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Evening star., 1915-10-03
HOSPITAL FOR INSANE.

Miss Lillian F. Thompson, attendan,
in the female department, returned last
week from a vacation of fifteen days.
James W. Robey, attendant, returned
from two weeks annual leave last Wed
nesday.
After a vacation of seventeen days
his duties. He is employed at the hos
pital as attendant.
Lawrence L. Sears, attendant in the
west side receiving service. left last
Friday for his annual vacation. which
will include visit to his home in
Maine. and also trip to Bar Harbor.
Boston and other places in the east.
John Miller has reported for work.
since the middle of September He is
employed as charge nurse at the hos
pital.
Following a vacation Of fourteen
days. James H. Readmond, an attend
Miss Mary A. Tatum will return to
the hospital from her annual vacation
tomorrow. She is employed there as an
attendant.
Augusta Stewart, charge nurse, ia
back at her duties in the female depart
nual leave.
Paul Schilke, employed as charge
nurse in Elm ward. is away on a va
cation of three weeks.
William Robey, special attendant, re-
turned last Wednesday from a vacation
Of two weeks.
After a three-week trip to Atlantic
City, Mrs. Janey Muliigan reported to
the storekeeper's department, where
she is employed, last Tuesday.
Charles Bell has been transferred
from the kitchen service to ward at
tendant in Howard Hall
Albert Ball returned last Monday
from a vacation of four weeks.
Joseph Specht Is on leave of absence
for eighteen days.
Mrs. James Redman and husband,
both of whom are employed at the hos
pital. returned last Wednesday after
two-week trip to st. Marys county.
Md.
Mrs Sarah Seaton Is visiting rela-
tives in Loudoun county, Va, for
twelve days.
Miss Ella Edelin, will report for work
October 6, after vacation of ten days.
William J. Steiner, bookkeeper in the
storeroom, returned last week. He
spent his vacation of two weeks in this
city.
Evening star., 1915-10-03
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

The following changes In tho per-
sonneI Of the Department Of Interior
were announced:
Probationary appointments - Patent
Office. Moses Bobys. District Of Colum-
bia, messenger boy. S42o: Horace A.
Essex. jr.. District Of Columbia. mes
senger boy, 1920. Bureau of education.
Albert T. Lamb, Kansas, copyist. $500.
Geological survey. Aldace H. Dawson,
Vermont, junior engineer. $1,000; Eu-
gene L. Williams. Missouri. Junior en-
gineer. $1,000.
Reinstatement - Indian ONCE. Miss
Rilla Meek. Oklahoma, clerk. $720.
Promotions General land Office,
Grant cowan. Florida. clerk. $1,000 to
81 900 to $1,000: Miss Bertha B. Bar
gerstock, Pa, copyist, 5000. to clerk.
$1,000. Geological survey. Lee E1rl
Maryland. messenger boy. $420 to $3.50.
Temporary ~ appointments-Reclam ma ,
orado. under clerk. 5000. Bureau OF
mines. William J. Green. Pennsylvania.
|stenographer and typewriter, $3.50
duty In Pittsburgh. Pa: Miss Rilla
B Baker. Michigan. stenographer and
Mich)
Extension of temporary appoint
ment-Bureau of mines. julius E. I'm
1erwood, Missouri, specialist in crys-
tallizing radium. $500 duty in Denver
COLI
Transfer from the Post Office Depart
ment-General land office, Hugh A.
voris, Kentucky. copyist, 5000.
Observation-Disclosures office, Miss
Eta Wilson. Michigan, clerk, $1,000.
Patent Office. Clarence S. Walker, New
a,loo; vernon C. yates, Virginia, mes.
senger boy. $420; Horace L. Gambrell.
District Of Columbia. messenger boy.
S420: George L. Darling. District of
Columbia. messenger boy, s420; Neil r.
Geological survey, Junius Hill. District
of Columbia, laborer, $35 per month
Bureau Of mines. John c. White, New
York. laboratory aid, S720.
Evening star., 1915-10-03
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

