The National tribune., 1908-09-24

The principal front of the building is
that on 5 street. Here the colonnade
between the two fiaf'king paviliens is
292 feet seven and one4halfiinches long
1t is made up of II hays. with 1S pairs
of Doric columns and a, large single
column at each end, making "a col
umns in all. With other columns or
the paviiions there are 6Sdcolumhs In
all, each 20 feet high and three feet five
inches ip diameter. The /bases of the
columns are each three feet high. The
construction is very solid,' the marble
walls being backed up with brick, OF
which 10000 600 will be required. UT
to the first-fioor line granite has beer
used to face the building, above that
Vermont marble, and the rcourts are
faced with Indiana limestone The
marble-work contract was $4,000
and that for the limestone work on the
courts was s136,690. The floors are sup
ported on steel girders.
In every respect the construction
work is first class, and when completed
the building will be one Of the hand
soonest as well as the most complete de-
voted to Office purposes to be found
anywhere. 1t has been much needed
as at present the Government is paying
rent for quarters outside of the Capitol
to accommodate Senators who could not
be housed in that edifiee.
Representative Laning. of the 14th
Ohio District, was indicted by the
grand jury recently for alleged embez-
element of the stock of the Norwalk
Savings Bank. He, in company with
the manager, J. ]. Gibbs, was also ac-
cused of loaning money to fictitious
real estate companies. owned in part
by officers of the bank. Nobody who
knows Representative Laning believed
for an instant that he was guilty of
anything unbecoming a gentleman. The
trial proved this, and he was acquitted
of any knowledge of wrong-doing al
ALL Mr.. Laning wept like a child
when the verdict came in. His friends
nearly strangled him in their glad
efforts to congratulate him. He will
issue a statement in few days, and
Immediately enter upon his campaign
for reelection.
The President has set aside about TO-
900 acres of land adjoining the Oregon
California line as q reservation for the
propagation and protection of all ma
tive birds. The order includes all land
not suitable for agricultural purposes
The land described is probably the
greatest breeding ground in the world
for water fowl.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt gave q
'Home-folks'' reception to the people
of Oyster Bay and vicinity last Thurs
day. Sycamore Hill. the President
home, is somewhat isolated, and guard.
ed from intrusion OF all but officials
and invited guests during the Summer
months, and very few of the Oyster
10 inf h.
grounds. The President will probably
never spend another Official night in
Sycamore Hill after he comes to Wash
ington this week With this in view, the
President held and all-afternoon recep-
ton on the porch and lawn of his
beautiful place. Probably 1900 people
called during the afternoon. The only
guests of honor were, the members OF
the st. Hilda Society. OF Christ Church
OF which Mrs. Roosevelt Is "a member
The women of the societywere taken
to the Hill in the Government automo-
biles and given seats ON the veranda
where Mrs. Roosevelt received them
The other visitors gathered on the lawn
in front of the house, and nearly q
thousand had assembled when the Ger.
man singers drove up, shortly after 9
O'Clock. The singers came in three
large drays. drawn by four-iiorse teams
The singers were marshaled up on the
veranda, and, after the President had
and had taken his place byiMrs. Roose-
velts side. bowling andh smiling to his
neighbors, as he did so, Herr Prof
Biersick waved his hands. and the
Saengerbund started right off with
"Waldlied."e
After the echoes had stopped echo
ing and the applause was over. the
rDrre I'd Il
troduced to President Roosevelt, with
the request that he be allowed to speak
in German, as his English was not equal
to his eloquence or the occasion. II
was a good speech that the President
of the singing society made, and Presi-
dent Roosevelt smiled and bowed all
thru it.
Here is a thought from the speech
of the President when he welcomed the
singers:
II believe in work. and while man
works he should not play at all, but /
believe in play also. for the sake of the
man, for the sake of the country, for
the sake of mans work. and it is a real
contribution to American life to teach
Americans how to enjoy what is en-
nobling and not debasing. how to get
enjoyment out of associations such as
lIiiS dsSDcidiiOn Oh SINGERS, WHO nave
come here this afternoon, and on be-
half of all my fellow-townsmen, I want
to thank you for coming over and to
say how glad we are to see YOU"
The President stopped to chat bit
with those whom he has known best,
and it took a long time for the line of
handshakers to pass. After the hand
shaking the callers were served with
light refreshments under the trees at
the edge of the lawn. and a little while
later the dust clouds rising ever the
trees along the drive showed where
Oyster Bay was on its way home again.
But nobody minded the dust, since
everybody was too busy telling what
'the President said to me" to mind.
Admiral SIerry, commander of the
Atlantic feet, according to estimates
made at the Navy Department, will
have saved $4,000 in coal consump-
ton of the Atlantic fleet by the time
the fleet reaches the east coast of the
United States from its voyage around
the world. cahIppran recaivad nv