Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-01
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Secretary Redneld left yesterday for his
to join his family for months outing.
He is to return to Washington about the
middle Of September.
Assistant Secretary Sweet returned to
the department this week from an ex-
tended visit spent in Michigan and North
Dakota He will be acting Secretary
U. Grant Smith. private secretary to
the Secretary, left the city yesterday for
Amba Lake, N. T., to Join his son. who
Is just recovering from an attack Of
pneumonia
Prof. n. K. Bepson. recently appointed
commercial agent in the bureau OF for
eisn and domestic commerce for the
study Of markets for wood by-products.
before sailing for Europe on the Lusita-
mia August 4, will visit Buffalo, New
York city. Wilmington. Del. and, IL time
permits. Boston, in preparation for his
European work. After reaching Liver
pool he will go to Hull and possibly 9TH
er English cities to study certain markets
for wood tar products. From England
Prof. Benson will go to Christiania,
Stockholm, Berlin and later to many 9TH
er places in northern Europe.
Simpson W. Wallace has been trans
ferred from the coast and geodetic sur
vey to elevator conductor at S72O in the
office Of the Secretary.
In the bureau Of standards the follow
ing have been promoted: William J.
Canada, to electrical engineer at 5000;
Frank w. Glading, to associate electrical
engineer at 81, 100; Ogville 8. Peters, as
sistant physicist, to 81 $50; Earle NJ. Hag-
aman, skilled laborer In the Pittsburgh
office. to $40, and Justin L. Fearing, aid,
to $720.
w. A. Graham Clark. commercial agent
Of the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. Department of Commerce, re-
Gently assigned to take charge of the new
branch office of the bureau at Atlanta,
Ga, has left Washington. to take up that
work.
Charles E. Respess, keeper, and Ed
ward Davis, assistant keeper of Wind
mill Point light station, Va, have been
commended by Secretary Redfield for as
sistance rendered a disabled gasoline
launch. The boat, containing six women
ana eight men, broke down near their
stauon- they tossed a line to the launch
and towed 1t to the station, where the
occupants were cared for.
Secretary Redf1eld has commended Elmo
e. Mott, assistant keeper Of Deer Island
nght station. Mass, for saving two men
from a burning motor boat which caught
fire near his station Mott took the burn.
Ing boat in tow and beached her, after.
ward taking the exhausted men to the
station and furnishing them with food
clothing and lodging.
The following is partial list Of
changes in the personnel of the depart
nsent made this week:
In the office Of the Secretary, the tenn
porary appointment of Jesse B. Watts
as assistant messenger at $720 has beer
been appointed charwoman at $40.
Chester g. Mueller, assistant mes
senger at $720. In the bureau of the
census, has resigned.
In the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce, the temporary appointment of
Mrs. Marie A. Sanders, as clerk at $780,
has been terminated, and Sylvester. ].
Donnelly has been temporarily appoint
ed as stenographer and typewriter at
$9Oo, In the New York office.
Gohr. fireman at $72O. has resigned;
Rudolph ]. Wig has been promoted to
engineer physicist at 5000; Joseph c.
Pearson, assistant physicist. has been
promoted to $500; Cyril S. Taylor.
laboratory assistant, has been promoted
NOTED to photographer at $1,000. and
George T. Etter. skilled woodworker, has
been promoted to $1,000.
In the office Of the Secretary, Mary c.
Anderson, charwoman at $40, has re-
signed. and Louise F. Kemp, charwoman
at $40, has been transferred to the De-
partment Of Labor.
Melville c. Everett. clerk at $500 in the
bureau of the census, has been transfer
red to the Department Of Labor.
hofl c1a or
the bureau Of the census, has been trans
ferred to the Treasury Department.
W. Parke Buxton has been temporarily
appointed as clerk at 500 in the bureau
Of foreign and domestic commerce.
In the coast and geodetic survey, John
R Benton and Harold E. McComb, mag
netic observers. have been promoted to
s., 600 and 81 260 respectively.