The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-11-02
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The New Public Printer Is a
Young Man.
mo POLITICS IN CASE
Episcopal Testimonial to the President
Brief News Items Relat-
ing to Affairs in
Washington.


lnent made at the White House that the
president has appointed Charles A. Still
lings Of Boston public printer OF the
United States reveals the fact than Mr..
Shilling now resides in New York city,
where he is manager of the Printers
Board of Trade. He is thirty-two years
old and has been engaged in the print.
ing business for sixteen years, having
entered the printing Office of his father
in Boston when boy, For time he
was employed as manager of the Wash
ington Printers Board of Trade, and
while here devoted himself to study
OF conditions in the government print
ing office, Of which he now becomes
head Mr.. Stillings was appointed with
out regard to political influence, although
the assent to his selection of the Mas
sachusetts senators, Lodge and Crane,
was obtained by the president. He had
the highest professional endorsements.
He was Endorsed by numerous large
printing houses, IN Guiding Theodore T.
DeNinne L Co., Rogers & Go. of Chi
cago and New York, the Methodist Book
Concern, the Nudge Press of Boston,
and ,others.
Canadian Fisheries Again.
Two questions regarding the right Of
American fishermen to operate ID New
foundland waters are pending between
this government and Canada. One is
as TO the right of the Newfoundland
government to seize American ships, take
them to a harbor and hale the master
before court to be examined as to
his title, and the other is as TO that
part Of the Newfoundland law which
declares that the presence upon ship
OF fishing gear or fish shall constitute
prima facie evidence Of infringement
Of the fishery laws.
Episcopalians Praise Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt was Tuesday pre-
scented with neatly framed testimonial
inscribed on parchment, which had been
adopted by the College of Bishops OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, which
has Just closed its semi-annual confer
ence here Bishop Foss read the testi-
monial TO the president, which congratu-
lated him ON bis firm stand for civil
Righteousness and square deal" for
everyone. which it termed a modern
application of the golden rule in the
executive affairs OF great nation. Mr.
Roosevelt expressed his cordial appre-
citation Of the tribute paid him.
Reception to Mrs. Mclean.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
cabinet officers, members of the diplo-
matte corps and numerous prominent
public officials in Washington, all with
their wives, will be invited to attend
the reception OF Mrs. Donald Mclean,
president general Of the National So
ciety Daughters Of the American Reyo-
luton, which is to be given here on
the evening of Dec under the auspices
of the District OF Columbia chapter.
Last Of April for Inauguration.
The proposed meeting OF the COM
.mittee To consider the question of chang
ing the date of the Inauguration OF the
president of the United States from the
4th OF March has been postponed from
Nov until Nov 2S. 4 large ma
jority OF the members Of the committee
are governors OF states, and the change
WAS made to avoid conflict with a meet
ing of the governors of the Southern
states. Most of the members of the
committee who have been heard from
favor the last Thursday in April for
Inauguration day.
"ShyIock" Clerks Dismissed.
Secretary Hitchcock has ordered the
dismissal from service Of four clerks in
the pension bureau accused of lending
money at usurious rates OF interest.
The clerks are George II. Getz, George
S. Livingstone and Joshua Z. Hayes,
all receiving salaries of $500, and
George R. Marble, whose salary was
81 400.
Orders for French Fleet Stand
Ambassador Jusserand had talk on
Tuesday evening with the president
about Venezuelan matters. It is learned
that the situation IS such that the
French government does not feel just.
fed in comtermanding the orders issued
for French fleet to assemble at Mar
Unique ready for any erentualities in
case the French demand is not met in
a proper spirit.