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ceived similar appointment, and also
has taken up his work.
J. E. Moran, a clerk in the insecti-
eide and fungicide board. Is spending
! the remainder of the month in New
York city.
Inspector F. T. Bestwick. who has
been touring the western states on
work of the insecticide and funsicide
board, has returned to Washington
and is now on annual leave OF absence
In New York city and Boston.
Joseph Reuter- of the division OF pub
LEGATIONS is on annual leave of absence
for three weeks
Mrs. Ida Roe of the division of pub
LEGATIONS was on leave of absence dur
ing the week.
Mrs. E. D. Lawlor of the division OF
publications is on leave of absence for
the rest of the year 1915.
Mrs. c. B. Haas begins leave Of alb
sence tomorrow for the remainder OF
1915.
Miss Augusta Thompson and Miss
Tomena Thompson, sisters, of the divi-
sion of publications, are on leave OF
absence
c. E. Gracey of the division of pub
locations is on annual leave of absence.
Miss Traudie Austin of West Vir-
sinia has been appointed stenographer
and typewriter in the division of pub
locations.
II. S. Walters of the division of pub
LEGATIONS has returned to duty after
leave of absence.
Miss Lucie Carraway of the division
of publications has returned to her
desk after leave of absence.
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seventh precinct last week took five
DAYS vacation. HIS companions sug-
gest that he probably paid a visit to a
Anthony Fennelly. private in the sew
leave Gst Week. was sfA"'eu SHUT
j. L. McLucas. mounted member OF
Capt. Falvey's comamnd, Is of duty for
ten days. His steed also is enjoying a
rest.
J. S. Bergman. member of the police
detail at the house Of detention, had
holiday one day last week:
Sergt. G. B. Cornwe1l of the seventh
precinct took holiday part of last
week. The mounted sergeant is fond
OF cunning, his companions say. and his
vacation was enjoyed in the country.
his efforts.
Private c. r.. Spring of the eighth
precinct last week visited his former
home in Westmoreland county. Va, to
Robert Dyer. night desk sergeant in
Capt. Fathers precinct, took holiday
two days the past week and spent his
time looking after his prize dogs in his
kennel in Anacostia.
w. B. Hubbs of the eighth precinct
| took his first vacation last week, hav-
ing been appointed a member of the
force only few months ago. He visit
ed friends at Old Point.
Privates J. s. Miller and w. H. Fugitt
of the ninth precinct are enjoying their
annual vacations They will return to
duty about Christmas.
Night Desk Serst. H. NJ. Jett of the
ninth precinct has gone to Virginia on
a notwithstanding trip.
Private T. S. Delaney of the ninth
precinct is spending his annual vaca-
ton in Virginia. He took his gun with
him to make an effort to shoot game.
Two members of Capt Judges COM
mand went to the country last week.
w. H. Buckingham to shoot game and
w. c. Balderson to visit relatives.
Lieut.. Anthony Shilling of the elev-
enth precinct enjoyed rest from his
duties last week. He spent his time
automobiling and looking after BUSH
ness matters.
Private Frank Hughes. who fills a
detail at Congress Heights. is on the
sick list.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Thomas B. Beck, transferred from the
Philippines service to ;. the internal
revenue bureau, has been assigned to
a clerkship in the division. Of accounts.
Miss Jennie e. Nicholson has received
appointment as clerk in the internal
revenue bureau and been assigned to
the law division. n -s.
DIR. o. ". Emery, f. C. Breeze, A. L.
Clothier and r. S. Doyle Of the law
division; DIR. BENJAMIN RI Rhees. chief
of the narcotic division; Or. ]. p. Mar
stella, chief. and J. M. Young of the
assessment division; B. F. Edwards
of the corporation tax division, Muir.
ray F. Snider, chief of the tobacco
division; w. F. Faulkner of the ap-
pointment division. r. A. Kipp of the
distilled spirits division and E. H.
Willis Of the office. of the. chief clerk,
internal revenue bureau. made up a
party that went on trip to Balti-
more Saturday. December II. They
were the guests Of J.. William Shelter,
Revenue Employees Association of
.. Baltimore. The party was piloted
through a brewery and a distillery, and
later were entertained at. an oyster
roast in the Germania Turn Verein
Hall. -
serve board is in New/York. attendant
jected to a dangerous. surgical opera
ton. The operation was satisfactory,
and the patient is making the progress
expected. Mr.. Miller may be detained
in New York some time during the
period Of -convalescence. 80
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