William W. Russell. United States
, minister to santo Domingo. sailed from
New York for Santo Domingo City last
week.
Richard Pennoyer. who has been on
duty in the division Of Latin American
affairs In the State Department fol-
some time. sailed yesterday from New
York to take up his new duties as sec.
retary Of embassy at London.
Francis M. Endicott, secretary Of the
United States legation at San Jose
Costa Rica, has been granted leave Of
New York carly this week.
William W. Andrews. who has beer
on leave Of absence in Switzerland, haa
been assigned to duty rs secretary OF
est. Rumania, and will go to that capi.
tai at once.
Frank D. Arnold. formerly secretary
, Of embassy at Toxic, and recently
transferred to duty as secretary of le.
cation at Bangkok, has reported his
arrival at the latter city.
The Spanish ambassador and Nine
Riano expect to remain at Newport un.
II! the middle Of October, when they
will return to Washington.
bassy and Mme. Scherbatsky have taker
possession Of the residence at 261s Con.
necticut avenue. They have Just re.
turned from Nantucket and Newport.
The counselor of the Chilean embassy
and Nine. Cuevas have returned te
their home on K street, after an alb.
sence Of several months
The minister Of Bulgaria and Nine
Stephen Panaretoff have returned tc
Washington from Manchester, Mass
They will move into the new quarter.
at 2131 Massachusetts avenue in a few
days.
Lewis W. Haskell. United States con.
sui at Geneva. who has been at Colum.
bia. 9. c.. on leave. passed through this
city last week on his return to Switzer.
land.
Frank A. Henry. consul at Puerto
Plata. Dominican Republic. is at 1925
10Th street. on leave Of absence.
Theodosius Botkin, consul at Camp.
belltown, N. B., was in the city recently
on his way to his post.
Andrew J. McConnico. consul at Trini-
dad. B. W. l., who has been in ca1ifor-
MIA on leave, is on his way back te
Trinidad.
H. c. Hengstler. chief of the consular
bureau. has resumed his duties at the
State Department after months leave
Of absence.
n. A. Havens Of the consular bureau
has returned to this city after a vaca-
tion of five weeks at Muskoka lakes
Canada.
Evening star., 1915-10-03

lieved Of command Of the I'd Infantry.
At Fort Shafter. at Honolulu. Hawai-:
has been ordered to the command of
the s1st Infantry. at vancouyer ar bar
who IL to take command of the 3th In
I fantry in the Philippines.
Col. Stephen L. II. Slocum, U. 9. A..
and Mrs Slocum have purchased the
residence, 1706 New Hampshire avenue,
as their permanent winter home.
Col. John w. Biddle, Corps Of Engi-
neers, United States Army. has taken
charge Of the Baltimore engineering
lieve Maj. W. H. Sickle. who will re-
tire on his own application from active
service. Col. Biddle was at one time
Engineer Commissioner for the District
of Columbia. Maj. Sickle has gone to
Pasadena, Cal. to visit his parents. He
will make his home in Baltimore.
Capt. Courtland Nixon. 30th Infantry,
another of the twenty-one officers en-
ployed In the construction OF the Pan
anna canal. to come under the pro
visions Of the law Of March 4 last, has
gone on the retired list. Under the
terms Of the act. Capt Nixon will have
the rank Of major. He was graduated
in civil engineering 3 from princeton IN n
q second lieutenant in the 1st Infantry.
He became a captain in 1904. He was
first assigned to duty with the Panama
canal in 1908. After . service of little
Nixon retires as a major at the age OF
forty-one years.
The following-named candidates for
admission to the United States Military
Academy in 1916 have been appointed
during the past week:
Coiorado-Thomas H. Dameron. La
Junta Georgia-Robert T. Jones, Mil
len. Nevada-Thomas H. Ramsey. Reno.
New York-Clarence NJ Mendenhall.
New Rochelle. and Edwin 8. Fitzpat-
rick, alternate. Olean. North Carolina
Richard B. Wheeler, Edenton: George
|S Dixon. alternate. Aurora, and Justus
r. Randolph. jr.. alternate. Washing
ton. Pennsylvania-Leonard A. Nc
Quown. Punxsutawney: Daniel Bern :
stein, Philadelphia: Joseph Sloane. al
ternate, Philadelphia, and Walter A.
Betson. alternate. Philadelphia. South
Carolina-Charles r. Colson. Charles
ton. and James P. Barron. alternate.
Edward Dunn Of the correspondence
division. secretary's office, is at his old
home in Ohio.
Milton j. Bryan is expected back
shortly from Avon-by -the-Sea. where
he has been spending his vacation.
Mr.. Bowker Of the accounting d.
vision is at Skaneateles, N. Y. on leave
Charles 8. West of the appointment
division is on leave.
Evening star., 1915-10-03
DISTRICT BUILDING.

