Evening star., 1914-10-24
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Secretary Lane. accompanied by Mrs.
Lane. left Thursday night for a cam
paign trip through the west. The Sec
retary will speak at Reno, New, Mon
day night. and later at San Francisco,
Sacramento and Los Angeles. Before
returning to Washington he expects to
inspect irrigation projects in the south
west, particularly that in Phoenix, Ariz
The Waynesburg. Pa, Morning Times
the general land Office, Washington
D. c., who is spending a months vaca-
ton at his old home here. took out
hunters license at the opening OF the
hunting season, and the first day he
took to the brush the terrorized rab-
bits began coming into town for safe
refuge in the composing room OF the
Morning Times, where it was captured
alive. Mr.. Minor is probably one of the
oldest men in the state to carry hunt
er's license, as his certificate bears the
inscription of eighty-three years. He
carries his age and his gun with equal
jauntfneSS"
Mr.. Minor was appointed to a position
in the general land Office March 4, 1885.
Judge James I. Parker, chief clerk of
the department, expresses himself as
highly pleased with the outcome of the
first meeting of the season of the In
diana Society. of which he is president.
More than 200 Hoosiers and their wives
and daughters crowded the hall of the
Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night
and listened to the entertaining pro-
gram which Judge Parker and his as
The judge feels that this first meeting
is merely an augury Of what all future
meetings will be this year.
John w. Bixler, an assistant attorney
in the pension appeals section, is on
leave of absence this week.
Commissioner Ewing of the patent
Office addressed the Bar Association at
one of its meetings during the week.
Miss Nellie C. Darlington, a telephone
operator, returned to the department
Monday after a vacation of nineteen
days.
Watchman Bert c. Gardner left to-
day on a vacation to extend through
the second day of next month.
Gottlieb F. Xander. a laborer in the
pension Office returned to duty Monday
after six days leave of absence.
Watchman George F. Miller returned
to the office Wednesday after several
days absence.
Adolphus W. Wells, a clerk in the
Secretary's Office, left Monday on leave
of absence to extend through the 29th
of the month.
Miss Ellen Macfarland started Mon
day on leave Of absence until after Mo-
vember 4.
Watchman Henry T. Glynn has been
on leave all the week. He will resume
his duties the first Monday in No
vember.
Miss Mona M. Thompson. clerk in
the solicitors Office, is on a six-day
leave beginning with today.
Miss Anna r. Nevius, a clerk in the
Office of the appointment clerk, re-
turned to the department Tuesday.
after ten-day leave OF. absence.
George ]. Hessleman. an assistant at
torney in the solicitors office, is on
leave of absence this week.
Watchman James B. sweidnet of the
bureau of mines returned to duty We'd
nesday after several days vacation.
Ezekiel ]. Ayers started Wednesday
on leave of absence to extend through
November Z.
Henry K. Dinan, elevator conductor,
returned to the department Monday,
after half a months leave of absence.
Charles H. Fugitt, copyist, returned
to his desk Monday after an eight-day
absence
Charles M. Burrier, a messenger in
the pension Office, has been on vaca-
ton all week.