Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-28
WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGES.
Appointments. Promotions and Res
ignations Announced Today.

Changes in the classified service Of
the War Department are announced as
follows:
Appointments under civil service rules:
Office of the quartermaster general
Frank l.. Platt craftsman, at $1,000.
Office Of the chief of ordnance-Francis
W. Hines, messenger boy, at $500
Promotions: Office of the Secretary of
War-Adolph Amende, stenographer to
the Secretary, from $500 To $2.0uo.
Joseph j. Williams, carpenter, from
$1,000 to $1,000; John b. Randolph, from
clerk to the assistant and chief clerk at
$500 to assistant chief clerk at S2,I0o
The adiutant generals otfice-JameS
H. Van Houten, clerk, from $1,000 10
$1.4o0 to $1,000; Clarence 4. Best, CLERK.
from $1,000 to $1,40o; Anderson ".
Parks. clerk. from $1,000 to $1,000:
Samuel B. Evans. clerk, from sL6oo To
s1-400 to $1,000: Bernard III. Harrison.
clerk. from $1,000 to s1,4oo. Carl L.
Cook, clerk, from $1,000 to $1,000; Don
+: Murphy. clerk, from $1,000 to $l.40o:
u. Edgar Jones, clerk, from $1,000 To-
$1,000: John F. Kelley, clerk. from 81 600
to 81 200; Clarence E. Kelly, clerk, from
$1,000 to $1,000: Jose Escabi, clerk, from
$1,000 to $1,000. Elmer e. Sauer, clerk,
from $1,000 to $1,000.
Ofice of the commissary general
Charles Strobridge. clerk. from $500 10
$1,000: A. B. Smith, clerk. from s9'O to
$1,000; Carl Ford, clerk. from sl."0 To
$1,000.
Office of the quartermaster gem
eral7James Graham, clerk. from S1,oJO
to $500; Charles Geisenfeld. clerk, from
$500 to $1,000: Frederick ID. Fletcher.
clerk, from $500 to $1,000: Harry NJ.
Fridley, clerk, from 81 600 to 81 500: Har-
old E. Johnston, clerk, from S1.aoO to
81 400; Charles 2. DAILY, chief clerk, from
5000 to 5000; Henry T. Statham, clerk.
from SI,4OO to S1,G00; William I'll. Lewis.
jr., clerk. from $1,000 to S14UO: Thomas
L. Bigham. clerk, from $1,000 to SI,2UO:
Floyd {. Dele, clerk, from $500 to S1,00a.
John Balsam, clerk, from S1,20o TO 81 400:
Albert L. Acker. clerk, from $500 to
SloOo; William F. Wagner, craftsman.
Office of the judge advocate general
Edwin II. Peary. from clerk at 81 500 10
law clerk at S2.400; Paul ID. Wollard
clerk. from $1,000 to s1.i00: Miss Pearl
MCKINNEY, clerk, from $500 to S1,2Jo:
Francis Nj. Smith, clerk, from Silica To
S1,SOO; Arthur Z. Needham, clerk from
$1,2O to S14OO. Office Of the chief Of
engineers-Ambrose Hutchinson, messen-
ger. from $500 to $50; Allen O'Leary,
messenger. from $500 to $40; Harry L.
Freer, clerk. from 1890 to 81 400: Albert
z. Zinns. clerk. from $1,000 to Sl.2o0:
Charles H; Galway, clerk, from $1,000
$500 to $1,000; Chester L. Benson clerk,
from 5000 to $1,000: Bernard r. Young
man. clerk, from $500 to 81 coo Bureau
of insular affairs-Robert Wheeler, mes
senger. from 500 to $50: Alphonso
Woodson. messenger. from $500 To 500
Office of the surgeon general-Frank j.
A. Stockman. clerk. from S1.2oe TO 81 400.
Office Of the chief of ordnance-Raymond
]. Young. clerk, from 1908 To S1,2eo:
Francis h. Carney. clerk, from $500 10
$1,000. Office of the chief Of staf-Wn-
marth Brown, clerk, from 81 900 To $1,000:
Edward o. Zeigler, clerk. from $1,000 to
81 200. Office of the paymaster general
Charles +. Gordon, clerk, from $500 to
$1,000.
Observation-Disclosures of the chief of en-
NJ. Shepperson. clerk at
5000. The adjutant generals office-Ar-
thur L. Dietrich, clerk at S1,S00: Euripi-
des Lugo, clerk at $1,000: William y
Mayfield, clerk at $1,000: Percy L. Chad
bourne. clerk at S1.310; T.. d. Baker
clerk at $1,000: Jesse g. Pratt, clerk at
S1,2G; Augustus W. Crittenden, clerk at
S1.1O.
Office of the quartermaster general
Archie s. Human. craftsman. at S120U;
Raymond F. Baker, clerk, at 1000
Office OF the chief of staff-Thomas
+. Barry, messenger at $3.50.
Office OF the chief of ordnance
Charles =. Ashton, messenger boy. at
$500.
Office of the commissary general
Henry III. Smelling. clerk, at $1,000.
Office of the paymaster general-John
3. Coon. clerk. at $1,000.
Office of the quartermaster general
John c. Ristine. clerk, at $1,000