Evening star., 1915-03-14
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

!
James E. Wilmeth, chief clerk of the
treasury Department., has returned
| from the Panama exposition at
San Francisco, where he went to oh
serve conditions of the Treasury eN-
hibit and to attend the opening. Mr..
Wilmeth reports large attendance at
! the fair and the exhibits we'll in place.
Japan and the United States were the
two government exhibits installed COM
pletely on time, with nothing left to
be done. Canada has the largest gov
ernment exhibit, with an exhibition
! building of its own. Returning to
Washington, Mr.. Wilmeth stopped at
| his home town, Prescott. Ark, where
T, he has not been for many years.
! Charles A. Harbaugh of the coast
guard left Washington yesterday for
!! San Francisco. He goes to relieve H.
| P. Huddleson. assistant chief of the
division Of public moneys, of the duties
Of chief special agent in charge Of the
Treasury exhibit at the exposition. Mr..
Huddleson will return as soon as he Is
relieved.
Former Solicitor Thompson vas a
visitor at the Treasury Department
during the week. In Washington as
counsel in a rate hearing before the
old haunts, and shake hands with old
friends Mr.. Thompson resigned with
the incoming of the present admin
istration. His place has remained
vacant since, although a successor will
be sworn in in a few days
DR.. B. R. Rhees. former confidential
clerk to the commissioner of internal
revenue, but now in charge Of the ad-
ministration Of the Harrison anti-nar-
cotic law. is a busy man His is the
task of putting into operation the new
law, and to meet all the problems pre-
sented in thousands of letters of in
quiry.
Luncheon parties have become popu-
lar with the opening of restaurant in
the ground floor of the Treasury build
ing, an entirely new departure. Among
brating the last days Of his responsi-
biiities as acting chief clerk in the alb
sence Of Chief Clerk Wilmeth, enter
tafned the employees of the Office of
chief clerk. Miss Agnes Holland and
S. H. Marks were his guests.
Amos Clyde Scott. former secretary
to the commissioner general OF immi-
grafton, recently appointed collector of
internal revenue for the district OF
California, has left Washington for his
new post. Eighty-fve per cent of the
revenues from domestic wines is con-
tributed by this district Collector
Scott will assume office March 15
The trophy won by the champion
team Of the Treasury Department Base
Ball League has been awarded to the
team known as the Treasury. J. P.
Stiles is manager and A. c. Downey,
son and private secretary to the con-
troller OF the Treasury, is captain
Other members of the team are N. NJ.
Armstrong. D. w. Bell. E. L. Bono, T.
sigourney, E.. S. Strait and K. Thomp-
! son. The trophy, silver loving cup,
remains the property of the winner.
and was the prize offered by the
league 1t is Inscribed with the names
of the members of the winning team
and records the fact that this team is
the champion Of the 1914 season. While
the league bears the title Treasury
Department League, In its growth it
was Joined by teams made up of gov
erpment employees Of other depart
ments
A twenty-ounce lemon. grown at Sib-
leyville. Va, was exhibited proudly by
Office of the controller of the Treas
ury. This monster lemon was handed
him by friend in whose grove 1t
grew. 1t was more than six inches in
diameter. Mrs. Wells subsequently
made a big lemon pie from the one
lemon, and Messenger Wells ate it, or
his share of it, and testifies that it
was excellent.
Charles S. Hamlin, governor of the
federal reserve board, has been i'll with
a bad cold. Tuesday he failed to re-
port for duty. but was at his desk
Wednesday afternoon and attended a
meeting Of the board. Thursday he
stayed at home. He is improving.
T. v. Mcintosh of the coast guard
! service has returned to his desk after
several weeks absence on account of
illness.
Miss E. II. Grosan OF the coast guard
service has been on sick leave during
this week.
E. z. Harrington of the coast guard
service, having been detained at his
, rooms on account Of sickness for some
days, is again at his desk.
Charles Boyd Of the coast guard serv-
ice is at home suffering from an at
| tack of grip.