Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-18
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence

cially this new private station will be
known as the executive annex, and 1,
will consist of an entire wing of the
new Union railway station, which GOV.
ers more ground than any other build.
ing in America and is the biggest sta.
ton In the world. Built Of white mar.
Bile, 1t will be uncommonly beautiful
But its distinctive and most conspicu.
Gus architectural feature is the presi-
dental wing, which comprises SUI
perb entrance for carriages, vast
state reception room, Il private room
for the chief magistrate and several
other apartments.
Closed to the Public.
This wing when not in use by the
president will be closed against all Wis,
ltors. 1t will be thrown open, how
ever. on order from the White House
to receive foreign dignitaries calling
at Washington as well as important
officials of our own government, who
will pass through 1t on arriving and
departing from Washington. They.
however, will use the entrances open
ing upon a portco on the east side
The presidents entrance will be re
served for him and his suit.
The Presidents Room.
The presidents room. rs 1t is CT
ed will be most beautifully and lIH
riously furnished. Costly oriental Tt
will cover the floors. The ceiling wi
hn In,
walls will be paneled in blue silk.
the middle will be table suitable 70
writing, provided with solid silve
inkstand and other appurtenances to
match, this and all the other articles
Of furniture being Of mahogany. All
executive penny, but will be paid for
out of the pockets of the railroad COM
panies.
The State Reception Room.
For receiving high foreign dignita-
ries Is provided the state reception
room, into which the vestibule opens.
Thanks to an arrangement convenient
ly made for the purpose, the president
can step directly out Of his private
room into this great apartment, which
is 20 feet long by 30 feet wide.
The railroads are going to try to
make the state reception room the
most beautiful apartment in the Unit
ed States. Its vaulted ceiling will be
eXquisitely frescoed In colOrs, and its
furnishings Of red leather and mahog-
any will be the finest that money can
buy. The floor will be a parquet of
rare woods highly polished and with
priceless rugs scattered about.
Tho Main Station.
The main part of the station con-
tains the largest room In the world
100 feet in length. 1t is called the
cOncOurse, is rooted In with glass in n
magnificent arch and Is intended as a
gathering place for people who are
waiting for trains. The novel features
Of the building are room set aside
for the exclusive use Of invalids "a
physician being always on hand) and
a small morgue for use in case Of fatal
railroad accidents.
Would Light Fairgrounds.
That the Fairgrounds should be light
ed SO that they can be kept open Mt
night is one Of the suggestions made
In the annual report Of DR.. Henry s.
Curtis, supervisor of the Washington
Fairgrounds association, to the Dis
trict commissioners. He says that it
has been found in other cities where
this Ia dOna tho ottopI onna Jnrirp tina
summer at least is larger between Z
and $3.50 o'clock in the evening than at
any other time.
The total attendance at the play
grounds for the year was 272, 732. Last
year was the first in which the play
grounds were kept open after the be-
ginning Of school, and the attendance
during the fall and spring months was
nearly as great as during the summer.
curios From the Philippines.
Samuel D. Crawford, an Erie Pa.)
man, who Is lieutenant colonel in the
Philippine constabulary and has been
In the islands over six years, recently
presented to the president a number Of
curiosities from the islands. Among
these were a head ak, dangerous
weapon made by hand process by the
1gorrotes, the widest and most I'M
civilized Of the Philippine tribes; G
string, which Is fine piece of cloth
for wrapping the body, and some aro-
matte tobacco grown In the mountains
Of the Islands.
Jap Sword For Roosevelt.
When Taniemon Hitachiyama, the
Japanese wrestler, left Japan to come
to this country his one ambition was
to have an audience with President
Roosevelt. Because of his achieve
ments as wrestler his native town Of
Mito some years ago presented him u
solid gold jeweled sword, such as used
BY the famous warriors of Japan in
the days Of old. Hitachiyama asked
permission Of his townsmen to present
this sword to President Roosevelt, and
permission was readily given. The
wrestler had the sword with him when
he called upon the president and made
a formal presentation Of 1t. The presi-
dent said that in view of the fact that
the sword represented the good wishes
Of japanese citizens he would accept
It He praised the japanese as the