The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-02
THE PRESIDENT
HARD At LABOR
Returns from Journey to the
Tropics in as Trim Shape
as He Left.
THE RIVER CONGRESS
ARE WELL UN-
DER WAY FOR THE EVENT
WHICH WILL BE HELD THIS
WEEK.
THE RIVER CONGRESS
Publishers Press.1

er the WORK being done on the canal
| He returned in time, however, to re
ceive jolt on the "simplified spell
ing" funnybone which came in the
shape of a decision of the House Com.
| mittee on Appropriations. The Com.
mittee, which has been in session be-
fore the formal opening of Congress,
| is determined that the Carnegie-Mat-
thews-Roosevelt style of photography
will not be approved by Congress, ii
! it can be helped. As the Committee
on Appropriations is in a peculiarly
happy position to have its recommen-
dations carried out, it is likely that
| the Presidents track on the existing
dictionaries will prove altogether
harmless, so far aa the government
| is concerned The committee, in adj
| dition to voicing it's disapproval of
the reform, is very likely to offer a
| resolution in the shape of an order
| to the Public Printer to disregard
| the Presidential order on spelling, so
| far as Congressional reports are con-
cerned. This is the most important
| revolt yet, and undoubtedly there is
woe in the camp of the simple spell
lers. 1t will be remembered that the
Navy Department baked first, and
the Supreme Court followed it's lead
by refusing to have the changed style
used in the reprinting of briefs.
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Preparations are we'll under way
for the convention of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress, which
meets here on Thursday and Friday
~ ,~f<
of the Executive Committee of the
Congress, has arrived from Cincin-
natl and is busily engaged in max
ing ready for the LOO delegates
who will be in attendance. A crafty
ing fact in the acceptance pouring in
on Secretary Ellison in response to
the invitation of the Congress to COM
munitieS to attend the convention, is
the number of favorable replies from
districts and cities distant from riv-
ers or deep sea ports. indianapolis Is
a case in point. Mavor Bonkwalter OF
that city, with a big delegation, is
coming to attend the session. Indiana
polls is a railroad city, es.- entially,
but it realizes that the development
of water transportation is certain TO
have the effect OF reducing rail
freight rates over wide areas. For
instance, Mayor Bookwaiter knows
that if the Ohio river is DEVELOPED to
a channel of commerce it will force
the railroads at Indianapolis to re-
duce rates on many commodities, al
though the river does not come into
immediate competition with the Indi-
annapolis traffic. If the railroads did
not reduce their rates, the industries
affected would move out of their ter
ritory. deserving Indianapolis for Gin
cinnati or some manufacturing point
on the river, and thus the transpor-
tation companies and the capital of
Indiana would be losers. This fact
has been difficult matter to drive
home to communities not situated on
the Inland rivers, but now it evident !
ly has been accepted. The great
strength of the movement for an an
nual appropriation of $50,000,000 for
the improvement of the country's /
rivers and harbors will be borne in /
on the Federal lawmakers when they !
convene Monday.
According to report of Captain
Eli A. Helmick Of the Tenth Infantry |
at Fort Liscum, Alaska, the Alaskan
Indians are in restitution because /
they are too lazy to keep the wolf
from the door, In a report on con-
ditions there, made to the Military
he declares that govern
ment aid, unless wisely distributed,
will serve only to make the aborigi-
nes a race of dependent, shiftlesS
pensioners. In fact, Captain Helmick
Is averse to the extension of any gov
aid at all, except in cases
where it is absolutely necessary, for
ne says, such assistance encourages
the Indians to hope for continued as
sistance that will enable them to exc
0ut lazy and trifling existence"
The authorities here are studying the
question, and it is probable that the
Alaskan Indians will be dealt with on
he same order that the Western
ribes are cared for.
What will go down in history as
he most sanguinary warfare ever
vaged in a government building rag
ID this week in the mail bag repair
shop of the Postoffice Department.
When the BATTLE was over, the dead
numbered upwards Of 1000. For
months rats have been working havoc
With the leather and canvas pouches
n the mail service, and in despera-
ion Postmaster Cortelyou finally CALI
d upon a professional rat-catcher for
lelp. A score of negroes armed with
,ull's-eye lanterns and stout bags,
doubled that number of beady-eyed
errets and a corporafs guard of
zen rat terriers sailed to the fray
The government now holds the rat :
atcher's guarantee that there isn't
he whisker of a rodent to be found
within the four walls of Uncle Sans
mail station.
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THE Star Spangled Banner" is
luch in the public eye these days. III {
he neighboring city of Baltimore the s
atriotic people are up in arms over {
he propOSal of the government to uti- I