The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1906-10-17

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Temple of Justice.
1t Is fully expected that congress ut
its next session will authorize the cree
ton of a great temple Of justice on
Capitol hill, just across the plaza from
the capitol, at a cost of $4,000 O0.
The building will house the supreme
court Of the United States and also
provide a spacious hall Of inter-
national courts Of arbitration, peace
conferences and meetings Of the rep
resentatives Of this and foreign govern
ments. such as the pan-Amerlcan con-
ference.
It is intended that the architectural
design shall be similar to that Of the
Parthenon Of ancient Athens, with
great columns extending from the base
to the roof In severely classical style
and that it shall be constructed Of
white granite. 1t will stand between
the Congressional library and the new
senate Office building and occupy an
entire square.
The Episcopal Cathedral.
In the construction of the Washing
ton cathedral by the Episcopal church
an architect is wanted who Is capable
Of building vaults on pillars supported
by buttresses that will stand the ero-
sion of time for a thousand years.
After a six weeks tour Of Europe.
during which time he gathered much
valuable data regarding church build
Ing, Bishop Satterlee returned more
than ever impressed with the Gothic
type Of architecture, which was unani'
mously decided upon by the chapter.
Patent Models safe.
According to patent Office authorities,
q damper has been placed upon the
hopes of those college professors and
heads Of educational institutions who
expect to receive some of the models
| Of inventions stored in the Union build
Ing.
To store these models it has been nee
essary to rent three floors Of the Union
building by the year at $4,000 a floor,
or $19,5OO. At the last session Of con-
gress the appropriation vas cut down
to $4,000, and for a time it was be-
lieved that the patent office would be
forced to hire smaller quarters, and
plans were on foot to dispose Of ONE
of the models.
Recently the management of the
building decided to accept Il reduction
in rental and let the patent office retain
the space at $4,000 a year.
Presidents Orchids.
With the addition of the 1O2 orchids
recently received from the Philippines
President Roosevelt has one of the
finest private collections in the coun-
try.
The president already had a fine col
lection Of orchids. including an earlier
shipment from the Philippines, one
from Panama and another from South
America.
Carnegie Institution.
The Carnegie institution has acquir-
ed property at Sixteenth and L streets
northwest Gil which it will erect an ad-
mlnistration building at Il cost OF $780,
600.
President Woodward and his staff
now occupy spacious offices in the Bond
building, but the great institution
founded by Andrew Carnegie five years
ago and endowed by him with an an.
nual income Of 100000 Is without u
home which 1t may call it's own. Its
operations extend over the greater part
of the globe, yet it has no central build
ing.
No Scholarships.
"We do not need the building be-
cause the institution is a university,
for that is just what it is not" said
President Woodward recently. "Nor Is
1t an educational institution. Its pur.
pose is the furtherance Of original re-
search by those who have shown them
selves capable Of 1t In their respective
lines Of work and Its aim to bring
about practical results that will be OF
benefit to mankind. 1t is not an In
~stitution where men merely study, but
where they Investigate and achieve. ]
am deluged with applications for schol
arships, Of which there are none
Work of the Institution.
"The institution is rapidly pushing
along its work in many directions. Fol
instance. we have a geophysical labora
tory just beyond the geological park, 6
geological station on Long Island, a
Cold Spring, and another at Dry Tor
tugas. Fla. Good work Is being dom
In our botanical station at Tucson
Ariz. Our observatory in southern
California, which was especially es
tablished for the study Of the sun, il
better adapted to find out the nature
Of the than any that has yet beef
constructed. II by making this stud,
at the sun and its spots so as to b.
, able to predict a we season, like tn
present one, six months in advance, !
will be Of great economic value.
"This is only a small part of the worl
we are doing. Besides these and man,
other Investigations which we are aid
Ing we are cooperating through 100 IL
. situations ond 400 individuals. Grea
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