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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

The following changes in the per-
sonnet were announced:
Probationary appointments: Patent
office-Alexander r. Kennedy. Pennsyl,
vania, examiner. $500. Geological
survey-Miss Helen NJ. Gaylord, New
York. under clerk, $3.50.
Temporary appointments: Patent Of
fice-Miss Pearl v. Philpitt, District of
Columbia. clerk. $1,000. Bureau of
education-Miss Mary E. Lanigan, Dis
trict. of Columbia. stenographer and
typewriter. SIS per month; Stanley G.
Gramm. Washington, stenographer and
typewriter, SIS per month duty at
Seattle. Wash.). and Miss Margaret E.
and typewriter. s75 per month duty at
Seattle. Wash.). Geological survey
Frederick c. Money. Maryland, mes
senger boy. $3.50. Reclamation service
George B. Ingels, District of Column
bia. messenger boy. $40 per month.
Reinstatement: Reclamation service
clerk. $1,000. ~ '"'o'
Promotions; Patent once-willis B.
e his seo. New New; York; examiner. $500 to
.enser s7ao Hairy a1 assistant Hs1amowiss
laborer classified. $40. to assistant
messenger..$ $40. and Isaac Albert New
Indian office-Luther B. Miller, Georgia,
clerk. $1,000 to 1920. and Edward L.
Weber. New York. clerk, $500 to 1000.
Geological survey-Leon c. Saffelle,
Virginia. assistant map printer, IS
cents per day while actually employed.
to $1:25 per day while actually en-
ployed.
Transfers to and from other DEPART
ments: Indian off1ce-James M Moody.
Maine. clerk, $1,000. to collector of Gus
toms office, Treasury Department. Pat
ent offfce-Frantz J. Tolson, District of
Columbia, messenger boy. 1920, from
government printing office. Reclama-
ton service-Jacob w. Krieger, Ten
nessee. senior clerk, $4,000, from inter
state commerce commission.
designations: General land office
James c. Jackson. Alabama, skilled
laborer. $3.50. Pension office-Saunders
Montgomery. District of Columbia, Are
man. 1920. Patent off1ce-Francis r.
squair. Illinois. examiner. 1880; Miss
Joanna F. Fennell. Florida, copyist,
$500. and Vassa r. Holt, Arkansas.
copyist. $500. Bureau of education-
Miss Elisabeth Prender, District of
Columbia. stenographer and typewriter.
$500. Reclamation service-HuRh W
Bruen. Montana senior clerk. $1,000:
Miss Lena S. Dickinson, washington
Junior clerk. 1890. and Harold q
Klein, Wisconsin. junior clerk. 81, 200.
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AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

l.. NJ. Harrison has been appointed
private secretary to Secretary Houston
to succeed w. F. Callander, who May
i took up his duties as special field
agent of the bureau of crop estimates.
Mr.. Callender's territory is the state
of Michigan.
Dr. s. A. Jones of the bureau of crop
estimates returned to the department
this week from Wisconsin, where he
hard been instructing Mr.. Callander in
his new duties.
Trapping reaches is the latest activ-
ity of the bureau of animal industry.
according to the service and regulatory
announcements OF the bureau, issued
April 80.
The inspector at Indianapolis reports
a simple device for trapping reaches
declared the announcement.
"A tin vessel, with tight-fitt tin COW
er. Is wrapped with burlap or CLOTH the
outside being covered but the top left
unwrapped." continues the announce
ment. In the center of the cover a
good sized hole is punched and the edge
of the tin around the hole is bent
downward TO assist in preventing es-
cape.
The reaches crawl up the cloth
wrapping and drop into the vessel
from which most of them are unable
10 escape. provided the inside surface
of the TN is smooth and the hole in the
cover is made as above Indicated
The inside of the vessel must be
smooth tin.
An attractive substance may be
placed in the vessel to induce greater
numbers of reaches to enter, continues
the article. And then:
Since this device is reported as being
an efficient trap. the bureau recon-
mends that it be given a trial in COM
partments of official establishments
where reaches are present and that the
results be reported to the Washington
office.
Charles E. Gage, assistant chief clerk
of the bureau of crop estimates, was
still on the sick list this week.
Herbert W. Rutledge of the bureau of
crop estimates was on leave of absence
during the week, from Monday through
Friday.
.. \. Fansier. chief clerk of the tu-
reau of crop estimates. was on leave
of absence Wednesday.
Z. A. Logan of Missouri was the out
of-town field agent the crop report
on the condition and acreage of winter
wheat. which was issued Friday. The
report on the progress of spring plow-
ing and planting also was issued Fri
day.
The new publication of the depart
ment, the Monthly Crop Report, is ex-
pected to be issued tomorrow.
J. l.. Monarch, chief clerk Of the in
secticide and fungicide board, spent
Friday at his summer home in Vienna
Va. where he took his family May /
for the summer.
The 1nterbureau Base Ball League
got under way during the week. play
ing its game on Diamond No. g. on the
Monument Lot. where all the games
during the month of May will be
played.
The first game. Arlington Farm versus
the Secretary's Office, went to the
former aggregation. The Office of
Roads lost the second game to the Blu
reau of Plant Industry
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WX {S2IHbERfL

