Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-05
SALARY MAKES ELLIS HESITATE Newly Appointed Superin- tendent May Refuse to j
 Serve  A NEW MAN ARRIVES Harry Myers Has Been Succeeded By Charles Russell TrOwbridge,
 of St. Paul.
A NEW MAN ARRIVES

Hot Springs, Aug 4-Charles Rus. Paul, but sent to Hot Springs direct from the interior department at | Washington, slipped quietly and uni ostentatiously into the city yesterday. ar d after looking about bit, called at | the office of the superintendent of the i reservation, where he succeeds Harry l H Myers. MT. Myers had gone to Little Rock, and Secretary Bayley was not in the office when the new superintendent called, but later Mr. Trowbridge and MT. Bayley got together and had a brief interview.
 The return of Supt. Myers from Little Rock will be the signal for turning over the office to MT. Trow- bridge, to be in charge until further orders.
 Whether MT. Trowbridge regards his mission here as the first step to- wards the superintendency of this res- ervation, or whether he is man too important to the interior department for. this assignment permanently, and just sent here for special work, is a matter for conjecture.
 Representatives of governmental affairs have way of not telling all they know, and of answering just such questions as they care to, and dis missing the others. Mir. Trowbridge is typical, in that he made the state ment that he came here to take over the office temporarily, as a represen- tative of the interior department and ulther is left to guess work.
 Mr. Trowbridge had not consulted Dr, Leonard R. Ellis, who had been appointed to the place. but had not ac- cepted. He had not gotten around that far. In fact the appearances in dicate that Mr. Trowbridge had an idea of looking about bit. on his own 1 hook before his identity became known, and when approached last night and questioned as to his work, he showed some surprise that it had become known so soon who he was.
 On the hotel register the registra- i tiol is Charles Russell Trowbridge, t.ePaul." MT; Trowbridge may be | from St. Paul. He isn't over-communi cative on many things. But he is a splendid listener, and everything points to the conclusion that he will listen far and wide, and will make an investigation something after his own manner, and that his conclusions wilf be drawn in a way not to be con- troverted.
 The visit here of Mr. Trowbridge at least points to one thing-that the interior department now regards the Hot Springs appointment as anything but sinecure, and that man o1 splendid capabilities is necessary tc untangle some of the problems here The department is evidently taking hold. Of course Hot Springs will profit, for 1t is lack of government in terest here that has brought about the neglect of the past
 The absence of Secretary Lane from Washington has probably beer what has hindered definite answer to the question as to whether Dr Leonard R. Ellis would take the ap pointment regularly, but there ha6 been a misunderstanding. He had be- liefed the salaries of the superintend ent and medical director would bt combined, or when one man was eX pect to fill the two places. When his commission came reading a salary o $3,6O0 per annum, and placing some restrictions that were unexpected. Dr Ellis took the matter up through cor reSpondence with the interior depart ment. and did not succeed Supt. My CTS but rather awaited a settlemen of ,|'nooted questions before assuming the duties of the office.
 One way or another, the question! < in controversy might have been set tlel but for the absence from Wash ington of Secretary Lane.
 It has been generally known tha
 Supt. Harry Myers has been anxious to, get away from the office, as ht has made other plans, and had ex pected to be relieved about July i. He has held over in the office at the re quest of Dr. Ellis, who urged him tt do so until detail matters were set. tied
 Regardless of whether or not the in. terior department has sent MT. Trowbridge here as a permanent rep resentative, there is little question but that the coming of this direct rep resentative of MT. Lane to Hot Springs ] will bear good fruit, for he appears