Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-14

ing investigated, General Arthur
Murray, chief of artillery, will un-
dertake a thorough inspection of all
the coast defenses. He Is now COM
lpleting an investigation of the coast
defenses along the Atlantic coast.
Word was received this week that
! DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the
bureau of chemistry in the depart
ment agriculture and professor of
agricultural chemistry in the George
Washington University, will recon-
mend that the American government
call an international pure food con-
gress to establish international food
standards. DR.. Wiley Is at present
in Paris on his way back from an
Investigation of the wine industry
in France. While abroad he has
conferred with leading French edu-
Gators on agricultural subjects, and
will bring back with him fund of
information that will be of undoubt-
ed value in his work in the uni
versity. DR.. Richard d. Harlan,
special representative of the uni
versity also is abroad investigating
the colleges of the political sciences
In Paris and London, while DR..
James II. Gore, professor of mathe-
MATES in the same university, is alb
sent In Holland and Germany on
similar errand. All these men are
preaching the idea of. the establish
ment of a great national university
at the American capital-a position
that the George Washington Uni
versity is especially we'll adapted to
assume.
An amusing letter was received
this week from Fillmore, s. D., ad-
dressed to the auditor OF the treas
ury. 1t was from w. A. Kapper-
mann, and read: Having heard
that any man having six boys
straight is entitled 20 a prize of
500. send my name, and please
let me know whether II is So"
Auditor Andrews passed the thing
along to Auditor Person, who halls
from South Dakota. Mr.. Person in
tends to send the letter TO Secretary
Loeb and permit him to explain to
the South Dakota father that cong
ress has made no provision for such
n prize. II is believed that the anti
race suicide talk is responsible for
Mr.. Kappermann's belief.
II would appear to be easier TO
break into government service than
to break out. For more than a year
U. s. Bratton, United States attor-
ney for the eastern district of
Arkansas. has been endeavoring to
resign. His second letter of reslgna-
tlon was received here a week ago
and forwarded to the attorney gem
eral at his summer home at Lenox,
Mass. II was finally accepted, Some
time ago Mr.. Bratton's official con-
duct was investigated by the depart
ment OF justice. The charges
against him were that he and his
law partner were interested in suits
against the government pending In
the Little Rock land Office. The re-
suit of the investigation never has
been announced.
Representative Champ Clark of
Missouri tells a good story on form
er Representative Henry U. Johnson
of Indiana. II appears that Mr..
Johnson was engaged in a debate
with an Illinois congressman whom
ne heatedly declared was an ass.
This was unparliamentary, of course,
and had to be withdrawn. On the
order of the Speaker. Mr.. Johnson
said: 4.
81 withdraw the language I used,
Mr.. Speaker. but Insist that the
gentleman from Illinois Is out OF
order"
"How am I out of order" demand
ed the Illinoisan. red-faced with
anger.
Probably a veterinary surgeon
can tell you" retorted Johnson.
This was parliamentary and had to
be admitted TO the record.
The passing of George e. Roberts,
director of the mint, from govern
ment life has caused regret. Mr..
Roberts left this week to assume the
presidency of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank, one of the great imam
cial institutions Of Chicago. He
succeAds IN the DOsitiOn left vacant