Evening star., 1915-03-07
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

to the controller of the Treasury, Is
another financial expert Of the Treas
ury Department to receive a bid to
serve as an official of a banking fnstt-
tuition. He has declined the positions
of cashier and vice president, success
sively offered to him, of the proposed
Hartman Bank. % be established at
Seward. Alaska.
This is the institution in which 5. ..
Congdon has accepted the cashiers do-
ties. Mr.. Congdon is stenographer 70
the controller of the currency anu .a Mas
preferred the post by Mr.. Stauner
when he himself declined it. Mr. Cong
don will leave soon for his new post
and already has submitted his resigna-
tion from the federal service.
Seward is a great boom town, Wltn
prospects of being the terminal OF
the proposed federal railroad in Alaska.
1t is likely to be the metropolis OF
Alaska, and is plunging forward as
center of many industrial activities.
The banking project was DECIDED
upon at a recent meeting Of New York
capitalists, among which the HarH-
man interests were prominent; 1t is
to be started without delay. and be the
financial depository of the funds OF
m..ny projects to be undertaken or al
ready embarked upon by this group OF
financial interests Its future seems as
sured as one of the most prominent
banking institutions Of the northern
territory
E. E. Schriner for a quarter Of a
century chief of the redemption dl-
vision, Monday completed forty seven
years service in the office of the con-
troller of the currency and as gov
ernment employe.
A. II. Laning has received appoint
ment as stenographer to the governor
of the federal reserve board: He takes
the place of Mr.. Titus, who has re
signed to enter the banking business in
ST. Louis.
Mr.. Laning took the special clerical
examination of the federal reserve
board last year. and was top man on
the list of eligibles. He is to como i'm
mediately from Pittsburgh, where he
was employed in the federal bureau Of
mines.
Charles H. Ingram, formerly a clerk
in the claims division of the internal
revenue bureau, is back in his old post.
For number of years he has been
revenue agent, stationed at st. Louis.
He has returned to Office duty On his
own application.
Myrtle L. Nutting of California has
been appointed a clerk In the income
tax division of the internal revenue
bureau. Miss Nutting was selected from
the eligible list of stenographers and
typlsts.
T. P. Kane, deputy controller Of the
currency, who has never fully recov
cred from the nervous affection which
caused him to retire from daily duties
for month last year, has taken leave
of absence. with the hope OF hastening
tic City. where he expects to remain
for some time.
Charles A. Stewart, chief clerk in
-, ~<R1 Nf he.
rency, has taken a week of. He Is
passing the time at Norfolk, where he
was called on personal bQsiness
Frank NJ. Halstead, chief of customs
is in New York consulting with the
special committee which is preparing
a revision of the custom regulations.
D. Neyins, law clerk of the custom di-
vision, also is away from his desk on
the same mission. Both expect to re-
turn early next week.
Chief Clerk Gosling of the division of
operations. coast guard, after week
Of illness, is back at his desk Law
Clerk Harrington is i'll with grip, and
has been absent during the week. i.
V. Mcintosh has recovered from his
G. A. Larkin of the division of ma
terial, coast guard, has had week
of leisure. spent in New York city. he
The moving and rearrangement OF
the offices of the former ltfe-saVlng
service and revenue cutter service: to
under the coast guard, which has sue
ceeded them, is about completed. The
various sections of the several diVl-
sions now are located IN contiguous
rooms eliminating the Inconvenience
experienced by the former separation
of the services.
Changes of duties and stations of
commissioned and other officers OF the
public health service for the seven
days ended March are as follows:
Senior Surgeon J. NJ. Gassaway, ten
days leave from February u, account
Senior Surgeon H. r. Carter. to visit
the Georgia-Carolina power plant to
investigate conditions caused by the
impounding of waters ,,
Surgeon NJ. ]. White, to deliver an
address on pellagra and hook worm
disease, American life convention,
French Lick Springs. Ind, March 5
to 5.
Ellis Island n. Y, to proceed to Gal.
weston, Tex and assume charge OF
the qua rantine station.
Passed Assistant Surgeon ]. K. Hur-
lev proceed to AlturaS, Cal, and v1c1n-
ity to observe prevalence Of ground
squirrels and possibly OF plague IN
fection.'
Assistant Surgeon c. L. Williams, to
stob at bureau EN- route to station at
Chicago. ILL.,, for conference.
Assistant Surgeon w. G. W1tte, to
report to the coast guard cutter Man
ming for duty during cruise on Alaskan
fishing grounds.
Sanitary Engineer J. A. A. LIE Prince,
to visit the Georia-Carolina power
plant to Investigate under Senior
Surgeon H. r. Carter conditions caused
by the impounding of waters.
proceed to Harrisburg. Pa, to consult
records of the state industrial commits
sion of Pennsylvania, the state depart
ment of health and the city water sup
ply commission relative to Industrial
plants dfscharging wastes into the
Ohio river.
Special Expert W. G: Purdy. to pro-
data available at the main labora-
tory of the state biological survey for
use in the investigations of the pollu-
tion Of the Ohio river.
Boards of commissioned medical Off
GERS convened to meet Monday, March
s, at 10 am. for making physical ex-
animation of candidates for appoint
follows:
Marine Hospital. San Francisco, Cal
Detail for the board: Surgeon r. NJ
Woodward, chairman; Surgeon ]. NJ
Holt, recorder.
Marine Hospital, Chicago, Hide
tail for the board: Surgeon j. o. Cobb
chairman; Assistant Surgeon r. E.
Wynne, recorder.
Marine Hospital, Boston (Chelsea),
Mass-Detal for the board: Surgeon
B. W. Brown, chairman: Assistant Sur
geons NJ V. Stafford, recorder.