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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21
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On the second day after the barbe- cue, Brother Ralph came to town. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21

Celery Plants, 15c Per Dozen
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21

The Champ Clark wedding spoon" is the latest novelty brought to the attention of Washington society. It is not for sale but is made for dis tribution by the speaker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21

CTo Be continueo.3 )
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21

Mayor Cole of CIarksburg, w. vs-. reduced the police force to three meh,. explaining that since the prohibitory amendment went into effect he was not justified in maintaining a large force.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-21

Damage of s7o.ooO was caused to the candy factory of Levine Brothers in Brooklyn, when a 10,OO0-gaIlon watef tank on the roof burst.
 The international biennial encanp4 ment and the golden jubilee celebra- ton of the Knights of Pithias was be- gun at Terre Haute. Ind
 Mayor Mitchell arrived in Charles tons s. C., to attend exercises in mem ory of his uncle, Captain John c. Nit chel, Confederate States army.
 The two and one-hak cent fare pro- vided for by the last session of the valid by Circuit Judge Gregory.
 Thomas C. Patho of Jersey City was arrested charged with intoxication but because he had left his false teeth at home, he was sent home.
 Thomas Nelson Page, American ann bassador to Italy, has been granted leave of absence and will gail from London for the United States August 1st
 The name of David J. Hill, former ambassador to Germany, has been mentioned in connection with the Re- publican nomination for governor of New York.
 The war department at Washington has let a contract to a Chinese firm for the construction of part of the army hospital at Fort schafter. Ha- waffan Islands
 Three members of the crew of the yacht vamine were badly injured by an explosion off Bayonne, N J. The boat is owned by Robert E. Kennedy retired member of the New York Produce Exchange
 Mayor Cole of C1arksburg, w ys-. reduced the police force to three men, explaining that since the prohibitory amendment went into effect he was not Justified in maintaining a large force.
 The Champ Clark wedding spoon. is the latest novelty brought to the attention of Washington society. It Is not for sale but is made for dis tribution by the speaker
 Jose A. Polano, assistant cashier Of the Royal Bank of Canada, charged with the embezzIement of s10,0O0, was arraigned in New York and sent to prison when he waived examination.
 Miss Genevieve Carmody, daughter of the attorney general. was painfully injured when an automobile in which she was riding plunged down an ern- bankment near I1ammondsport ". r.
 
 Mrs Elizabeth M Armstrong of New York was awarded $25,O00 in her suit against Miss Pearl Abbott. an actress, for the alienation of her hue- bands directions. There was no de- fense
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
CONTROL
WOULD CORRECT
RAILWAY EVILS
CHARLES = MELLEN DECLARES
CONTROL. MUST BE SUCH AZ WAS
CONTEMPLATED IN NEW Eng
LAND Or By GOVERNMENT.
DEFICIT NOT MADE UP
TROLLEY ROAD PURCHASE COST
NEW HAVEN NEARLY Sa0.00O O00.
CAUSING DEFICIT WITNESS AID
MITTED WAS NOT MADE TP.
CBy iSsocidfcd Prcss).

