Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-10-10
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Interesting News From Our Special Cor
respondent at the Nations
Capital.

will be held in Washington this
week. The three prominent candidates
for national commander, are Gen. G..
M. Moulton, of Illinois Marcus A.
Ward, of New York and Major Hodg-
son of Washington. The Spanish vet
Grams irtend to have an annual re-
union similar to that of the c. A. r.
The finding of an alleged mummy
in the old Carlyle House i'll Alexan-
dria, Va, and the subsequent enter
prising action of the finder in permit
ting people TO see it at ten cents a
head. was regarded as good joke on
the credulous Virginians by their
fellow townsmen. Now come the ex-
perts of the Smithsonian Institution,
however, and pronounce the mummy
genuine and not made of cement as
at first supposed.
The first word in the new system
OF spelling to come to grief is the
word "past - When the Bureau of
Navigation discovered that the Gov
eminent Printing Office was commits
sioning officers ''past assistant sur
geon" and past assistant engineer,
there was CONSERVATION in the de-
partment. the word passed is on
the 800 list and past it must be, +"
said the proof reader at the print
shop. An appeal was finally made to
the President, who after finding that
there was no such office as 'past as
sistant surgeon" or engineer, gave
the order to go back to the original
spelling.
The American Federation of Labor
will make strenuous effort during the
next session of Congress to secure the
passage of laws for the abolition of
child labor.
The Canadians want to know how
we make money. They know how we
earn it, but their curiosity goes fur
ther. They want to know just how the
glittering coins are minted. Accord
ingly, Sir Mortimer Durand has
asked the State Department to obtain
permission for A. Fl. M. Cleave of
the Royal Mint of Canada, to go
through our money factory at Phila-
delphla to get some pointers.
Mr.. Loeb, private secretary to the
President, has gone on a hunting ex-
petition. Having successfully guarded
g Ia
with wildcat schemes. he is going to
tackle the wild cats themselves just
to keep in trim during vacation.
Just to show that the women of the
country can't scare him, Senator
Smoot proposes to bring down on his
head more trouble by introducing
bill at the next Congress for the re-
peal of the anti-canteen law.
People who are anxious to see the
Panama canal built, are wondering
why the awards have not been made,
as the proposals have been opened
now for some time. Theodore p
Shonts, chairman of the Canal Com
mission, says that the delay is caused
by the fact that none of the proposals
submitted have complied eactly with
the specifications. The difficulties are
being overcome and the award will
be made III few days.
There is a possibility of postpone
ment of the Presidents trip TO Pan
"a tIn 10
should continue to grow, he will re-
main at home to see that things are
made to run smoothly in the island.
In case the trip should be abandoned
this fall, Mr.. Roosevelt will probably
go t. Cuba next spring after con-
gress adjourns
One of the first acts of the President
on his return from Oyster Bay on Oct.
|, was to call a cabinet meeting to
discuss the Cuban situation. Mr..
Roosevelt is decidedly against annex
alton and intinated that his inter
vention in Cuban affairs was solely
for the good of the people. When
stable government has been restored,
after fair election. American inter
ventiou will cease
Tn per capita circulation in the
United States on Oct. ! was S33. OS.
which is the largest ever attained.
This is based on an estimated popula-
tion of 50, Oh, 600.
AT a meeting of the national board
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, on Oct. 2, all previous
records of additions to the ranks were
broken when sos new daughters"
were enrolled. On Flag Day, the
Sons of the American Revolution pre-.
scented $3.50 to the sister society
Six men took IA unique examination
at the Navy Dept. on Oct 3 They
were competing for an appointment
as finger experts of the Navy. The
successful candidates will aid i'm in.
stalling the Puddin Head Wilson
system of Identification in the u. S.
Navy. The salary of finger expert
is $500. per year.
Captain Richmond Pearson uobso,,