Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1908-10-24
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence

Aldu eau III AulCdBOY WhASh 40
evidently hard at work rounding up |
the railroad men to vote for Bryan |
and Kern. The appeal which the rail-
road mans bureau is sending out is |
couched in the following language: |
Dear Slr-Inclosed please find Bryan
and Kern railroad club subscription
blank Kindly place the same before |
all the members of the railroad club |
for their subscriptions to the campaign
fund A receipt in the form of a trav-
cling card will be issued by the Demo.
cratic national committee to each
member for the amount donated. These
travelling cards are good for admission
to the White House at Washington,
D. c.. during the entire Democratic ar
ministration. Yours truly, VIII G.
Long"
Tourists Favorite City-WashingtOn
Is the favorlte city Of America for
tourists. There is so much of inter-
est to see, so many dignitaries whose
names crowd the newspapers, so many
fashion parades, that tourists flock TO
the capital in droves. Almost any day
of the year they can be counted by
the hundreds in the streets. OF course
the favorite stunt" of all Is trip to
the White House and visit to the
president. This is easily arranged
through the aid of senator or con-
gTessman. Each day groups of tourists
escorted by the congressman from
hot IfcfV, m Whitn
House. Nearly always the p1 resident
consents to come out of his Office and.
meet the party. Frequently he shakes
hands all around, makes clever lit
tie speech, and the visitors depart
happy at the attention shown them.
One secret of President Roosevelts
great popularity is the charming grace
with which he receives the visitors.
No president has been more accessi'
BILE than he.
Supreme Court Docket-Beginning
October IS the call of bhe docket in
the supreme court of the United
States for the 190S-09 term began.
Among other matters of interest many
important railroad questions will re-
ceive the courts attention. OF these
the appeal from the decision of the
United States circuit court for the
eastern district of Pennsylvania on
the commodities clause" Of the inter-
state commerce law as affecting the
anthracite coal roads will probably
occupy first place with the public. A
case recently docketed will test the
validity of the Haskell bank guaranty
law of Oklahoma and another, institut-
ed by one of the negro soldiers dis
charged on account OF the Browns
Vile riot, will deal with the right OF
the president to summarily dismiss
an enlisted man before the expiration
of his term. Still another case deals
with the constitutionality of New
York city's S0-cent gas law. Another
important case deals with the regu'
larity of the proceedings of the New
York courts against Albert T. Patrick,
the lawyer now serving life sentence
on the charge of numbering Millionaire
Rice.
tuberculosis Awards.-Awards to
successful competitors participating
in the great exhibition which formed
q vital part of the recent international
congress of tuberculosis have been an
nounced by Dr. Fulton, secretary gen.
eral of the congress, and DT. Boy
er. chairman of the committee on ex-
hibItion, in a report of the committee
ON the congress. The board Of judges
consisted of DIR. Brown, United States
commissioner Of education, as pFest-
dent; DR.. Fulton of Providence, r. L.
as secretary, and twelve committee
men. The Brompton hospital, London
won the $4,000 prize for the best ex'
hibit of hospital for the treatment OF
advanced pulmonary tuberculosis, and
gold medals were awarded to the Loo
mis- sanitarium, Liberty, N. Y, and the
Massachusetts, State hospital, Tewks
bury. Mass. New York won the gold
medal for the best exhibit sent in by
the states illustrating effective organ
ization for the restriction Of tuberOu
losis. Special gold medals for various
kinds of work in the campaign against
tuberculosis were made, including one
20 the Massachusetts state committee
of the congress.
Honduran Minister Recalled.--Ths
recall Of DR.. Angel Ugarte, the minis
ter from Honduras to the United
States. announced last week, wheT
the minister called on Secretary Roo
and said he had been relieved ant
would go to Mexico to represent hii
country there. Or. Lazo Arriga,
brother Of a former Guatemalan min
later to the United States, will sue
ceed him. Arrangements are beinl
made for an audience with the Presl
dent. when Mr.. Ugarte will presen
his letter of recall and his successor
credentials. DR.. Ugarte said the mis-
sion to Mexico was offered him NOR
than a month ago. The retiring min
lister denied report, that his chang
of posts was due to misunderstand
Ing with Assistant Secretary Bacon
dating back to last summer, whel
there was some disagreement betwee'
the state department and Honduras
growing out the action OF the latte
government in canceling the exequi
teurs of two consular officers at Ceibt
because OF their alleged friendlines
10 the revolutionists. and 1t was dul
ing negotiations. having in view tn
reyalidating OF these exequateuri
that the reported differences betwee
Mr.. Bacon and DR.. Ugarte arose. Tn
minister declared that the incident n
ferred to was unimportant, and tha
he and Mr.. Bacon we're the best
friends.