West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Hicks, Tho treat Weather Fore
caster Ahead OF The Department at
Washington.
Selling Iron Bars For Lifo Preser-
fers'-More Trouble Ina The
Philippines.
From our Regular Correspondent.

PRESIDENT Is rapidly acquiring popularity
In the east. IL has been assumed FOR month )
10y both parties that he was not particular.
ly popular along the Atlantic coast but
was more In favor as one travelled towards
the Pacific. Now every Republican OF
prominence who comes here Is waylaid
aud induced to repeat his customary culo.
gieS OF the President 1t should be added
that most OF the Republican spellbindors
are making II point to visit the White
House, at least once before election, and
many OF them several times. OF course
they sing but one song. II was thus with
ohce'holders OF all administrations. They
rush teverishly back and forth oxtoIltng
the executive head to the skies as the most
wonderful man America has ever had
Next TO the editorials OF pulitrcr In the
World an the remarkable letter of Carl
SchurI' who was a member Of Republican
Presidents Cabinet when Theodore Roosc.
welt was child, the speech Of Senator
Rayner OF Maryland Is attracting great at.
tention for its startling frankness. lie
says: The President promised TO give
Admiral Schey fair hearing lie broke
his promise and was guilty OF duplicity.
Schley was deprived OF his constitutional
right TO confront or cToss.examinc a single
witness. and upon the ex.parte statements
OF his malignant enemies. the President.
who was mere tyro aud apprentice in the
art OF military warfare, and his Secre
tary Mr.. Long, who was metaphyslcian.
and whose great naval battles had all been
fought with lead pencil and strips OF india
rubber and wads OF blotting paper. pro.
nounced sentence against this soldier Of
the seas, which has decorated their heads
with crown OF immortal infamy." For
caustic severity this will probably not bc
surpassed In the campaign.
Secfetery Wilson ~ In heap OF trouble.
The chief OF his Weather Bureau. MI
Willis Moore, has had his feelings terribly
outraged by Prof. Hicks who has had the
impudence to make weather prediction
which turned out great deal moro accu-
rate than Moores predictions Obviously
the only way in which Moore could dispose
OF the frontier meteorologist was to go aud
see him and offer him a salary sufficient TO
entice him to join the Official Bureau Of
Weather Guessers. Instead of thus. what
does he do but ny into an obvious and futile
rage. and give notice to Western newspa.
pers that IL they continue to announce the
predictions OF the uuaunointed prophet
they shall henceforth be deprived OF the
Invaluable Moore conjecturesl This was
indiscreet OF course. nobody has any
right to foretell the weather except those
who receive a large salary out Of Uncle
Sans pocketbook for doing H. But the
miscreants who trespass on Professor
Moore's preserves ought TO be dealt with
more diplomatically. Instead OF adopting
resentiul policy which would inevitably
precipitate into ruin most OF the Western
newspapers, he should have ca jolcd and
beguiled the learned yokel from his lonely
hut and Moored him to salaried desk IN
The Agricultural Department before ho had
again an opportunity to inspect the circum-
ambient atmosphere. Everybody will sym.
pathize with Secretary Wilson
Governor Luke Wright tho Vice .Roose.
welt OF the Philippines. is gradually uniting
himself for his position. and il looks as il
the President however reluctantly. may
be compelled to find a substitute for him.
lie has made a speech this week IN Manila
TO the delegation OF leading natives lust
returned from the United States and after
disparagIng self government. and assuring
his audience that Independence was OF no
consequence he said. "The South American
republics. where revolutions are rife. and
where each country Is torn continually in
factional strife. are fashioned on the
United States model. but they have demon.
sirated that the people have made failure
In seligoyernment' The ambassadors in
this city from Argentina, Brazil and Chill.
are greatly outraged at this characterize.
ton OF their prosperous and peaceful coun.
tries and they may unite In some kind Of
protest TO this government Governor
Wright went on TO say How often do you
think II would be possible Tor the Federal
party TO give a banquet where the guests
could talk freely OF independence" This
insolent threat ought TO cause Governor
Wright TO be superseded without delay.
To tell the Federal party. whose guest he
was at table. that they could not indulge
IN banquets II they talked ofindcpendcncci
Has anything much worse than this been
done 10 the Philippines
The Inspection Bureau OF the Depart.
ment Of Commerce is in a creditabic furry
over the terrible revelation that a great
number OF life preservers have been sold
70 steamboat companies weighted with
iron where they we're contracted Tor as 90
be buoyod by cork Inside OF each one ig
q solid block Of compressed cork and con.
cealcd within this has been found an iron
bar six inches long substituted. Of course
because iron costs less than a quarter aa
much as cork by weight These so.cailcd
''proseryers' will sustain only seventeen
pounds when In the water How many of
them we're clasped 20 the breasts Of fbe iIi.
iated passengers Of the SIocum5 fg gun.
ishment 10 be mcted out TO the murderer
who supplied this mockery OF safety crccDt
q civil suit for damages2 Herc.sa chance
Tor the Presidents big stick
All our flags are at half mast to.Gay
Whatessr may besaid OF the Postmaster.
General the Paynes have been thc most
active socialIy'of any Of the Cabinet family.
entertaining even oftencr than Secretary
Hay. Almost every Distinguished man or
woman within the administration circle
has been a. the Psynes' table either al
luncheon. dinner or tea, and they have en-
tertaiucd many dignuaries from ahrosG
The death Of the Postmaster General it
widely lamented throughout the CITY W
Associated Justice Of the Supreme Court
and Mrs. Henry Brown have arrived home
atter Z varied summer outing. including
their bridal journey 90 Europe Thrir
home on sixteenth Street Is one Of the most
esthetc and elegant iu sho Judicial circIe.
and the advent of Mrs Brown has been
eagerly -Reprcsentstive and
Mrs hitt. after summer in Bar Harbor
have returned 20 their home here Ma
hiu was greatly benefited by bis soiourn
IN the North