The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-07-28
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondence

ket.--Sucn is the title conferred on
two ONE at the treasury. Nor is
the title a vain one. The wolne are
classed as experts" and their duties
are reckoned important.
From 8 to 4 O'Clock each day. except
Sunday. tlcy may be found in the
basement of the big and dirty gray
brown building Wherein Uncle Sans
sinews OF commerce and war. peace
and prosperity. ARE kept. Hour by
hour they carefully go through the big
piles of waste paper dumped out fol-
tlei: critical inspection from the ca
pacious maws of the hundreds Of bas-
kets which are supposed to catch the
litter of officials and clerks. from Sec
rotary Shaw down. 1t is the word
supposed that gives these experts
employment. Too often q document or
paper of value slips inadvertently into
the baskets and We're it not for tie
watchful eyes of these women would
find it's way into the fiery furnace of
destruction.
People have been wont to joke about
IN llGtlI0lOSS lillN3 lit llat1lt@ SOS'
eminent employees bear, and in u pop
ular farce of a few years ago there
was Il character who styled himself
the official cleaner of government Gus
pidors. But there are, in fact, two Of
fetal examiners of ~wastehaskets in the
treasury department.
HI AnnuaI OverhauIing.
Tho i,,4oriNr of +ho 1Nlito IIo,ySo 10
to receive it's general annual overhaul
ing during the absence of the presi-
dent and his family from Washington.
Some minor changes that are desired
by the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
will be effected. &
In the presidents offices painters are
already at work repainting doors and
other woodwork.
The new driveways in the front Of
the White House grounds have about
been completed, little remaining to be
done.
During the absence of the family
from the White House the main door
at the north portico will not be closed
to visitors, as heretofore, and those
visiting the east room nay enter that
way as well as by the new eastern en-
trance. opposite the treasury depart
ment. ~.
Alien Labor Law Violated.
Systematic violation of the law pro-
hibiting the admission of contract for
eign labor has started a new and rigor-
GUS investigation by treasury officials.
Specific violations of the contract labor
law are being investigated at New
York by order of Commissioner Cen
eral Sargent. One glaring example is
that of a Hamburg American steamer
arriving there May 90. which had 1900
Roumanians, Greeks. Galicians and
Hungarians. With few exceptions
these immigrants were under contract
and were sent to cattle ranches and
farms in the northwestern states.
Another practice in violation Of the
immigration law is h temporary X
change of money between steerage pas
sengers, so that penniless immigrants
are enabled to show up enough money
to permit of their admission.
Admiral Dewey at Summer Home.
The admiral of the navy and Mrs.
Dewey are now at their summer home
in Woodley lane, ear Washington. and
propose remaining there at least until
the middle of August and possibly
through the entire summer. The adj
miral drives to and from his Office in
Washington daily, while Mrs. Dewey.
to whom the seclusion of the country
is especially delightful in summer,
makes few excursions into town, but
at all times extends a gracious wei
come to the friends that come to her at
Beauvoir.
Will Investigate Indian Complaints.
The president has ordered a thorough
investigation of the affairs of the
| Kiowa and Comanche Indian reserya-
| ton in Oklahoma and has appointed
Francis E. Leupp of this city to make
the investigation. The investigation
is based IL charges made by certain
Kiowa Indians, including Delos X.
Lone Wolf. a kiowa, living at Hobart,
that of the 1850 allotments made to
persons purporting to belong to the
Kiowa. Comanche and Apache tribes.
under the act approved June =. 1900. a
number of the allotments were illegal
and more allotments were made than
there were Indians. "
Executive Offices VIII BE Open.
The executive offices in Washington
will be open throughout the summer,
with Mr.. Forster. the executive clerk.
in charge. The president will also
maintain an Office at Oyster Bay, the
two offices being in direct communica-
ton by telephone and telegraph. While
the president expects to direct and
watch the post Office investigation. he
desires to be as free as possible from
official cares during his period of rest
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