The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-03
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondence.l

| er OF the house by Secretary OF the |
Treasury Cortelyou. Secretary Cortel |
you recommends that a new site be
selected and that the buildings be
erected at cost of S2,s25,OOO. The
site will cost S25O0OO, making the en-.
tire appropriation S3,075,000.
ney Buildings Planned.
With his recommendation Secretary
| COrtelyou sent to the speaker plans
| for the buildings. They contemplate
building $40 by 302 feet with light
court 30G by 110 feet. This main
building is to he five stories high, with
basement and subbasemcnt. 1t will
| be constructed with a steel frame
| stone TO the first floor and brick and
terra Gotta above.
A building 2SS by 20 feet Is planned
for the light court, TO be one story ana
attic, with basement ana subbasement,
to cost $4,000. The annex is to con
tain power plant, laundry aud sta
bles, and It is to be go by 15l feet,
with light court lJi 10y 80 feet,
6attleship Models.
Visitors TO the state war and navy
department building miss the modclsI
of the big ships which once stood lnI
the Railways There are one or two
models stiIl In existence but they are
of the smaller gunbOats, ana they lack
the interest which attaches TO the big
turreted vessels with their guns, which,
even in model form are rrowning and
savage looking enough
No inquiry personally has been made
as 10 why the models of the ships have
been sent into the closet. 1t may be
that the authorities did not care 10
have them inspected ut close range by
representatives Of foreign governments.
: 1t would seem, however, that this
argument would be no reason for the
removal of the models, because repre-
sentatives Of foreign powers have no
trouble at all in securing entrance to
| the battleships themselves.
A Wax Figure Show
In the hallway Of the army part Of
the state war and navy building there
are wax figures of men clothed one
after the other I'm the uniforms of the
service since Revolutionary days.
l lltFt VIVA IENlfN uIt lllfIlN Nfll
done. inasmuch MS they are not so
ghastly looking, so "shuddery," as are
some Of the wax figures that one sees
in store windows
Picturesque Uniforms.
BY far the most picturesque OF the
uniforms are those which were worn
in the Revolutionary days. OF course
s.I... Il.
: ment are spcl and span and made for
, the show occasions. It isn't at all like.
ly that many of the soldiers of the
Revolution had such fine duds TO wear
a as these 70 be seen in Mr. Taft's de
, partment. The bun and blue are beau
! tiful. much more beautiful than some
OF the uniforms which followed.
The rihemeu of the Revolution wore
deersiins ON their bodies and coon.
: skins on their heads. These uniforms
! are shown with the others, and they
! add TO the picturesqueness Of the dis
, | play. II must be said, however that
: the present field uniform of the United
States troops Is by far the most com,
Portable and serviccabIe Of all that
have been used since the American
e, | army came into existence.
An Expensive Change.
Few persons realize how much mon
ey will he involved by the change
i made necessary I'm the United States
/. flag by the addition of another star foI
{ oklahoma on July /.
L The method OF arrangement Of the
/. stars has not yet been decided. Al
c present there are six rows. alternat
ing seven and eight TO the row. Sew
eTal ingenious designers have submit
ted propositions for Il new arrange
/, mcnt, and doubtless when newspaper
II readers begin to realize how great the
Z change will have to he there will bC
h lively competition for submitting aI
o appropriate arrangement
The addition of the star viii result
In changes in every flag owned 10y tn,
government and most OF those now II
j use will have TO be thrown away
=, What with all the pOstolllces, custom
II houses, ships ana army posts the bunt
e ing required will run into millions %
! yards,
p The Drill at Fort Myer.
< At Fort Myer, just across the Po
9 tomac from Georgetown, troop o
cavalry ana battery of field artlller!
of tie regular army give an exhibition
drill IN the riding han every Frlda.
y afternoon. The demand for ticket
each week Is thrice greater than tn
halls seating capacity. Senators rel
q resentatives. nouunicias ana thei
) wives, mothers cousins, daughters an
! sweethenrts attend 10 witness II per
formancc given without money an
without price that ia better than an
play.
IL saw the drill Friday at Fort Myel
s. 4 troop of cavalry did everything tha
II il Is possible for cavalry 10 do, nm
'r the battery of field artillery followe
20 sult-nnc men ANA iinc horses, stulgll
T. soldlerly drilling. with fauclful ma
y neuycrs that no one would hay
Y believed possible OF accomplishment
II thrown in for good measure.
The men who ride the horses an
= who bring In the heldplecps "in hat