Sistersville daily review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1905-1907, 1905-06-12
WASHINGTON LETTER
Tspeciai Correspondence. !

Especial Correspondence
Photographs may now be taken IN
fhe public parks Of Washington with
out permit from the war department
For several years 1t has been ordered
that amateur photographers should OBJ
tain a permit to take pictures any
where in the parks and public grounds.
This was done to relieve President
Roosevelts children from the annoy
ance they suffered from the snapshot
proclivities Of tourists and residents
who went taking pictures.
General Bingham. then in charge Of
public buildings and grounds, prohibit
ed picture taking, and 1t has been rig
idly enforced by the government police
men in the parks ever since. Colonel
Cromwell recently announced that the
order would be abrogated except as to
the grounds around the White House,
where it will still be necessary to have
O permit to take pictures.
Passing of Chamberlin's.
The sale at public auction Of the old
Chamberlin hotel, corner Of Fifteenth
and I 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 JOAN Chamberlin's In Wash
ington or any other city, nor will Its
duplicate ever be seen. The remarka-
BILE personality of Chamberlin himself
was a guarantee that he would not op-
crate a place on commonplace and con-
yentional lines. His house was called
hotel, and so it was after a fashion, but
II was far more In the nature Of club
and rendezvous for coterie OF men
that included many whose names were
household words throughout the ma
ton.
It was in 1888 that Chamberlin took
possession Of the modest looking red
brick structure which had been the
home of Hon. Fernando Wood, ex-
mayor Of New York city, while he was
Democratic member Of congress. The
property still belongs to his heirs and
is being sold for their benefit.
Braddock's Rock.
1t has been suggested by P. V. De
Graw, fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral, to Mrs. H. V. Boynton, former
secretary general of the 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 Braddock
landed in their incursion against the
French and Indians. The rock that is
said by tradition to have been the one
used as a stepping stone for the troops
when they landed is at the foot OF
what is now known as Observatory
hill, at Twenty-third and B streets
northwest
| President In an Auto.
President Roosevelt, who has had
an aversion to automobiles, went out
for his first ride in Washington few
DAYS ago. He left the White House in
a big touring car hired at local gar
age, accompanied by Assistant Secre-
tary Murray of the department of COM
merce and labor and Mr.. Hay, who is
the private tutor Of Theodore Roose-
Welt. Jr. The president and his COM
panions took long ride out the con-
duit road along the Potomac In the d.
rection of Great Falls.
To Light Capitol Dome.
Three thousand incandescent electric
lamps will soon be placed in the dome
of the capitol, and it will then outshine
the dome of the Congressional library,
far famed for It's great brilliancy.
The lights are to be arranged i'll four
rows around the dome. The first row
will light the large fresco painting at
the top. The other TO-, will he of dif-
ferent distances and so arranged that
they cannot be seen. Only the light ct.
feet will be noticeable. Lights will also
be placed over the eight large oil paint
ings that hang on the walls of the 70
'tunda.
Walls of the Rotunda.
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capitol, Is conducting an experiment on
section of the wall in the rotunda
with the view Of determining what Is
best to do to produce the most desirable
color effect in the walls.
For many years paint has been thick
ly applied u the dome and upper walls
Of the rotunda. The scheme now is to
remove the paint from tie Virginia
sandstone, Of which the walls are built.
and allow the walls to remain without
coloring of any kind. the expectation
being that age will give more pleas
ing and effective tint than can be Oh
tanned from paint.
Franking Garden Seeds.
For the first time the postottice de-
partment few days ago passed on the
right of q congressman to send through
the mail under his frank garden seeI
that he bought in the open market. For
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