Washington. -. e.. May n Again
taking up the New lIavcn's purchase Of
the Rhode Island trollcys. Counsel Folk
today asked Charles :. Mcllcn. former
president Of the New Haven road. il the
road paid nineteen or twenty million for
the lrollcys worth eight millions. All
Mcllcn replied. was Il don't accept your
eight million valuation"
M'llcn admitted that the deficit re-
Sulting from this purchase was never
made up. lie said the price was inn.
material. that il was simply an intcrcom-
pany transaction. and also that the troll
lrN> had Il great prospective value.
Telling of the trolley acquisition Mel
len admitted a large transportation mat
ter was backed up 10y the interests. lie
said he felt that transportation soon
would bc electrically operated entirely
and that he wanted To acquire these
irolleyS while he could. Asked if he
thought surh was fair to the public.
Mrllcn said: Control must be such as
was contemplated in New England. or
II must he in the hands of the govern.
mcnt.'
Telling of his work as the New Haven
president Mcllen said that while he was
getting a Salry Of $4,000 year he had
more hoS>cs than when he was clerk
10 >.,n per month. Asked If the main
force iIf hoSSing him was not Morgan.
Mcllrn said: The great force in this
world j. brain: Morgan had that"
lie said the consolidation Of the troll
lcyS and the New Haven would result i'm
lower rates and greater satisfaction IL
the people. Mcllcn also said that TODAY
h. had not Il dollars worth in the New
Haven railroad
Mcllcn told the Interstate Commerce
"mmlSSion that he favored railroad
monopoly controlled and regulated Il,
ihe government. He told of the twent,
million dollar offer made Ia the New
iIavcn by Charles w Morse for the New
IIavcn's steamship lines. Mcllcn said hc
feared the government soon would pro
hibit railroads from owning steamships
lie asked Theodore Roosevelt. then
President. about selling and said Roosc
Wit apparently desired to check Morsc's
acquisition of steamships. and Roosevelt
sid If the New Haven would not sell h,
wnuld use his influence 20 keep then
from having trouble. Mcllcn said h,
Bought Roosevelt had kept faith.
Mcllcn's statement that u meeting 81
~ New Haven directors without Nor
.rsa present was ~ tame a. u lot o
o-ws without bulls" This made al
u ugh.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
CITY BUILDING
l076 FEET Of
LEVEE WORK
FORCE OF THIRTY IL BEING USED
IN CONSTRUCTION OF TOUR AND
HALF FOOT LENEE FOR FLOOD
PROTECTION.
RIVER Is HIGH AGAIN
rWENTY-FOOT RISE WAS RECORD.
ED AT ROMA LATE YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON AND REPORTED H.
FEET UP AND FALLING TO-DAY.

With the heaviest rise of the spring
season threatening. the city Of Browns
.tillr today has a force II thirty men at
Nork at points beginning az the inter.
lational roadway and extending north
sNard building a lcvcc for protection
-ro,n possible flood waters The leve,.
Hpw under construction will bc 1.g76 feet
~ icngth and will average about four
lId Il half feet in height. The work u
pring rushed to completion. IN order u
i~ prepared for eycntualiticS
q This lcvrc will bc IN entirely new piece
~ construction. and NO effort will w.
made 10 repair the lcvcc DESTROYED some
simc ago. There il large opening i'm
ihc old lcvcc. and il j. considered that
A. i j. very near the river. there would
y iltlc use. aud poSsibly a waste nf
money and time in making the repair.
The river IL hank full al Brownsville
t0day for the second time within week.
teports from Roma today said that 4
fiSe Of ~ feet was recorded there yrSter-
..Hy afternoon at 30 o'clock. and this
Corning the rise was IL feet and falling.
The heavier rise will reach Brownsville
probably within the next forty eight
'fCurS. but il H. not believed to hc heavy
slpugh 60 cause an overflow ON the low
rr cud of therivcr
Hio Grande City today reports tho
.ircr l. feet up and stationary. Sam
4 f"r'iyce reports il L. feet up and riSin.
y Thousands of logs and great amounts
20 brush coming down the stream today
1sifratc that the present rise is heavier
fhln that of last week. Rains on the
watersheds Of both the upper Rio
frandc and Tributaries. and the San
fuan iH Mexico have been heavy. Heavy
shlnstormS have fallen in the mountains
fa the Monterrey section. causing great
- rents of water To- rush down the rock
slnked san Juan river. and finally into
; " Eio Grandc between Rio Grandc city
y N Roma.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
MRS. PANKHllAST ARREST
POLICE OF LONI4N BREAK Up
Long COLUMN O5 SUFFS MARCH
ING To PALACE.s