This week Is expected to witness the
| completion Of work on the Districts
| annual estimates. The Commissioners
Thursday inspected the streets that are
| slated for improvement and have prac-
tically disposed Of this section of the
budget. The estimates have been pre-
pared with unusual rapidity this year
| and will be ready for transmission to
| the Secretary Of the Treasury consid-
erably in advance Of October IL, by
| which time they are required by law tc
be finished.
Now that the G. A. r. parade is a
matter of history, District Surveyor
Melvin c. Hazen. organizer Of the cit
izens' escort. is whipping into shape
plans for the citizens testimonial to the
government bands. which will be
| staged at Brightwood reservoir. Sat
| urday, October 16. An elaborate pro-
d, gram has been arranged and an at
thousand persons is expected.
| The season of annual reports prac-
| tically Is at an end. Nearly al. the
heads OF departments and superinten-
dents OF District institut ons have sub
| mitted their reports for the last fiscal
year and recommendations contained
therein are being considered by the
Commissioners in connection with the
| framing OF the estimates.
/ Although the Saturday half holiday
| season came to close a week ago
| numerous District employees are out on
| weekend trips this week. There are
! number Of enthusiastic anglers and
| ntmrods In the personnel of the Dis
| trict government, and with the fall bass
fishing and hunting seasons coming on
there will be frequent leaves of absence
i granted those who would enjoy these
sports and have not used all their vaca-
tion time.
E. r. Greer. clerk in the engineer
record ONCE. is back at his desk after
a months leave.
william Handiboe. clerk in the engi-
neer record office. will leave In a few
days on three-week VACATION:
gtneers. y. s. A.. recently detailed by
the President as assistant to the En-.
gineer Commissioner of the District, is
expected to report at the District blu Id
been engaged in river and harbor work
in West Virginia. He will relieve Capt
W. D. A. Anderson. who will sail for
Corozal. Panama. about October 15.
/, bridges. left the District Service last
week to engage in engineering work
| with the du Pont Powder Company.
Mr.. Draper will be connected with the
twelve miles from Denver.
| John Edwards. w. ]. Powell and
Freeland Lyman Of the surface divi-
sion were In the mounted citizens es-
cort Of the q. A. R. parade Wednes-
lector's ONCE. Foster Causey Of the
surveyor's ofiice and several other Dis.
srlct .S EoyerpWent rsp.sssnttatiysas
f mt Of the Home tor the Aged and In.
tnrm. at Blue Plains, rode In the citi'
Issus' escort
Evening star., 1915-10-03
DEPT. OF COMMERCE.

The Commerce building was said by
many to be the best decorated building
in the city during G. A. r. week.
Robert H. Clancy, private secretary to
the assistant secretary, left during the
week for the Panama-Pacific exposition
at San Francisco.
Francis NJ. Shore, chief Of the division
of supplies, has returned to duty after
spending q months vacation with his
parents in Illinois.
Miss Edith M. Berwick has been re-
instated to her former position In the
division Of supplies.
Samuel Donelson, jr.. has been REIN
stated as a messenger boy In the divi-
sion of supplies.
Miss Myrtle N. Halterman OF the ap-
pointment division. has returned to
duty after . brief illness.
Harold n Cross Of tDs appointment
Evening star., 1915-10-03
NAVY YARD.

