The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-01-03

joiced because they have had to stand
no end of chatting over the army sur
geons who have received preferment'
For instance, Major General AinswoIth
was a doctor and is said to have receiv-
ed his first promotion because OF his
skill at keeping the feet Of the infantry
men . in good shape. Then there is
General Leonard Wood who secured a
regiment and special promotion over
the heads of hundreds of other officers
because he was Mrs. McKinley's family
physician and President Mckinley Lev
or could refuse any favor asked by his
wife. Now the army officers are adj
dressing every naval officer as doc
tor" and every Naval surgeon as "Ad-
miral". Surgeon General Rixey, who
puts his name in the teleph one book as
"Admirar' Rixey, although be has been
forbidden to use the title of admiral,
and who is family physician to the
President family, is responsible for
the Presidents decision in the present
case.
Frank 81. Hitchcock, First Assistant
Postmaster General, who was the loud
est Cortelyou shouter in the Republl-
can camp, less than two weeks ago, is
now shouting for Taft and applied re-
Gently for the position of Taft cam
paign manager. The insignidcance into
which the Cortelyou presidential boom
has shrunken is enough to make the un-
fortunate Secretary weep. In his cof-
nection q story has been going the
rounds to the effect that Hitchcock was
to succeed vorys, Taft's Ohio manager.
OF course there is no truth in the story.
Vor Us has done too good work in Ohio
to have anyone placed over him by the
sstute Secretary, but the story served
to worry Vorys and that is what it was
printed for.
The Philippine Government recently
sent to Washington an order for the
smallest and yet the most expensive
shipment that the Government has ever
been called upon to make. Its order
was for one-thoussndth of gram of
radium and the price paid for 1t was
Is, 900. The Insular Bureau, which has
| charge of the shipment, is wondering
how it can send the tiny fragment Of
mineral without danger of its being
lost. The Philippine Bureau Of Science
wishes to use the RI dunn in a series of
| experiments it is conducting. And the
poor Filipinos pay the shot.
Rep. Hobson, who is always hustler
and constantly springing some new
idea, has hit upon novel one. 1t con
| sists of . bill providing for the weekly
| publication Of an official journal which
Is to give briefly the important events
in every department of the government,
the important official acts of the Presi-
dent and the proceedings of Congress;
not in full, as is the case with the Con-
grsssional Records, but summarized for
busy readers. There is grave question
| IL Mr.. Hobson's bill can become law,
but he is in deadly earnest, has publish
ed a sample copy Of his proposed sheet
and believes thst great good could be
accompl ished throughout the country
His idea is, of course, to circulate it
free. Incidentally, he would have the
paper contain guide for the use OF
people who visit Washington.
The chief Engineer of the Panama
Canal has decided that two locks near
est the Pacific shall be placed four miles
| further from the sea. than was originally
Intended. This will save $4,000, DOC
| and incidentally will remove the locks
further from danger of an enemy's
feet.