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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03

NEW YORK, June 2.-Taking the
attitude that Secretary OF War Tafts
explanation OF his Memorial Day
eulogy OF Gen. Ulysses s. Grant, did
not explain at all, Grand Army men
throughout the country today con-
tinued to protest against the attack
made at the tomb OF the hero. Poiiti.
cal affiliations apparently have no
part In the attitude OF the veterans
OF 61-65, for men of Secretary Taft's
own political faith were even more
pronounced In condemning the state.
ment that Gen. Grant was drunkard,
than did the secretary's political op.
ponents
The FIRST Official action 10 be record.
cd against the speech OF Mr.. Taft was
by members OF the VIM. q. Mitchell
post No. $50 G.. A. X, The post is
named after the brave adjutant-gener
n with Major General Hancock. As
soon ss new business was the order oil
procedure, Past Commander Hugh
1fewart rose 20 address the grayshair
~ members and there was a hush.
HE voice trsrbied ~ he sub
mltted the following motion:
Ths o65csrs and comrades Of
+ Vm- q. Mltchsii post NO. $50, q.
y ~ ~ Do hersby enter their pro.
<,''o ut uuzfnsR me- unnsSssssry and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
TAFT INSISTS ON HEARTY
ENDORSEMENT OF T. r.

WASHINGTON, June 2.--There Will
be no lukewarm Endorsement OF Prcsi.
dent Roosevelt and HIS policies, in the
Republican national platform, II the
wishes OF Secretary Taft and ihis
friends have potency In the framing
OF that document. This much was
made known after the first of series
OF conferences to be held with the
secretary OF war on the subject Of
the platform.
Should the Chicago convention
adopt this sort of platform and nom
mate Secretary Taft, II is predicted
In authoritative quarters that his let
ter or speech OF acceptance win con-
tain a pledge to carry out the Roose-
welt policies already inaugurated and
earnestly strive for those not enacted,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03

ties OF another. The doctor has an
Office al Third and Howard-sts.. this
city, but is vice-president OF the
North Essex Conservative association.
In the public meeting in Sandwich
which followed the nomination Of
candidates for the Ontario Legislature.
Monday afternoon, Or. Lafferty was
chairman, and presided with much
grace and dignity. He Is native
Of Essex county and previous to COM
ing to Detroit practiced for three
years In New Baltimore. Mich. He is
a clever platform speaker in both
English and French.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
xrw YORK sroCK LETTER.

There was wild and excited open
ing IN the stock market this morning
and leading issues like Union Pacific.
Southern Pacific. Great Northern
Northern Pacific and Reading opened
from a half point 70 point above last
nights close and advanced further al
most Immediately. Tnfbn Pacific Itself
selling up 10 $50. which. considering
that IL "a now Just ex-dividend. Is the
equivalent OF one point higher than It
sold on the last movement The pace
was a little too hot TO last. however
Heavy profit taking set in and the mar
ket has reacted all around. The tone.
however. has grown dull on the reac-
ton and the undeTtone remains dectd-
eddy firm. Sentiment has turned very
strongly 20 the bull side and advices
10 buy on every reaction are now quite
common.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
TAFT's BREAK ON
GRANT WIDELY
CONDEMNED
WAR sEcRETARY's REFERENCES,
IN MEMORIAL DAY, SPEECH, TO
NATIONAL HERo's EARLY LIFE
SHOCK PUBLIC PERsoNAoEs.
Taft'S Attack On
Grants r1emory