Assistant Secretary Breckenridge made
an address before the Southern CORNER
cial Congress at Charleston, S. c.,
Wednesday last
The death Of Lieut.. Col. Charles s.
Bromwen advances these officers in the
Corps Of Engineers: Maj. Charles W. Kutz,
Capt. Douglas Macarthur, First Lieut..
Edwin HMarks and Second Lieut. Oscar
o. Kuentz.
Capt Harrison Hall, Coast Artillery,
commanding the s2d Company at Fort
Totten, N. Y, has been promoted to
major, and Is to remain at the sound
fort. Maj. Hall Is graduate Of Prince
ton University and was appointed a sec
ond lieutenant in the Artillery Corps in
July, 1898.
Mai. Gen. Arthur Murray, retired, who
was recently relieved Of the command of
the western department. has arrived in
Washington. He will make his home at
1922 R street northwest. for the season.
Army officers who reported at the War
Department last week were: Capt. Will
liam J. Kendrick, 7th Cavalry. ordered to
the Walter Reed General Hospital: Capt
Stephen Mould. Coast Artillery Corps.
on leave; Col. w. K. Wright, 23d Imam
try; Col. Robert l. Hirst, Sd Infantry,
Lieut.. Col. D. B. Devore. infantry, and
Capt T. N. Cooke. Coast Artillery Corps.
Maj; Andrew Moses Of the army general
staff has been assigned to duty as sec
j rotary of the Army War College, succeed
ing Maj. Charles Crawford. who will
leave in February to join his command,
the 10th Infantry. on duty in the Canal
Zone. Maj. Moses has been on duty for
some time as q staff officer at the War
College. n
The following named candidates for ad-
mission to the United States Military
Academy in 1916 have been appointed dur
ing the past week:
1llinois-Everett C. Penhallegon, De-
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DEPT. OF COMMERCE.

Secretary Redfield made an address
before the Civic Club of Brooklyn, N
Y, December 49,. on 1.-THE American
Merchant Marine" He was accompanied
to Brooklyn by Harry E. Olsen Of the
Secretary's staff.
Assistant Secretary Edwin F. Sweet
made an address before the Southern
Commercial Congress at Charleston, s.
c., December Is. on the opportunity
of the United States to develop Its
foreign trade.
Lewis NJ. Lynch of the Secretary's
office has been off duty for the last
two weeks on account of illness.
Miss Hertha Richter, one of the de-
partment's telephone operators. has left
to spend the holidays with her parents
in Halifax, Pa.
Miss Edith M. Boener Of the chief
clerks office has returned to duty after
4 two weeks vacation.
Edward J. Gardner was on leave dur
Alfred wild of the chief clerks Office
Is on vacation until after the holidays.
George F. McInturff, 5r.. has returned
to his desk in the chief clerks office
Dan c. Vaughan. chief Of the divi-
sion Of publications., was on leave dur
c. johnson of the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce 10 absent
ON annual leave.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

A. Caminetti commissioner general OF
immigration, has returned from an ex-
tended trip west. He left almost i'm
mediately for Charleston. S. c., where
he is attending the Southern Com
mercial Congress.
Commissioner Frederic c. Howe OF
New York city was visitor at the de-
oartment last week. He also is attend
ing the Southern Commercial Congress
at Charleston, S. c.
A. w. Parker. law officer. bureau OF
Immigration, Is attending the Southern
Commercial Congress at Charleston
5. c., as a representative of the Depart
ment of Labor.
], l.. McGrew, assistant chief, division
of information, bureau of immigration.
is another representative OF the depart
ment at the commercial congress at
Charleston, S. c.
Commissioner of immigration q. E.
Greenwalt. immigration service, Phi!a-
Ielphia, Pa, was. visitor at the de-
oartment last week.
w. w. Wagner, correspondence divi-
zion. bureau of immigration. has been
granted thirteen days leave of absence
Among those who are away from the
bureau of labor statistics on annual
cave are Susie E. Lane, Lalla Scully,
lanes C. Britton. Matthew /. Hader-
nan, Holcomb b. Lattfng, Frederic
Nanglos. Elmer L. Messner and Will
liam H. Rand.
The temporary appointments of Lii
ian Dinowitzer and Carl Hookstadt in
the bureau of labor statistics have been
extended.
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DISTRICT BUILDING.

