Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1904-08-11
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondent

The Only Way to Tour-A. \. Adee.
assistant secretary of state. returned
few weeks ago in the steamer Deut.
schland from a pleasure trip in Europe.
He took an American safety bicycle
with him when he went away. and
said on his return that he rode alto
Sethcr $50 miles through EUROPE
awheel. 1T is the only way 10 tour.
the secretary added. AT times
travelled faster than some of the con
tinental railroads-that is. in getting
from one point To another The roads
of Europe are generally firSt-clasS for
bicycle riding. not only gained
weight as result OF my bicycle tour.
but also gained a great deal of knowI-
edge of the various countries that
would not have been available had
travelled on the railroads"
Senator Hoar Surrendered-Senator
Hoar surrendered during the last SEES
sion "n his pronunciation % .Pana-
ma" When he made his rather start.
ling speech. requesting the president
To furnish all the information about
the canal treaty. he spoke the name as
though IL rhymed with .'pajama" No
sooner had he dipped into debate a
few days after than he pronounced the
word with the accent on the first svl-
laDle. The senator then digressed
briefly 10 explain why he did So As a
boy in school he had learned the first
pronunciation. Mr.. Hoar declared that
pronunciation was then correct. But
in modern times il had changed. and
the fact having been brought to his
attention. he wished TO speak the
name as modern people are accus.
toned to IL.
Not Part Of v. S.-Controller of the
Treasury Tracewell. in an opinion de
inning the authority Of the Panama
canal commission regarding disburse-
ments and the relation Of the canal
zone TO the United States. holds that
while the general spirit and purpose
"l The constitution is applicable Ia the
zone. That domain is not a part Of the
I nitcd States within the full meaning
of The constitution and laws of the
country" He holds that until con.
gross 10y express legislation shall have
prescribed the form Of government Of
the zone. the will and sound discretion
81 IN" president and his commission
viii control. subject only to the gen
"ral spirit and purpose Of the constitu.
ton and the local revenues Of
the zone shall 10 handled i'm accord.
ancc with such rules as they may au-
thoriz". He holds il unnecessary To
decide whether those revenues are i'm
general sense MONEYS Of the United
states. because they are not such mon.
"vs ~ the United States as are rc.
quir"d TO be accounted for to the treas.
ury department. The controller aIso
holds that the commission would have
~" authority 10 adopt a system Of al.
lotting paw. by employees on the 18TH.
mus. similar to that i'm use in the
navy.
Cranks Again-Since the presidents
return from Oyster BAY the White
House cranks have begun again To put
In their appearance. Mrs. Burgendine.
about 30 years old. Of Mariposa. ri.
called at the White House the other
day TO warn the president against i'm
pending death. She said she was the
mother % IL children. She carried a
picture Of her family with her to prove
her statement. Mrs. Burgendine an.
nounced she had been advised in a vi.
sion that Mr.. Roosevelt was To- be
blown mp. To White House Official
she said: II have had a vision In
which an angel appeared TO me and
directed me to warn the president. I
did not find out from the angel Just
what is going TO be done to the presi-
dent. but know he is not going to be
shot. The angel minated that he is
To he blown NJ" She was handed
over the police TO undergo an examin-
alton as to- her sanity.
A Loud and Long cry-The cry
against the tearing down Of old build.
ings in this city Is loud and long. Were