From secretary Taft's speecn,
read by him from manuscript
In Granite tomb on Decoration
day before Gen. Frederick Dent
Grant, his wife and son. Lieut..
". 8. Grant:
1t 10 true that Grant received
nm education at West Point. but
certainly nothing was developed
there to indicate his fitness or
ability to meet great responsible
tiles.
He did web In the Mexican
war, az did other lieutenants. He
manifested as regimental quar-
termaster energy and familiarity
with his duties. But in 1854 he
resigned from the army because
he had TO. He had yielded to the
strong drink, and rather than be
court-martialed he left the army.
He returned from Vancouver. on
the Pacific coast, to his family in
Sc. Louis without money. without
property disheartened man.
He accepted from his father-in-
law loan OF rs acres OF land.
house for his family TO live In.
and there he carried on farming
operations. His chief business
seemed to be that OF selling
wood, OF cutting II. and piling II
I IN the back yards OF the wsll-to-
do people OF st. Louis.
After six years OF this life he
gave up farming because OF ILL
health and went into the real es-
tate business for year. He fail-
ed In this. His associate dissolv-
ed the partnership. Then at last
his father offered him 5000 as
clerk In his leather store at Ca
lena, Ill, and then he moved from
ct. Louis. He worked here for a
year also. During these seven
yearv. though everything looked
dark, he overcame in great
measure his weakness for strong
drink. But he was so constitute
ed that IL seemed impossible for
him 10 earn n livelihood even
when he had given hostages TO
fortune In the shape of wife
and four children.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK. June THE cotton
market opened Arm in sympathy with
stronger cables and on covering by
shorts. who desired TO even up before
the issuance OF the government report
at noon. The weather map showed
moderate to heavy rains again over
Oklahoma and adjacent sections. The
chronicle places the area sown TO cot
crease OF l.31 per cent over that OF
QO-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
COPPER CLOSE.

Ariz Com. 1sA; Apex, A.: Atlantic.
ls% Allouez. 80: Boston Cons 1873
a seeis S sIs STPPef hog SSn East BS,ts
So; Franklin. So CRANKY, IS; Globe.
OH Greene. :; O. Cananea. "a Hell
vetia 22 Mohawk 81 Majestic, IS;
IA Nevada Utah. 3I-l6: North Butte.
665a No Butte Eek. ll6. old Dom. s5 n
Osceola. 90: Parrott. 2ls quincy, 81;
Raven. =; shannon. II; SUPP IL x
ga; L ) OIL 24I. L ) r com IS: L
5 r pr AZ; Victoria. So; Wfnona. Ga.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. June Close: The nrm-
ness IN wheat comes largely from a
backward movement in the appearance
Of the crop. A great deal of wheat IL
not looking well. and reports OF dam
age by rust. flood and Hessian ny are
coming In every day. The worlds sup
els last week. helping the feeling of
strength. Spring wheat is doing well.
Cash demand is not improving, but the
bears are making no Roadway
Wheat quotations: Cash No. red.
97c; July opened unchanged at 81 "a :,
and advanced TO 92c, September opened
at s0i4c, advanced TO s0Ac and clos
ed at 30. No. red. sac, No. white.
S1c.
Coarse grain quotation--Corn: Cash
No g. 15c; No. yellow. nc.
Oats-Cash No. white. l car at oec.
Beans-Cash and June. $500 bid oc-
tober. 81 bid.
Cloverseed-Prime october. $3.50.
Receipts in the Detroit market on
Tuesday included 400 bbls OF -four. l
car OF wheat, 3 OF corn. . OF oats and
2 OF rye. Withdrawals were 400 bbls
OF flour. Stocks are 14l.525 bu OF
wheat. y0.912 bu Of corn, 2S,30s bu OF
oats and l0.7Oe bu OF rye.
Decreas in Minneapolis stocks, three
days. $50. 900 bu.
Northwestern wheat receipts Tues
Wheat in Liverpool closed y " hsd
lower and corn unchanged
Decrease In worlds visible supply
last week $4,000. 900 bu.
Exports OF wheat and flour Tuesday
$4,000 bu.
Wheat receipts at primary points
Tuesday. 100000 bu; year ago. 5ss,OVV
Blu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
The markets all closed rather tame
but higher. the excitement and Dig
trade OF the past few days taking
flight. the volume being OF moderate
proportions only Resting spots for
the day showed wheat up Lc'
com. "A q a.c higher; oats. - q - bet
ter and provisions, 2Agbc higher
Closing prices: Wheat-July. 81 ~ ~
u corn. July. ss7s asked; oats, July
45ls bid. Pork July, si3.7O9ls.I2H
lard. July. ts.52h. ribs. July, S.4S
asked
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
BOSTON COPPER.
COPPER LETTER.

