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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

Secretary Wilson left for his home in
Blossbu-g, Pa, Friday night. He will
remain three days. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson and their daugh-
ter Jessie.
Edwin V. Parker Of tho disbursing Of
fice is away for a month. He is spend
ing his vacation at Hague lake
George.
John A. Moffitt, commissioner OF con-
ciliation. Department of Labor, re-
turned to Washington Thursday. after
having settled labor disputes in New
York and Ne wEngland.
]. c. Watts of the chief clerks Office
is planning to leave for his vacation
about July !. He Is going to New Cas-
tie. Del and Princeton, N. J.
E. ]. Cunningham. file clerk, has gone
to Buffalo. N. z. and to Lowell. Mass.
his former home. to spend his vacation
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

Secretary Garrison left Washington
Thursday to remain until Monday at
Sea Bright, n. j., where Mrs. Garrison
is spending the summer.
Col. John Biddle Porter of the judge
advocate generals department of the
army, who was stationed in this city
for many years, died at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, last Monday, after short
illness. His body was buried at De
troit, Mich, near the graves OF his
father and mother. He was regarded
as one of the leading military law
authorities of the United States.
Gen. Frank Mcintyre. chief of the
insular bureau of the War Department..
left here last Thursday to make an In
spection of government institutions In
the Philippines, and Will be gone sew
eral months. Mrs. Mcintyre is accom- :
panying him as far as San Francisco.
Gen. Mcintyre has not been IN the
Philippines since 1902. During his alb
sence Col. Charles c. Walcutt, jr.. OF
the cavalry will have charge of the
business of the insuiar bureau.
Mai. Robert R. Ralston. Corps of En-
gineers. who has been detained in this
CITY for several weeks on account Of
illness, has gone to Cincinnati to take
charge of the second engineering dis
trict.
Capt. Virginius E. Clark of the avia-
tion section of the Signal Corps has
been relieved at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology. and ordered TO
the aviation school at San Diego. Cal
Capt. Clark Is a graduate of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis OF the class of
1907, and after two years OF duty on
board ship decided he would prefer
army life. In October, 1909, he was
appointed a second lieutenant in the
IyNfv he n
gineering end of aeroplane work was
largely responsible for receiving the
assignment to the Massachusetts IN
situte of Technology.
First Lieut. John S. c. Fielden,
Medical Corps. who has been on duty
at Fort du Pont, has resigned his COM
mission in the army. to take erect
September l. He received the degree
of NJ D. from Jefferson Medical Coiiege
in 1910. and two years later was ap-
uointed first lieutenant in the Medical
Reserve Corps. He was graduated from
the Army Medical School in 1913, and
was then appointed first lieutenant In
the Medical Corps.
raptdly as conditions permit toward
, the deyelopment Of aviation schools on
the west coast, taking advantage OF a
special appropriation made by the last
Congress. win one Sld.ioh aii ee.uy
Diego, the Signal Corps. which is in
charge OF military aviation. has dis
patched Lieut.. Col. Samuel Reber,
Signal Corps, and Capt. Richard C.
Warshall. Ouartermaster Corps, to the
Pacific coast to pick out additional To-
cations for new schools. The officers
will visit San Diego. San Francisco,
Seattle and Portland to investigate
sites in those localities, and report the
results to the chief signal officer. Gen.
Scriven-
Louis A. Potter Of the chief clerk 9
office was on duty with the militia last
week.
Dunbar Williamson Of the disbursing
Office was confined to his home last
week by reason of sickness
william D. searle, appointment clerk,
is on his vacation.
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is Dragging just a little bit, and tells
Of his anxiety to try out with some of
the professionals

