The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-06-12
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence


gress. II is the purpose Of Chairman
Mann 10 gather great deal OF stats
tical information from the Census Bu-
reau and the Department of Labor
during the coming summer.
Congressman an Art critic.-Wash-
ington. with 80 many statues about its
public squares and parks. has never
given any particular notice 10 any OF
| them 10 the extent OF bringing up their
good or their bad featues for public
criticism. Congressman Mccall, OF
Massachusetts, however, has develop
cd into an art critic 10 the point that
he cannot pass the statue of General
Thomas without stopping TO admire
the fine pose OF the horse on which
the general is seated. THAT horse"
said the Congressman, the other day,
looks like a horse, and his pose is
correct i'm every detail Put as for
the charger that General Andrew
Jackson is supposed 10 DE riding. the
| sculptor must have trained him for
that particular feat which he has set
forth. No horse outside of circus
could hold it more than second"
Copyright Oecisions.-The supreme
| court has just decided some important
! copyright cases. the opinions being
handed down by Justice Day. The
first decision was in the case OF the
Bobbs-Merrill company versus r. II.
Macy & Co. and Isador y. Straus, the
decision being in favor OF Macy & Co.
In this case the court dealt with the
question whether the sale by retail
dealer of a copyrighted book below the
price fixed by the publishers is an in
tringement OF copyright. The Bobbs-
Merrill company published a novel and
stipulated in a printed notice that il
should not be sold for less than one
dollar copy The suit was based on
the theory that the right TO dispose
OF copyrighted work gives the own
er the right 10 place restrictions on
its sale. That the republication Of a
map printed in an official publication
is not always pircay under the copy
right law was held by the supreme
court Of the United States in deciding
the case of Globe Newspaper Publish
ing company of Boston VS.. George II.
Walker e. Co, in which case the deci-
sion was favorable TO the newspaper.
The suit grew out of the fact that the
Globe reprinted a map of the electric
railways of Massachusetts which was
compiled by Walker, and published
as part of a state report i'm 1899.
Walker brought suit for damages on
the charge of infringement of COPY
right and the United States circuit
court for the district of Massachusetts
awarded him $3.50, but the supreme
court reversed the decision of the low
er court.
Simple but RevoIutionary-secre-
tary Victor II. Metcalf of the navy
gave the bureau system a jolt
few days ago that has made the bu
reau chiefs walk around daZed. Here
il is: General order No. GG-Here-
after all orders issued by the secre-
tary or assistant secretary of the navy
direct TO any commandant or other
officer in the naval service shall be
executed and the officers TO whom
such order is issued shall promptly
notify the bureau or senior officer con-
cerned OF its receipt and execution"
It's simple thing. but revolutionary
in its simplicity. When an officer in
the future receives an order from the
civilian secretary or his civilian as
sistant, all he has 10 do is to obey II.
When that has been done he is to
report to the bureau concerned what
he has done. In the past when an
officer received such an order, he sent
charge of the particular line OF work.
If II came back with an o X he exc,
cuted it. II it did not come back he
forgot It.
Cheaper Postage to Great Britain
Postmaster-GeneralM Meyers announced
the other day that ar agreement had
been reached with the British govern.
ment providing for letter postage OF
two cents an ounce between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain and Ire
land, to become operative Oct. !. 1908.
He stated further that the British
IOSlindSltI- StHtIdl, SguhtS buAlpI,
was making like announcement to
the house of commons. The matter
Of penny postage as il is called
I'm England. has been under consider
alton for some time. and as far back
as last July President Roosevelt APP
proved Mr.. Meyers course in urging
restricted union with England"
On Oct /. 1907. the Universal Postage
union. which governs the internation-
al postal transactions Of the various
civilized countries, reduced the rate OF
letter postage from five cents a half
ounce fat 20 FIVE cents for the first
ounce and three cents for each addi
tional ounce. which Is the present
rate between the United States and
Great Britain. with which we have d.
rect steamship communication, but on
mail 70 which We have 70 pay an sddi-
tional charge TO countries through
which II masses in transit. Under the