The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-18


Felix Adler, chairman Of the national
child labor committee; DR.. s. NJ. Lind
say, secretary, and DR.. Neill, commits
sioner Of labor, who called on behalf
of the national committee to obtain the
presidents views with respect to the
observation-disclosures bill for a national
child labor law. The president stated
that he considered this bill an excel
lent one and that he would give it his
hearty support.
For Public Baths.
The commissioners recently received
from General John NJ. Wilson, presi-
dent Of the Washington board Of trade,
a resolution which has been adopted by
that organization requesting the COM
missioners to include in their estimates
for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1908,
an item to provide two public bath
houses for the city Of Washington. The
members Of the board Of trade believe
that the establishment Of public baths
In the District Is healthful and neces-
sary and that the commissioners should
lose 40 time in securing a sufficient
sum Of money to enable these bath
houses to be built in different sections
Of the city.
The House Santa Claus.
Colonel John E. Andrus, who repre-
sents the Yonkers IN. ~ district in the
house, has for several years taken great
delight in playing the role Of Santa
Claus to the pages, telephone and tele-
graph boys Of the house. His gifts to
the boys consisted Of new crisp two
and 1--WE dollar bills. Colonel Andrus
Is a very wealthy man. His fortune is
estimated at something like $2O,OO0,-
600.
The Supreme Court.
The ceremony Of tho supreme court
Judges marching from their robing
room across the corridor to take their
seats on the bench, which occurs at
high noon every week day while the
court 10 holding session. is always a
matter of interest to the average Wis
itor at the capitol. As a rule a small
crowd gathers on either side Of the
spot where the dignined judges emerge
from the robing room on their journey
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Justice has been sworn in. az in the
cas- Of Mr.. Moody, the number Of spec
tators is augmented for several days
out Of a desire to see the new recruit
to the nations highest judicial trtb-
unal. The incident is quite impressive
aud fills the ordinary citizen who has
never beheld 1t before with consider
able awe.
An August ProcessioA.
A few minutes before the appointed
time q couple Of court attendants come
forth, bearing two ropes of red cording
about IN inch in diameter. which they
attach to hooks that are fastened to
the door jambs on either side Of the
corridor. AS the door swings open and
the grave face Of the chief Justice ap-
pears the ropes are snapped into place
with a click, making a lane for the
eminent jurists to walk through. No
one, not even the president of the Unit
ed States, would be permitted to crawl
under the ropes and interrupt the
transit of the court in its solemn
course. he would be q bold man. in
deed. who would attempt it, and prob
ably life imprisonment would be the
least punishment that he would receive
for contempt Of court should he ven
ture on this forbidden ground.
OrAsr ef March.
The chief Justice 10 followed BY the
other Justices In the order Of seniority,
the youngest member In length Of serv-
ice bringing up the rear. Mr.. Moody
ID now the last man in the procession.
trailing along after Justice Holmes.
The Justices walk In single file and
with a slow. stately tread, looking neil
ther to the right nor the left. Their
long waving black robes add to the
picturesqueness and solemnity Of the
scene. On the first day that he made
the trip the flicker of a smile was not
ed on Mr.. Justice Moody's face as he
stepped out into the corridor, but since
then he seems to have found his hear.
lngs and kept as solemn and grave a
visage as the most seasoned member
Of that august court.
CARL sCHOFIELD.