Christmas vacation for District build
ing employees will begin at 1890 o'clock
Friday afternoon. While the Commits
sioners have not adopted an order to
close the building at this hour, it has
been practically agreed to do so, as it
is the custom to give a half holiday
on the day preceding Christmas. The
same plan will be followed with re-
spect to New Year.
In accordance with annual custom,
the District this week will send out a
half months salary to teachers in the
public schools. who ordinarily are paid
but once month. This will place
about 500, 900 at the disposal Of teach
ers for their Christmas needs. Pension
ers of the police and fire departments
also are to receive half of their De-
cember pay.
Several District employees are plan
ming short hunting trips for the holt
days. 1t has been figured out that
something like 500 rabbits have been
slaughtered this season by employees of
the local government. Surveyor Mel
vim c. Hazen, John w. Beale and others
boast of having killed a number of
most frequently reported victim.
Robert Barr of the engineer Office,
wanderluster and freqyenter of the
towpath along the c. and o. canal, who
reported the discovery OF some ripe
blackberries near Great Falls about
Thanksgiving, returned from a recent
trip up the river with a quantity of
mistletoe. He has received numerous
requests for sprigs of the alluring
plant and threatens to scatter some of
it around the District building Christ
may eve. 4...
clifford Lanham. assistant superin-
tendent of trees and parkings. is now
engaged in the work of preparing his
large Christmas tree. Mr.. Lanham's
tree is yearly institution. and is an
nually inspected by his many friends
in the engineer department.
Lee Brown of the sidewalk depart
ment has been granted leave Of abb
sence for several days.
c. B. Hunt, engineer of highways.
has taken leave of absence until the
New Year, and is spending his vaca-
ton in Washington golfing and bow
ling. ]. w. Dare is acting engineer of
highways.
John Curtin and George Quinn, side
walk engineer field party, are on leave
of absence, the sidewalk work having
shut down on account of weather con-
ditions.
Joe Gilbert, official photographer of
the engineer department.. is absent
from duty on account of illness in his
family.
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BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND PRINTING.

The following employees of the exam
lining division are on leave Of absence:
Misses Mary Began, Ellen Clarke, Edith
M. Smith; Eleanor Scott. Gertrude K.
Deach, Grace Bailey, Annie Geddes,
Bridget ONeill and John Munro.
Louis vauthier of the office of the
chief clerk, left last Wednesday night
for his home in New Orleans. where he
will remain until the middle of jan
uary.
E. J. Lancaster of the engineering
and machine division, who was injured
some time ago, has returned. to. the
hospital. where he WAS. taken at the
time of. his injury. to undergo an
Thomas Green. foreman of the. mace
fator in the engineering and machine
division, has returned to the. bureau
from his annual leave. --i
Miss Judith Clements Of the surface
division 10 spending three weeks OF her
annual leave at her home in Ports
w. q. Ambrose, who has been con-
fined to his home on: account Of illness,
has returned to work.
Richard B. Wheeler Of the surface d.
vision has been absent for the past
two weeks owing to. sickness in HIS
Harry Gehrmau of the paint shop is
away from his, work on account Of the
illness OF his wifs. ,s.;:54g. =; -
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DEPARTMENT OF. STATE.

Assistant Secretary John E. Osborne
Of the State Department is patient
at the Garfield Hospital. where he re-
Gently underwent an operation for in
festival trouble. He is reported to be
progressing favorably.
Col. Thomas H. Birch of New Jersey,
United States minister to Portugal, and
Mrs. Birch have arrived in Washing
ton. They are at the Shoreham.
William w. Canada. United States
city last week on feave of absence
has gone to his old home in Win
chester, Ind.
Aiban G. Snyder, consul general al
Panama. passed through this city last
week on his way 10 Charles Town. W.
Va, on leave of absence.
G. S. Messersmith, United States con-
sui at Fort Erie, Ontario, was in this
city last week. and has gone to Lewes
Del
William w. Brunswick, vice consul
at large. has gone to Emporia, Kan.
Duane E. Washburn of the Office OF
the director of the consular service
has returned to this city from a visit
to. the lPapama-Pacific exposition at
San Francisco.
Carl M. J. Won Zielinski, graduate
of George Washington University, will
Domingo, where he has been appointed
vice consul general for this country
Mr.. Won Zielinski's previous post In
the consular service was at Genoa
Italy.
William j. Price, United States min
lister to Panama, has been granted
leave of absence to visit the United
States, and Is. expected to arrive here
in day or two.
Benjamin L. Jefferson. minister to
Nicaragua, Is on visit to this city
on leave.
Joseph E. Willard, United States am
bassador to Spain. has notified the
State Department that he expects to
leave his post at Madrid in a few days
for a visit to his home in Virginia.
Henry c. May, secretary of en-
bassy at Toxic. has left japan for his
new post of duty at Quito. Ecuador
Robert w. Bliss, secretary of en-
bassy at Paris. has arranged to visit
the United States on leave of absence.
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

