The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-02-01
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Public Printer Stilhngs proposes to
dispense with horses ana wagons as an
adjunct to the government printing Of
flee and to replace them with automO-
biles He will confer with the president
about it and will endeayor to get con
gress to appropriate for the purchase of
the vehicles.
The immense business Of the printing
Oaice requires about fifty wagons and
more than a hundred horses. These are
used in the hauling of paper and sup
plies, the delivery Of printed matter TO
the various government buildings and
the like 1t costs heavily to maintain
all these wagons and horses and the
teansters necessary to look after them
Mr.. Stillings thinks he could save the
government about 100000 a year by
turning to automobiles. 1t would, of
course, require heavy sum to buy the
automobiles, but maintenance would
not be heavy item.
The printing office already has an cleo
tric plant, where the automobiles could
be charged, so that there would be
scarcely any additional expense for
power. Then, too, it is calculated that
better time could be made and fewer
men would be required.
Oregon Land Frauds.
Francis j. Heney, special counsel for
the government in the land fraud cases
In Oregon, called on the president few
days ago and talked with him about the
cases. Representative Binger Hermann
of Oregon, former commissioner of the
general land office, will be brought to
trial in Washington during the last
week in March There are two indict-
ments against Mr.. Hermann, one in
this Jurisdiction and one in Oregon. The
District case will be prosecuted first, to
be followed by the Oregon case. Mr..
Heney will conduct both cases.
Annapolis In Plaster.
A new attraction for visitors at the
navy department Is a representation Of
the grounds and buildings at the Naval
academy at Annapolis as they will look
when the scheme Of improvement now
being carried out is completed.
Two huge plaster models have been
prepared and placed on exhibition in
the main reception room of the secre-
tary of the navy. They show clearly
the topography Of the ground, and mod
els of the buildings are all presented.
The work, in. fact is a miniature of the
academy territory on the scale of one
inch to thirty-tWo feet
Door of Libby Prison.
The front door Of Libby prison, that
did guard during the civil war, is on ex-
hibition in a buffet on Pennsylvania
avenue. 1t is the only part Of that mis-
tOric jail that was not removed to Chi
cago when the structure was taken
down in Richmond and transferred to
the western city twenty years ago.
The door is six feet high and three
and half feet wide. 1t is made OF
southern pine planking an inch thick.
five inches wide and grooved It is
braced by three crosspieces, each an
inch thick and eight inches wide. On
the back the marks Of the old fashioned
pointed hinges on which it hung are
plain and on the top crosspiece are the
imprint and the broken bolts Of what
was evidently a stout iron bar or brace.
The planking, originally painted a dark
brown, Is now ashy gray with age. The
lock Is q cumbersome, old style one,
size by inches.
Rude Carvings.
The lettering rudeIy carved on these
boards excites deep interest.
One or two primitive attempts at ar
tistic carving were made, but most of
the prisoners seem to have been content
with plain lettering. A few DAYS ago
an old member of the Thirtieth New
York volunteers, who when prisoner
had carved his name on the door, bear
Ing that it was in Washington came to
see 1t. He recognized it at once and.
drawing huge key from his pocket.
tried the lock. 1t fitted perfectly. The
key, he said had been used in the lock
when he was confined there, and on his
release he had secretly taken it away.
Accurate bookkeeping.
A committee Of experts from the
treasury department recently finished
an examination of the books of It. L.
Evans, who for ten years has been dis
tributing officer for the department of
agriculture. The committee found that
the government owes the clerk $2.1O.
for which a voucher will be issued. The
examination was made necessary By
Mr. Evans i'll health. He has taken an
indefinite leave Of absence and he has
had to turn all his accounts over to an
assistant. During the ten years he was
disbursing clerk he paid out more than
S41,000,000. No officer Of the govern
ment ever made such a record for accu-
racy Had the discrepancy been ten
times as great and had that money
been due the government instead of
Evans there would have been no re.
mark about it.
The Favoritc Flower.
The governors Of the house of repre-.
sentatlves have changed the color Of
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