The Navy Yard Bowling League
opens the season tomorrow at the Cap
itol Hill alley. The Foundry and the
Torpedo Shop are the teams to enter
| the first contest. There are six teams
in the Observation-Disclosures Shop,
| East Gun Carriage Shop. Erecting
Shop. Torpedo Shop, Breach Mechanism
Shop and Foundry. The officers for the
ensuing year are: ]. F. Morgan. presi-
dent; P. H. O'Malley. vice president;
George 1. Laizure. secretary-treasurer,
and B. F. Miller. official scorer.
Joseph Osthaus, toolmaker, who has
been absent for the past ten days on
account of illness, returned to work
Monday.
William Tyser of the west gun car
riage shop has been transferred to the
drafting room during the past week.
James Bockovac, a machinist In the
secondary mount shop, was struck by
an automobile Saturday, dislocating a
John Haughton. former machinist
OF the toolshop, was q visitor at the
yard Thursday.
E. F. Birreli. machinist Of the west
gun carriage shop. has been absent for
several days on account of a death in
his family.
Wilson Oblinger Of the toolshop. a
veteran OF the civil war. has been alb
sent the past week attending the en-
campment of the G. A. R. He is the
only civil war veteran employed in
the toolshop.
F. b. Queen, machinist Of the west
gun carriage shop, is absent on several
days leave, which time he Is spending
| In the city.
j. T. Donnelly. machinist of the
cartridge case shop. and Mrs. Donnelly
nave as their guest Howard Lang
| horn Of Roanoke, Va
George Waters. machinist of the west
gun carriage shop, is absent on ac-
count of illness.
George Darney. toolmaker Of the tool
shop. Is absent on sick leave.
Arthur oblinger. leading man of the
! week in New York.
William H. Smoot, machinist of the
erecting shop. has resigned and accept
ed position as organizer for the In
| ternational Association of Machinists.
cartridge case shop. has been absent
for several days the past week enter
tanning friends from New York.
.ak,na Howard ..Iss, Stein toelmaker: was
| leave during the past week. which he
spent in the city.
Harry Richardson and M. O. Clark,
machinists of the west gun carriage
National Guard duty.
Eight machinists were hired in the
breech mechanism shop during the past
\ week.
| William Bopp. machinist of the Sec
ondary mount shop. is on sick leave
at his home at Glen Echo.
H. Darling. quarterman Of the west
gun carriage shop, has returned to
work after an illness of several days
| w. Thompson. an apprentice of the
| breech mechanism shop. who was ac-
| cidentally shot several weeks, ago, is
| reported to be improving.
| ]. Spangler. P. Fitzgerald and n
Ford, machinists. were called to work
in the secondary mount shop during
| the past week.
! Capt E. w. Eberle. former command
I ant of the yard. now superintendent
| of the Naval Academy. was a caller at
| the yard Thursday.
| William Shugh of the west gun car
| riage shop is absent on several days
| leave.
| The following machinists were called
to work in the miscellaneous shop dur
ing the past week: J. NJ. Wilson. E. H
| Ewing. G. P. Herring, P. J. Callager
c. Lombardy, r. p. Heary, ]. H. Car
ney and C. c. Carlson.
Evening star., 1915-10-03