| is Dragging just a little bit, and tells
Of his anxiety to try out with some of
the professionals.
! Assistant Secretary Byron r. Newton
J Of the Treasury Department agreed to
take him on, and expected to take him
down a peg. Mr.. Newton called Direc-
| tor Ralph's playing "beginner's luck"
| and told how he had been all through
| the experience, had later found his
| play falling off, but now had gotten to
| a scientific basis and was confident OF
| walloping Ralph and taking the con-
ceit out of him.
! He now admits defeat. He says that
| the way Ralph plays. he could put the
| ball in the crater of the moons extinct
volcano In half dozen strokes, but TO
| do it, or to make any shot. he has to
| mar the scenery. uproot trees ana MI
| the air with flying shrubbery. But Di,
rector Ralph continues winning. ana
| Is not to be headed off.
| Assistant Secretary Andrew J. Peters
! is at his summer home at North haven,
Mass. He spent last weeh at cam
| bridge, where the Harvard alumni ~
! having its semi-annual reunion. Mr.
| Peters will not return for month, he-
ing now on vacation. Secretary NC
Adoo has rented the adjoining property.
on Fox Island thoroughfare. and VIII
take his family there some time 1ur-
| ing the week.
F. J. Gauntlet. Washington repre-
sentative of the Newport News Ship
! building and Drydock Company. sur.
vivor of the Lusitania. visited Capt. e.
| A McAllister, engineer-in-chie OF the
coast guard. during the week, ana
later accompanied him to Newport
News to witness the trials of the new
coast guard cutter Ossippee. MIR.
Gauntlet tells thrilling story of the
tragedy, but he is marvelins also at
the recovery of his trunk. found float
| ing on the sea. which, when the last
time seen, was safely under his berth
in his stateroom.
Chief Clerk Forsee of the office of the
controller of the Treasury, had as his
visitor last week companion OF thirty
years ago in the person of Peter NJ.
Davis. postmaster at Boise, Idaho. Mr.
Force and Mr.. Davis were associated at
Lewiston, Idaho, in those olden days,
and have held to friendship through all
the years. Mr.. Davis is an appointee OF
the present administration.
Chief Clerk Force is eating his way
right through a basket, handle and all.
| that was sent to him as gift from his
home state, Tennessee The basket is
made of twisted plug tobacco, woven
| into form. 1t came full of pieces of
| similar twisted plug tobacco, cut into
| regular lengths, all the product of Ten
nessee, and provided for his delectation
| by the; home folks. The basket is slow
| ly being consumed. as the contents
| have long since.
Roland A. CroXton, private secretary
to Assistant Secretary Malburn, is on
his way to Denver to take part AS a
member of the examining committee in
an audit of the settlement of the United
States mint at Denver. He will stop
over in Chicago for day or SO while
en- route west. His duties will keep
him from Washington about three
weeks.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.

The admiral OF the navy ana Mrs
George Dewey closed their house on X
street last week and left washineton
thursday for Chelsea. n. J.. where thev
are quartered at tho Hotel Chelsea. ex-
pecting to remain several weeks.
Rear Admiral A. C. Dillingham;, o.
n, retired. has reported at the Navy
department for temporary duty He
is at 1920 n street
assistant Paymaster H. ". Rusk, r..
Is at 1911 Q street on leave Of absence
from his station at Charleston, S C
Lieut. David Lyons stationed at Nor
toik. has reported at the Navy Depart
ment for physical examination.
Commander r. z..Johnston of the New
Hampshire has reported for duty with
the general naval board
Lieut.. Commander G. c. Sweet at
tached to the Mare Island navy ward.
was in this city last week on leave OF
absence.
Louis McH. Howe. private secretary
to Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. has
just returned to this city from a short
vacation on tho coast of Massachu-
setts.
Lieut.. Commander Zachariah H. Madt-
son of the division of naval operations.
who is at present on leave, has been
assigned to duty at the Naval War
College, Newport, K. !. Lieut. Com
mander William p. Cronan of the naval
operations division also is on leave.
MAJ. Gen. George Barnett. commau-
dant OF the Marine Corps, last week
made official inspections of the marine
barracks at the Boston and Ports
mouth. n H., navy yards. and the pris-
on at the latter yard Gen Barnett was
accompanied by Capt James Carson
Breckinridge. as aid. and both were
guests of honor at dinner given In
Boston by Capt. William r. Rush, COM
mandant of the Boston yard.
Lieut.. Comma ander NJ s Ellis has
peen detached from the tender Fortune
at the Mare Island. Cal. navy yard and
ordered to command the collier Nan
shan. which will leave shortly for Sa
moa, to relieve the gunboat Princeton
as station ship at Tutuila.
Midshipman Joseph w. Paige, jr, of
st. Johnsbury, VT, has obtained the
highest mark in the history OF the
Naval Academy for the first years
work. He had an aggregate of 7SAa
in a possible so, which is more than
per cent higher than the best previous
figure, and nearly per cent better
than the next highest in his class. He
was first in every subject. OF the
twenty-four midshipmen in the three
classes who obtained a star grade, for
which an aggregate of SIS per cent Is
necessary, seven are from Massachu
setts. the largest number from any
state.
Evening star., 1915-06-27
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Joseph E. Ralph. director of tho bu-
reau of engraving and printing. q
brand new golf enthusiast tyro. is
walking OF with honors every time he
plays on the links of tho Columbia Golf
Club. He has been playing . marvel
of q game. making par ~ in 2. and de-
feasdng oA timers and all eomsrs. He
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Lieut. David Lyons, stationed at Nor
tolk' mas reported at the Navy Depart
ment for physical examination.
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commander r. Z..Johnston OF the New
Hampshire has reported for duty with
the general naval board
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assistant Paymaster H. ". Rusk. 1r..
Is AT 1911 Q street on leave OF absence
from his station at Charleston, S C
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Assistant Driver r. D. Compton OF
No. II engine company took a day Off
last week and went to Chesapeake
Beach
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Evan J. Fuge and William H. Ber-
niger of the monotype keyboard sec
| tion have been on military duty at the
rifle range of the District guard the
| past week.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Lieut.. Commander G. c. Sweet. at
tached to the Mare Island navy yard
was In this city last week on leave of
absence
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Rear Admiral A. C. Dillingham;, o.
n, retired. has reported at the Navy
Department for temporary duty. He
is at 1920 street
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Henry NJ Presley of the monotype
| keyboard section, who has been con-
| fined to his home for several weeks,
following an operation on his hand, is
able to be out again.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

