Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-01-30
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 1902.

Roosevelt and his party will accompany
the prince to Shooters Island or
whether they will travel separately. |
There will be a state banquet at the
White House in the princes honor and
he will probable travel farther west
before leaving for home. He will sail
for home on March Sth.
Undoubtedly there are some inn
portant matters Of etiquette to be de-
termned but diplomatic friend said
yesterday "If your president would
make the most pleasant impression on
the prince he should try and forget all
about etiquette, the remembrance OF
which is apt to make these affairs too
formal, and merely treat him as entirely
his equal in dignity and position and as
a very good friend If Mr.. Roosevelt
had good friend coming 10 Washington
froin abroad he would go down to the
depot and meet him and tell him he
was welcome and drive with him to his
abode and would try and make things
pleasant for him in all ways possible
and am sure il he does that with the
prince he will make the most pleasant
impression. To be always thinking OF
etiquette is to make. mistakes. Let the
others think Of the etiquette"
The dinners and levees,at tthe White
House continue with the usual regu-
lsrity and are better managed and more
enjoyable than formerly. Almost every
night some one in Washington gives a
dinner party and on most evenings there
are one or two receptions and perhaps n
ball to be attended later 80 that no one
who has come to the capital to enjoy the
social gayety is likely to be disappointed.
A great many men from Washington
went to Philadelphia last week 10 the
Clover club banquet. Minister WI was
the guest Of honor but that did not save
him from the interruption to which
speakers at the clubs bsDquets are
always subjected, however the Minister
proved himself to be both good natured
and witty and was voted "a royal good
fellow"
The daily sessions Of congress the
past week have been limited in number
and brief in duration aud the only really
important work has been done in com.
mittee. Today or tomorrow the Philip.
pine tariff bill will be reported 10 the
senate and promises to furnish subject
for debate that will last for some weeks
The senate committe on commerce
has decided TO report iavorsbly on the
ship subsidy bill and that will come W
for discussion before long although
probably not until after the Philippine
bill is disposed Of.
met Representative James II
Southard Of Ohio in the Capitol yester
day and be told me that he was pushing
the question OF the adoption Of tn,
metric system Of weights and measures
the house committee ON coinage
weights, and measures, TO which til,
!. bill providing for the adoption OF tina
5 system by the government was referred
\ I'VE have heard from the scientific mel
= OF the country in past years" said Nj
: southard, "and they are unaninousl!
/ in favor Of the change. 1t lie recognizes
a that it must come sooner are later, an
Y we desire TO ascertain II the time ha
come. With that end in view bay
Is invited some Of the most promine1
manufacturers in the country TO appea
y before this committee and express the
80 views.
- 1--WE expect TO hear from such men q
Mr.. Vaulcian, Superintendent Of III
y. BALDWIN Locomotive Works, Mr.. W. y
= = Mcfarland Of the Westinghouse Ele
2. n tric Company, Mr.. T. c. Search, pres
an dent Of the National Manufacturer
y Association and others, The men v
have invited now are the only ones WI
might object 10 the change. | don
or think they will, as many Of our man
n n iacturers now have TO use two system
OF measurement because their ioreil
AZ customers demand the metric system
"a In reply 10 a question Mr. 6outhsrd ga
n, that the United States, England al
y Russia we're the only great countri
"a. who had not already adopted Il
ith system.
70 The house committee on commerce
the still hearing deputations on the subje
Of the Pacific cable. General Greel
h, bead Of the United States signal serviC
We strongly advocated government owns
o- ship Of the cable. He stated that du
ing the recent war ne bad been oblig
TO secure control Of the Haytian cable
a cost Of 5000 per day, an expen
re. which need not have been incurred b