The Washington herald., 1921-04-01
HARDING SHAKES
PLUM TREE FOR
D.C.REPUBLICANS
T. E. Robertson. Geo. II.
Carter and w. A. Mof-
fett Given Jobs.

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pofnted Thomas =. Robertson. Of
Chevy Chase. Nd. to be commits
sioner Of patents; George H. Car
ter, 1851 Hobart street northwest.
formerly Of Iowa. to be public
PRINTER; Charles II. Burke. Of Pierre.
s. d.. TO be commissioner Of Indian
srairs. and Capt. william A. Moi
fett. U. s. N, to be q member Of the
advisory committee for aeronautics.
Upon being notined yesterday of
sets appointment a. Patent Com
missioner, Thomas Z. Robertson. Of
the patent law nrm of Robertson
Thomas, stated that II the Senate
confirms his appointment when Con-
gress meets he will lose no time In
working out steps to relieve the
depiorable congestion of business'in
the patent once
Has No Hobbies
Robertson said he realized that
the manufacturing interests and
inventors of the country are en-
titled to consideration. and that ef-
fciency and expeditto8 hAndling
of business in the Patent omce u
vital to the prosperity OF Ne coun-
try. He said he had no hobbies 70
install. and that he would not act
upon any changes without thor-
oughiy considering them The need
! Of more employees and more money
for the payrolls in order that the
most enicient men can be employed
and those who are capable retain
ed, Is urgent. and the appointee
said he had hopes that the new
Congress would pass the appropria-
tions bill at once.
Because Of the jam OF business In
The patent ONCE following defeat Of
The appropriations bill last session,
the urgency of relief was taken up
with secretary Fall Of the Interior
sDepartment and President Harding.
Scores of applicants for the COM
missionership were considered be-
fore Robertson was decided upon
He is the former president OF the
American Patent Bar Association
and has been in the business here
for many years succeeding his
father T ]. W. Robertson, In the
present firm. which is located at sos
seventh street northwest. He lives
in Chevy Chase. Nd. where he has
been a resident fer a quarter of a
century. A native of Washington.
born in 1871, he was educated IN the
schools here and the National Uni
versity law school. He is a member
Of the University club and the
Washington. His wife was Miss
Mary Brackett and they have three
sons. one of whom Is a student In
Western High School.
Gets Birthday Gift.
Appointment to the office OF In
DIAN Commissioner comes as q sort
Of Q birthday surprise th Charles II.
Burke. of Pierre. South Dakota. who
will be sworn into office today.
which is his sixtieth birthday ami
versary.
Mr.. Burke was rot even consid-
cred or was not a candidate for any
appointment until he dropped of in
Washington last Thursday on 4 spe-
ciaI visit after spending the winter
in Florida. He wintered in Florida
TO recuperate from an attack OF
Illness
Burke's name was first used in
connection with the office OF as
sistant Secretary of the Department
of the Interior. but his many wears
experience in dealing with the In
dian question put him in line for
this position. For the past thirty
eight years he has been living near
the Indians in his native State. the
home of the famous Sioux tribe.
Also, while serving in Congress. he
was a member If the House Com
mittee on Indian Affairs for twelve
years
, Though a native of Genesee
County. New York, Burke has been
living in South Dakota since 1889.
Carter New G. r. o. Chief.
Burke has a family of four chill
dren. three daughters and a son.
His youngest daughter, Josephine,
was born in Washington while
Burke was in Congress. While in
Washington he lived at the Hotel
Dewey.
OF the appointments given out at
the White House yesterday, most
Of the. local interest was centered
in the new chief at the 6. p. o.,
George II. Carter, 1851 Hobart
street. Carter is one of the best
Informed men in the country on
the business of the Government
Printing once.
He is former newspaperman,
having served in various capacities
on Iowa papers and as Washington
In 1903 and 1910. He
was also telegraph editor Of the
Washington Post, 19o7-0s. He was
born at Mineral Point, Wis, Sep
tember 10. 1874,