London. May II. a. police today ar
rested Mrs. EmmeliIc Pankhurst and
broke up long colulFh Of militant suf-
fragcttcs marching a. buckingham pal
ace To present "A petition To King George.
All detectives froln Scotland Yard
were on duty and wil', the police formed
n Gordon around the ralace. More than
"a thousand police reserves were held
readr when il was learned the suf-
fragettes were C,anirs
Many of the womcs we're injured and
p"iiccmeu's heads br, keu. Women's gar
mcnts were torn off and Uttered the
ground.
The suffragcttcs forsht with sticks.
Ambulances were kcl& busy CARRYING OFF
the injured and faii& ng women. The
king watched the proct ding> from Buck
ineham palace.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
Texan AbS(u mt From Home
IS Years, Turns Up, Learns
Folks Arc Well, Conc Again

Fifteen wears ago al the age of H.. 2
Rutherford left his home at BrrnkShiir
Texas. and was never heard from again
Last night stranger came into ~
bakery shop of X. A. Rutherford q
Elizabeth street. Told tha. he W
speaking to the man the sira lgcr bc-;s
plying Mr.. rutherford with question.
avoiding answering these put to him.
Finally deciding that the irownSvi 4
. man was the man he was loul ~ for l.f'
stranger gave hi> name. turlsng out t
he cousin Of the BrownSvilH man. ~
the hoy of L. who ran away from hoH
and many Years ago was given up iH
dead. for his parents never beard fr"s
him.
T.. Rutherford told his Iirown>visl-
cousin that hc sas n contractor in t.si
Tam:ico oil fishis. and that Ia was o,,
of the many wis, we're shipped from Tail
pico Ia Galveston against thcir will. -
came to Brownsville. as thi- was H.
nearest American point to Tanpco. a.
left for the Mexican port again H.
morning. 4
lie said that since h. left hrmc h. %
not heard from his people a8i did D.
know whether they were livin'. or dc;..i
They now reside in Oklahoma and Il. \
Rutherford wired them that heir 80
had turned up alive and well and h.
returned 10 Mexico.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
RIANO CALLS ON BRYAN
TROUBLE MAY ARISE FROM RE
ELS SEEING COTTON OF SPA
IARDS At TORREO\.

Washington. ID. &. May 2l-Spanisi
Ambassador Riano today called on :,
rctary Bryan anil discussed he stu !,
tion which il is feared may arise fr'k
The cons' iuiionali threats against y
Spanish in Mckee. He took uh the ca~
of the Snanish cotton growers who's
crops Villa seized.
add mediator >tor.
The greater part of the DAY VIZ
spent with The American mr1atorS iA
formally conIcrrin: with he 'lrNlcai.
as the latter did last might with IT.
Americans. No developments were ~
nounced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
FEDERAL ARMIES
ENLARGED BY
VOLUNTEERS
MENICANS OF ALL CLASSES. IN
GLIDING PROFESSORS AND
LAWYERS FLOckING TO STAND
ARD OF MAAS AND NELASCO.
HUNDREDS WITHOUT ARMS
DESPITE THEIR LACK OF ARMS
THEY INSIST THEY ARE GOING
To DEFEND MEXICO AGAINST
"AMEEICAN INVASION

