Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-28
Washington Chat.

axe at the opening of Congress, all
le cabinet changes necessary incident
filing the vacancy on the supreme
,urt bench by the appointment of
ttorney General Moody. The plan to
ave these changes made now, instead
at the close of the session, indicates
le desire on the part of the president
, have as many of the tranfers as
,ssible made at the beginning, so that
tch member may be in his new office
, look after such legislation as his de-
,rtment may need.
According to the present program.
le nomination of Attorney General
cody as justice Of the supreme court
i'll be sent to the senate on the open
g day, instead of waiting until after
re holiday recess. 1t is believed that
re president now feels there is little
niger of the appointment failing of
affirmation, and Immediately that
tion is taken, Mr.. Moody will assume
duties on the bench, thus giving to
re Supreme court its full membership
thing much desired in deciding i'm
'rtant cases. Then, if all goes as per
hedule, by December 10th, secretary
the navy Bonaparte will become
ttorney General, Secretary of Com
cree and Labor Metcalf will become
cretary of the navy and Oscar S.
aus Of New York, will become secre-
ry of Commerce and labor. The 9TH
Cabinet changes that have already
en- decided upon will not be made
il the close of the present congress-
Il session.
any complaints are being received
he agricultural department in
:, it is charged that various rail-
are violating the thirty-six-hour
egarding the transportation of
Secretary Wilson is turning
complaints and such evidence as
nts gather to the Department Of
land prusecutions are expected
ow, resulting, if the charges are
ned, in heavy fines against the
,ad companies.
ne law requires that railroad
npany shall not carry live stock on
trains more than thirty-six hours
thout providing such stock food and
ter, but if the charges are correct,
stock is being transported for for
sixty and in some cases as high as
lety hours without being unloaded
be fed and watered. The charges
ply to nearly all of the big railroads,
tn in the east and the west, some of
worst violators being Eastern roads
ming out of Chicago and Boston.
cretary Wilson has declared his in
ltion to insist on an observance OF
law and will extend no leniency to
Ids that breaks it.
4 surprise is in store for the presi,
1t when he returns to the White House
I'M his visit to Panama and Porte
20.
lie will find that during his absence,
campus to the rear of the executive
nsion and where the marine band
es its concerts during the summer
nths, has been turned into foot
! ground and hare during four
ernoons in each week, this strenu-
game is played.
he captain of one of the teams and
me mover in the sport, is Archie
osevelt, son of the president. His
oates are thirty boys about his
age from the Friends Select
DOL of which Archie is pupil.
nporary goal posts have been ar
ged by the Youngsters and after the
,e of school in the afternoon a full
ged game is under way. Each of
players has regulation uniform
while all the plays perhaps, are
scientifically carried out great
| of enthusiasm is expended to say
hing of the noise. Tourists have
astounded at the sight of the
'terous boys whooping. yelling in
shadow of the executive mansion
when told that it is all plan OF
Presidents son, they manifest con-
rable interest in the games as do
policemen and attendants on duty
ut the place. Some of these say
b it is likely the President himself
take q hand in the sport as his
mess for football is well known.
ghtseers in Washington as well as
dents, are greatly interested in the
kkish plant now on exhibition al
Government Botanical Gardens.
strange specimen of the botanical
I'D is popularity called the "mothe,
Nv plant" because it is SO closely
ted to the venerable mother-in-laW
- is the only plant of it's kind -four
,g in the United States and was
inally brought to this country from
III America by Prussian traveller
discovered the peculiar properties
ne bush by biting into it's large
y K, the result being that he was de-
ID Of his power of speech for about
EEK.
as,e sap of the plant causes the ten
nerves of the tongue to become