Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-13
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

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Secretary Lane and his private sec
rotary. H. a. Meyer, were targets for
the movies during the week. The pic
lures showed the Secretary going over
the maps and other material in con-
nection with the improvement OF the
national parks. They were taken in
the Secretary's Office Wednesday.
Robert Brown. Secretary's office. re-
turned Monday following a vacation
of twenty-seven days.
David E. Trabold. Waterman. Secre-
tary's office. has returned to his post
after an absence of fifteen days.
Henry ]. Lyon, Waterman. Secre-
tary's Office, also has returned to his
post, having been absent several days.
Joseph c. Robey. Secretary's Office.
returned to his duties Thursday, hav-
ing been away for twenty days.
Francis A. King, Secretary's office. is
on leave for eight days. He is sched-
uled to return December Is.
NJ. Ray Japhet. Secretary's Office. has
been on vacation OF twenty -one
days, which is to end with the close
of 1914.
Rowell F. Hill. clerk. pension ap-
peals Section, Is on leave until Decem-
Der 81
Joseph S Hill, Secretarys office, was
on a brief vacation during the week
John S. Embrey. pension office. re-
turned Friday from a brief vacation.
William H Gibson, Secretary's office.
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sence, which began December Z.
Miss Virginia l. COPELAND. clerk. pen
sion appeals section. yesterday began
vacation which will end with the
coming of the New Year.
Adolphus W. Wells. clerk, Secretary's
office, is on vacation which will end
next Saturday.
Charles NJ Burrier. pension Office. re-
turned Monday after an absence OF six
days.
Isaac Pearson, Waterman, Secretary's
office, ended a four-day leave of alb
sence yesterday.
John H. Mitchell, Waterman, Secre-
tarys office. ended a three day vaca-
ton yesterday.
Paul S. Black. assistant attorney. So
licitor's office, returned Saturday after
a vacation extending over sixteen days.
George c. Ross. assistant attorney.
has returned from a vacation of ten
days.
George H. Newman, assistant attorney.
last Thursday began leave of absence
which is to end December 81.
Miss Annie E. Smith. clerk. Secre-
tary's office, was on leave for two days
during the week.
Charles P. Bicksler. Waterman, Sec
retary's Office. was on leave for two
days the past week.
William Snyder. Waterman. pension
Office, Friday ended vacation OF four
days.
Mrs Mary E. Hussey. pension office.
is scheduled to return Thursday from
a vacation of ten days.
Samuel w. Hawkins, clerk. Secre-
tary's Office. has taken the month of
December for a vacation
James P. Kelly. lieutenant of the
watch, is on vacation until December
81
John P. Cannon, Waterman. Secre-
tary's office, is away on a vacation
William H WEIGH, Waterman. Sec
retarys office, ended short vacation
yesterday.
I The following changes in the personnel
Of the Department of the Interior were
announced:
Probationary Appointments.-Gener
land office-Edward T. Best. jr., Ne
braska, transitman, 500 per month !:
Ollie H Burriss. Ohio. copyist. 500.
Geological survey-Abraham NJ Gold
berg, District of Columbia, messenger
boy, $500; Charles L. Roetschi, District
of Columbia, messenger boy. $500. Blu
reau of mines-Jack B. Riefkin. Ken
lucky, junior fuel engineer. 81, 200. Max
Al. Shaw, Pennsylvania, junior fuel en-
gineer. $1,000.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 'ofhce-Hubert W.
Davis. Kentucky. copyist, $3.50 to $500;
Samuel G. Barton. Pennsylvania, laborer
: (classified), $40, to copyist, $3.50.
TranSfers.-Within the department
General land office-Miss Ida NJ Scholz.
Wisconsin, stenographer and typewriter.
acknowledgement land office-George F.
$1,000. pension office Indian Official
bert H. Shearer, New York, assistant
messenger. 1920. from skilled ,aborer.
$3.50, general land Office. To another de-
acknowledgement Ian doffice-Georg4 F.
Gardner, South Carolina. skilled laborer,
$3.50, to assistant messenger, s720, Office
of Secretary. Department of Labor.
observation-disclosures office-Miss Vir-
ginia Fletcher, Louisiana, clerk, $1,000
Reclamation service-William w. Mat
tinSOn California i,,nior clerL 81 o0A