Mexican volunteers. including prufcs
sors. lawyers and other professionals.
are flockng by the hundreds 10 the
standard Of Mas al Sallillo and We
lasco at san Luis putosi. under the i'm.
preston that the american invasion
- under full head way. according to w.
H. a. Dingwall. manager Of the Santa
Maria dr Ia paz mines and smcltrr At
Matchuala San Luis Poto>i. Mr.. Ding
wall and :. &. Gordon. superintendent
Of the plants. arrived in Brownsville
last night after a long aud arduons trip
from Matehuaia. part Of the way by
train. but mostly by carriage. auto and
afoot.
Mr.. Dingwall stated today that Gen
cral Nelasco. who il at San Luis Potosi
has with him an army Of at least 10000
men. but as he L. unable to provide arms
for thousands Of them they are ~ little
value IN The event of the expected battle
They insist they are going to protect
Mexico against the American invasion" I"
still laboring under the dcluSion. caused
by the leaders. that the United States
has lis forces already marching into
their country
At interior points. says Mr.. Dingwall
j. was reported that at the recent fight
at Parcdon two thousand fctlcrals threw
down their arms and fled from the field
He said that his route from Matchuala
Ia Monterrey was many miles from the
battlefield. but he met hundreds Of
stragglcrS along the roads who hc was
stcrnaiion and fled for their very lives.
Some of them had their arms with them.
but mostly they had thrown them away.
Ii il declared that the federal armies
al San Luis potosi and Saltillo have
been greatly augmented by the generals
giving out reports Of the American in
vaSion and the people cnlisting as volun-
tccrs are doing 80 under the wrongful
impression that they are joining to re
>iSt the United States. That j. declared
10 bc the cause of the Wholesale dcscr-
tonS from the BATTLEFIELD when the vol.
untcerS find themselves battling against
the rebels instead of against the Amer
leans.
The railroad runring from San Luis
Potosi t. Sallillo - almost total
wreck. according 10 htr Dingwall The
line was in opcraticn until the Monier-
rey fight but since tsat time il has been
practically dcsiroyeri. and months will
be necessary before i can BE- rchabili-
tatcd.
Mr.. Dingwall and Mr. Gordon en-
countercd very little thublc in their trip
frim Matchuala To N..Htcrrcy. They had
been issued pass, sud guarantees for
safe conduct by ,.c,f'ral l.. Gutierrez.
and had no difficuii. i'm getting through
the various rebel iras encountered
Speaking Of Gee 81 Enlalio Cutter.
rcz. the man who 80 rlarcd 10 have in
vented euillotr, s.ich j. TO bc used
on General EIuert.sS sEle j. captured. Mr.
Diugwall said the ae was "A perfect
gentleman" - tlss a. the guiIlotinc
matter was conccrb H. Mr. DingwaII
said he knew noihtaI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21

James l.. Ferguson seems to be get
iag i'm hot water. The statement he made
rclative To a s20oG contribution 10 Col
,n,l Balls campaign fund has been prov.
IA uniure and Honorable Clarence Gus
I, flaily denies having urged Mr. Fergu.
or 10 Withdraw from the race for COVER.
lor ami bccomc candidate for lieutcn-
..nt Governor. When men talk al ran.
1"m they are pretty apt to Get into truu-
Die VIII Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
MED|ATORS ARE,
MERELY TRADIM
IDEAS AND views
THESE EXCHAN\'S : o. Pss II
OF View UNTIL HONiEshEF sh Fl
POINT OF VIEW ID t6iTN, -.
TO LAY BEFORE CSTeEKI>t !.
DISCUSSING SITUATION
IN MEETING or AENlfaANS. Va a.
SOUTH AMERC - ND fifsr
MITE POINT OF SxyLEt:i*
WAS Discussed
(Bg ISSociaftri FrasI

Niagara Falls. OIia- ~ Nay >
Emilio Rabasa. chairuar ~ the 4
can delegates today sat This
we have merely been oX,tla fine s.-'::'
and getting each uthc. ~ -, of -
These informations W -; nee =
continue between the Sriia Am t4Es
mcdiators and the VI, .csnr anx 50
United States rcprcsc Ttali'r7 lnF .
get some definite poikt sf !. rw ~ =.
before the full confe In "a
lie said Nat in IL r,er ~ 'f -
McXicans ami South a. -IE: a. ! a /
mite basis III setlem' .. Sglls y "A =
They merely talked c,rr tl%hntis'r =.
uat ION. A.A
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
80 AMERICANS
ARE IN DANGER
By Associated Prcssi.

Pensacola. Fla, May Il. Thirty
Americans in the Mexican State of Cam
pc'hc are in danger of violence. They
are short of food and are unable 10
escape or communicate with the United
States, according 10 j. 4. Lewis of Nir.
ginia. who arrived here today. lie said
that six Americans started two hun.
drcd mile journey through dense forests
trying 10 reach British Honduras. Their
fate is unknown.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
NO HITCH, SAYS sayp
DECLARES RES; .l,It;, Ml,IEt;p,IAslos = w,s
ING SMOOTHLY &fA fENsE
OF HIUERTA UP Mp 3sfs
By ASSociah4 Pee