The base ball team of the Union
Printers Athletic Association will play
the Agriculture team tomorrow at the
White Lot grounds. The game being
called at 5:15 pm. Thursday the print
ers will meet the Treasury team on
the same grounds.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

W. A Dixon. assistant engineer Of
No. j. engine company was on the sick
list the past week
Evening star., 1915-06-27

James c. Sewers of the document
(hand) section has returned to work
after an absence of three weeks on
account of illness.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Miss Nellie Shipman Of the linotype
section has been absent from the office
for several weeks on account of ill
ness.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Lieut.. H B. Barker of No IL engine
company took a day of last week. to
! do some fence repairing at home.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

The following employees of the press
work division have been on the sick
report during the week: Miss Ella Roll
Inns, Miss Emma Smith, Mrs. Jennie
Lusby and Willis W. Washington.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Capt H. C. Egloff of No 13 engine
company went to Quantico, Va, last
week on a fishing trip.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

T H Doty member of Capt C. W.
Hopkins engine company. is enjoying
a vacation of ten days
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company is summering at Colonia
Beach He has gone to the Potomac
river resort for eighteen days. His
family may remain there after he re-
turns.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

William Ashe. private in No. 16 en-
gine company, took a short vacation
last week
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Private John Sheahan of No 16 en-
CINE company has returned from a trip
to Harrisburg, Pa.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

William R. Love. maker-up of the
document (hand) section, graduated
from Central High School Tuesday, as
honor student, and was also awarded
a scholarship in Syracuse University,
New York. as a reward for making the
highest averages in five studies for the
past four years.
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DEPT. OF COMMERCE.

Secretary Redfield was an interested
spectator at the game in the Govern
mental League Tuesday afternoon,
when the Department of Commerce and
the bureau Of engraving and printing
teams played an eleven-innng game.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

The admiral OF the navy and Mrs
George Dewey closed their house On X
street last week and left Washington
thursday for chelsea. n. J.. where they
are auartered at tho Hotel Chelsea, e.-
pectins to remain several weeks.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Louis McH Howe. private secretary
TO Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, has
just returned to this city from a short
vacation on tho coast of Massachu-
setts.
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&. c. kuehling, private in the first
precinct, was off duty two days the
past week on account of the death of
his uncle.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Desk Sergeant w. J. Kerns and Pri-
Yates J. J. McAuliffe and w f. Miller
of the first precinct went to Chesapeake
Beach Tuesday with the Woodmen of
the World
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John Warren Hurdle visited No 16
engine companys quarters one day the
past week said he represented No. 3
truck company and was anxious to de-
feat Wilson Oliver, No. 16 company's 3
champion pool player. Hurdle failed
in his undertaking.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Marcus C. Leh and L. Roy Engie OF
the appointment division took the bar
examination recently.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Edward J. Gardner of the chief
clerks Office is on two weeks detail to
the bureau of fisheries.
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Charles Z. Morton. assistant on the
makeup bank of the monotype section,
suffered severe accident to his foot
in stepping from Baltimore and Ohio
train near his home at BeltSville, Nd.
last Saturday. which, report says, will
confine him to his home for some time.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Privates I. II. Johnson, r. L. Garri-
son. Leo Murray and Joseph A. Con-
nors of the first precinct were on leave
last Sunday.
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Private w. NJ. Mcdonald of the first
precinct went to Chesapeake Beach
Tuesday.
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H. w. Clark, member of Capt Pecks
command. was off duty five days the
past week. He went to Baltimore to
see his sister, who was i'll.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

