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an investigation committee that he was
a poor man on the $4,000 a year-or
over twice as much as Is paid to any
memberOf President Wilson's ofIicial fam
iIy-which he receives as chancellor of
the exchequer.
Ministers Of the crown over here are In
receipt of salaries and enjoy ''perqui-
sites" which must make the mouths Of
American ministers water II they know
about them. One of them draws an &C.
tual stipend Of $4,000. or as much az
the presidency Of the United States was
worth until few years ago, while an
other gets $500 a year and fees in ad-
diticn which more often than not amount
to more than his official pay. Three
others live rent free at the expense Of
the public. and one of these latter. the
first lord Of the admiralty. has at his
disposal besides q private yacht which
costs the British taxpayer something like
$4,000 a year to keep up.
II William j. Bryan. for example. in
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nrst lord of the admiralty or the ruler of
the kings navee," as w. S. Gilbert, who
was fond Of poking fun at high digni-
tarles. called him. As a matter of fact
however, and here lies the distinction
between his Office and that of the Ameri-
can Secretary of the Navy, the first lord
IS not actually the ruler" of Britain's
sea forces. The real boss of the navy
was the lord high admiral. who no longer
exists, but whose ancient Office is in
commission" to use the phrase once
more-the commissioners in this case con-
slsting Of the first lord of the admiralty
and four sea lords. In the persons, at
present, of one admiral. one vice admiral
and two rear adrimals of the fleet. who
each gets G1,5O0 or $500 year all,
that Is, excepting the third sea lord, Rear
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Weather station. look at the clouds, flip
q coin and write out a representation.
mo department of the government
strives more than the weather bureau for
careful and exact science. Remember
that we have stations everywhere. We
have reports coming in from all parts
of the earth. We are constantly follow
ing storm currents and air currents. We
have Instruments for determining solar
radiation, rainfall, snowfall, wind velocity
and earthquakes.
I'VE are trying, as far as is humanity
possible, to bring the matter of weather
prediction to an exact science. And in
the years of my service here have seen
the work expand, grow up and up. until
things unbelievable twenty years ago
are now considered commonplace.
II think that the public should be edu-
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Admiral Briggs. who is also controller,
and receives 81,
*
The first lord of the admiralty. as a
political officer, can make suggestions to
the sea lords. but he cannot order
change of policy on their, part. If he
tries they resign, and there is no end of
a pother! The first lord, now, of course,
the Right Hon. Winston Leonard Spencer
Churchill, gets s22,50O a year and has
the use as residence of the admiralty
building itself, which contains, with
other handsome apartments. the finest
private ballroom in London. This, by the
by, is the only one of the rooms at the
admiralty which the present first lord,
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Unlike the Members
of President of the
United States Official
Family, the Advisers
of the King of England
Get Fat Salaries and
Have a Lot of Fine
Perquisites Besides.
One of Them Draws
$4,000 a Year While
He Holds Office and
Gets a Pension of
$4,000 a Year When
He Retires, While An
other Has a Salary of
$4,000 a Year and
Fees, Which More
Often Than Not
Amount to as Much
Again. and Which Last
Year Totaled Just
Short of $4,000.
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days gone by was an ecciesia' acc,ssi.
astiaal 'patronage" in t the shap to S Se
the general protector of all t,a infants aanss.
idiots and lunatics, and has '1 the bne-
vision of all the charities Oh '"e '''e
DOM III ~.
lord maps aps,n nans. functions. however.
is his custodianship or the sn i;e smhlen,
England This seal, the sp1. anlv tn tba
most important class OF ,np popae par aria
ments, such as writs s sum acts Of state
nsw sas IS made mad 's. ss
this U seal is to the lord chan
cellor on his appointment anu 'ei'i-
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men in Washington are all specialists.
They have advanced each to some par
tlcular kind of work for which he has
shown aptitude early in his career.
For our raw material we rely mostly
on colleges where there are many young
men studying the things which will later
help to make them weather prophets. In
order to stimulate interest in the work
We have our men visit colleges from
time to time and deliver lectures on diff
ferent meteorological matters.
"Co-operation is the life of our work.
Private institutions and colleges are al
ways adding to the sum total of knowl-
edge besides bringing out men of promise
now. We find 1t is to our benefit to keep
closely in touch with the college and uni
versity men.
X
zone example Of the cooperation
which is invaluable to us is instanced
in the case of the 1900 special stations
which we have furnished with certain
equipment and which render to US a
monthly report on their observations.
The men who manage these places are
not paid. They are content to serve an
apprenticeship in the science Of weather
study. although there are men interested
in the work because of its relationship
to some other branch OF science which
they have taken up.
These stations are in addition to the
200 which are under the direct control
of the weather bureau and where our
paid men work. 1t is needless to point
out the splendid cooperation which the
supplemental stations give and their
value to the bureau"
Again l shifted to personal matters.
and again the weather chief SHE'D. He
admitted that he was the inventor Of
that queer-looking device which is now
universally used for the measurement of
the suns rays-an instrument which in
it's simplicity is astonishing to the lay
man. He spoke offhand of two or three
other inventions--for the measurement
of snowfall and improvements the
apparatus for locating and establishing
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CHANCELLOR, LORD HALDANE WHO GETS
A AM
THE HISTORIC MANSION DOWNING
s8GS