Washington. May IL : &,Aary i.f.
an said today that cvnrytlaa is ,r,..
ing smoothly md thai acre " no ht' I.
IN the mediation confri nee a. Nia-
Falls. II was authorita =, : atcd i...
IIucrta placed hmscl fn n han.!e
his delegates. who has sthe rIlht 49,
inmate him ii nccessar'
Secretary Bryan areonere > -
that there has been ~ tlI. sc IL III
department : desire T. discisrag@ ~
orleans from returning 70 hIs4ro
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
ADJOURNMENT Is WANTED
SENATOR KERN TELLS LEADERS
HE DOES NOT INTEND TO STAY
THROUGH SUMMER
Rn .lNNncinicd PrcSS.l }

Washington. -. G.. May II. Senator
+ rrn today conferred again with Presi-
u AT Wilson regarding the legislative
lxogram. senator Kern still insists that
'tsngrcss can adjourn in July and gave
a surancc that the administration lead
.cr, DO not intend IL stay ia Washington
throughout the summer.
July ~ j. probably the date Of ad-
jcurnmcnt. said senator Kern.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
FLOOD DAMAGE SERVICE
GALWAY OFFICIALS REGARD
- FONDITION * MOST SERIOUS.
J, - - 'ROP DAMAGE HEAVY.

Houston. Texas. May II. Railway of.
f.sials regard the flood conditions a.
srust serious. Reports from the lower
'srtion are that all streams are over.
Saving and that crop damage H. heavy.
fterc are many wash0uts.
n il still raining.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
SERIAL REFO2N i,
RESOLUTIONS /,
ARE AD0PTEs
'Bg Associated Pres.

Oklahoma City. oklas May IL Ei
Methodist Episcopal chIkcb :oIth, e.
cral conference today a'lopt q rc+ai
tions endorsing the dc-iaritkoa Of y
federal council of the church Il CS
in America for equal gtts -ad
plete Justice for all men a.. fbrm \
vorcc laws. proper rcG'iiaii iot of -
riagc, and other serial rcsorn
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
RESTED
IN BECKER CASE
STATE T0SUM UP

New oYrk, May II The defense in
% ease Of former Police Lieutenant
aarlcs Becker. on trial on the charge
II instigating the killing of Herman Ro
fthal. the gambler. rested this morn
- without Becker taking the stand.
! lie State called one witness in rcbut.
-
f'rurt adjourned until this afternoon.
> Fra the summing NJ viii begin.
" y. Dinglcy leaves tomorrow morn.
80 for Tampico. Mex.
: avery old bachelor thinks n married
a5p "A simplctOn and vice versa.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
GUADALUPE ON BIG RISE
IAIN TODAY. BELIEVED HEAN-
lest IN TEN YEARS CONr INTFS.
PEOPEHTY LOSS LARGE.

4 ke'rville. Texas. May Il. The Guada
se're river rose thirty feet ~ fi.c hours
t'his morning Today'S raia is'bclievc,l
~ " the heaviest in ten years. aud con
rFshle' hard. The property loss IL large
Y filRre have been no fatalities.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21

Ii is wilfull waste Of money "a
ipcnd it upon roads that are not CIV
II proper drainage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21

Judge :. H. Silver 81 Mercedes WAS in
Brownsville to-day. lea' ng on the branch
train this morning fos his home.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
COTTON is INJURED

Columbus. Texas Nav 2i.-rcr4 az
~otton are injured Nv the rains VI IN,
past few days. The Colorado Tivva I,
bank full.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
FEDERALS REPORTED
TO HAVE EVACUATED
SAL11LLO IN NIGHT
fBy .issociaicd Press. J

