter.
Needham married Miss Mabel Alex
ander in Virginia September i. 1899. She
was the daughter of prominent citizen
of lchaca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
Scrap Iron Prices.

To effect a comparison of the prices
paid for scrap iron on the Pacific and At
lantic coasts, about 500 tons of miscella-
neous scrap iron and steel, mostly old
French material. will be forwarded to
either San Francisco or Seattle for dis
posal.
Formerly all scrap iron has been ship
ped to New York in the vessels of the
Panama railroad, i'm lots of from 800 to
LEGO tons. on the ships Ancon and Cristo-
bal. Although the distance to San Fran
cisco is greater than that to New York
the shipping charges are the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
WW000W@r0 6 10tbr0D
ork-
During a
Continuation of August
Sale of Blankets,

EARS made with OF the foremost
III u manufacturers of Blankets this his entire
VII accumulation seconds.' These delivered
nualy placed sale during the month of August
enable this
great saving; second help make
busy month a usually dull one
They are as we saw "seconds mill machinery
improving necessarily the products
the machinery consequently the mpeeeons
and in do they affect the
qualities.
already been disposed Of: hence il
YOU wish to purchase fine fluffy Wool Blankets practically per-
saving from fourth third regular prices
would suggest early visit
Included single beds beds double
beds and cribs in white gray and
blue and white pads.
1914 Blankets, rs to S425 pair.
Regular prices, $3.50 to S5.75.
11=A Blankets, Us to S5.25 pair.
Regular prices, $3.50 to $500.
12=4 Blankets, $3.50 pair.
Regular price, $780,
36x5O=inch Crib Blankets, rs to S2.75 pair.
Regular prices, S2.35, $500 and S3.75.
econd floor 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
AMERICAS SWEET TOOTH
TAKES LOTS OF SUGAR

Each person in the United States con-
sumed eighty-two pounds of sugar dur
ing the fiscal year just closed, provided
each got his full share. for according to
statistics furnished by the Department
of Commerce and Labor the average per
capita consumption in that period was
precisely that quantity.
The statistics show further that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12

American sweet tooth demanded more
sugar than at any time In the country's
history, for there was consumed during
the twelve months seven ana one halt
billion pounds. In supplying this the United
States, Hawaii and Porto Rico con-
tributed, In each case. larger quantities
for domestic consumption than ever be-
fore, the Philippines contributed a larger
quantity than at any other time since
annexation.
Foreign countries supplies about 81 per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12


Under the influence of an area of high
barometric pressure that has its center
over the great lakes moderate tempera-
ture and fair weather continued from the
Mississippi valley TO the Atlantic coast,
except over the southeastern states
where showers have fallen. There were
showers Thursday in New England and
local rains were reported from the Rocky
mountain and plateau regions, the upper
Mississippi valley and the gulf states.
Moderately high temperature is re-
ported from the plains states and the
Rocky mountain region, and change to
considerably cooler weather is in pro-
gress in the extreme northwest
The indications are that the weather
Will be generally fair tonight and Sat
urday in the region east of the Mis-
stssippi river, except that there will be
local rains in the south Atlantic and
east gulf states. and unsettled weather in
northern Michigan.
Temperature will not change ma
teriaIiy over the eastern half of the
country during the next thirty-six hours.
The winds along the New England
coast will be light 10 moderate west to
north: on the middle Atlantic coast light
to moderate north and northeast. on
the south Atlantic and east gulf coasts
light to moderate variable.
steamers departing today for E.uropean
ports will have light TO moderate Winds
mostly westerly, with fair weather 10 the
Grand Banks.
Tie following heavy precipitation Gin
inches, has been reported during the past
twenty -four hours: Wilmington ll2;
Halifax. los: Prescott. Ark, 10: Tex
arkana. Ark, $50; Ware. Ark .W;:
Pine Bluff Ark. $50. Clantun, Ala 30
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 12:-2 ain and liz
pm: high tide. 81 m. and A pm
Tomorrow-I.ow tide. So, a IN. and $50
pm: high tide. 30 am. and 2:O2 pm
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rose, 800 am: sun sets.
90 pm.
Tornorrow-Sun rises $40 am
Moon sets 10:4S pm. today.
The City Lights.
The CITY lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset ::
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandeScent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
cNtin-uished forty-fve minutes before
sunrise
Condition of the Water
Temperature and condition of water AT
q m. Great FailS-Temperatu re 20.
condition 4 DalecaTlia reservoir-Tem-
perat uro 50: condition At north connec-
ton :: condition at south connection 4
Georgetown distributing reServOir-Tcm
persture, so: condition at infuent gate
house, =: condition at effiuent satehouse
Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
Woodward & Lothr0p.
s $780, TO . Pm.
IN INCLESlDE.

