Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-25
TREASURY DEPARTMENT

! TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
John Burke. treasurer OF the United
States. is in San Francisco as head a,
the board examining the assets of the
subtreasury. Willard F. Warner. CHIEF
clerk Of the office of treasurer, is also
member of the board, and is on the
JOB. Treasurer Burke expects to visit
Oregon and stop over on his wav hack
east in North Dakota, the state of his
residence and of which he was gov
ernor. He will return to WASHINGTON
about August Is
Chlet Clerk Warner Is a base ball fan,
and applies its terms as figures Of
speech to many things that happen. A
woman IN her necessity appointed to
job in the office of the treasurer
through his sympathy, afterward as
serted that he was not to be credited
win the good work. but that heaven
directed him to aid her ~ claim an
assist" said Mr.. Warner.
N. l.. Barrick, law clerk OF the GUS
toms service, Is absent on leave. and 4,
expected to be away about a fortnight.
Acting Secretary Byron r. Newton
mas abandoned the practice of golf for
the time. He says himself that he in
getting SO bad that he will lay Off until
he feels like taking new start.
sherman Allen, assistant secretary Of
the federal reserve board, has returned
IRON, vacation trip covering several
weeks. He visited the home OF his
parents in Vermont. and subseouentIy
joined Mrs. Allen at Poland Springs
Me-. where he spent the rest of his
recreation period
John Moon, clerk in the nub,ic uo,.v
division: c. NJ. McGreart, assistant
chief in the division of loans and cur
rency, and A. Z. Jannsen, clerk in the
once OF the treasurer, are in San Fran
CISCO as members of the official board
Tor the examination of the assets of
the subtreasury.
w: s. Broughton. chief of the division
or loans and currency. has returned
from trip to Dalton. Mass. He was
nection with the paper contracts Of
the government with the concern Of
Crane Company
William Loeb. banker and former pri-
vate secretary to President Roosevelt
and with a formidable string of other
former titles. was a visitor in the
treasury Department during the week.
He Is a personal friend of Acting Sec
rotary Byron r. Newton and confined
his visit to him.
H. L. Ferguson, general manager and
+. L. Gauntlet. representative in
Washington of the Newport News Ship
coast guard during the week. Capt.
p. P. Bertholf. commandant, and Capt.
c. A. McAilister. engineer-in-chief,w ene
their hosts at luncheon. Mr.. Gauntlet
is one of the survivors of the Lusi-
tania, and relates the startling recov-
cry of his trunk from the sea. His
trunk was abandoned with the ship.
where it was apparently immovably
fixed under his berth in, his stateroom.
1t was found later floating on the
to it's owner.
G. H. Slaybaugh. chief clerk of the
coast guard, has taken three days of
vacation. He left the city on his outing
and will return Monday.
Charles Reeves Rowdybush, law clerk
in the office of the controller of the
1.S00-mile trip by automobile, which
took him as far as Montreal. On his
way north he passed through Balti-
more, Philadelphia. New York, through
tHc States vi SOIneCtlcuI, vermont ana
New Hampshire, thence to his farthest
north at Montreal. returning through
New York state to New York city,
through Pennsylvania to Gettysburg,
and thence back to Washington. The
trip consumed eighteen days.
Miss Annie Louise Clarkson has been
transferred from the Pckatinny ar
senal at Dover. N. j.. to a clerkship in
the income tax division of the internal
revenue bureau. Allie E. Drake has re-
ceived transfer from the Philippine
service to the regular roles of the in
ternal revenue bureau and assigned to
the corporation tax division. Miss Ma
bel NJ. Barnes has resigned her clerk
ship in the personal income tax di-
vision. Alfred l.. Duncan has received
promotion by appointment to a clerk
ship in the personal income tax di-
vision.
George w. English, law clerk in the
income tax division. is away on eX-
tended leave. His travels have taken
him westward, and he probably will
visit the exposition at San Francisco
before his return.