Hope Council, No. 1, met Tuesday
evening for a class initiation. The
guide was assisted by Mrs. Lillian
Jones, Mrs. Josie Boyer and Guy Will
lard, with Mrs. Florence David at the
piano. The choir sang. After the last
candidate was Initiated the entire
council gave loud applause. A large
class was initiated. The next class
Initiation will be held Tuesday, May
IS, and all applicants have been re-
quested to be present. Those who
may present their applications at the
meeting Tuesday night by special dis
pen station will be included in the class
initiation. Several applications for
membership were received at the last
meeting, one member. Mrs. Ida Fighter,
alone presenting four. Several mem
bers awaited themselves Of the oppor-
tunity under good Of order" to make
addresses. including the chairman for
the good of order committee, who an
nounced a social hour for the new
members and served cake and cream
The floors were cleared for the young
er set and dancing followed.
The credentials for representatives.
to the state Council session were re-
ceived The delegates will leave Mon
day, May "a. The session is to be held
in Roanoake. Va. May 25 and 36.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

George w. Guthrie. United States am
bassador to Japan, who recently ar
rived at San Francisco On leave OF alb
sence to visit his home in Pittsburgh.
is expected here soon for the purpose
of comforting with the President and
/ Secretary Bryan in regard to political
and commercial conditions in Japan. 1t
is stated at the State Department that
Mr.. Guthrie was given leave of absence
several weeks ago for the purpose of
bringing Mrs Guthrie, who Is i'll. TO
F.! her home in this country in the hope
that a change of climate would improve
her health He left Toxic before the
relations between Japan and China
reached an acute state and consequent
ly has only general information as to
recent developments in the land of the
chrysanthemum.
Arthur Bailly- Blanchard. American
minister to Haiti, who is now in this
city in connection with the settlement
of the tangled financial affairs of the
black republic. expects to make trip
to Europe on personal business before
returning to his post.
Boaz Long, United States minister to
Salvador. is now on his way to this
city under orders. and the impression
prevails that he is to be made chief
of the division of Latin American af-
fairs at the State Department. to fill
the vacancy- caused by the recent resig-
nation of William HeimKe, who has
gone into private business.
Cyrus F. Wicker. secretary of lesa-
ton at Managua. Nicaragua, has been
granted leave of absence for tie pur-
pose of visiting the United States.
Robert W. Bliss. first secretary of
legation at Paris, has been granted
thirty days leave of absence.
c. e. Gauss, vice consul at Shanghai,
who is visiting at 221 5th street south
east, is preparing to return to his
post. He will take passage on the
steamship Manchuria. sailins from San
Francisco May 10.
Is. F. Yost, consular agent at .Alme ria.
Spain. spent few days here last week
on his way 10 his home in Downs, Kan,
on leave of absence.
Members of the latest class Of con-
sular appointees. including eight con-
sular assistants and two student inter-
tions from Chief Hengstler of the con-
sular bureau. State Department, have
started for their respective posts in va
rious parts of the world.
BY direction of the President, William
Leroy Fairbanks will be transferred
from chief clerk of the American en-
bassy at London to a clerkship in the
Department of Commerce. He has
served the government since 1908, at
first in the State Department. then in
the American legation at Picking, and
since 1910 in his present position. The
Secretary of Commerce, with the con-
currence of the civil service commits
sion. recommended the transfer lin
view of the special qualifications of
Mr.. Fairbanks for the work of the
bureau of foreign and domestic com.
MERGE"
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United Commercial Travellers.

