Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-07-01
WASHINGTON LETTER


Every now aud then one reads an
advertisement something like this.
will give Sloo To any one securing me
government position paying <l0
month or the advertiser will agree to
give a certain percentage OF the salary
secured 10 the one procuring place.
remarked an official OF the civil service
commission.
Now. the person who thus adyertises
and who no doubt receives numerous
responses and frequently Is successful
little dreams of the danger attached
10 his effer for a government position.
The person thus Offering tempting
price for an appointment in the federal
service does not realize until too late
that he has placed himself in the pow
er of an INSCRIPTIONS person TO he
hlackmailed. Such is the fact. how
ever"
The official then called attention TO
section 1sS1 of the Revised Statutes.
which is part OF the civil service law
and relates 10 appointments in the fed
eral service. 1t provides that every
person who. directly or indirectly, Of
fers or agrees To give or bestow any
money. property or other valuable con-
sideration whatever for the procuring
or aiding To procure any such contract.
office or place shall be deemed guilty
of Il mistiemeanor and shall be impfis-
oncd not more than two years and
fined not more than $1,000"
Real American Flag.
In compliance with IA resolution pass
ed by the house OF representatives
March 1. 1901. the flag that for the past
ID years has hung draped above the
speakers desk has been transferred To
the department of agriculture This
magnificent emblem. made of silk rails
ell in the United States and woven by
American hands with American ma
chinery, is still in a perfect state of
preservation Its only defect lies in the
insufIieirncy of stars representing the
states of the Union. there being but
rs. the number of states i'm the Union
nj the time the flag was presented. II
was the desire of Speaker Henderson
that this flag should he replaced by
one containing stars representing the
full number of the sisterhood of states
ut the commencement of the new cen
fury. and so the old flag came down,
and n new silken banner with 40 stars
was draped in its place.
In accordance with the desires of the
house the architect of the capitol had n
splendid walnut case eight feet high
and two feet wide, with glass doors.
constructed for the old flag. The case.
containing the flag tastefully draped
upon its staff. was delivered to Secre,
tary Wilson. and il will have the place
of honor In his office.
Btg Map For the White House.
The coast and geodetic survey has
for some time been preparing a map OF
the world for the war room" at the
White House. 1t will cover one whole
side of the room. which means dimen-
sions of perhaps 80 feet by 10 1t con
tains all the geographical information
of a general nature that president or
the United States and his corps of te-
legraphers would seemingly need to
know. 1t shows the location of all the
ocean cables in the world, of all the
coaling stations. of all the docks where
ships may be repaired. and every foot
of soil including the smallest inlands
is marked SO as to Indicate the sover
eighty TO which il is subject. This L.
done by the adoption of n color FOR
each OF the great colonizing powers.
1t is surprising to note the number of
small islands which already belong to
the United States through their acquisi-
ton for one purpose or another by
American citizens.
VIII Marry Man She Never Saw.
Miss Ferroui. one of the most pop.
ular girls in the diplomatic set-that Is.
among the women folks-must go back
to Turkey to marry man she never
saw. She is the young sister Of All
Ferrouh Bey. the retiring Turkish
minister. who sails for home from New
York on July ). Miss Ferrouh has en-
deared herself to the girls and young
matrons of Washington. or course shs
has never been allowed to meet "A man
She is 30. beautiful. winsome. clever
| witty. She loves even the little free
dom that she has had here. But now
she must go home the affianced bride
of rich ConstantinOple merchant
This is only Mohammedan custom
| The merchant paid court not to her
| but to her family in Turkey. They ap
| proved and accepted him. A few days
| ago Miss Ferrouh was astonished Il
hear that she was betrothed. The
beautiful young Turkish girl had beer
rapidly imbibng western ideas on lo7s
| and matrimony. Still she will obey
just as the Koran directs.
| To EntertaIn Conventions.
The citizens of Washington who hat
the management Of the last presiden
| tial Inauguration have decided to estab
! lish permanent convention fund. from
| which to derive means for the enter
tainment of the numerous organiza
| tons that hold here their nationa
/ meetings. IL Is recognized that Wash
| ingtoD is naturally a convention city
| and that IL Is especially pleasant fol-
many organizations to meet at the CAPT
| tai of the country. The citizens are
| glad to entertain such visitors and IL
the course of the year do 50 in man
ner highly creditabie to them. The in
auguration COMMITTEES having a balance
left this year after paying all accounts
/ was called on for the application Of
| 81 500 TO the expenses OF the national
| convention Of charities and reforms
| which was held here recently. and lateI
for 500 to pay of a lingering debt fol
the entertainment OF the Union yeter
/ ans union. held here last fall.
/ The string Of horses and carriage.
which Attorney General Knox hal
I brought to Washington Is the talk Of
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