John c. Cribbs of Manistee, Mich.
was appointed assistant messenger in
the office of the chief clerk
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Pfiyate ]. J. Sweeney of No. 10 en-
CINE company was OFF duty two days
last week.
Ut. crimmins. private in Capt. ]. T.
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Privates Percy Elliott and J. L.
Hicks of the first precinct had holiday
Monday.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Dan C. Vaughan, chief of the division
of publications, accompanied by 7. f.
McKeon and G. c. Barton. made an au-
tomobile trip to Baltimore Sunday.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Messrs Lyman, Moore and Strebiing
spent the first part of last week at At
lantic City, having made the trip in an
utomobile.
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Charles johnson of the linotype sec
ton will leave Thursday for two
month vacation in northern New York
Evening star., 1915-06-27

DIR. Joseph A. Hill, expert special
agent in charge of revision and re-
suits. is attending the thirtieth annual
reunion of the class of 'S5, Harvard
University. Before returning to Wash
ington he will make a short visit to
his home in Temple, N. H.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Miss Nora Davis has returned to the
division of statistics of cities, after
having completed her work iii Cleve-
land. Ohio, in connection with the 1915
census of manufactures.
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s P Abbott Of the same division left
"Wednesday for California. where he
will take in the exposition Mr.. Alb
bott expects to remain in the west until
October ].
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Engineer J. F. Rick Of No. engine
comnany Is on his annual leave of
twenty days. He expects to spend most
of his holiday at home.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Maj. Robert r. Ralston. Corps OF En-
eineers. who has been detained in this
city for several weeks on account of
illness. has gone to Cincinnati to take
charge of the second engineering dis
trict.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Paul J. Croghan returned to duty
after spending short vacation at
Chesapeake Beach.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

William a. Naghten has gone to At
lantic City.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

L. K Siggons of the engraving divi-
sion left Tuesday for an extensive trip
TO the Pacific coast. He expects to visit
the exposition.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

George KnifNn, blacksmith in the en-
gineerins and machine division. is on
leave, but is expected TO return to
work this week.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

At the plate printers meeting held
Tuesday night the executive commit
tee reported that the prospect that the
entire force of printers at the bureau
will be retained during the coming f1s-
cal year is encouraging.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

William Ranger has completed his
work in New Hampshire on the census
of manufactures. and has begun the
collection of statistics of municipal
finance in Manchester.
Evening star., 1915-06-27

Maj. Pullman addressed the eighth
grade pupils at the Thompson building
on the occasion Of the closing exercises
held Wednesday morning.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25
VALUABLE COLLECTION
Of VIRGINIA BOOKS
Colonel II. l.. Parrish, OF Covington,
Has Private Library of IN
ceptiOnal Note.
SOME NOT IN STATE LIBRARY
Collectors Are Greatly Interested in
His Editions OF Captain John
Smith, William Byrd and Virginia
Historical Society Publications..

r. L. Parrish. Of Covington. Va, for
stan who recently resigned on account
OF I'll health. has been in Richmond as
the guest of Governor Stuart for a few
days. Mr. Parrish is recovering from
his late indisposition and hopes to he
hack at his business Office in a few
months.
1t is not generally known that Mr..
Parrish besides his business ventures
has also been quite successful in
nioliomania" indeed. he is probably
the most ardent book collector In Vir-
gina, now holding one OF the greatest
private general book collections on Vir-
ginia OF its kind i'm America.
The most interesting of his collec-
ton Is Virginia Poetry" of which he
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25
SCHOOL WORK IN ESSEX,
KING AND QEEN COUNTIES
Professor j. II. Binford Report. on
Tour of Inspection and Public
school Field Days.

