The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-11-30
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial CoUespondsnce)
continued Red Cross Assistance


Cross has finally approved the esti.
mates OF the san Francisco relief com
mittce for the continuation OF the re-
lief work in that city up 10 July next
Originally placed al $4,000 600, these
estimates have been reduced BY a
litule more than 100000 upon the re-
port Of the Red Cross special agent
Most of the money required is already
in sight. The estimates were ap-
proved with the condition TO which
the San Francisco com mmittee assent
ed, that no further claims for damages
be paid out of the relief fund.
Little Cabinet Speeuiation.-The
wife and daughters Of members OF the
cabinet are sometimes styled the lit
tie cabinet. This phrase has social,
rather than a political significance.
Washington newspapers are just now
appropriately concerned in setting
forth what changes will be made in
this circle by the retirements from
and appointments 10 the major cabi-
net that have been announced as
forthcoming. II is believed that af-
i A'ihSOh itNcpbicuS anu piuh teas
will suffer no deterioration.
More Pay Recommended.-Prio 10
| his retirement from the Office of pay
| master-general of the army. General
| +. S. Dodge completed his annual re-
| port. In the nine years from July II.
1897, TO June 80, 1906, embracing a
! period covered by the Spanish war
and subsequent Cuban and Philip
| pine service, s379,62C40l has been
handled by the pay department, all
of which was accounted for Gen.
Dodge says that the inhibition which
precludes officers Of the pay depart
ment from military command is un.
reasonable and he recommends its
removal He recommends an in
crease of the pay OF officers OF the
army and enlisted men. He suggests
provisions for retiring clerks and mes
sengers of advanced years.
Pension Chiefs Disciplined.-John
w. Watson, chief of the southern di
vision of the pension Office, has been
dismissed and John S. Garrison, chief
Of the eastern division, has had his
salary reduced from $4,000 TO sl400
for refusing obey orders. Some time
ago Commissioner Of Pensions Warner
issued an order that in replying TO
letters the date of the letter must be
used instead Of the formula, "of re-
cent date" which was convenient
way TO cover up the length Of time
that had elapsed between the receipt
of a letter and its answer by the per
sion Office. The two men violated
the order
A Peary Story.-At receptioh~fn
Washington some time ago, one of
the guests, man with poor mem
DRY for faces and, in addition, little
near-sighted took the host aside and
spoke to him in a confidential whisper
You see that tall man standing by
the door," ne asked. Yes We'll
| was talking to him while ago about
the terribly cold weather in Nebraska
last year, and he yawned in my face.
The host smiled. Don't you know
who he is?" asked he. That's Lieu
tenant Peary, the Arctic explorer"
Largest Flag in the World.-Amid
the strains Of The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," which swelled from 200 throats.
the largest flag in the world swung
into its place across the court in the
postoffice department building. The
flag was unfurled and hoisted to the
wire cable which supports it by Capt
of the Watch James Copeland, and
when the monster banner finally was
placed in the right position mighty
cheer rang through the building. The
banner was expressly built for the
postoffce and is of American wool
bunting Built under the army reg
ulations at ratio of 10 TO l9, the
flag is so feet long and approximately
80 feet wide The stripes are more
than . 1-2 feet wide and each star is
more than a foot in diameter. Until
the time this mammoth banner was
built. the flag of the pension depart
ment, which was sent TO the Paris
exposition and which now hangs in
the court of the pension department
building. was the largest that had ever
been constructed. Its dimensions
were about 80 by 30 feet and II was
not made according TO regulations.
Congress Helped the lndians.-The
annual report of Francis +. Deupp,
commissioner of Indian affairs has
just been made public. Mr.. Leupp says
no congress passed so much legisla-
tion of vital importance 10 the Indian
as the last session OF the present body.
| To promote the training of the Indian
! in the culture of sugar beets and To
secure legislation looking TO an equi-
| table division OF tribal funds, thereby
| making the red man free and inde-
pendent citizen. are the two projects
| for which the commissioner is work
ing hardest To carry out the beet
sugar plan. legislation 10 needed
authorizing the extension OF Indian
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