rather shady graduate of Harvard who
fiourished in the time of Charles H. but
such is the fact. AS for No. 10. while
far from being palace. being re-
noWned for Its winding passages and
funny little, old-fashoned rooms-in one
of which Nelson and Wellington met for
the first and only time, and another of
which vas Gladstone's favorite dent
boasts several superb apartments. One
OF these Is the famous banqueting hall
that was built by William pitt and
others the historic old cabinet chamber,
now used only for clerical work. with
fine, long windows looking across the
long garden terrace; the first lords re-
ception room. where the cabinet now
meets, and the dining hall. really
magnificent room famous for its paint
ings and candelabra, which holds more
than fifty lights.
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Led Into Meteorology
by Good Fortune and
Immediate Need of a
job Pays His Re-
spects to the Goose
Bone Prophet = Asks
the Public to Take
Service More Seri-
ously Tells of His
Hobbies Warns the
Weather Bureau Joker.
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others in lines OF endeavor far removed
from his own. It was through no fault
OF his own that found this out. | look
ed the matter up and he confirmed IT.
When 1t comes to hiding his light under
a bushel Prof Marvin is one of the most
successful lamp hiders the world has
ever seen.
s'Your friends" / said. "have spoken
OF you as one Of those who perfected the
arrangements for the study of meteoro-
81 aided a BIT" he replied. "Hargrave
Of Australia was the man who took the
initial step. He was the inventor Of the
box kite, an instrument which was far
steadier than anything previously used,
and to which instruments could be at
tached."
You flew kites?' I asked, rather sur
man Of science bounding over hill and
dale at the string end Of a kite.
''Oh. yes" he replied. Il flew kites for
science just as many a youngster has
probably flown them for fun. 1t was not
quite SO simple. though. You see. we were
studying the matter Of angles-a most
important incident Of kite flying. This
was one Of the things that most interest
ed me. I originally took up the work
with the idea Of determining matters of
balance SO that more complicated instru-
menta might be sent into the air.
During this work 1t was found pos
aible to send q kite four miles and more
into the air. It was largely on the 'prin-
ciple Of the glider"
1.-THE original Wright aeroplane mod
els / suggested. were gliders con-
structed largely along the lines of big
box kite. It was probably from the OBJ
servations Of angles made by you that
they developed their principle.
1--WE merely helped" replied Prof.
Marvin. There were many other men
who studied the principles In much the
same way. / knew both Of the Wright
brothers, and we occasionally discussed
high flying. The weather bureau merely
assisted in working out a general prin-
ciple.'
You have probably noticed by now
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II IKE US,
WEATHER BUREAU,

