Evening star., 1915-04-25
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

w. r. u. Harding or the federal re-
serve board returned to Washington
with a story to tell of southern bank
Ing. Before he took service on the
board he was president of an Alabama
bank. On his recent visit home he was
told of a transaction between that
bank and a farmer who wanted to
make bank loan. Desiring a state
ment of resources from the applicant,
the bank official gave him form Of
statement used by commercial houses
from whom similar statements are de-
manded under like circumstances.
When the statement was filled out
there appeared under the printed gem
eral heading. Quick Assets" the item,
"One mule and under SLOW Assets"
was recorded. "One yoke of oxen"
]. A. Broderick, chief of division of
audit and examination of the federal
reserve board, has returned from
two-month trip of inspection of the
accounts Of federal reserve banks. He
finds good financial conditions wher-
ever he has visited. Mr.. Broderick ex-
amined the books of the federal reserve
banks at Atlanta. st. Louis, Kansas
City, Richmond and New York. He
Will, in turn and in due time, examine
the accounts of the other seven banks
A marvel for miniature completeness
and beauty is the two-by- four foot
backyard garden that is occupying the
spare time of Frank Halstead chief of
the customs division, at his home. In
this garden, exquisite in it's tininess
and in its modern improvements grows
nearly every vegetable known to the
table of the good housekeeper. 1t is
all bound round with flowers and
gravel walks. 1t is reported the very
gem of modern gardens. In homeo-
pathic doses he will be able to supply
his table during the season with corn,
beans. beets. lettuce. cabbage. peas. to-
matoes, potatoes, squash, cantaloupe
watermelon and other delicacies He
has more than one of each, and each
is, Chief Halstead admits. the best of
its kind. and the best nurtured, and the
most promising. Sunfiowers roses,
daisies, 6anJelions. crocuses, pansies and
clematis surround il. There is to be a
brilliant showing of wistaria when
Histaria is blooming again.
the customs. and Ernest c. Corkill. law
examiner in the division, have ac-
quired automobiles and now con-
test Is in contemplation to demonstrate
the merits of the cars and the superior
driving abilities of their owners
The associates Of r. R. Burklin, clerk
In the Office of the secretary of the
81 body at his marriage. Wednesday v
night. to Miss Mary W. Wilson, AT the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
Nelson Stuart. Walter T. Eddy and
Paul Charles Moran. all of the staff
Of the board, were ushers for the oc-
casion. Mr.. and Mrs Burklin on their
honeymoon trip. proceeded to Balti-
more and thence by boat TO Boston
Miss Emma r Graves, who at the
age Of eightyoue years, has Just COM
pleted fifty-one years of public service
In the division of redemption in the
office of the treasurer OF the United
States. is again at her work after
two weeks illness. Miss Graves has
not known much illness during her
life She was seriously affected by an
attack Of grip. She ~ working away
again as though she had never been i'll
because of the continued physical in
capacity of Secretary McAdoo, has
abandoned his proposed trip to the
Hawaiian Islands. as a member of the
party invited TO visit the islands by
the territorial Legislature Mr. Newtor
will officiate orator at the launching
OF the two new coast guard cutters
MAY !. at Newport News; the Secretar,
of the Treasury, who was to have spoken
will not be on duty before that time anc
will be unable to be present.
George washworth. law clerk in tn.
customs division. is making fyint
trip to New York He will be at hi.
desk Monday.
e. p. Harrington of the coast euart
made a brief trip to West Virgini;
early last week Miss NJ N Brooke
after several days absence, is again OF
duty. Mrs. NJ. l.. d. Wolfe has re