refined convenient neghboood composed of leaders
III business professional and governmental life
In addition the improvements found in the average
house these HOMES contain all the comforts that have
made homes famous.
Nine large two complete bathrooms and shower
front porces and sleeping porches ress cooker ceiling
ators electric extra large windows and doors
high space cedar closet ash chuten short
has been introduced which will add the health
of master, mistress and maid
Located 10Th and Park road and roth and sts
overlooking the Zoo and Rock Creek Parks.
Prices $500 $1,000 and $4,000 To produce these
values there has been production. We
merely giving the advantage of purchase 124oo square
feet of ground.
Terms $3.50 cash. s4s5o month, including all interest
ess than actual remit and of this $ average S32oo
is SAVED you. GIVE THIS THOUGHT.
any marked Mt Pleasant Park Our sample
is No. 1858 Park road.
Built by MIDDAUcH & SHANNON. Inc., Owner
mo place like home home like ours"
Selling Agents. Shannon & Lu chs 713 I4th St.
au5tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
ARMY AND NAVY
Naval Rifle Team.

The rifle team to represent the navy
in the national matches at Camp Perry,
Ohio. has been selected 1t consists of
Ensigns v V. Woodward, r. c. Giffen.
r. r. Stewart, f. a. l.. Nossler. T. A.
Thomson. jr.. W. F. Amsden and III. j.
knerr; MidShipmen Walter Smith, ". w.
Smith and II. T. Smith: Chief Turret
Capt. n. Drustrup and Quartermaster j.
S. Wierzbowski. Lieut.. T. l.. Johnson of
the Naval Academy is captain of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
Division Into Twelve Districts.

BY permitting the district secretaries to
make the certifcationS it is said the fill
ing of vacancies will be greatly expedited
The country is divided into twelve dis
tricts, each in charge of a secretary of
the commission These secretaries will
make CertificatiOns for appointments in
their respectice Jurisdictions.
Civil Service Commissioners Washburn
and McIlhenny have just returned to
Washington from trip to several
arSenals and armories in the east in order
to acquaint themselves with the civil
service conditions as to better enable
the commission to put the new policy re-
lating to the engineer and ordnance de-
pa rtments into force. The commissioners
also conferred with officials of the New
York custom house relative to proposed
changes in the civil service promotion
regulations at that port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-12
TO Be NAMED LOCALLY
CHANGE IN SYSTEM OF ARMY
APPOINTMENTS.
Filling of Vacancies in Engineer and
Ordnance Branches Will Be
Expedited.

The United States civil service commits
sion has decided to localize, far as
practicable, all appointments outside of
Washingto in the engineer and ordnance
branches of the army and to place the
certification of such employees directly
in the hands of the district secretaries
of the commission, instead of exercising
this function from the headquarters of
the commission in Washington.
This is said to be in pursuance of a
general policy which the commission is
following in several branches of the gov
eminent service and which will be extend
ed to all cases, where practicable and
where it meets with the approval of the
heads OF the executive departments.
The plan contemplates the procuring of
local talent wherever possible, for en-
ployment in the government service. This
does not apply to positions in the depart
ments at Washington, however, where
the law of apportionment obtains.