Evening star., 1915-05-23
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
Secretary Houston. who is making a
tour of the national forests. arrived in
San Francisco during the week. where
he visited the Panama-Pacific exposi-
ton. The Secretary will also take in
the exposition at San Diego before he
leaves for the east.
Harry Hawk. who played one Of the
chief roles in Our American Cousin"
at the old Ford's Theater the night
Lincoln was shot. is bothering A. 1.
Mudd. chief clerk Of the division of
publications. considerably. Mr.. Mudd
is an expert upon the plays and days
of Lincoln, and has recently been writ
ing an article upon them. All last
summer he had quite time securing
pictures of several of the actors and
actresses who participated in the MEM
orable performance at the Ford's Thea
ter. Now what is bothering Mr.. Mudd
is whether Harry Hawk Is dead or
alive. He says not long ago he was
and that a bit later he was told that
Mr.. Hawk was dead, and now some one
has again informed him that Mr.. Hawk
is alive-so Mr.. Mudd is in quite a
muddle.
Charles E. Gage. assistant chief clerk
Of the bureau of crop estimates, re-
turned to the department Monday. after
being ill at his home with rheumatism
for the last month.
Miss f. G. Latham of the bureau of
crop estimates is on leave of absence
from May II to May 30.
Pig club agents and corn club agents
Of the department are to meet in a
joint conference at the department.
June I. About fifty agents from all
over the country. but chiefly from the
south, are expected to be in attendance.
Miss Sarah Smith of Kentucky is a
recently appointed stenographer and
typewriter in the division of publica-
tions.
Francis j. p. Cleary, assistant in
charge of the document section of the
division of publications. attended the
naval review in New York during the
week.
James r. Covert of the bureau of crop
estimates was on leave of absence May
Il and IS.
Miss C. o, ODonoghue of the bu-
reau Of crop estimates was on the sick
list May 3 to May Is.
Dr. Robert Stein of the bureau of
crop estimates returned to his desk
Monday after an absence of three weeks
on account Of illness.
Perry Michaels of the bureau of crop
estimates was on the sick list during
the last week.
Leon Estabrook. chief of the bureau
of crop estimates. left the city Thurs
day for indianapolis to confer with the
field agents of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois,
kentucky and Michigan in convention
there. Mr. Estabrook is to be gone
about week.
l.. 3. Zapoleon of the bureau of crop
estimates was on annual leave Nav Is.
With the addition of several new
players the Forest Service base ball
team expects itself to be materially
strengthened. The team is playing well
and has some of the leading batters of
the Government League.
3. B. Hare, the South Carolina state
agent of the bureau of crop estimates,
will come to Washington June ! for
consultation with Mr. Estabrook
Miss Abbie kurtz of the division of
publications is at her home in Paris,
ILL.,, on a protracted leave of absence on
account of serious illness.
Miss Anne NJ. Thayer is another men,
ber of the force of the division OF pub
serious illness She is at her home in
Bunker Hill, Ill.
Miss Anne r. Murray of the division
of publications left Saturday on a
months vacation at her home in Mus
kogee, Okl.
Lawrence W. Moore of the machine
room of the division of publications
was on the sick list during last week.
Miss Virginia Sutton of the division
Of publications. who was injured run
ming for street car recently. still is on
dent.
The latest publication of the depart
ment is the Departmental Circular. the
first issue of which was dated May 10.
The publication ''is issued as a conven-
lent means of INSTRUMENTATION Of
official information among the person
mel of the Department of Agriculture"
1t is stated that it's circulation will
be limited to those having official con-
nrfr ant n(i
torial policy will be determined wholly
by the specific class of readers for
whom it is published. it Is stated, and.
therefore, may depart somewhat from
the policy governing material issued
for the public.
while the material to be published
will by no means be confidential. the
department cannot extend the circu-
lation of this publication beyond its
own employees and official collabora-
tors" 10 the announcement in the first
issue.