The following changes in the per-
sonnet of the Department Of the In
terror have been announced:
Probationary appointments: General
land office-Miss Josephine 8. Sim
mons. California, copyist, $720. Patent
|office-Edmond M. Bartholow, Kansas
fourth assistant examiner. $1,5oo;
Lawrence A. Gregg. Ohio. fourth as
sistant examiner. $500; William T.
Herman, District of Columbia, messen-
ger boy, $420: Maurice G. j.. Stewart,
District Of Columbia, messenger boy,
1920. Geological survey-Miss Florence
Sterritt, New York, under clerk, 1920.
Bureau of mines--George F. Hutchi-
son. New York, junior chemist. $1,000
duty in Pittsburgh, Pa.); Ernest ].
Glenn. Pennsylvania, apprentice cleo
trical engineer, 5000 duty in Pitts
burgh, Pa.); Henry M. Friend, Ala
bama, apprentice electrical engineer,
5000 duty in. Pittsburgh. PAD :sIrving
Mason, +, Pennsylvania. electrician 8
helper. $40 duty in Pittsburgh, Pa.);
George L. O'Neil, Pennsylvania, oiler
and engine runner. $72o duty in Pitts
burgh, PAD -.
L.. Wyman. Massachusetts. second as
sistant examiner. &2,100. to first assist
ant examiner. $4,000: Edward s. Eve
leth. Massachusetts, third assistant ex-
aminer. $1,000, to second assistant ex-
aminer, $2.100; Morris Hirsch, New
York. fourth assistant examiner, 81 $500,
to third assistant examiner. $500.
Resignations: General land Office
Miss Jennie. E. Nicholson. New York,
copyist. 1920. Indian office-Harry P.
Trumble, District of Columbia, mes
senger boy: $3.50. Patent ofHce-Miss
Luella Cooke. Ohio, copyist, 5000. Geo
logical survey. Mrs. Sadie A. Van Horn,
Illinois. junior clerk, - per day while
actually employed. Reclamation serv-
ice-Miss Mary NJ. Hess, Colorado, un-
der clerk, $1,000. Bureau of mines
Mrs. Grace A. Dye, Kentucky, trans
lator. $3.50.
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&3lNMo GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS fnnf[61

ton. and Arthur. Dew. Garrison. alter.
nate, Peoria. y'
1owa-Albert Riani. .pes Moines; Var.
row D. Wesley. alternate, Iowa City. and
Minnesota-Robert w. Parsons, Mar.
Missouri-Han Van weter cartwell
Bra ndsville: John Hinton. Columbia. and
Herbert b Jordan. Jefferson City.
NevadaIlThQmas Borth Jones. alternate
New Hampahire-I.emuel Pope, Sd
Portsmouth: Alfred M. .whittemore, al.
ternate, Nashua. and Francis "A. Ma.
honey. alternate. Concord.
Winkier; alternate. New Philadelphia, and
Sidney w. Gould. alternate, Canton.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES c: Bradley, Norman
Pennsylvania-William A. Ashe. Kittan-
ming: Paul w Kershner, .Pottsville. and
Paul c. Noll. alternate. Tamaqua.
division returned to duty last Thurs
day after an absence of several days
on account, of Illness. n
James; H. Stewart Of the disbursing
office was absent beea'use of illness
C.. W. West Of the appointment d.
vision was on leave of, absence re-
The supply division held its sale OF
kAoShSNSAfit
chief clerk. bureau Of insular affairs, is
suffering with lumbago.
Robert Smith. assistant to document
expert. is confined to his bed with
pleurisy. 90 -
Charles|s. Brock, ex-officio chief clerk
Of the insular bureau, who is in Flor
ida. expects to return to" Washington
early in the spring by easy. stages,
walking the greater part of the way
to regain his lost health.
Logan PreSsler sand- R. j.. OuiTlev,
legal assistants. insular bureau. are in
Philadelphia on personal business.
Finest Dew Is installing a new sys-
tenn of records for the bureau Of in
sular affairs.
Brig. Gen. Theodore F. Forbes, U. s.
A.. retired, and Mrs. Forbes have re-
turned to Washington for the season,
and are at the Marlborough.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William H. Carter
have returned to Washington after
two years spent in Honolulu, and are
at their Bancroft place residence for the
winter. Their daughter-in-law., Mrs.
William G.. Carter, wife of Capt. Car
ter. U. s. A.. will spend the season with
them.
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AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