gone to Richmond. Va. on a fifteen
lay vacation.
Harmon E. Dempsey of the linotype
section. who has been spending q
Massachusetts, and Delaware, reported
for work Tuesday.
w. A. Copeland Of the monotype key
board section, accompanied by his wife
and daughter, Is making visit to
Niagara Falls and other points in New
York.
Mrs. H. A. Wyman of the stamping
and casemaking section Of the bindery
has been granted leave of absence.
r. E Brooks, sales clerk in the Of
ments, has been entertaining G. A. r,
friends during encampment week.
Copy Editor Charles H. Gardner re-
turned Monday from motor trip to
Fairfax, Va.
Alton B. Carly Of the pressworlk Sec
branch section.
Miss Clarissa B. Regan Of the proof
room has returned from q two-week
visit with st. Louis and Kansas City
relatives.
One of the show places Of Washing
ton during the encampment of the G.
A. r. was the proofroom of the gov
ernment printing office. The patriotic
decorations and arrangements were
made under the direction Of Chairman
Editor Samuel H. Bell Of the specih-
cations section began a ten-day vaca-
tion Thursday.
j. F. West and Mitchell Wilcox Of the
sanitary section have been absent the
past week on account Of illness.
Appointments. separations. transfers.
etc. in the government printing office
for week ending Thursday were an
nounced as follows:
Appointments-Joseph x. Shaffer. un-
skilled laborer. transferred from Office
of public buildings and grounds: Bene-
dict E. Finotti, clerk, reinstated; Wal
ter r. Speake. messenger boy, rein
stated; Mrs. Lille E. Crist. press feeder,
reinstated.
Separations-Mrs. Ella c. McCristal.
clerk. resigned; French E. Wood, emer-
gency boilermaker, resigned; Charles E.
Tompkins, compositor. resigned; Henry
E. Cook. unskilled laborer, resigned.
Transfers, etc-Miss Mary Price, ma
chine operator (female), 27h cents per
hour, ruling and sewing section, to
skilled laborer (female), 25 cents per
hour, ruling and sewing section; Stan
ley r. Gilbert, linotype section, to LII
brary of Congress branch printing Sec
ton: Forrest G. Grimes. skilled laborer,
pamphlet binding section, to linotype
section.
Evening star., 1915-10-03
X2ZlN5Mc GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS 1nnM
division was on leave during the early

division was on leave during the early
part Of the week.
John Parsons. engineer of the depart
ment. was on leave during the week.
Miss Daisy e. Davis of South Dakota,
former temporary clerk in the GEN.
sus bureau, who recently has been em-
ployed in the Indian service In South
Dakota. has been transferred tran TO tnat
John NJ. Brinton and Mss Harriet N.
Mason were married a short time ago
in Des Moines. Iowa. Mr.. Brtnton has
been for many years an employe OF the
until recently a clerk in the same bu-
reau. Mr.. and Mrs. Brinton are stu in
Des Moines, but will return to WASH
ington as soon as Mr.. Brinton COM
pletes his work for the bureau In that
city.
Frank Adams has recently completed
his field work for the division of man
ufactures and has been transferred to
the division of statistics of cities. He
is now at work in Oakland. Cal.
charge of the Los Angeles office of the
division Of manufactures, completed
her work in that city a few weeks ago.
and. after visiting the exposition, has
James F. Anderson and Harry N. JEFF
ferries. both Of the division Of statis-
tice Of cities. have completed their
field assignments and have returned to
the ONCE in Washington.
William J. Meyer Of Ohio has been
transferred from the position Of clerk
at 5000 per annum in the bureau Of the
census to q similar position in the bu-
reau Of foreign and domestic COM
merce.
Miss Martha w. Williams, who was
for some months on duty in the San
Francisco and Portland offices Of the
division of manufactures, has complet-
ed her work there and returned to
Washington.
Kirke D. Austin has completed the
collection Of financial statistics Of cities
in Montgomery, Ala, and is now en-
gagged on similar work in Memphis,
Tenn.
Mrs. Mary W. Dillenback Of the divi-
sion Of manufactures has just returned
from San Francisco, where she was
employed for some months in the local
headquarters of that division.
Evening star., 1915-10-03
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Thomas F. Clark. with his bride, i.
now visiting New York city.
Mrs. M. M. Jones. cataloguer in the
Smithsonian library. has resigned.
Miss Katherine Wootten has beer
certified by the civil service commits
sion to fill the vacancy caused by Mrs
James, resignation.
L. B. Aldrich, who has been conduct
ing astrophysical Investigations or
Mount Wilson, California, is on the
way back to Washington. visiting the
exposition en- route.
F. C. Darlington of the observatory
was on leave during the past week.
Miss Helen Munroe Is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs A. ]. Murphy, near Portland
Evening star., 1915-10-03
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.

