The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-26
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. One >of the things Is be investigated
at the coming session. Of eongress-it will
be a congressional tinVestigation-is the
reconstruction of <the-1Wlaite House. This
will be under democratic auspices. What
the inquisitive want to. know; lis how $685.
900 could be spent sii in buildin the small,
one7stor sss addition used for the presi-
in democratic opinion, than the fexpendi-
ture OF half a million ON the. rest of the
mansion, the. EXPERTS and the general pub
lie seem to regard the results as deplor-
able. @ I,i IS. -, -. r
The Seventh Day, :Adventists have Sc
1ected this.city as their hea dquarters and
are engaged in transferring all their prop
critics and interests from Battle Greek,
Mich. to the nationa1 capital. They have
bought q. large tract of land in Tacoma
park; one Of the suburbs. and are, plan
ming the erection Of a sanatorium, a pub
fishing plant and a number of other build
ings at a cost of more than 100000.
line interstate comm cree commission
will soon be ready to hear arguments in
the case against the anthracite coal trust,
brought in New York last spring. The
complaint charges the coal carrying roads
with being in an illegal combination and
with charging excessive rates for the
transportation OF COAL. The, commission
is asked to take action looking to the
prosecution by the department of JUS
tice, and an injunction. After the com
plainant's case was" before the commits
sion the railroads announced that they
desired to make no reply further than ia
file certain documents. frhey haG until
Oct. IS to do SO and: to furnish the com
plainant WITH copies. These documents
have been filed, and the commission is
waiting for the complainant to reply Then
the case will be argued. h.. =. q. =.
The women may not believe it, but the
government expert on the subject says
that any hat with feathers on it is either
not an Imported hat, or not of this year S
model. IT. S. Palmer of the biological sur
vey whose speciality is Birds will have
to take the responsibility for the allega
ton, and any protest from the millinery
division should be directed to him. MI.
Palmer says that the millinery: trust So
called, which controls the importation OF
millinery supplies from abroad has not
brought a feather into the United States
this season. or a hat in which feathers
are used. This is due to a contract made
between the trust and the Audubon so
ciety, by which the trust agreed to import
no feathers for a period of three years
and the society bound itself to secure no
further restrictive legislation from the
various state legislatures. The purpose OF
the society is to protect game and SONG
birds. It is the idea that the failure t
import feathered styles will make feath-
ers questionable in the United States
and with feathers out Of style the birds
need have no fear. Will the theory work
It will be interesting to see.
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LII the office Of the postmaster genera
are portraits Of all living predecessors ii
! that position Whensone Of these ex-post
masters general dies his portrait is re-
I as the '.morgue. The portrait of w. S
Bissel has just been removed. Remain
ling are tie portraits Of Smith, Gary