The members of Flagg Council. No.
256, United Commercial Travellers OF
America entertained their wives. daugh-
tiers, sons and sweethearts Saturday
evening. May 1. at their rooms in the
Pythian Temple. Following short ex-
executive session the rooms were
thrown open to the guests and large
audience seemed well pleased with the
program.
and Miss Hook gave vocal solos, c. B.
Fenton contributed instrumental music,
Miss Loretta Mansfield and ]. w. Prick
EFT gave Rotations, Thomas ]. Trodden
did a monologue and the U. G. T. Quar-
tet, composed of Misses Coleman and
Triplett and Messrs. Jeter and Whitney,
completed the musical part of the pro-
gram. Mr.. Pricketts Rotations were
his own compositions.
Refreshments were served at the
close of an enjoyable evening.
The committee which successfully
handled the affair was composed of J.
NJ DAILY. w. F. Bowen. E. c. Cryer, r.
D. Klotz and E. s. Coleman, assisted by
Secretary Treasurer A. Triplett.
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ANIMAL REsCUERs TO MEET.
League to Celebrate First Anniver.
sarY Saturday.

The Washington Animal Rescue
League will celebrate the first ami
versary of its establishment with a
public meeting at the Raleigh Hotel
next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The purpose of this public meeting is
to give information of the work and
progress of the league during it's first
year of caring for animals in distress
in Washington.
District Commissioner Brownlow will
deliver an address at the meeting. Mrs.
Huntington Smith Of Boston, Mass.
will give a talk. illustrated with Ian
tern slides, on animal relief work.
Other speakers will include Rev. DR.
&c. Ernest Smith of St. Thomas Protes-
tant Episcopal Church and Maj. R. W
Pullman, superintendent of police
The Animal Rescue League is located
at 1855 Ohio avenue northwest, and
there it cares for stray cats and dogs
finding them homes or destroying
them in a humane way. The agent OF
the league is ready to send at any
time. upon call from a citizen, to take
away animals in distress or whose
owners can no longer care for them.
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BY Leo.

Beveridge, District deputy supreme
archon of District No. Z. was present, and
gave a talk. G. A. Petteys. secretary Of
the conciave. who has just returned from
Howell, Mich, stated he visited Birming-
ham Conclave. No. All, in Pittsburgh. on
his return trip, and that progress was
being made there. He also referred to
the legislation which would be placed be-
fore the Supreme Conclave session to be
held in Richmond, Va, June 8. The
members promised another class for init
alton at the next meeting. which occurs
the oath instant This is the last month
of the contest for the prizes offered by
the Supreme Conclave.
The Heptasoph Fraternal Association
of this city, composed of delegates from
all the local conclaves, will meet at the
hall of Columbia Conclave. No. IL, Tues
day evening. May Is. Important matters
are to be considered.
G. A. Petteys. secretary of the Howard
Perry Conclave. and also of the Heptasoph
Fraternal Association of this city, visited
the Heptasoph Fraternal Association of
Baltimore, composed of delegates from the
sixty conclaves of that city, Thursday
evening last, and delivered an address on
the state of the order
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J. o. u. A. M.

Star Spansled Banner Council. No. s.
Thursday evening received several APP
plications for membership. The coun-
Gil has twelve applicants who will he
initiated at the next class initiation.
which viii be held in Mount Vernon
Councils Hall May 10. An invitation
was received 10 participate Al the
flag raising at bradbury Heights
School May 81 National Representa- :
tive Charles Magiil win represent this
council
Past Councillor Gus Backenheimer
thanked the council for its interest in
him while sick. AS member of this
council is now holding the Office OF
national representative, the council de-
clded not TO put a candidate in the
neld. Remarks were made by Record
ing Secretary f. E. Henault. jr.: Past
Councllor William Slack and others.
Liberty Bell Council. No 80. met
Thursday evening at the Northeast
Temple. with councillor f.. E. Brady
presiding and many visitors present.
The relief committee was requested
to look after Mr.. Marks. who was re-
ported sick. The council received a
notice of the death of r. F. Chaney's
wife and a committee was appointed
to send a suitable floral design to the
family
J. {. Dyer. who Is here from Panama
paid the council visit.
The degrees of virtue and liberty
We're conferred upon T. F. Luckett.
The good OF the order" committee
will entertain the members families
and friends Thursday. May IS. Re-
| marks were made by r. l.. Heironinues
| of Back Creek Valley Council, No. Is
Of West Virginia; J. L. Dyer and Mr.
Wolfrey.
vote of thanks was given to G.
w. Owens for donating a box to be
| used in the degree of patriotism.
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FRANKLIN G. POWER DEAD.
Brother of Late Rev. F. D. Power of
This City,

