The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-10-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence.

/ District government during the mex
fiscal year VIII be. asked for by thi
commissioners from congress.
The appropriation sought last yea
by the commissioners was S1l,TS1,
902.63 The amount granted was S1t,
029,5o330. This year the amour
sought will be about S1ooQ000 larger.
Among the things which the com
missioners VIII present to the favora
BILE consideration OF congress are new
school buildings, recommended BY tbs
board OF education six or eight porr
BILE schools an addition of 100 police
men TO the force $T50000 for the IN
stallation Of high pressure wafer scry-
Ice in the city public bathing house
with a public laundry, and substan
tial increase in the force Of the healtl
department Office.
Few New School Buildings.
BY far the largest estimate from any
one department is that of the board Of
education, which requested an appro
priation of more than S4,o00000 Last
year the board of education received
more than 100000, while this year
1t asks for almost that amount for new
buildings and grounds alone
Justice Harlan Protests.
Justice John NJ Harlan of the Unit
ed States supreme court is unalterably
opposed to the plan of the Grant me
mortal commission to cut down the
Crittenden peace tree and many 9th
.er trees of historic value in the botanic
garden to make a site for the Grant
memorial.
Justice Harlan asserts that no reason
exists for the dissertation about to be
perpetrated by the commission in the
destruction of the stately trees, some
of which have stood for a century
New Trees For President.
During the absence of President
Roosevelt on his hunting trip the dec
orations of the east and west terraces
of the White House underwent a
chaagc The bay trees which have
adorHed the terraces Of the presidents
mansion during the spring and sum
mer have been replaced by winter
green trees, The reason for this is the
fact that the bay trees which We're
originally brought from Holland. cam
not stand the winter weather. The
bay tree numbered .fbgut seven4y-fiye,
and Il r seRoYt ra,piifet seeeral
days labor a large nwaber Of win
tergreens replaced them
Extra Fare For Terminal.
Washington's new Sl5,9Q9009 rail-
roads terminal, to which the United
States government contributed $4,000,
o00 viii be paid for by the people II
the railroads have their way
The general passenger and traffic
agents Of all the roads using the ter
minal have decided 70 add to fIle price
Of each ticket into and out Of Wash
ington from 20 to p cents. except foT
very short distances, where the fare is
a dollar Or less. when the increase Will
be 10 per cent in order 10 pay for the
expensive terminal
From mileage tickets ten or twelve
additional mile coupons win be torat
while a proportionate Increase win he
made in the cost of communications fiek
cts Thus there viii be charge Of adj
mission 10 tie new marble railway pal
ace ana thesetfects VIII reach wher,
ever ticket is sold 10 Washington
This plan viii be Followed unless the
interstate commerce commission infer
feres 10 prevent il.
Stops Pocket Picking.
superintendent of Police SYLVESTER
recently received statistical informa.
ton relative 10 the number Of visit6s
TO Washington during the summer
months ANA by comparison with for
mer records he has discovered that
fewer pckpockets have operated hero
during The last several months Than
usually During the month Of July
10000 persons visited Mount Vernon,
in August. 24,090, liz September. o.
COO 1t is estimatea that about l2a.000
visited the city who did not 50 TO
nelghboring resorts III spite Of dis
large number Of strangers bin few
cases Of pocket picking were reported
Within the last month only six cases
have been reported to the police.
Spiritualists Plan Home.
The erection Of magnificent build
ing IN this city 10 serve as the head
quarters of the National Spirituallst as
ISOLATION was advocated at the meet
ing of the fifteenth annual convention
Of that organization, held here recent
ly. The idea of establishing the head
quarters Of the organization in the Cap
ital City ia fine building specially
adapted to the needs of the organiza-
ton was brought to the attention of
the delegates by former Representative
Charles r. Schirn of Baltimore.
Temple Proposed.
eve should build here said Mr..
Schirm, "a magnificent building that
will be especially adapted to our needs.
want to see us have building here
In the Capital City of the nation that
win take its place among the buildings
of the other great religious organiza-
lions of the country. We must have
this building, and we must secure the
pledges of the members OF the associa-
ton throughout the country that the
amount of money needed will be sub
scribed when the time foraction comes,
Ravages Of Tree Moths.
Washingtons shade trees have dur
Ing the past season suffered severely
from the attacks of the white marked
tussock moth This pest is a native
species and in previous years has done
onn arnl,la don1oOa RI thn 0reha ri