World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-05-04

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is important, was the reply and
then the newspapcrman proceeded
t., relate to the Secretary the de-
tails Of II controversy over q
similar case which had occurred
in the Navy, ect., and concluded
by asking Have you acted on the
case yet, Mr. Secretary. "Well.
! had replied the Secretary, II
had acted favorably, but in view
Of what you tell mel shall with
draw my descision, IN fact, ]
guess as there Int been some
question over simiIor cases ! will
let the military authorities settle
the case themselves Most ncu ~ The
Government service would have looked
wise, hemlDed and cleared their lllroalS
and hen replied, ! have takop The
matter under advisc'ncnl. but have
reached no deiDiie c0rrlnsion'. and lle !
would never hnvc been
permitted 10 know itu, ,hcy Ind re
vcrsed their dcrsna
An Instance Of The ninnbilily of The
Secretary occurred on y similar occasion
Mr.. fnft, who weighs upward of three
nndsed pounds, appeared lr ssed for
riding, with Khaki lcggins 4 haven't
ne Of news, boys, he said Then.
ioiing the disappninimen, on some Of
heir faces, he leaned down, paiicd The
,ai Of his leg and said laughingly,
How Is that for a pair Of legs' Mr.,
Secretary, they would do credit 10
piano, replied a witty lrishman. whose
,ense Of bumer sometimes overcomes
MS sense OF the ptoprieties. Everyone
watched 10 see him severely snubbed |
'or bis impertlpeoce. but The Secretary |
went his way and as he went the haw
nav of his his hearty langh rang
hiousl the long corridors.
Every previous Secretary ofE
War has been more or less Serious
|y annoyed by the pretty little
ea ousies nf bis department and
he innumcrablc complaints Of
even general officers because this
hat, or tho other officer has not
treated him with proper RESPECT
Washington department life seem
10 be conductive to that sort oil
shings and the War Department
especially. Bnt these tcmpssts 10
eu-pots never seriously disturb
Taft. IIc invarMble
summons 10 his Office the com
plant and I be. person complained
II and then subjects them to q
,ourso Of geptiIe ridicnlc which
,tfectually cures them Of pickering
md they not only Invariably 80
way friends, but swearing to each
,tber never again TO afford the
secretary another opportunity to
poke fun si them In his genial
way. Moreover, they arc ever
Iiter the most loyal admirers oil
.he Secretary bmseIf md none is
aver heard TO sing his praises
louder than some man who has
ofteu subjected to this sort OF ON
ordeal.
Only ibis week the Secretary |
ioynd him self confronted with
what threatened to grow into ser.
ious friction II it was not nippcd
inIhc. bud, Under the new or.
gani1ation Of the Panama Canal
Commission three OF its members
have been constituted an executive
committee and these three, Shonts
Wallace and Magoon, will per
practically all Of the administra
tive work connected with the con-
struction Of tho Canal. Tho law
requires, however, that the Com.
mission shall bo composed Of sew.
en- members and the remaining
four, who are engineers ni high
repu,s. became imbued with the
idea that they we're " bs more
ciphcrs 10 the canal work. Some
Of them even aired their gr;evcoce
to tie representatives. Of ihe-press