Franklin Gardiner Power of Atlanta
Ga, a brother of the late Rev. Fred
erick d. Power of this city. died at
Newport News. Va. last Tuesday. as a
result of a paralytic stroke. according
to information received here last night
Death occurred at the home of his sis.
ter, Mrs. George Y. Alsop. where fune-
raj services were held Wednesday
afternoon. The body was taken to
Atlanta, Ca, for interment
Mr.. Power was born near Yorktown
Va, July 4. 1856. He was a civil engi-
neer and prominent contractor in
Atlanta. Mr.. Power Is survived by his
wife and five sisters, Mrs. G.. Y Alsop
Miss Lucy Nelson Power, Miss L. Belle
Power. Mrs. E. M. Farthing and Mrs.
]. NJ. Helm.
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ROYAL Neighbors Of America.

Fidelis Camp, Royal Neighbors OF
America, met Friday evening at 9TH
and G streets northwest. Seven apph-
cations were received, and the degree
was conferred. State Deputy Ida J.
Swiggett reported that applications
were coming in from all over her juris-
diction, and indications point to re-
markable gain in membership during
the present year. Fidelis Camp was
organized about year ago, ana now
has over 100 members in good stand
inc
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LAR[ a6Sl26f n;j

Pythian Temple was crowded recently
with the friends of National Hive. No. l.,
for an advertising party" which was
reported a complete success The ladies
were costumed to represent the "Adver-
tiser," "Aunty Drudge" winning the first
prize for costume and Aunt Jemima" the
second prize. The committee in charge
consisted of Mrs. Lula S. Hammond,
chairman; Mesdames Hebrew, Castle,
Shonenberger, Walters, Graham, Della
Edmunds, Nettie Edmunds, M. Eberly,
Rhoda Ireland. Mary E. Draper and
Rhoda Zegowitz.
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FUGITIVE CAUGHT HERE.
Boy From Junior Republic Tries t,
Sell Bicycle.

Dale Brennan. seventeen years old, a
fugitive from the National Junior Repub-
lie, was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Detectives Boyle and Stringfellow He
was trying to dispose of bicycle be-
longing to Richard Facey. 1924 B street
southwest
Brennan, who is from Charleston, W.
Va. and Charles Goings and Irving Turn
bull escaped from the National Junior
Republic a week ago, the police were
told. and yesterday they wanted funds to
spend on a trip to Norfolk
A charge Of being a fugitive from JUS
tice was preferred against Brennan, and
II IL probable that he will be returned
to the institution from which he ESCAPED
His companions have not been caught.
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cations for membership Wednesday
evening. The meeting was visited by
several of the officers of other camps
Two candidates were initiated.
The degree staff for the joint class
adoption May IA is holding semi
weekly rehearsals Of the degree The
members of the staff are ]. w. Suth-
erin. H. H. Willard, J. A. Moody, John
c. Garland, Daniel Webster, B. G.
Cowles. Charles A. Miller, v. W. Potter
John ]. Hughes, J. W. Downs. Stage
Manager F. A. Royse. Following the
degree luncheon will be given at a
popular cafe.
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Rites for Gen. J. Floyd King,

Funeral services for Gen. ]. Floyd King.
who died at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital yesterday morning. are to
be held at the Church Of the Ascension
tomorrow at o'clock. Rev. j. Hennins
helms officiating. Interment Is to be in
Arlington national cemetery. All Con-
federate veterans are invited to attend
the obsequies.
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United Order Golden Cross.

Grand Commander Joseph b. Bailey en-
tertained the officers of the Grand Com
mandery at his home Wednesday evening
at social call and to talk over the state
Of the order. A committee to arrange for
picnic soon was appointed. Miss Clara
r. A. Nelson of Mount Vernon Com
mandery was appointed chairman. and
one member from each commandery as
associate workers.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Bailey al the close Of the meeting.
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Sons Of Jonadab.

]. F. McGuiness, worthy patriarch OF
Pioneer Council, 1t is announced, will
be absent from the council In the very
near future to undergo an operation.
Ladies' night will be celebrated at
Empire Council tomorrow night. The
council Is aiming to make the evening
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TARGET MATCH TOMORROW.
Interior Department Rifemen t,
Participate in Shoot,

An inaugural target match will be held
on the Congress Heights rifle range of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia tomorrow at o'clock by the
Interior Department Home Club Target
Association. The range WIN be 800 yards,
and twenty shots will be allowed.
. The range will be open all day to those
members Of the association who desire to
practice
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Gunston Hall Commencement.

