The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-08-12
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The secretary of the interior has
approved for patent in the territory
OF New Mexico. 11.250 acres in the
Clayton district. selected for the es
tablishment of reservoirs for irriga
ton purposes.
A. II. Miller and Mato r Bradley
have been appointed fores. guards on
Holy Cross national forest. Miss Maud
Bray has been appointed clerk on the
Gunnison national forest. Lewis l..
Cadwallader has been appointed forest
guard on the Routt national forest.
-Four hundred former employees of the
government printing office bindery
who were dismissed by former Public
Printer Stillings cannot re-enter the
service of the big printery without sub
hitting to another examination such
as is required of apprentices about to
go into the service, according to an or
der Issued by the Civil Service commits
sion. 1t is likely that the President
will be appealed to override the com
missions order.
Two officers and ten privates of the
marine corps, who had been recently
bitten by dog, lined up Monday for
the first Pasteur treatment. which will
continue until all danger is past. The
men were bitten by the mascot of the
United States marines in Camp Elliott,
on the canal zone. and treatment is be-
ing given at the hygienic laboratory of
the United States public health
and marine hospital service. So
far none of the men has given any evil
dence of rabies, and it is believed that
none is afflicted.
In a formal opinion by Attorney
General Bonaparte on request of Sec.
rotary COrtelyou of the Treasury De
partment. in regard to the Oklaho-
ma bank statutes, it is held to be lille
gal for any national bank to enter
, into contract with state officials for
the purpose of creating a guaranty fund
out of the bank deposits or capital
stock to be used in paying the deposit
tors in case of a bank failure.
The interstate commerce commission
has decided that a railroad cannot fos-
ter Industries along its own line to the
extent of making excessively high
rates for similar industries located on
connecting railroads. The decision was
given against the Santa Fe, which had
sought to project the markets of the
long leaf yellow pine dealers on its rail-
road by shutting out the short leaf yell
low pine dealers from contiguous terri
tory.
According to the report of the com.
missioner of internal revenue, collec-
lions last year in the district of Colo
RADIO, which includes Wyoming,
amounted to $Gs5.i24.
Bishop Charles Henry Brent of the
Philippine Islands. has again declined
to become Episcopal bishop of Wash.
ington. His decision is announced in
letter received at Washington, writ.
ten by the Philippine bishop in Bos.
ton. His reasons, he says. are the
same as those which governed his de.
clination of the first election-that it
is Gods will that he remain in the
Philippines.
The public health and marine hos.
pital service is calling for war on the
mosquito. 1t is urged that nothing be
left undone for its prevention aad de
struc:ion.
1t is stated at the naval office that
by taking on board 1867 tons of coal
in four hours just before leaving the
Pacific coast on the return cruise. the
bat,leship Virginia has eclipsed all the
coaling records ever made in any
navy. The battleship took on board
1.CC7 tons of coal in four hours. at an
average rate CT 41G.75 tons an hour
the maximum amount for single
hour being $500 tons.