The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-06-28
LETTER


that amateur photographers should Oh.
tain Il permit to take pictures any
where in the parks and public grounds.
This was done to relieve President
Roosevelt's children from the annoy
ance they suffered from the snapshot
proclivities Of tourists aud residents
who went taking pictures.
General Bingham. then in charge of
public buildings and grounds. prohibit
cd picture taking, and it has been rig
idly enforced by the government police
men in the parks ever since. Colonel
Rromwell recently announced that the
order would be ahrogated except as to
the grounds around the White House,
| where it will still be necessary to have
Il permit to take pictures.
Passing of CNainbcrlin's.
The sale ut public auction of the old
Chamberlin hotel, corner of Fifteenth
and l streets, marks the fall of the cur
tain on the final act in the history Of
the most celebrated and unique resort
in America. There never was another
place like John Chamberlin's in Wash
inyton IL any otilcl city. nor will its
duplicate Yer be seen. The rcmarka-
be personality OF Chamberlin himself
was a guarantee that he would not op-
crate Il place on commonplace and con
ventional lines. His mousse was called Il
hotel, and SO it was after Il fashion, but
it was far more in the nature OF Il club
and rendezvous for Il cotcric of men
that included many whose names were
household words throughout the ma
ton.
1t was in lSS3 that ChaNbrrlin took
possession Of the modest looking red
brick structure which had been the
home of Hon. Fernando Wood. OK
mayor Of New York city. while he was
a Democratic member OF congress. The
property still belongs to his heirs and
is being sold for their benefit.
B~ruddock's Rock.
1t has been suggested by T.. V. De
Gruw, fourth assistant postmaster gen
cral. to Mrs. III. Y. lsoynton, former
secretary general Of tho Daughters of
Founders and Patriots of America,
that the historic spot to be marked
this year by that society be the place
where the forces of General Rraddock
landed III their iHcursion against the
French and Indians. The rock that is
said by tradition to have been the one
used as il stepping stone for the troops
vv-o,nvr f1n1~ 1n,,rlDS &C. ~ <h1 E~D% "a
what is now known as Observatory
hill, at Twenty-third and Il streets
northwest.
President In nm Auto.
President Roosevelt, who has had
an aversion to automobiles, went ont
for his first rid. in Washington Il few
days ago. He left the White House in
a big touring car hired at Il local gar
age, accompanied by Assistant Sccre-
tary Murray of the department of ON
merce and labor and Mr.. Hay. who i
the private tutor of Theodore ltoo>~-
welt. Jr. The president and his COM
p~anions took Il long ride ont Tie o II
duit road along the iotoua@c i'll the Iii
rection Of Great Falls.
TO tissnt Capitol Dome.
Three tGous&n. ilir3 l-uSueNt electric
lamps VIII soon L. cd III the dome
the dome OF Tie cong eSsionAi library,
far falnu;. for it &-eat b~rilliancy.
Tie lights ara t. be arranged in four
rows around The come. The first ROW
will light Ia large fresco painting ut
the TOP. I'll" Other rows will he of diff
ferent distances and so arranged that
they cannot ir seen. Only the light Of
feet Will be noticeable. Lights will also
be placed over the eight large oil paint
ingS thai lang Oh the walls of the ro-
tunda.
walls of the Eotundu.
Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
capitol. Is conducting an experiment on
q section o. the wall in the rotunda
with the view OF determining what is
Lest t. ~ {" produce the most desirable
color effect in The wallis,
fN l.anY years paint has been thick
y applied 10 the dome and upper walls
of the r9tU'uda. The scheme now is to
remnvc Tie paint from the Virginia
sandstone. Of which the walls are built.
ana allow the walls to remain without
coloring OF any kind. the expectation
being that age will give Il more pleas
ing and effective tint than can be OBJ
taineJ from Iaint.
F-anking Garden Seeds.
For the first time the pOStOfiicc de
partmcut Il few days ago passed on the
right of Il congressman to send through
the mail under his frank garden seed
that he bought in the open market. For
years and year congress has been
making enormous appropriations for
the purpose of seed for congressional
distribution, and this seed has always
been sent through the mail under
franks. But never until recently has
my senator or representative found 1t
necessary t. buy seed in addition to
those furnished by the government.
This distinction belongs TO Rcrrc-