interested in the question of weather.
I asked.
1T wasn't originally q question of
weather." he replied. II wanted a job. :
''But you have shown a marked par
TALLY to the work since Them I per-
sisted.
THAT'S true" he replied. Il find the
work to be the most wonderful that can
be imagined. 1t is absorbing, fasci-
mating"
ibid you ever wish to do any other
kind Of work."
at was this way" said Prof. Marvin.
II went to college and made physics one
Of my chief studies. Physics. you know.
is elemental to the prognosticatOr of
weather. When I left college 1T became
necessary for me to go to work. Just
at that time I happened to hear Of the
Signal Corps examination which was to
be conducted and decided that I would
attempt it. I did.
Good fortune enabled me to pass that
examination. / have realized since what
tremendously good fortune it was. There
is nothing sadder than the young man
who has made a mistake in his choice of
vocation. Now, l probably would have
made an Indifferent physician. poor
lawyer and a terrific artist And no other
branch of science appealed more to me
than the science Of meteorology.
Should you ask what brought me to
my present work l would say pure good
This, however, may be diluted before
taking. AS a matter Of fact Prof. Marvin
is not the man to be lightly turned aside
because of the grim kicks of answering
fate. He would probably have grabbed
fate by the forelock and had her yelling
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called upon him a few hours aftef
his confirmation as head weather prophet
NJ the nation. 1 found him in little
room intently studying a piece OF appa-
ratus which he was perfecting In oEoeF
- maize meteoroloEy more true in Its
scientific results. He did not look up
from the instrument until ne nao soiveu
the problem upon which he was WORKING.
Then he rose shook hands ana cohsehteu
tn the interview which proposed. Upon
ONLY one topic laid before him ala ne
prove reticent-his own life story.
IT am of absolutely no interest, said
no save as a special piece of the ma
obir,arr IF This bureau We regard each
of our men here as specialized piece VI
machinery.
Chief Marvin will be ffty-fve years
old in the autumn, but looks scarcely
above forty. His hair. eyes and mustache
are nearly black. He is calm, dignifed
and kindly. In conversation he gives the
impression of unusual concentration, and,
like every busy man Of true executive
ability. shows no symptoms OF restless
ness or hurry.
He is a native of Ohio and a graduate
mechanical engineer Of the Ohio State
University. where for a time he served
as instructor in mechanical drawing ana
laboratory practice. While In his TWEEN
ties he was appointed on the civilian corps
of the army signal service. which IN
those days issued the nations weather
predictions. After the meteorological
branch Of this service became the wealth
er bureau. he was made chief OF tho IN
strument division. which position he held
until his promotion a few weeks ago. In
that capacity he invented many Ingenious
instruments used by the weather service
for measuring the moisture Of the air.
rainfall. snowfall. sunshine. atmospheric
pressure and evaporation. He was mar
ried nineteen years ago to Miss Nellie
Limeburner and is the proud father or
three children.
You would never suspect that weather
fcrecasting had anything to do with the
development Of the first heavier-than-air
flying machine, but 1t II fact, neverthe-
less. This II an instance OF how Prof.
Marvin has been OF sTeat assistance to
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1t must be lot of satisfaction to be
able to receive ones guests in mansion
that is absolutely unique, and unique. OF
course No. 10 Downing street is. Com
paratively few persons in this country
know, by the way. that the dingy little
street in which this, to outward appear
ance, dingy little house stands was
built by and Is named for an American
In the person of one George Downing, a
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P to date no cabi-
net minister In
this country has
threatened to go
on the lecture
platform on the
ground that his Of
fetal salary Is In
adequate to his
n e e d s, although
the Ri. Hon. Da-
yid Lloyd George
racnnt1u ac~.,~ol
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NE OF the most
modest, unobtru-
sive officials In the
whole government
service is Charles
Frederick Marvin.
whom the Presi-
dent. after several
months Of careful
consideration, has
] u st appointed
chief of e Q
Unite d States
weather bureau.
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stead of being Secretary of State for I'm
Gle Sam had Prime Minister Asquith's
job he would be drawing more than three
enjoy rent free an uncommonly comfort
able az well as historic official residence.
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d Ill

BY JOHN ELFREfH WATKINS.
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epsdsi Correspondence Of TIE star.
LONDON, August IA.
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The premiership Of England, it is
The Washington times., 1913-09-20
AGED PASTOR WILL
Be BURIED MONDAY
Rev. Benjamin F. Bittinger, 80,
Was Well Known as Oldest
Minister in Capital.