The program for commencement week
Of Gunston Hall has been announced. It
follows: May %. alumnae luncheon at
= o'clock; Shakespeare play at o'clock;
May 90, baccalaureate sermon at st.
Margaret's Church; May "a, class day
exercises at 1890 o'clock: May %, clos
ing exercises at 1890 o'clock.
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FOURTH Of JULYPLANS
BY PETWORTH CITIZENS
Committees Are Appointed to Pre-
pare for National Birth. d,
day Celebration.

4 preliminary meeting Of tn. general
committee OF the Petworth Citizens
Association was held Tuesday night at
the home of K. f. Adams. chairman of
the committee. Plans were discussed
and committees appointed TO lock after
the details Of the Fourth Of jay ceiebra-
ton. which has been a feature in that
section of the District for the past
three years. These celebrations have
been SO successful that the meeting
was attended by . large and enthusi-
astic gathering of prominent men .n
the community.
The program for the day will consist
of children's parade in the morning.
also a lawn tennis match between IN.
married and single men. In the after
noon athletic sports for children will
be held in Libbey Park. and base
ball game will be played st Grant cir
Gle.
Later in the afternoon a picnic sup
per will be served Patriotic exercises
will be the next on the program. fol-
lowed by fireworks In the evening with
q special feature of the mai ;liulrt-
nations.
Committees in Charge
The following committees we're APP
pointed:
Randall; vice chairman. John S. Mills:
John McMechan. E. w. Oyster. Milton
]. Fillius and William F. GUIDE.
Fireworks Chairman, James ..
Bobee: vice chairman, S. A. Mooers,
Charles W. Radley. w. w. Chase. A. L.
Gill, George w. Stose and Frank \.
Woodward.
Finance : Chairman. II. !; Phelps
vice chairman, I. e. Ellis: DR.. Z: W.
nix.
Children's parade-Chairman Jesse z.
Suffer-: vice chairman, Charles A. An
nadale: Howard Criswell. Nelson A
Victor Hartshom, James B. Seemon, l.
H Crabill. Harlan Randall. j. A. Rice.
Fred walker.
Observation-Disclosures, C. E. Wire; vice
chairman, r. F. >McElroy: e. L. Gable.
Merritt Randall, G. NJ. Hill
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., c. ]. James,
vice chairman, S. A. Postle and w. h.
Landvoigt
rick; vice chairman, Robert H. Hart
shom.
Accommodations Committee.
Accommodations-Ch F. d.
Pollard; vice chairman. A. G. Graves;
Edw. s. Libbey, Willis B. Spear, j. II.
! J. Yule, ]. H. Glasco. o. H. Rynex, Thos
A. Towner. Fred Cast, VIM. r. Loney
and F. A. Fernald.
First aid-Chairman, A. c. Norcross.
NJ D.; vice chairman. F. B. Campbell;
Dr. A. G. Gray, DIR. Spencer HouGh.
DR.. J. Baldwin Rutherford. and DR..
VIM. Gibson.
Final Observation-Disclosures c. H.
Hanson; vice chairman. John n.
stevenson: L. o. Cook. W. F. Hustled
and j. v. Cushman.
Treasurer-W. L. Rhoades and T. c.
Homiller, secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Assistant Secretary Louis F. Post has
returned to his desk after q trip to
Muskogee, Okla, where he attended the
meeting Of the Southern Commercial
Congress.
Commissioner F. C. Howe of the i'm
migration service at Ellis Island was
at the department during the week in
conference with the officials.
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an enjoyable one and hopes that all
who can possibly do so will be present.
H. /. Quinn. at the last regular meet
ing addressed the council or the bene-
ance. His remarks were received en-
fbuSj. stically
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InPRR9gy4522< S5REE

Columbia Conclave. No. IL, Tuesday
evening authorized Robert O. Tracy to
represent the conc)ave at the Supreme
Conclave convention, to be held June 8
at Richmond, Va William Champion and
Leland T. Atherton entertained the MEM
bers with Rotations. Plans are under
way for an elaborate Memorial day pro-
gram the second meeting of May. Ar
rangements are to be made for 4 musical
program at this meeting. and Invitations
will be sent to the members and the ladies'
Of their families to attend.
Howard Perry Conclave. No. S36, met
fast Monday evening, with a large at
tendance Of its membsrs present. C. c.