Evening star., 1914-08-01
DEPARTMENT OFCoMMERCE

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Secretary Redfeld left yesterday for his
summer place at MacMahon Island. Me.
to join his family for a 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
during the absence of Secretary Rediieid.
Z. Gran, Smith. private secretary TO
the Secretary, left the city yesterday for
Amba Lake, n. Y. to join his son, who
is just recovering from an attack Of
pneumonia.
Prof. H. h. Benson. recently appointed
commercial agent in the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce for the
study of markets for wood by-products.
before sailing for Europe on the Iusita-
MIA August 4, will visit Buffalo. New
York city. Wilmington. Del, and, if 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 20 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 geodetc sur
vey to elevator conductor at S12o I'm 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: Orville S. Peters. as
sistant physicist. to s1.6s0: Earle NJ. Hag-
aman, skilled laborer in the Pittsburgh
office, 20 $50. and Justin l.. Fearing aid.
to s72O.
w. A. Graham Clark. commercial agent
of the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce. Department of Comm cree 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 Z. Respess. keeper and Ed
ward Davis. assistant keeper of Wind
mill Point light station, Va. have been
commended by Secretary RedfieId for as
sistance rendered q disabled gasoline
launch. The boat, containing six women
and eight men. broke down near their
station. They tossed line to the launch
and towed it to the station. where the
Secretary Redffeld has commended Elmo
=. Mott. assistant keeper of Deer Island
hght station. Mass. for saving two men
from burning motor boat which caught
ilre 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 a partial list of
changes in the personnel of the DEPART
ment made this week.
In the office OF the Secretary. the tenn
porary appointment of Jesse B. Watts
rs assistant messenger at S72O has been
terminated and Margaret $. Glenn has
oeen appointed eharwoman at $40.
tnester G.. Mueller, assistant mes
senger at s120. in the bureau OF the
census. has resigned
In the bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce, the temporary appointment of
Mrs Marie \. Sanders, as clerk at $500.
has been terminated, and Sylvester j.
Donnelly has been temporarily appoint
ed as stenoSrapher and typewriter at
So, in the New York office.
In the bureau of standards Robert
Gohr. fireman at $40. has resigned !:
Rudolph j. Wig has been promoted to
engineer physicist. at s3. ESQ: Joseph c.
Pearson. assistant physicist, has been
promoted to S1,S0a: Cyril S. Taylor
laboratory assistant, has been promoted
TO $1.2G0: Raymond Davis has been pro-
NOTED to photographer at Si.2f1. and
George 7. Etter. skilled woodworker, has
been promoted to S1.s5n.
In the Office Of the Secretary. Nary G.
Anderson charwoman at $40, has re-
signed. and Louise +. Kemp. charwoman
at S240. has been transferred to the De-
partment of Labor.
Melville C. Everett. clerk at $40 in the
bureau of the census, has been transfer
red to the Department of Labor.
Elizabeth Prentiss, clerk at $1,000. in
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 Z. Mccou1h. mag
netic observers, have been promoted to
1880 and $3.50. respectively.