The department tomorrow. through the
bureau Of crop estimates. is to issue a
cotton report on the general condition
Of cotton throughout the United States.
J. A. Ramsey Of Mississippi is the
out-of-town oflicial to take part in the
formation OF the report.
A. K Ball. assistant chemist in the
insecticide and fungicide laboratory of
the bureau Of chemistry. has resigned
to take a postgraduate course at CO.
lumbia University. He will take ad-
vanced studies in biological chemistry.
c. H. Walker. also an assistant chem
ist In the insecticide and fungicide
laboratory Of the bureau of chemistry,
has resigned, and will take up advanced
studies at the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity.
E. g. speakman Of the bureau Of crop
estimates will return to his desk to-
morrow, after several days leave of
absence.
L. B. Zapoleon Of the bureau of crop
estimates is expected to return soon
from a trip through the west and to
the San Francisco exposition He will
have been gone about six weeks.
Mrs. l. B. Roe Of the division Of publi-
actions II on the sick list.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-08
A ROUGH, TOUGH TEST
Layering Furniture Company Adver-
tises Whittall Rugs.

big handsome velvety rug placed
on the sidewalk in front of the Dia-
mond Hardware company for the
thousands of people to tread upon
for period of thirteen days is the
novel form of advertising which the
Lavering Furniture company is to car
ry on for Whittall rugs, beginning
next Saturday, October 9th. The Whit
tai rugs are guaranteed to withstand
the hardest usage of wear and tear
and the weathering of the elements
The big rug will remain out in front
of the hardware store in rain or snow
no matter what the weather. 1t will
be placed so that every person walk
| ing in front of the store must step
on the rug. Dainty slippers or hob
nailed boots are all the same. They
are welcome to attempt to wear ou
| the Whittall. Mr.. Lavering wants
at least ten thousand people to walk
on that particular rug, after which il
| will be sold to the highest bidder
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-08
MANAGER OF COUNTY FARM
Carl Johnson to Have Charge OF Only
Farm of Kind in State.

Professor Carl E. Johnson, field
dairyman of the department of agri-
culture of the University of Idaho,
who has made his headquarters in this
city for the past two years has resign
ed his position with the university Mr..
Johnson has gone to. Mountain Home,
where he takes up new work as man
ager of the community farm being es-
tablished there by Senator James H.
Brady
AS manager of the community farm
Professor Johnson will have an excep-
tionally broad field of work for a
young man. Under his direction the
farm, which consists of eighty-fiye
acres of choice land adjoining Noun
tainhome, will be stocked with the best
of blooded stock, high-grade poultry,
etc. Much of the farm will be convert
ed into acre tracts for scientific exper-
imentation in agriculture and horticul-
ture. Silos, the best of feed grinding
machines and other modern farm i'm
provements will be installed, and all
these, with the experimental work, are
for the use and benefit of the farm
ers and stockraisers of the Mountain
home district. The science of irriga-
ton in all its phases will be an impor-
tant part of the work. All this work
will be under the direct supervision Of
Professor Johnson, who takes active
charge of the work on Monday.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-08
CHANGtOF PICTURtSEA NIGHT
New Departure at Isis Theatre. Com
mencing October 18th.

Manager Magel, of the Isis theatre,
will, commencing October 18th, have
a change of pictures each evening in
the place of changing three times a
week This will insure the theatre go
ers of Twin Falls something new in
moving pictures. Monday and Tues
day of next week Charlie Chaplin will
be seen in THE Bank" very funny
picture in two acts. The same even
ings will be seen the "Smuggler's
Ward drama in two acts. On We'd
nesday the Broadway favorites will
be seen in four act drama, "The
Transformers with Myrtle Tame
hill taking the part of the star. A
splendid comedy will be seen the
same evening.
Thursday evening will be comedy
night. nothing but high class comedy
will be seen. If you want to enjoy
!; hearty laugh, do not fail to be at
the Isis next Thursday evening.