Show THE SLOPE LEFT OUT AGAIN PacifIc Coast Hen do not Hanker for Inferior Positions Special t TUB HEIIALD Examiner Dispatch WASHINGTON March 23The Examiner and HsitALD correspondent this evening directed the attention of the secretary agriculture to the following paragraph in a local paper 1 At the department of Agriculture it is regarded as settled that Prof Helgarde of the Agricultural college of California will 30 the assistant secretary of agriculture A number of promising candidates have stepped to one side for his benefit and the Pacific coast people are satisfied that he is the man Secretary Rusk read the paragraph carefully care-fully and remarked There is not a word of truth in it His name is not even being considered There was an effort by Major Powell of the geological logical survey to induce Prof Helgarde to accept a position in his department but nothing came of it Theprofessor is a very valuable man but the small salary allowed the assistant secretaryship of the agricul ural department would not attract a man of Prof Helgards abilities The regents of the University of California Califor-nia had made quite a handsome add tion this t-his salary and offered him other inducements induce-ments which will keep him in California No sir Prof Helgarde will not be assistant assist-ant secretary of agriculture nor hold any other position under the government There are a number of scientific gentlemen gentle-men recomended for tin position We are examining their claims and hearing arguments argu-ments in their behalf every day So far have come to no conclusion Are there any applicants from the Pacific Pa-cific slope for the position I the Examiner correspondent asked Thercare no applicants from the Pacific slope and therefore it is hardly necessary to tell you that the appointment will not come from that section |