The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-24
GOSSIP OF NlAsl:HjINaToN.

Not everybody apprecatessthe excellent
joke recently perpetrated by Senator
T 1aa ms S Plsts Of Nsg York when ,1 he
didate forsyice president was Nelson W.
Aidrich OF Rhode Island. TO the average
citizen, unacquainted with the inside con-
ditions of the senate and national politics,
there appears nothing grotesque in the
suggestion. IN fact 1t looks quite reason
able that an honorable and influential SEN
ator having served In that capacity for
nearly thirty years, should be pleased to
round out his career by becoming the SEN
ate's presiding officer, and understudy for
chief executive OF the nation.
Hut that is not the way, Mr.. Aldrich
Wouid yaeW1t. 1t may be stated without
fear Of contrad ictionf that there is no re-
publican member Of the United States
senate, be he ever so humble, who would
not prefer to remain in that body to ac-l
cepting second place on the presidential
ticket. There is no republican senator
VINO would not consider 1t in the nature of
calamity TO be named as a vice presi-,
dental candidate, and thus be taken by
force out Of the senate There is no re-!
publican senator who does not regard his
seat. In the senate as more lasting and
more valuable than the empty honor of "a
1our-year term. in an office with no
prerogatives and ne perquisites. And, by
as much as the small uninfluential senator
| Is unwilling to exchange the one office for
the other, by SO much more is the influ-
| entail senator hostile to the very idea Of
such a change. Senator Aldrich Is re-
garded as the most influential member of
the senate. He would no more think Of
| accepting the vice, presidential nomination
than ne would hasten to emulate Carnegie
| IN getting rid Of his money before DEATH
or standing for the office of dog catcher
In MS native town Of Providence.
It's evident that the "easy boss will
have his joke. ButSit. would be fun to
hear Aldrich swear. ~
A naval engineering research laboratory
was authorized by congress in the last
general appropriation bill, and plans are
now under way to equip it at cost of
$4O0 600 The laboratory is what the des-
1gnat1on suggests place where original
Investigations will. be carried on in all
sorts Of theoretical problems of moment
to the navy EIn*this laboratory experts
VIII try to solYe such problems as the
value OF liquid fuel for naval purposes;
! the possibilities of the steam turbine for
| installation In war ships; the relative adj
vantages Of inturning and oitturning
screws, the reduction of yibrat tons of ma
chinery; the value of condensed fuel, such
as br1quettes, ETC.; relative value Of va
rlOus alloys for machinery purposes; the
endurance Of the storage battery and its
! possible development; the question of
lubricants; the proportions OF centrifugal
fans; mechanical refrigeration; f1reproof
materials, forced draft and muddy feed
water conditions; appliances for using
superheated steam and similar engineer
ing subjects. A solution Of many of these
Eproblems will be ofgequal interest to the
Industrial and conan ercial world.
1 William Randolph Hearst, who enters
congress next fall as democratic rep
\ resentatiVe from oties Of the New York
q city districts. and intends to add to his
duties as newspaper publisher those, OF
statesman, is to a1esSecretary Of State
John Hay for landlord. Mr. Hearst has
leased apartments IN Mr.. Hays, new fla,
building on Connections avenue, Stone
leigh Court" The entire lower floor has
been reserved by Mr.. Hearst, who is now
4 abroad on his honeymoon trip., Three OF
four suites have been thrown into one
lso that Mr.. and Mrs Hearst will have al
Etheir disposal about thirty rooms. :
I The government made profit. Of $751;.
I 1858 the@past Nean on the Manufacture
of stamp books. This is the profit on the
book itself, regardless OF the stamps II
contains. 1t IS the profit on the cost Of
making the two paper covers and the
paraftne paperss leaves which keep the
stamps from StNhAnN t9geLner. Ihe&pooKs
fare sold TOR A.EehtsaaQhsfthat is,ssa cen
more than the face value Of the stamp.
contained. Last year 1929, 240 books were
sold, and, that many pennies taken in efol
them AS it cost but $30,293.82 to make
them, the profit was as indicated.
The public debt Of the United State.
has been reduced during the year JUS
ended by $16,OOO,000. fThe government. Il
still payingst interest on s914,5A, 40. :.
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