The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-21
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Secretary Taft al Il Vi d to cppid
Views Wedding spresss u go
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Some time ago, after tEe uhited
States acquired The island az Ghas
two teachers, q man and Sp,Hap
we're scnt 10 the dlstant land 10
teach school; AS mig II ne espect
cd, they felllnal love and are about 10
be married., With the instinets OF
every brile,tobe, the Young lady de-
sired to have a Wedding gown fos The
ceremony. She wrote to her fsiends
i'm America Of her coming eddins.
and that she desired to have some
Of her friends send hers v welding
dress, Her friends found easy
enough TO secure the gown hui Elis
question came up how to9 get ltfthsfE
They appealed TO the Navy Depart
ment, asking II the gown could be
sent by one Of the naval vessels 30
ing 10 Guam, but the department. re
piled that hlt was against The rules
for naval vessels e carry nerth:ns
disc. The friends then applied To-
Secretary Taft asking II the preeipss
parcel could not Cob one of the ~
my transports touching ut Guam d
the way to Manila The matter cam
before the Secretary and aIshnnH
there Is rs strict rule that pressr,s
the; carrying Of sinerchanatses on TRAM
ports not Intended 4 for official tisu.
| the appeal touched y n synpnS lietir
chord{lnshls heart and he decided il
make IN exception In thIs ease. 'Tas
dress has been sent 10 The Pacific
Coast TO be shipped on the tisst trans
port after rs arrival there and die
brides friends In America are won
derlng whether she viii Swait for the
dress, or whether she vii lie asrriet
before itSarrlyes.
The auditors OF the various depart
ments Of the government are lyux-
eyed In their keenness To- discover
errors in tho accounts that are pra-
sentcd toG them, and they are iise
1 fcrrets after g rat I'm the asroints Of
employees who have a traselcd aolit loi
4 Washington for the gosernmant
Some time ago m official % one Of thn
departments who SIS the HAPPY owner
, Of a railroad pass had occasion d 50
from Washington 10 q town In ipwr.
Anxious to save none for tiie gpsr
ernment% this Official used Ills pass
( from Washington 10 Chicago asd
: thence$tof 1.-THE town dii 1o@i., md siisnr8
completing his Work there bas, II
Chicago. AZ Chicago he found ain
: the train Of the road whose pass I'D
held would moi bring him back to
Washington In time 10 attend 10 Ger
!: tain work demanding his attentlan.
!, and he according II bought u ticket on
, another road 4 which ran Il limited
: train making much ne ttess time. but
charging IS extra above the regular.
fare When he made out Ills staia-
ment OF expenditures Il read iiln
this: 81
Washington to Chicago no cfasga
Chicago 10 Des Alolnes no charge
"pes Molnes 10 Chicago, NO elsHgs.
1 Chicago 10 Washing sg2.o 90
Is extractor limited
He had hardly sent lii his ACCOUNT
7 to the auditor Of his;d department when
he was summoned to that ofiitiaFs
= office for an explanation pf the exiru
& charge Of IS.
Z Don't YOU SCI, 4. he xplained et1af
" | have saved the yernment s5i iii
Z not charging ything from Washing.
I ton to ;Des Molnes, and from Bes
Molnes back to Chicago. Can't IN.
= government allow me These iiys dol
I lars for he5limlted when IL sagss 81
: on other railroad faresaand 5sfnz /
! spent the extra i've simply because
: ! wanted toE hurry back 70 my wo1itg!y'
There ~ nothing IN Tie Treasury
rules about spending s55Sf6f3 TN i'm.
= ited, replied the auditor: 81 Hnr
had spent the s5ls for railr6al slr
$ IT. would have been allowed. Ypu
: will have to refund the 81 --sss{F,
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