New-York tribune., 1903-04-29
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL


THE DRAGON AND THE SHIELD.-A snort
.sg yellow dragon with fire in his nestrils. kink
his tail and pin underneath, is the emblem
which Commissioner General Sargent Of the I'M
migration Bureau has adopted 10 designate the
Chinese ports of entry the huge map OF the
United States in his office in the Treasury Depart
and to which he refers constantly iine IN i1e
conduct of his war game With the e'S, c,are and
Stripes is used TO indicate ports OF entry for Just
ordinary aliens and the kinds Of buttons loILh
q veritable picket fence along the northern. SOUTH
eastern and western borders OF the mag o-.s
the remark Of the oaissoner General aha as ass he
IN completing the decoration Of his map
A NATURAL. KICKER.-Hefelfnger, the once
famous kicker Of the Yale football team 10
whom President Roosevelt has offered place on
the Civil Service Commission. has just been IN
Washington looking over the ground On learning
the duties which would fall TO him as member
Of the commission Mr.. Hefelfnger was soreiF
appointed and went back to his nome IN MI d
Deapoiis with the Presidents offer sti uhoer au-
Speaking of his disappointment he said: When
came down here thought ny }3b as I nm infTec ec
fions of and kicking people cut OF me
government service. Now md that most r,M OF my my
no fun in that I'd rather kick them out. dont
know whether | vii! accept or not
nENCE-Twc high ranking officers Of the navy
have conformity the unique distinction of having
been born the 18th day Of February, ls4i- Ihey
Captain Colby n Chester. superintendent OF the
Naval Observatory. who stands No. : on the lst OF
cantafns and Captain Z. Z. Chadwick. president OF
fbe Naval War College, who stands No . on the
same list These officers will apparently reach the
retiring age Of sxty-two I'm February, 1906. by the
ordinary method of calculation hut it so happens
there viii be 18th of February in that year
in is regarded as OF age the day before
his twenty-frst birthday. In the case Of these
two ufficers however. the sixty-second birthday
VIII until February % eeae II would
!neredore appeSsr, 1ne f5re lave 80 years
Is Se o6seT'ear o e tiI IA TN ,, t ev viii be eli
alton after forty years service. and may find it
convenient to take advantage of that privilege
r3theT than wait fer their sIX.y.So@nd ] bT1n944- @
VIII decide that these two leap year officers
~ tbey viii tbeS baTe re9ehed the age of sixty
two years by the ordinary calculation of that period
Of time
CHARTRAN's PORTRAIT OF sHAw.-There
several good stories IL the new oil portrait Of
Secretary Shaw which is to grace the wall of the
office of the Secretary Of the Treasury. I'm accord
with the time honored custom Of the depart
nent IN the frs: place. it's cost is placed at
thing s3o6o, 1t painted by Chartran in
just eleven hours the rate amounting TO about s.
minute for his time. Secretary Shaw went to
New York do the sitting. or rather. the stand
1ng-fcT the picture represents him standing with
his hands in his pockets. characteristic attitude
j is said by those who know that the regular
that while he worked the Secretary reasoned with
him regarding this matter. ana that time he
had the artist scaled down $500. The artist
shs point happened TO ask question as TO who
was to pay for the pcture-whether IL the
Secretary himself the government On being in
formed that the investment be met with
government funds. Chartran deftly touched his
brush tc of the eyes he painting to give II
the faintest semblance Of wink, and Immediately
raised his price $500.
There was some question in the mind of the
Secretary after Chartran had delivered the quick
production IN oil. whether not the pose with
each hand in trousers pocket, was exactly a dig
nified attitude for Cabinet minister. This the
Secretary quickly dispelled however. with the ex-
clamation: Well, my hands were in the
pockets of anybody else. but in my own Meas
urementS have been made of the portrait since 1T
was delivered. and although it was executed with
out the aid Of single measurement il IS found 70
correspond exactly to life size. There is not a
variation in any OF the lines in this respect The
rcture done IN three sJtingS and il took jigsr
hour longer 10 ii with finishing oils
The only fault that he found with the likeness
IS just the suggestion of severity. caused by the
addition Of single horizontal wrinkle between the
eyes. This wrinkle the Secretary does not confess
and before suitable frame is selected for the
portrait smoothing out in this respect will be