Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-11
MANY NAMED FOR
SERVICE. ABROAD
Nominations for Consuls Sent
to Senate by Wilson for
Confirmation.
BASED ON MERIT SYSTEM
Several Illinois Men Are Among
Those Chosen for Work In
Other Places.

/ Washington, d. C., Sept 1.-THE !
first promotions In the consular serT-
ice under the Wilson administration |
were made yesterday. The president |
sent to the senate a score Of appoint |
ments by which consuls now in the
service are advanced to higher grades
or given more desirable posts.
II is the claim of the administration
that these promotions are based on
merit in accordance with the pledge
OF President Wilson to keep spoils
politics out OF the consular service.
A number OF men from the middle
west are among those named for ad-
vances. DR.. Frederick L. Cooling OF
Rutland, Ill, now consul at Monte
videO, Uruguay, is promoted TO con-
sui general at Guaynqun, Ecuador.
Robert Z. Mansfield of Indianapolis,
Ind, now consul at Zurich, switser-
land, IS to be consul general at Van
couver, British Columbia Samuel c.
Reat of Tuscoia, H., now consul at
Formosa, is transferred to Calgary, Al
berta. Stuart J. Fuller OF Wisconsin,
now Of Iquitos, Peru, goes to Durham,
Natal. Roger c. Tredwell of Indiana,
consular assistant IN Washington,
is appointed consul at Bristol, Eng
land.
CHOSEN AS CoNsULs GENERAL.
Among tho nominations to the con-
suls general were the following:
Leo Allen Bergholtz Of New York, at
Dresden, promoted from consul at
Kingston, Jamaica.
Joseph Z. Britain Of Ohio, at Coburg,
promoted from consul at Prague.
William Coffin OF Kentucky at Buda-
pest, promoted from consul at Jeru-
salem.
Frank Dillingham; OF California, at
Winnipeg, transferred from Coburg.
s. st. John Gaffney of New York,
at Munich, transferred from Dresden.
John Edward Jones OF District OF
Columbia at Genoa; transferred from
Winnipeg.
James A. Smith Of Vermont at Cal
cutta, promoted form Genoa.
Alexander NJ. Thackera OF Pennsyl-
yanieh at Paris, promoted from Berlin
David F.s WILDER of New York, at
Zurich, transferred from Vancouver.
NOMINATED FOR CoNsULs.
The following named were nom
mated to be consuls:
Homer Britt OF Mississippi, Tene-
rife
Ralph c. Busser Of Pennsylvania,
Trieste, promoted from Erfurt.
Homer NJ. Byington of Connecticut,
Leeds, promoted from Bristol.
Benjamin +. Chase of Pennsylvania,
Leghorn. promoted from Leeds.
Frank Deedmeyer of Alabama,
Prague, promoted from Leghorn
James II. Goodier of New York, Ia
hiti.
Homer NJ. Byington of Connecticut,
Erfurt, promoted from Cartagena.
Andres ]. McConnico of Mississippi,
Trinidad, promoted from St. Johns,
Quebec.
Lucien Memminger of South Caro-
lima, Rouen, promoted from the vice
consul at Paris.
Edwin l.. Neville of Ohio, Antung,
promoted from vice consul at Seoul
Thomas Willing Peters Of District
of Columbia, Kingston, transferred
from Munich.
Walter H. Schultz Of Oklahoma,
Nantes, promoted from Alden.
Felix Willoughby Smith OF New
York, Alden, promoted from vice con
sui at Beirut.
Henry Z. Starrett OF Florida, Carta
gena, promoted from vice consul al
Havana.
Ralph J. Totten of Tennessee, Mon
tovideo, promoted from Trieste.
Adolph \. Williamson of District o
Columbia, Tansui promoted from An
tung.
COMMISSION Is CONFIRMED.
The commission on industrial rela
tons was confirmed yesterday by tn,
senate. II had been held up for week
because of an attack upon Presiden
Wilson's appointment Of Mrs. ]. Boz
den Hartman as one of the commits
sioners.
The commission as confirmed con
sists of Frank z. Walsh of Missouri
John r. Commons of Wisconsin, Mrs
j. Borden Hartman OF New YorB
Frederick A. Delano of Illinois, Harri
iWeinstock Of California, 8. Thurstol
Ballard of Kentucky, John B. Lenno
of Illinois, James O'Connell of Wash
ington, d. c., and Austin b. Garretso,
of Iowa.
Under the act OF the commission
has a little less than two years Il
which TO complete its investigation
The commission will investigate III
conditions OF employment throughou
the country and report recommend
tons for ameliorating the lot Of worl
ing men and women and Of settlin