Maj. William NJ. King of the bureau
Of crop estimates is on annual leave of
absence for the remainder of the
month.
Miss Hannah n. Kirby of the bureau
of crop estimates is on leave Tor the
remainder of the month.
Norman II. Borden Of Rhode Island
has been appointed a chemist in the
insecticide and fungicide laboratory
and has assumed his duties.
Fred H. Edged of California has re-
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Paper as Fuel.

faper Is Euel.
! In circular issued by the German
government shortly after the beginning
of the war the attention OF the women
was called to the value Of paper as fuel.
and they were instructed to conserve IT.
Within three months the waste paper in
the different towns was being soaked into
pulp by. the thrifty, housewives. formed
into little balls and then dried These
were used in kindling fires and. also, TO
cook food requiring little heat.
An American firm has improved upon
this idea by collecting old newspapers,
packing them into tight rolls about two
inches thick and saving them into three
inch lengths. These rolls are put up
into packages Of fifty and sold at 4 cent
a package. Housewives addicted to the
use of coal oil in starting their kitchen
paper blocks soaked in it some time be-
fore they are to be utilized.
A Pen Light.
An electric light small enough to at
tach to 2 pen point has lately been
placed upon the market. 1t is about
one-half- andlepower. but can be con-
centrated upon the exact spot where 1t
is needed. If secrecy is desired. the
light spot can be shaded by the free
hand so that it will not be noticeable
in a dark night.
This pen was designed by detective
who often found it necessary to make
notes under cover of darkness, but 1t
of other purposes. In number OF
mines it has been found useful in max
ing records of excavations. 1t Is also
convenience to the special delivery
letter carriers and messenger boys who
have to make night deliveries
Ice Construction.
Several thousand dollars were saved re-
Gently by the use Of artificial ice in re-
pairing leak in a cofferdam surround
ing the uncompleted pier of a new bridge
now being erected at Cleveland. Ohio.
The cofferdam had been built of steel
strips sunk fifty feet into the ground and
the water had been pumped out Before
the work was fairly started the current
one side of ..,e dam, causing leak which
stopped the work After several other
plans had proved unsuccessful refriger-
ating plant was installed and eight brine
pipes driven into the ground surround
ing the leak.
The brine was kept at a temperature
of 10 degrees Fahrenheit and circulated
at tremendous speed. In five days 1t had
frozen a solid wall of mud and ice which
effectually stopped the leak. This was
built to higher level than the leak
Molasses Roads. ~ 2
Molasses is now a building material.
Several tests have proved its value for
this purpose. The molasses referred to
is not the edible kind. but the residue
left after boiling 1t out. This has been
found to supply powerful binder for
crushed stone and gravel used as q
for concrete in both build
ing and roadmaking.
The molasses which has been used fo-
the tests is of the Cuban variety. .
coarse by-product of sugar. which was
formerly dumped into the river. For
several years 1t has been imported into .
this country for various purposes. 1t
has been used. for example. to supply
the fat-producing element In several
kinds Of manufactured stock food. It's
value In bodybuilding has been tested
In Alabama and several other 5southsrn
ltAtea
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Arcadia Items.

Louis Miller, Jr., is home from Pied
mont where he has been assisting his
father in Building a handsome resi-
dence.
The Arcadia Hotel has suspended,
Capt. Buck having taken charge of
the Park Hotel in St. LOUIS.
Russell Depew and Miss Nancy
Wren were married Sunday morning,
Rev. N. B. Henry officiating, at the
BRIDES home.
Mrs. Matte Wilcox and Misses
Mamie Hobbs and Mabel Ringer, who
accompanied Miss Lucretia Henry
home from Bonnie Terre last week,
returned Friday afternoon. They
took in the sights and we're enthusiast
tic over our beautiful scenery.
Miss Lucretia Henry, accompanied
by Miss Annie Heist, departed for
Morrisville College Monday afternoon
where the former will teach French
and German, and the latter Domestic
Economy.
Jno. A. Well and wife, and VIM.
League, wife and three children, all
Of Bonnie Terre, frightened the Metho-
dist Parsonage for an hour Sunday
afternoon. After inspecting the Val
ley from Fort Hill, they declared the
views charming.