The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-08-21
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

WuSt ohG $NuOtUVT GAeUiuottSUs-
About 400 former employees OF the
government printing Office bindery
who were dismissed by former Pub
lie Printer Stillings, cannot re-enteI
the service without submitting 10 an
other examination, such as is 70
quired of apprentices. This is the
decision of the civil service commits
sion. Public Printer Leech prefers
experienced men TO the training Of
new ones. II is likely that the Presi
dent will be appealed TO overrule the
commissions order.
Limit to Mail Packages.-Actina
Postmaster General Grandfeld re-
Gently announced that commencing
August Is parcels. without regard TO
the value of the contents which do
not exceed II pounds in weight, nor
measure more than three feet SIX
inches In length and six feet in length
and girth combined, will be admitted
to the parcels post mails exchanged
between the United States and Great
Britain. The rate applicable in the
United States to parcels 10 Great
Britain is IL cents pound or fraction
Of pound.
Peace Color Of Warships.-Admiral
Pillsbury, chief Of the bureau OF navi-
cation, Navy Department, has re-
ceived from the navy yard about a
dozen board slabs, each painted diff.
ferent shade Of gray, as a preliminary
exhibit Tor experiment in the matter
Of the color that is to be given YES
sells Of the navy in time OF peace. The
gray may become a successor Of
white as a peace color, but IL so It
will only be done after a long series
OF experiments to determine whether
the change is desirable, and IL so,
which OF the many shades OF gray are
serviceable from many points OF
view.
Crop Report Encouraging.-That
crop conditions in the United States
were in the aggregate somewhat bet
ter e percenD on the first of Au-
gust than they were year ago, but
slightly Il percenD below a 10-year
average condition on that date, Is the
opinion expressed by the crop report
ing board of the department of agri-
culture In a supplemental report just
issued, reviewing the general crop
conditions. The report mentions the
crops that are above the average, In
Guiding winter wheat, hay, cotton and
tobacco. Corn, parsley, rye, buck
wheat, apples and fax are slightly be-
low the average, potatoes being about
percent and oats are nearly 10 per-
cent below.
Honduras Minister Ignored-The
state department is taking up direct
ly with the government of Honduras
the settlement Of the questions aris-
ing from the cancellations Of the ex-
eauaturs of the American consul and
vice consular officers at Celba, which
was done by President Davila be
cause Of the alleged Intervention OF
these officers in the political affairs
Of Honduras. For this purpose 1t has
directed Mr.. Dodge, American minis
ter at Salvador. to proceed to Teguci-
galpa, the capital Of Honduras, for
conferences with the officials of the
foreign office there. In this case the
state department is ignoring the Hon.
duras minister here, Mr.. Ugartc, who
has not been to the state department
since he had an interview with Mr..
Bacon few days ago which, 1t Is
said, terminated rather abruptly.
Fairgrounds for Boys and GirIs.-
In connection with the playground
movement in this city, Henry S. Cur
tis, secretary Of the Playground AS
sociation Of America, has made pub
aic the following letter written by
President Roosevelt to the boys and
girls OF washington:
Through DR.. Curtis have learned
that many Of you are taking an &C.
tive part In various athletic events
In your city. l am glad to see this.
I believe In work and do not believe
In sacrificing work to play; but I
most emphatically believe also in
play. A boy or girl who has a heal
thy body will be all the better fit for
serious work. and IL the health come
through vigorous sports pursued In
an honorable. straightforward man.
ner. not only the mind, but the char
acter is benefited. To the boys I
wish 10 say special word. | EN-
phatically believe in marliness, In
courage, In physical address, but
believe quite as much in good COM
radeship and in spirit OF fair play. I
hope that whenever you enter a con-
test you will do all that is in you TO
win and yet that you will remember
hat II is far better 10 fail than to