The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial Correspondence.

The White House staff was busy fo
several days after Christmas returniu.
presents sent to President Rooseve
and his family by strangers. Of cours
no gifts from friends were returned.
''If total stranger TO the presiden
sends him a Christmas present it is
likely that he is after something" Oh
served an official ut the White House
ITO accept such gifts would not only
be very bad taste on the part of the
president, but would probably give
the sender reason to believe that he
might look for "a return. The presi
dent is not running his office in that
way"
No More White Horses.
The WIZ department has issued or
ders that in purchasing horses for the
cavalry arm of the service those of
white or gray color be excluded, be
cause animals of those coors offset all
the work Of tie department in trying
by means OF dress and equipment to
make the men as inconspicuous as pos
sible. Such a regulation has existed
Nobel Prize Commission.
John Mitchell. president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, and
Marvin Hughitt. president " the Chi
cago and Northwestern ra/oad. repre-
senting labor and capit/ respective
l.. have accepted appoiI /nents offered
by President Roosevelt as trustees of
the Nobel peace prize fund. which will
be devoted to the maintenance of
commission to settle disputes between
labor and capital. The other members
of the commission will be the chief
justice of the supreme court. the sec
rotary of agriculture and the secretary
of commerce and labor.
President For Beveridge ELL.
The president recently received DR..
Felix Adler, chairman of the national
child labor committee: DR.. 5. NJ. Lind
say. secretary, and DR.. Nell, commits
sioner of labor. who called on behalf
OF the national committee TO obtain the
presidents views with respect 10 the
Beveridge Parsons bill for a national
child labor law. The president stated
that be considered this bill an excel
lCAt tils iildl Lie "Oltl give IL Ills
hearty support.
For Public Baths.
The commissioners recently received I
from General John II. Wilson, presi- /
dent of the Washington board OF trade, |
a resolution which has been adopted by |
that organization reque ting the COM
missioners to include in their estimates |
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1905. |
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 heaithful and neces- /
sary and that the commissioners should |
lose no time in securing q 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 (N. " 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 I
the boys consisted Of new crisp two
and five dollar bills. Colonel Andrus
Is very wealthy man. His fortune is
estimated at something like 500 OO,-
300.
The Supreme Court.
The ceremony OF the supreme court
Judges marching from their robing
room across fhs corridor to take their
seats on the bench. which occurs at
high noon every week day while the
court is holding session, Is always q
matter Of interest to the average Wis
tor at the capitol. As a rule a small
crowd gathers on either side of the
spot where the dignifed judges emerge
rom the robing room on their journey
% the court chamber, but after a new
Justice has been sworn in, as in the
.ase of Mr. Moody, the mum Der Of spec
ators is augmented for several days
,ut OF desire to see the new recruit
% the nations highest judicial trib-
NAL The incident IL quite impressive
Ind fills the ordinary citizen who has
lever beheld 1t before with consider
lbie awe.
An August PPocession.
A few minutes before the appointed
ime couple OF court attendants come
orth, bearing two ropes of red cording
lhnuf an inch La diametaE 49, 49,