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ordered without questioning the le-
gality or Justice of any act OF the
president in relation thereto
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While the undiplomatic. ungentle-
manly, and altogether asinine action
of Governor Swettenham OF Jamaica
in brusquely declining the assistance
offered by Admiral Davis to the strick-
en- residents of Kingston, hag stirred
up the country, it has been received
here with the attention, or, lack of at
tention, that it deserves. In fact, the
United States government has given
to the world an example of mannanimi
ty in refusing to make an information
al question out of this direct affront to
its Navy So far as the administration
is concerned. the incident is closed,
although, really, it never was regarded
in the light of an incident. If anything
the British representatives at the cap
itaI feel the indignity far more than
the government of the United States.
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Arthur F. Slater. who succeeds
u IL
tary of the treasury, was sworn in
this week. Mr.. Statter's appointment
is further proof that President Roose-
welt is living up to the fact that he be-
Iieves in 4.the young mans admins
tration.' for the new assistant secre-
tary is only little more than thirty
years of age. Mr. Slater is native
of Carlisle, Eng, coming to the United
States in the early SOS. He lived for
some time on ranch near Sioux City,
Ia. attended the public schools and
the high schools of that city, and Ia
ter attended Cornell College at Mr..
Vernon, Ia For six years he was In
newspaper work, being connected
with the Sioux City Journal, and later
as city editor of daily paper in Wal
la Walla, Wash. He has been private
secretary to Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw, and has made an enyiable rec
ord in that position.
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Chairman Burton of the house COM
mittee on Rivers and Harbors this
week lifted the flood gates. and tumb-
ling onto the floor came the greatest
appropriation bill ever presented in
the American congress for the devel-
opment of the nations waterways.
Probably no bill of the present SEES
sion has received such exhaustive and
searching attention as this measure.
The country at large recognizes that
IL present prosperity is to continue the
waterways must be developed to pro-
vide a new means of transportation,
H. he >1ufr 1x- nd ne
fully that the commerce of the United
States has far outstripped the rail-
roads capacity to handle 1t. There is
certain to be much acrimonious de-
bate over the passage of the bill, Tor
the reason that a vast number OF mer-
itorious enterprises believe they
should be recognized more generously
This will lead to rapid cross-fire OF
debate, but it is morally certain that
it will not in any sense fmperil the
passage of the measure because of the
general recognition that the subject
requires broad and patriotic consid-
Grafton if the nations rivers and har-
bors as a whole are to be steadily bet
tered Congressman Joseph f. Rams
dell. of Louisiana, as president of the
NaIlOndl RIVERS anu f1di Doi IDASi
has labored for years to obtain for wa
terways Improvement the recognition
its Importance demands. As result,
his colleagues are extending their
hearty congratulations on the extent
of the present bill. Mr.. Ransdell de-
clares, however. that the National
Rivers and Harbors congress viii not
relax its efforts nor modify its de
mand that an annual appropriation of
not less than $50. 200. 900 be made TO
carry on this great work that Is OF
such vital Importance to the business
interests of the entire country
On exhibition in the files OF the CIV
il service commission is letter just
received from q New Yorker who re-
Gently took an examination for gov
eminent position and who failed to
pass. The circular letter of commits
GRAFTON that accompanied the report
showing his sorry rating evidently i'm
nrpenad the REGIMENT with tina idea