The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-06-05
WASHINGTON LETTER
rspecial correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
A meeting of the Columbus memo
rial commission was held at the de-
partment of state a few days ago, and
preliminary arrangements were made
to carry out the provisions of the act
Of congress, approved March 4 last,
appropriating 100000 for the erection
in this city "of a suitable memorial to
the memory of Christopher Columbus"
The commission consists of the chair
man Of the senate committee on the IL
brary Of the Fifty ninth congress. the
chairman of the committee on the IL
brary Of the house of representatives
of the Fifty-ninth congress, the secre-
tary of state. the secretary of war and
the supreme knight of the Order of the
knights of Columbus.
The Columbus Memorial.
one of the plans proposed for me
mortal to Columbus involves the cree
ton of a monumental arch over Della
ware avenue between the United
States capitol and the Union station
and near the latter so that II might
form a gateway to the city. Although
the Columbian commissioners are not
finally committed to any design, it Is
understood that most OF them favor a
monumental group with Columbus as
the central figure in preference to an
arch. But the questions of site and de-
sign are yet to be determined.
Presidents Fall Trip.
ID. Int IL
BILE to make a three or four days trip
next fall down the Mississippi river
from some point In middle Illinois or
Iowa to Memphis. 1t will If made be
with the members of the inland water
ways commission. President Roosevelt
will leave oyster Bay in time to be at
Canton. O., to attend the dedication Of
the Mckinley monument Sept. 80, and
the voyage down the Mississippi river
will IL nothing prevents Immediately
follow.
Down the Mississippi.
The president has been strongly
urged to make the trip because of the
opportunity it will afford to acquaint
himself personally with the impor-
lance of the work the inland water
ways commission has in hand. Recent
ly he received an urgent invitation to
do so from the governors of sixteen
states, who referred to the great inter
est the president has taken in the i'm
provement Of the Mississippi and its
tributaries because Of its effect in reg
ulating railway rates.
Responsive to the invitations from
the state executives, the president has
sent to each one an identical letter
promising to make the trip outlined
unless something unforeseen occurs.
In Interest Of Temperance.
If half a score of society women can
control II another season In Washing
ton will see the punch bowl abandoned
and the wine at dinner a thing of the
past This attitude is the result OF
serious consideration Of the drink evil
not alone among fashionable women:
To Simplify Postage Stamps.
Postmasteg General Meyer is being
besieged with inquiries and suggestions
as to devising a plan for placing on
postage stamps the name of the city or
town in which they are sold. The
scheme is impracticable, according to
postofiice officials, owing to the neces-
sary delay and expense involved, and
does not harmonic with the ideas of
the postmaster general. who desires to
simplify the design Of postage stamps
so that they will have as little on them
as possible. thus making the denomina-
tons clear and distinct.
New Stamped Envelopes.
The stamped envelopes which will be
issued under the new contract begin
ming July ! next will contain the bust
of either Washington or Franklin in
simple bas-relief, Washington having
been the first president and Franklin
practically the first postmaster general
and the father Of the postofiice system.
There will be no printing on the
stamps except the words United
States and the denominations in fig
ures and also in raised letters.
The effect will resemble somewhat
the stamped envelope when IT first
came into use In earlier days. The
issue will consist OF four denomina-
tons, two cent and FIVE cent wash
ington) and one cent and four cent
(Franklln), the colors being green, red,
blue and black.
Presidents Baseball Pass.
President Roosevelt received the 9th
er day a gold folding card comforting
on him. life membership in the Ma
tional Association OF Professional
Baseball Leagues. with the privilege OF
admission to all the games played by
the clubs composing the association.
The card Is Of the regulation base
ball ticket size, the presidents photo
graph engraved in enameled gold, the
date of presentation and the name Of
as many of the cities as there was
room for.
A Government Request.
Some time after the civil war Cap
tain James Hooker, who lived near
Irondequoit, N. Y, bought 200 acres