The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-14

WASHINGTON LETTER


,Spscili Ccrrcspondcnccl
"reddy's rcrr0rs." a strong political
club ~ Los Angeles. Cal. composed Of
'he most prominent business and pro
fcssioual men Of that city. have sent 10
President Roosevelt the most unique
Invitation 20 become the guest OF the
club ever received by a president. Cali.
fornia has sn elaborate way % inyit.
Ing presidents to visit her cities. but
none OF them compares with that OF the
organization known as "Tcddy's Ter
fors." The invitation was not present.
cd b. hand. as Is customary. II is 50
large and SO enthusiastic that II had 20
come by express and was supplements
ed 10y the personal Efforts and visit OF
Senators Perkins and Pard.
The invitation is printed on whole
calfSkin beautifully prepared for the
purpose. The printing is OF the most
artistic and costly design and is word
cd as follows.
Los Angeles. Cal. March 30. ie's.
We'rH roin 60 have roundup. amt we
shore want yer mighty bad. Feed and
water plenty. stocks fat. Braudln'
on. viii ycrf TEDDY rERRORS
To Theodore Roosevelt tho President.
Washington.
The calfskin invitation Is inciosed in
beautifully mounted box made from
giant redwood trees Of California. The
box contains silver and other mount
ings
The invitation is a general one 20 the
president TO come whenever hc sccs tt.
at which time there will bc round
up The members II the club wear
rough rider uniforms.
President Roosevelt is going 20 Cali.
fornia next spring and will undoubted-
~ visit los Angeles. Just before Prcsl-
dent Mckinley went To the west. more
than year aro. he received from the
Knights Templgrs OF san Francisco an
invitation engraved on plate OF solid
gold ana containing q diamond setting
the Intrinsic value of which was placed
at more than 500
Speeches In the House.
Mr.. Cowherd of Missouri thinks the
house is growing less Inclined Co listen
10 speeches Il recall only one speech
this session" said he. that command
81 coiuplcte silence in the chamber. 1t
was the speech OF Mr.. Cushman OF
Washington. lie surely had an attcn-
tive audience. When l first came To-
congress. such things were lot the ox-
ocption."
"Do you know the speech that held
the closest attention OF the house i'm the
last con-rc~s:' iutorpoSed Alr. Hrant-
ley OF Georgia. 1t was tho speech Of
Brigham ~. Roberts of Utah. made in
his own defense"
Incrrn~cd Rent Estntr Prices.
The laying OF the cornerstone 90 the
Mckinley Memorial Han OF Govern
ment at the American university has
directed attention 10 the northwest sec
tion of Washington. Il was proposed
20 bishop Hurst when Dc purchased
the grounds Tor the university site that
ne secure 500 acres iu -cad 81 100. set
ting aside 600 acres Co. Dee sold 20 os-
tublish au DudoNuD roo funl for the uni
vcrsity. Ii f. evident that lad the
friends OF the university forcsccn the
rapid growth OF the city ga that dircc-
ton this would have been done. as mil.
lions Of dollars could have been real
izcd had that amount of property l,ecn
sold az the present prices.
The university campus was pug
chased Tor $1,000 per acre. and that
was considered fair price at that
time, but there is no acreage property
now anywhere 10 be had that d. at all
desirable I'm that vicinity FOR less than
from $4,000 TO $1,000 per acre. II may
be remembered that the Barber proper
Of
OOO and sold 10 the cathedral founda-
ton eighteen months afterward for
$-io.oup. and this Is hut sample Of
many more recent transactions. The
Cleveland home was purchased FOR
$4,000. sold 60 Mr. Nownnds for S1IO.-
600. from whom Colonel Fleming bought
two acres. including the old house. for
$4,000 and has since refused $4,000
for the same piece.
Mr.. Moody Early Cnnter.
Secretary OF the Navy Moody enjoys
horseback exercise as much rs the
president There is q difference be-
tween the two men-onc likes 10 ride in
the afternoon after hc has completed
his days work. and the other believes
that canter in the early morning
fresacns him FOR the toll Of the day.
The president sallies from the White
House and mounts his horse promptly
at O'Clock. Mr.. Moody rises shortly
before : O'Clock and, with n good horse
under him. takes q turn about the
White House and monument grounds
or does "a short distance into the sub
urbs II the city.
judge Brewers Wit
Justice Brewer IS not only an crud!tc
scholar. but he possesses a pretty wit.
and now and then one of his sallies will
bring smile TO the faces even Of his
grave colleagues on the bench. The
other day in delivering an address at
the commencement exercises Of the
College For the Deaf and Dumb the
justice remarked that he had never
spoken TO such an audience before. but
that when sitting on the bench he had
often wished that lawyers were dumb
and justices deaf.
IluincSt Man In Couurr~x