Evening journal., 1907-04-25
WASHINGTON LETTER
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ionable Sixteenth street have lately
taken TO styling it 'the Avenue OF the
President" and the fad has gone so
FAR that they are putting 1t on their
note paper They refer 70 il by that
name IN their private conversation. and
strangers are likely to be somewhat
bewildered.
Awhile ago many OF the household
ers tried TO get the name of the street
changed TO "the Avenue Of the Presl-
dent The District commissioners con-
sidered the subject and finally vetoed
the proposition. There Is no appeal
from their decision, and so all the in
novators can do is TO call II by that
name among themselves.
Avenue Of the President.
The beginning Of Sixteenth street d.
rectly faces the White House. and II
there were not small park or square
in the way It would begin directly In
front Of It. Standing on Scott circle.
at the head Of the hill. one can look
directly down Sixteenth street to the
holy Of holles.
One sad thing about the situation
which somewhat Jars the fashionables
on "the Avenue Of the President" Is
that the president never uses IT, When
be goes out. he goes along either Penn
sylvania avenue or the far less fashion
able Seventeenth street.
Jamestown Stamps.
The postmaster general has approved
the design for a one cent postage
stamp, which is to be Of the series Of
stamps commemorative Of the James
town exposition. The denominations OF
the stamps will be / cent and cents.
The design for the latter was approved
by the postmaster general several days
ago.
The stamps will be rectangular in
form. the one cent being green in color
and the two cent carmine. The one
cent stamp will bear a vignette OF
Captain John Smith and the dates OF
his birth and death, 1850 and 1881. In
the upper left hand corner will be a
profile Of Pocahontas and in the upper
right hand corner a profile Of Pow
hatan.
The two cent stamp will bear fine
engraving Of the landing OF the first
settlers at jamestown. The stamps
are being made at the bureau Of en-
craving and printing and will be placed
on sale at postofhces throughout the
United States on April 90, the day Of
the opening Of the jamestown exposi-
ton.
Society at the Capital.
at the Country club near Washington
the season has started six weeks IN adj
vance Of the usual time. and all the
modish world seems determined to live
out Of doors. The Country and Chevy
Chase clubs count Representative and
Mrs Longworth on their rolls. and It is
their boast that they have entertained
the president and his guests on their
equestrian tours. The jamestown ex-
hibition, which will keep many import
ant folk in Washington until June. Is
we'll under way, and the life in the
open is to be more popular than ever.
Even the diplomats are endeavoring TO
get away from the formality Of the en-
bassies, and legations are taking quar-
ters in the suburbs until the time for
the summer fitting arrives.
Tho Presidents Vacation.
President Roosevelt hopes TO be able
to get away from Washington early
this summer for his vacation at Oyster
Bay. He expects to leave here not
later than June 2J, and If his business
will permit he will not stay here that
long.
Utes Going to Cheyenne Reservation.
Senator Gamble Of South Dakota has
Joined the Cheyenne Sioux Indians IN
protest against the band Of White river
Ute Indians being given homes on the
Cheyenne reservation. All the protests,
though, are not likely to deter the pres
ident from the determination he has
arrived at TO temporarily at least put
| the Utes with the Cheyennes, who have
plenty Of lands.
The presidents plans now are to per
NIT the Utes 10 remain on the Chcy.
enne reservation until the reclamation
service has had time TO lrrlgate the
reservation Of the Utes In Utah. When
this IS done the Utes will be required
/ to return to their former homes unless
there is good reason for letting them
stay In South Dakota, as they will then
be able TO grow crops.
"We have got all the Indians in
South Dakota we care for" said Sena'
| tor Gamble. "There are upward OF
( 10000 and the addition Of the Utes
will not add to the value Of our popu
lation. There are some surplus lands IN
/ the Cheyenne reservation that will sOOn
be ready for settlement. but II the Utes
are put there this will retard settle
ment Of white people in our state for q
long time to come"
The Agricultural Building.
At the rate work Is now proceeding
on the new building for the department
OF agriculture It Is thought that It will
be finished by the end OF the current
year. When the building Is turned
over to the department it probably will
accommodate 40 per cent Of the work
ing force. If It could have been occu
pied at the time the first sod was turn
ed It probably would have taken in the
whole department, but there has beer
an immense expansion since then. and
with the pure food and the meat I'm
spection divisions and all the norma
| growth Of the other divisions it vii
not quite half hold the department
when the department is ready to occu
py it.