lDH lSSOrtdffd IIfSS.
Juarcz. Mcxic. May IL The con itu.
tionalists today tclcgraphcsl here that
the fedcrals evacuated Saltillo last
night.
Mazatlan, Mexico. May 2i.-Fivc Z on.
sand constitutionalists are marching on
Guadalajara. after capturing Tcpic t.rn.
cral Lucio Blanco il in command.
Tampico. Mexico. MAY - Shops ar,.
open and business is going cn as usnal.
Perfect order H. being maintained. rhc
street cleaning department is thoroughly
organized and the only thing lackinf is
proper water supply The rebels *
pcct Ia replace the system tonihgt.
Except for the constitutionalist pat is
there is nothing Ia indicate that T6m.
pico is in new hands.
Governor Caballcro assured Rear I'd.
miral Mayo of his determination 10 Lx-p
order and protect foreigners. MostSs
the constiiutionalists are campcd in
nearby hills. MANY of them are goiur Ia
reinforce Villa in the nciehborhood of
Saltillo.
The constitutionalists are trying to e.
pair the gunboat Vera Cruz. which ' aS
sunk by the fcdcrals but not badly d&n-
aged.
Laredo Texas. Nav II. The const4u
tionalists only locomotive in this vicinity
was accidentally dcrailcd Yesterday near
Huiascnito
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21

Orthodoxy IL theology II a,'cn
hctrrodoxy. disagreement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
8 go SSA sSs
WEATHER.

New Orleans. L.. faY 81 NJ. TIM
weather: UnScttlct toftirlf aIssS
day; probably showers eenif i
moderate esatcrll - sous at'F e !
winds. N"'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21

A woman delights In ter ltir !.
man she loves, just bcetu Sc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
ALL HOPE FOR RIlS
RECOVER NI%
AxANIONEI !

; Barre. Mass. MAY IL VI hoIs
; for the recovery If .Iasoh lis. tt
writer and social vorkcr. wa
) abandoned today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
WEDDING RIMS

q, how many tnFnci.t- iic III -
small cirrlc Of Il v~'ldiag ing.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
MAI,II tGf.. a

Marriage with pe1cr IL fI-
worlds paradise, With :zifc ~ .
worlds purgatory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
WEAE III r

) Change Of wcatLfr j. H. dis, ~
) Of fools.
) II the weather ", iirc pu@ "a
; your cloak; if ii alp. - a. !
please.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
TAKE THIS

One take this j, bcgfr ihai p.
God bless you's."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-06
SHIFTS IN CIVIL SERVICE
Appointments, Promotions and Res
ignations in War Department
Announced.

Changes in the classified service OF
the War Department are announced as
follows:
Appointments under civil service
rules: The adjutant generals Office
Charles L. Simmons. assistant mes
senger at $720; Edward c. Oxley. clerk
at $1,000; Henry 0. Martin. clerk at
$1,000: Myron w. PETER, clerk at $1,000;
Kenneth NJ. S. johnson. clerk at $1,000;
Roy r. Critchfield. clerk at $1,000;
Ralph E. Wilcox. clerk at $1,000. Office
Of the chief of ordnance-Francis W..
Gavin. apprentice craftsman at $S6o:
/. j. Fairchild. skilled craftsman at
5000. Office of the chief of staff-Miss
Pearl A. Putnam. clerk at 1920; Mrs.
Mary l.. Brown. clerk at $1,000 Office
of the Secretary of War-George w.
potter, laborer at $500; oscar H. Smith.
assistant messenger at 5000. Bureau of
iusular affairs-Ewell V. Smith. clerk
at $1,000 Office of the chief of en-
cineers-Thomas ]. Hanlon. clerk at
5000.
Promotions: Bureau of insular af-
fafrs-NIrs. Sara l.. Beckwith. clerk.
from $1,000 to s1,4O0; Logan Pressler.
chief of ordnance-Robert f. Dennison,
clerk, from $1,000 to $500; John J.
Cook chief clerk. from $4,000 to $3.50;
Edward j. Shouts. from clerk at $500
to principal clerk at $4,000; Harry H.
X. Sailer. clerk. from s1,400 to 1900;
Everett ]. Ellis, clerk from $1,000 to
S1,400; John H. Lawrence, apprentice
craftsman from $3.50 to 5000; William
+. Beasley. skilled craftsman. from
81 200 to $1,000; Wilbur E. Yocum
skilled craftsman. from $1,000 to 81, 400;
Theodore II. Eickhof skilled drafts
man, from $500 to $1,000; Earle "
Thomas, apprentice craftsman. from