Funeral services for the Rev. Benja-
min F. Bittinger. well known as the old
est ministers in Washington. who died
suddenly at his home. 63S F street south
west, last evening, will be held at the
Westminster Memorial Church, Monday
morning at II O'Clock. The Rev. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe the Rev. Joseph T.
Kelly, and the Rev. T. z. Davis will
officiate at the service, and the twenty
one church officers will act as pail
bearers. Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
The Rev. Mr.. Bittinger was ninety
years old and is believed to have been
the Oldest graduate Of Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary. having been ordained
Presbyterian minister in 1S47. Born at
Waynesboro. Pa, he came to this city
while youth. He received a license
to preach from the Presbytery Of Bal
timore, and for a number of years he
served churches in southern Pennsyl-
vania and through the valley of Vir-
ginia- About 1857 he came to the old
Seventh Street Presbyterian Church,
here, now known as the Westminster
City, Nd, for a time. but came back
! to his Washington charge in 1868. and
remained until 1899. His Pensioners
then made him a present of the parson-
age on F street, where he died.
Although the Rev. Mr.. Bittinger was
| married twice and had a number of
! children, he leaves only a grandson,
The aged pastor was the author of
''Bittinger's Manual of Presbyterian
Law and Order which Is strictly ad-
hered to in the United States.
The Washington times., 1913-09-20
SULzER IS NEARING
BREAK IN HEALTH
Under Care of Physician, Al
though Friends Insist His
Condition Is Good.

ALBANY, N Y. Sept 90-The physical
condition of William Sulzer, impeached
governor of the State, is causing worry
today. He is probably nearer complete
breakdown than ever before in his long
political career. Despite the reassurinG
declarations of those closest to him, and
the indignant statements of his in
Inmates that he never was in as good
health, it developed today that he is
really far from well man. He is not
under the care of a physician, but has
been persuaded to remain quietly at the
peoples house under the watchful eye
Of Mrs. Sulzer.
When his attorneys have exhausted all
of the technicalities through which they
have hope Of crushing the case against
him, Sulzer may come to the impeach-
ment court in person, and dramatically
become the chief figure Of his own trial.
But II he should do this ii will be against
the earnest protests of his chief counsel.
The Sulzer attorneys were in close
consultation here today while most OF
the prosecutors had gone back home.
The camp followers of the governor.
foresee certain defeat in his present
contention that the assembly did not
extra session. They have one technicality
left and it is the one on which they are
hopeful they will be able 20 line up the
majority of the judges Of the court OF
appeals on their side. That is whether
ar official can be tried for high crimes
and Inisdemeanors" when these same
offenses We're committed prior to his
taking the oath of. office The Sulzer
attorneys are OF this one question alone
a unit. They are hopeful that the
court will take their way of thinking
End decide that because of that fact
SuIzer cannot be tried on the articles
of impeachment now before it.
1t is admitted, however, that they
have little hope that they can gain any
thing other than a technical victory in
this way. They would accept a favor
able verdict from a majority of the
Judges of the court of appeals as 4
strong point in their favor. A majority
of the senators. they believe. would
vote against this contention, but the
judges who voted for it would be de-
pended on, when the final question of
guilt or innocence was pending, to re-
fuse to convict on that technical ground
and thus prevent a two-thirds of ous-
ter.
The Washington times., 1913-09-20

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The Washington times., 1913-09-20
Sarecky Denies Effort
To Evade Subpoena

BUFFALO. n. Y, Sept. 20.-Louis A.
Sarecky, former confidential secretary
for Governor Sulzer, and for whom
Chairman Levy. of the assembly board
of impeachment managers ordered a
country wide search. was found in Buff
falo today. Sarecky said he came here
on business. He declared his intention
of being in Albany on Monday next
II have seen Aaron ]. Levys state
ment that I have ran away from the
jurisdiction of the legislature" said
Sarecky. This of course, is not true.
] have been constantly in Albany under
subpoena from the FraTley committee
for a period of more than six weeks l
have been always ready to respond to
any notice, and Senator Frawley, / be-
lieve. would cheerfully admit this. As
semblyman Levy has never requested
my presence at any time befU-
committee or any body"
The Washington times., 1913-09-20
CHARLES E. BIRCH.

