The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23
TRIBUNE:

particularly active INA gitating the TAT
candidacy under Inspiration from tn,
} White House, called for the first tim,
since the publications. had begun ans
congratulated the War Minister upol
the growth Of his boom.
Look here" said the Secretary, try
ing to look solemn, I'm making lis
of all you fellows, did I've headed i
with your name. The title of the list i
my ID. D. F. F. ~
"And what do these cabalistic letter
mean. sir?" inquired the newspape
man.
"Guess!' replied the Secretary. some
} what sternly. Guess, sirr he added
with emphasis. eff you can't make |
) in two guesses I'll tell you"
I ID. D. F. F.'s." mused the newpape
man.. Dear, Delightful, Faithful
Friends" hs exclaimed triumphantly.
Wrong, siri" growled the Secretary
TRY again, sir
Dear, Deceived. Fool Friends" muir
INJURED the news man. becoming it'll,
uncertain of his powers of divination.
Substitute for the word Deceived
the word the newspapers generally in
dictate by blank and you'll have it
sir!" ordered Judge Taft. his repres
amusement exploding in roaring
laugh.
is that list of yours growing?" ask,
ed the newspaper man of the Secretary
recently.
The reply was laugh more thunder.
Gus and reyerberating than the other
one here mentioned.
Capt. Charles de F. Chandler, the
officer of the Signal Corps who recently
made the balloon trip from st. Louis
landing finally in Illinois, has returned
to Washington and resumed his duties
in the office of the Chief Signal Officer
of the Army. It is the intention of the
War Department to have Capt Chand-
Ter to make similar ast ents whenever
opportunity offers, in order that his ex-
perences may be used to military adj
vantage.
The Signal Corps of the Army has to
do with communication by wire as well
as by visual signals from balloons and
other high places. 1t is now in the
market for as many as 1000 telephones
| to complete the equipment of Army
post telephone systems, which have
been under installation for the past
three years.
President Roosevelt is needing rest.
and he knows it. He is not looking ro-
bust, and no wonder. for he has had a
strenuous Winter. He persists in TAX
ing long horseback rides and walks a
great deal, but some way he does not
get as close to nature as his system de-
mands. This desire for more Outdoors
was emphasized the other day when he
declared that he would not attend to
any business that day, and called off
the usual Cabinet meeting In lien of
these not altogether charming duties to
tired man, he mounted his horse and
set off for a hard gallop. Nobody ever
heard tell of a Cabinet meeting being
postponed for such a purpose; but it
was just the same. The President rides
like he does everything else--hard. But
ne evidently enjoys these rides-mostly
taken with Mrs. Roosevelt. who is a
much more graceful rider than the
President. He Is rather short and
stockily built. you know, and is not par
tcularly pretty on horseback, but Mrs
Roosevelt rides well. Albeit she is get
tihs-um, well. lets ocall it 'stoutish."
But it was glorious day for the
exercise, and why shouldn't the Presi-
dent enjoy it. Days that could be en-
Joyed have been rare in Washington this
season, which the Weather Bureau per-
sists in calling Spring. To wind up the
day. the President had fine game of
tennis, ambassador Jusserand being one
of the participants. lr
When the President decided that he
would do horseback stunt, he directed
that the Cabinet members should be
notified by telephone. All of them were
reached but Secretary Garfield Thru
some mischance that official was not
communicated with, and went to the
White House on the minute at the ap-
pointed hour only to find the President
had gone.
On his ride the President was accom-
panied by Lieut.. Fitzhugh Lee, one of
MS personal Aids and horseman of
skill. The photographer who usually
has caught the President while making
some of is great jumps was notified, and
to the secluded spot in the
park with his camera, and ii may be
assumed that some new pictures of the
President taking the top rail were OBJ
tanned. After two hours of this exer-
else the President returned In great
spirits. and prepared for the receptions
that were held in the East Room dur
ing the afternoon.
The 100 clerks of the Chief inspect
ing Division of the Auditor for the Post
Office Department were told this week
by their Chief. Bennett A. Allen, that
they would be required, until further
notice, to present themselves at the Of
nee at $3.50 a. m. and remain until = |
y. m. This is the first time ir several
years that this has been required. AL
statement issued by Mr.. Allen explained
mat the ehtTd hours were necessary be- |
cause the last quarters work was the |
heaviest in the history of the service,
ana that the force was insufficient to |
cope with it,
You would really think that these
poor. dear creatures had been deprived |
Oh their life. liberty and pursuit of hap
piness by this temporary order to work |
overtime from the howl that has gone
up. Representatives of the clerks de-
clared the Department is without the
f1ght from legal standpoint to require
TWO hours extra work each day from
each employe of the division, because
congress has iixt the Departmental
working day at seven hours. Some of |
he clerks. who have been unable tor
reach the Department on the minute at
O'Clock have been required to make
up the time after $50 o'clock. 1t is
ilso declared no one is allowed to reg
ster OUT at any time during the work.
ng day, no matter how legitimate may
De the business demanding attention.
still another grievance added to the
'um total, according to the claim of the
Jerks, is that the extra time made each
ray is not entered in the general rec.
'rds, and any desired reference to it in
ater years would be impossible.
But the fact remains that your Gov
'rnment clerk isn't going to do one
angie minute more work than he has
o. |
The models Of THE large bronze doors
Which the Washington sculptor, Louis
Amateis, was authorized to design for /: