Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1906-08-02
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)


Secretary Hays Portrait.-A por-
trait Of the late Secretary Of State
John Hay, personally selected by Mrs.
Hay. has just been placed in the diplo-
matte reception room In the state de-
partment. II is the work CT New
England artist, Miss Ellen Emmett,
Of Salisbury, Conn, and Is a three
quarters life size reproduction in oil
colors Of a photograph Of Mr.. Hay.
taken at his home.
Not Under Eieht-Hour law.-Infor-
mally the Navy Department has been
advised that the opinion Of the De-
partment Of Justice is to the effect
that battleship under construction
Is not public work under the eight
hour labor law, and that such
public works must be permanent
erty. This opinion, which was
prepared by Solicitor-General Hoyt,
is said to be in harmony with its
former rulings.
Doesn't Reach Local Tr1de.-Dis-
cussing the new meat inspection law
recently, Secretary Wilson said that IL
does not apply to any but slaughter
ing and meat packing houses doing
an interstate business. He said he
was powerless toact in establishments
doing a purely state and local bust
mes. He added: 1t is my one regret
that the federal law does not reach
them, but I earnestly hope that the
state and city officials will look after
them as vigorously as we propose to
look after the others"
TiIIman's Mixed MISUNDERSTANDING
the last days Of the session Of Con-
gress Senator Tillman was in full and
free action, while the few sweltering
people in the galleries watched him
languidly and wondered why a man
would talk so much on a hot day
when he didn't rave to. Tillman was
discussing the attitude Of the President
on the railroad rate bill He related
some recent history and then produc-
ed this fantastic bit Of metaphor:
The big stick and the pitchfork got
separated. The pitchfork while out
on the firing-line CHANGED to look about
for his former ally, the big stick, and
caugrt only a glance Of coat-tails dis.
appearing toward the rear and making
a slide for the Allison base, after the
fashion Of a football player making
for goal" Look here" said Senator
Clapp of Minnesota, Il protest SOL
EMMY against the Senator's mixing
the terms of baseball and football
Football players do not slide for 5as-
es and baseball players do not make
goals" "Oh, let him co." said Senator
he will be talking about the tennis
players kicking the ball over the net
and the golf players making three-base
hits"
Panama a Monte carIo.-Panama
rivals Monte Carlo. according to
James E. Smith, editor of the Panama
Journal, who Just returned here after
living in Panama six months. He
said the other day: Colon and Pana-
ma are overrun with tin-horn gam
blers, whose dexterity enables them
to fleece the canal employees. The
gambling houses are outside Ameri-
can territory, and the card sharps
have no difficulty in securing licenses
and ample police protection. There
are few hotels or restaurants in either
Colon or Panama that do not permit
poker playing and other games of
chance. After the canal clerks lose
all they possess, they borrow money
at high interest and squander IL play
ing poker. Some of them owe their
salaries for three months ahead"
At Rest in ArIinston.-The mortal
remains Of Brig. Gen. Edmund Rice.
u. S. a, retired, were buried in Ar
lington national cemetery last We'd
nesday. The body was taken from
the depot TO the cemetery unaccom-
panied by a military escort. This
was very remarkable in the case OF
an officer Of as high rank as that Of
the late commander of the 9th Mass.
u. s. ", but it could not be helped,
because practically all the troops sta
toned at Fort Myer. Washington bar
racks. and other military posts ada
cent to the capital, are marching to-
ward the great concentration camps:
where they will be drilled in field tao
tics. The best the war department
could do in the way Of military honors
for the dead was to gather together
over the grave a mixed squad of men,
bers Of the cavalry. artillery and sig
nal corps who had been left to guard
the forts. They fired last yolley ar.
ter the body was lowered TO its final
resting place. and bugler from Fort
Myer sounded taps. After the inter
ment a salute Of IL guns was fired by
artillery at Fort Myer. Chaplain
Charles c. Pierce Of Washington bar.
racks oficiated at the burial.
The Copyright offee.-The work OF
the copyright Office, which is connect.
ed with the library Of congress. Is
increasing in volume and financial
importance every year. The major
part Of the business Is still transact.
ed through correspondence. showing
that the benefits OF the system are
sought by individuals representing
every state In the union. That the
department Is on a paying basis Is
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