Charles E. Birch. a native Of George
town, resident there all his life and
for years chief of the Hydroghaphic
Office of the Navy Department, died
at his home, p31 Thirty-first street
northwest, yesterday at noon. aged sew
enty-two.
Mr. Birch early in life learned the en-
craving art. He went into the Hydro
graphic Office as a young man. and
later rose to chief. He served nearly
forty-five years in this office. Mr..
Birch was a member Of the Dumbarton
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
and had lived in the Thirty-first street
house for the last thirty-eight years.
Funeral services will be held at the
The Washington times., 1913-09-20
Army and Navy
ARMY.

granted Colonel THOMAS RIDG-
WAY. Coast artillery Corps.
The following-named officers are de-
course at the Mounted Service
School, Fort Riley. Kan, to begin
October 10. 1913. and will proceed at
the proper time to Fort Riley and.
report in person TO the comma nding
officer of that post for duty accord
ingiy:
Lieutenant Colonel GUY CARLETON.
Third Cavalry; Captain CORNELIUS
MATTHEW c. BUTLER, jr.. Sixth
Cavalry: Major. MALyERN-Hu.L
GEORGE J. ODEN. Tenth Cavalry:
Major FRANK. NJ. CALDWELL,
Fourteenth Ctvalry; Captain sTER-
LING P. ADAMS. Fourteenth Cav
airy; Captain WILLIAM T. JOHN
STCN. Fifteenth Cavalry: Captain
CLARENCE y: JONES. Third Field
Artillery; Major OHIO W. B.
FARE, Fifth Field Artillery.
The following changes in the stations
and duties of adjrtants general are Or
defed:
Lieutenant Colonel BENJAMIN AL
Word IS relieved from duty as ad-
tutant of the First Division and is
assigned as adjutant OF the Central
Department and OF tn" Second Divi-
sion. and viii proceed TO Texas
October 13. 1913, for duty, relieving
Lieutenant Colonel PEYTON c.
MARCH.
I.eutC nant Colonel MARCH upon being
thus relieved Will repair 10 this city
and report TO the AdICtant General
Of the Army for duty in his office
Lieutenant Colonel LEON s. ROUDIEZ
Upon the expiration of his present
lave Of absence will repair to this
CITY and report 20 the AGjutant Cen
eraI of the Army for duty in his Of
nCc.
Major HENRY II. WHITNEY is re-
lieVcd from duty in th,' Philippine de-
p2rtment. to take effect on or about
January I. 1914. and will proceed to
San Francisco, Cal
Major CLARENCE {. WILLIAMS,
ordnance department. will visit
Sandy Hook. y. j.. on official busi-
ness pertaining to the test OF ord
nance material
Captains WILLIAM A. DUNCAN and
ARTHUR c. CHRISTIE. Medical
Corps, will proceed to New York
ity and Boston. Mass, on official
bushes pertaining to the X-ray ap-
peratus already installed at mill
tary stations In the vicinity of those
places and the inspection of new
apparatus row in process OF con-
Struction.
The Washington times., 1913-09-20

years and became a palmist at the age
of sixteen. He was unmarried.
The Washington times., 1913-09-20
NAVY.

Commander FRANK LYON, commits.
stoned, from July !
Lieutenant ID. NJ. LEBRETON, detach.
ed Paducah; TO New Jersey
Lieutenant A A. GARCELON, com
missioned. from July J.
Lieutenant Junior Grade) W. S. FAR
BER, detached Montana; to Mis-.
souri,
Ensign r. f. DENNETT, detached
Petrol: to New Jersey.
Ensign r. Z. BIRD, jr., detached Wy
oming; to Missouri
Ensign c. NJ. COOK, jr.. detached Ala.
bama; to Maine.
Surgeon E. ]. GROW. to Naval Hos
pital, Washington, d. c.
Passed Assistant Surgeon f. W. PHIL
LIPS. TO marine recruiting station
Chattanooga. Tenn.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. C
GRIEVE, detached North Carolina
to home and wait orders.