The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-04-05
EOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence


On immigration Commission.-The
President has appointed the following
persons as the civilian members OF
the immigration commission author
lied at the last session OF Congress:
Charles p. Neill, commissioner Of la
Dor; Prof. j. w. jerks of Cornell
university, and William r. Wheeler, n
business man OF Oakland. Cal. The
commission is now complete, the SEN
ate and house members having been
announced.
r. r. D. Mailbox Reeulation.-In n
decision rendered recently, Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General De
Graw insisted upon an adherence 70
the regulations requiring that boxes on
rural mail routes shall be erected by
the roadside so that carriers can cas-
lily obtain access to them without devi-
ating from their routes or dismounting
from their vehicles. Failure to COM
ply with the regulations in this re-
spect, the decision states. is likely to
result in the discontinuance Of the
delivery of mail by rural carrier.
Government Clerks GuId.-The in
creased cost of living has led 10 the
formation in this city Of the Govern
ment clerks cooperative guild, which
propose sto establish a general depart
ment store to be patronized exclusive
L. h,y nant ole m
of Columbia. The capital Will be
$250, 900 at SO per share, and 1T is the
intention il possible to dispose OF the
stock to the $4,000 clerks on duty in
this city. II is not the purpose to COM
pete with local merchants, but TO
charge full prices and distribute any
profits as dividends to the stock
holders.
An Old Saying Reversed.-The
other day Senator Beveridge intro
duced to President Roosevelt, DR.. Sol
G.. Dickey. president of the Technlca!
institute, and DR.. II. II. Russell oi
Westminster college of Indianapolis
who asked the President If he would
make a speech there before the trade
convention to meet in the Technical
institute, May 20. 80 and 81 The
President is to speak at the I.awton
monument unveiling on May 30, ana
will consider the question OF making
a second speech. One Of the callers
told the President that the Technical
institute was where they turn swords
into plough shares" Yes, but If the
time ever comes, they want TO know
how TO turn the plougshares into
swords" was the quick reply OF the
President.
Blackburn Gets Good Job.-Good
things are coming the way of ex-Sen-
ator Blackburn, erstwhile leader OF
the Democratic minority. On top OF
his recent appointment as member OF
the canal commission has come the
information that he Will be made gov
ernor of the canal zone and that his
salary will be $4,000 a year. This
will put him in a class with Maj. Gail
lard and Maj Sibert, deputies TO the
chief engineer Ii is the best job that
has fallen to a lame duck during
the Roosevelt administl alton. The
place of governor is now virtually
held by Robert Reid Rogers. as officer
in charge OF law and administration.
This has been only a temporary ar
rangement Mr.. Blackburn will be re-
Quired to live on the isthmus.
bert Knox Smith, commissioner Of cor
porations, has opened kindergarten
class for the study Of lumber. He has
about 20 bright young men as pupils,
who, contrary to the ordinary pupil
in a kindergarten class, instead of
paying for education, is paid while
acquiring information. The reason
for il is this: Mr.. Smith is going af-
ter the lumber trust, is going TO find
out the habits and methods of that
particular branch of the octopus FAM
lily. and his 90 bright young kinder.
gardeners will be placed upon the
trail of the octopus and track him to
his lair, If he has a lair. Some think
he has, and can be usually found in
the neighborhood of Wall street or
some other delectable quarter given
over to the making Of system" dol
lars. Before a man can be employed
as an expert by the bureau of corpor-
ations he must lfave a practical know.
ledge of the subject he is to investi-
gate. 1t is not always easy TO find
practical men willing to give up their
business TO serve the government
When the bureau of the corporations
was first organized and its agents
were sent ont 10 round mp the octopus.
they were not practical men, and
were selected merely because they
were men of average intelligence and
supposed 10 have a sense for ferret.
irg out things. Now the bureau OF
corporations takes men who know the
subject they are sent TO investigate