Professor ]. H. Binford. of the De-
partmant OF Public Instruction. re-
turned yesterday from a trip TO King
and Queen and Essex Counties. where
he delivered addresses at the public
school heid days" held at the sug-
2estion OF Division superintendent Will
Ham Gregory Rennolds.
Both OF these counties have had 4
remarkable school development in the
past few years. Once year pupils
and patrons gather together at some
central point. whore the various schools
compete for prizes. There are decla-
nations. spelling bees and athletic con-
tests.
Queen assembled at the Marriott High
School April %. In spirited game
Of basketball the girls representing
the Marriott school were the victors.
The Newtown High School won the
county penant for scoring the highest
number Of points.
Tappahannock was the place for the
Essex field day exercises, and In the
beautiful town nearly 1000 citizens
came together on Friday. the cad. The
historic courthouse. the walls OF which
are adorned with pictures and tablets
OF great men OF former days. was filed
with great throng to listen to the
defamation and spelling contests Miss
Ida Ellis. OF the Lloyds High School.
and William Kanur. OF the graded
school at Centre Cross won the decla-
nation contests. while Miss Mary
Hayes. OF Tappahannoek, was pro-
nounced the best speller OF Essex Coun-
~. The feature of the field day erer-
cises at Tappahannock was brilliant
~ played basketball game between
the girls teams representing Dun
brooke and Howerton Schools Both
teams played with dash and skill, but
Howerton. on account Of superb pass
ing. finally won.
Professor Binford states that these
field days are tho most encouraging
signs Of educational progress he has
seen during the year. In both King
and Queen and Essex Counties are
scores of children getting the advan-
tages of high school education whose
parents take great pride in their prog
ress because they themselves never had
such opportunities.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25

ner's reply to their pleadings was that
ne would not exercise clemency In a
case whore there was opposition from
the trial Judge and the Commemorative
attorney. Recently Captain Charles c.
berkeley. Commemorative attorney OF
Newport News. was prevailed upon to
aequtesce In tho petition for a pardon
Then tho Governor consented.
Wich-e-wah's wife. back on the res
ervation. died recently. She beaucathed
TO him eighty acres OF land on the Kick
apoo reservation. She never believed
him guilty Of the crime of which he was
convicted.
The Potawatami Indians and the
government agents on the Kansas res
erration pinned their faith to his story
Of tho accidental killing, and remained
loyal to him.
Wich-e-wah will go back to the Pot
awatamis for a brief visit. to express
his gratitude and reiterate his protesta-
lions or innocence. Then he VIII take a
look at the kickapoo land acquired by
his wife as government grant and de-
eide what he shall do with 1t.
He was released from the peniten-
tiary yesterday afternoon.
CONDITIONAL PARDON
FOR WILLIE FRIEND
The Governor granted conditional
pardon In tho case Of Willie Friend. con-
victed In the Richmond Police Court In
January. 1914, OF a misdemeanor and
sentenced to serve six months on the
roads.
Pardon was refused in the case of T.
{. Clark, convicted in Norfolk of house.
breaking. and sentenced to twelve years
two years on each of six separate in
dlctments
Communication of sentence from one
year in the penitentiary to six months
~ Tod tn,
aid Carter and Albert Jackson, who
were sentenced from the Circuit Court
OF Elizabeth City County. The commu-
tation was granted on the recomme n da :
ton of Judge Robinson. who tried the
two men. They received this conside ra :
! ton from the Judge by reason Of the
fact that they assisted the authorities
in bringing to Justice third man. the
principal figure in the highway robbery
in which they participated.
Aleck Fuller. convicted OF arson in
Mecklenburg County. and sentenced to
two years on the roads. was paroled
The Governor refused to pardon
George Darlington. convicted OF rob-
berry In Norfolk, in December. 1910, and
sentenced to serve eight years.
SENTENCE OF IRA BANKS
COMMITTED TO EIGHT YEARS
The sentence Of John Ira Banks, con-
ricted of murder in Dinwiddie County
In January. 1915. and sentenced TO serve
twelve years, was committed TO eight
years. upon the recommendation of
Judge Southall. who tried the case.
Conditional pardon was granted in
the case OF James Valentine. convicted
OF murder in Southampton In July, 1905.
and sentenced to serve eighteen years.
Frank Randolph. convicted In Richmond
in February. 1914 OF grand larceny and
sentenced to serve two years was
paroled. The original petition for ex-
ecutive clemency in this case was pre-
sented by the late Lieutenant-G Governor
Edward EChols
Pardons were refused in the follow
ing cases:
Robert Lewis. convicted in AueRhanv
County OF murder, in April, 1906, and
sentenced to he hanged The sem
tence was commuted in 1906 TO a life