Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-26
WASHINGTON LETTER
1Special Corresnondence.l

~ he located on the square bouified
hv Jackson place, Seventeenth and IL
.treets and Pennsylvania avenue, just
nortl, of the state. war and navy de-
,ortment building. is under discus
s,on by the senate committee Oh pub
ro hujldings and grounds. Senator
roirhonks. the chairman Of this COM
n,;ttec. some time ago introduced bill
=, tho senate providing for building
- This site for the departments of state
,na iustice. That bill has been under
a;scnssion. and it has already been de-
s;dod l,v the committee that such Il
,,,;h,;n9 should contain offices for the
nresident of the United States, so that
T. will probably be styled the execu-
rive state and justice building.
rho square just north of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, between Jackson place
and Seventeenth street. is regarded as
admirably suited for building in
which the offices Of the president can
ho ocotcd. 1t is contemplated to con
struct between the building and the
White House tunnel, so that when
tho nrcsideirt desires lie can pass from
hs office TO his home without going out
Of doors. This tunnel will be lighted
by electricity and ornamented in such
way ll.at ii viii appear in fact, no
dilfcre,a from Il beautiful corridor in
the hhie.ii3+s.
,f:cr white House Rats.
4 new r.tt catcher has come 10 town
bent II discriminating the rats at the
White House. Hes willing to work
by the day job or scalp. His card
reads: Nv B. Linthicum, Professional
Rat Catcher All Work Guaranteed.
Linthicunl, who came here from Bal
timore is Il constituent of l;erresent-
atiye Wachter He saw Mr.. Machter
and offered to send at once for his in
struments'' = eleven ferrets and five
dogs.
"For heavens sake. don't bring them
to the captol"' pleaded Mr. Wachter,
who at once wrote Secretary Cortclyol
asking that the president consider
Maryland in distributing any patron
age connected with the rat killing in
dustry
Linthicum claims to bc the cham
pion rat Killer of the world He csti-
mates that lie has eXtermjnated more
than million rats.
II could clean out that White House
in a few days" he said. Linthicum will
remain in town until he hears from
Secretary Cortelyou.
Rat traps, rat poisons and rat killing
suggestions continue to pour into the
White House.
An Unconventional Presidents
The other day the president para
lyZed some old conservatives by being
seen in the street playing ball with
some boys. The president didn't know
who the boys We're and it did not make
the slightest difference to him. They
were having q fine time when he came
along and the sight of their JOY was
too much fer him. He promptly asked
to be let in. and the first thing the boys
Knew they We're playing ball With 4
president of the United States who did
not approve of the particular curve
they affected and began teaching them
ed them and apparently himself and
then went on his way. while the young
sters cheered him off.
1t is that sort of thing that astonishcs
omclal Washington until it is holding
lis breath in wonder They never saw
ule like before, and it flies in the face
OF anything else they ever heard Of,
y
sonal popularity saves him from severe
criticism.
Ills pet expressions also come in for
mucn comment. as many Of them are
.nose popular as 4 rule among country
LUX ana rarely heard in the city He
ealned some persons who were with
aiil IN the cabinet room the other day
W exclaiming, "By gosh" and in the
space OF two hours he had used it Il
Aunoef OF times, interspersed by ''land
eaAes to which was sometimes added
"alive.p
Elkins' Luck.
.ne elevator conductor heard three
Ue'ls' 1t was the senatorial signal. At
.ue same instant came another three
s sel,s' 1he man glanced at the Indicator
Wv wv Sd" that one signal came from the
a'elneht and the other from the top
aoof' IL was evident that two senators,
h.. ae al each end of the shaft, were in
.uiry TO get to the senate to answer the
roll call.
-ue elevator cage was between the
~, a%' extremes. The man at the rope
ha not hesitate. Taking coin out of
oro5 poehe1, he gave it spin and Gov
dos'.u. :. With his foot. "Heads up, tails
uown." he said
n, ne coin had fallen head upward.
ana .'eNator =, ascended to the top story
oa a :. 'hat is why Senator Elkins reach