opening copper cable: Spot. f5s, up
SIS futures, ass i2s Cd. up IS; market
f1rm.
The copper share market opened gen :
orally higher this morning under tne
influence OF strong and rising New
York market. Opening gains averaged
about a half point In the leading cop
during the forenoon session. Greene
Cananea was the most active. the price
Running up to lOL in the hrst hour'
as against a closing price OF sN yer
terday <ipissing was strong CUT
stock. ceiling above s. The trading IN
the market was not active. except IN
one or two spots. but the tone was
strong throughout. The metai In Lon
don opened IL higher
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
COPPER SALES.

Furnished BY Cameron Currie 81 Co,
Adv. 100: Anal. S.14s. Az. 2S5. Anc.
30: Az. l,ls5; -. c. 325; Il * c, SIS;
Blu. 1892: c ga. rs; c & RI. IL; Cent,
Is: Mer. so; Range. Az: - w. 10: Or.
10: @ G G. 2.6s5; Guam. % Roy. $40.
Ls 3s5; Mass, 100: Mex. 145; Mich. 40:
Mob. 1910: New. lao: y Il. 3.s77. o ID.
49, Csc. so; Par 20; Qy. go: r l. 2j;
Shan. $50; 5 F. so: Trim. 32s. L r of.
143 Utah Cons. AL: Utah Cop. 20. Wet.
go; Win. 1850; VOL. IS.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
NEW YORK METAL.

NEW YORK. June 2.-Continued
dullness was shown at the Metal ex-
change today. although a slightly firm
er tone developed In tin In sympathy
with London. Lake copper 12+ Q24y.:
electrolytic l2h al2tc castings. IN
fi4gS: tin 2sh I2y
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
U. S. GOVERNMENT BONDS

Quotations furnished by Cameron.
vurrie a. Co. June 2. 1908:
New Is reg, 1914 Qi03t: new -
coup. l03t bid; new IS reg, 101 n l01 y
new 80 coup I0101h; new As res
1904 d121k: new ~ coup. l22 bid.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
CANADIAN POLITICIAN
LIVES IN DETROIT

DR.. T. A. Lafferty is in the rather
unique position of living in one coun-
try and being prominent in the poll
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03

which will have a ring similar to that
pronounced by President Roosevelt on
taking the oath OF Office over the body
of the dead Mckinley
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
LIVE STOCK.
Report OF Market Opening ny eadtes,
n~rick a Co. Comnissicn McrchAptN
EAST RIEEAIO.

EAST BtFFALO.
Report OF MARKET Opening BY ead,es,
P"-i~k a Co., Comn,isss~u Merchants.
BUFFALO. June Especial. Cat
tle-Receipts Light: steady. Hogs
Receipts, 1000. pigs t5.25: all others.
t59596 Shcep-Receipts. light; top
lambs. So; top calves. s6G6.I5.
MARKET CLOSE.
EAST BUFFALO. June 2.--Cattle--
Receipts. 20 head. quiet. steady. Neals
Receipts. 200 head; active and steady
at s5n675. Sheep and lambs-Receipts
400 head. fairly active. steady. lambs
s5.25 gG.i5. sheep. i2.75Q5. Hogs-Re-
ceipts. loo head. fairly active. 5u loo
higher, workers.. s555us; pigs. -. /;
mixed and heavies. s595We; roughs'
f&7545.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO, June 2.--Hogs-Receipts
$4,000. market slow; SC lower. bulk
1875 q 5.e0: light. s5.20a $50; mixed,
roughs. ,S2Oq 5S5; yorkers, So 50 q 90: .
pigs t4.2sV5.15; good TO choice heavy.
$3.50 b.62h. Cattle-Receipte, 1000;
market strong beeves. $3.50 q 80;
TEXAS steers s4eo@6.Io; western
ers, ~ 10 n kqk &c Wa saral. hsifsrs, ~ ~
&C 30. calves s4T6Qe25 shsep-Re-
ceipts. $4,000; market steady; lambs
10 to 25c lower. native sheep, ss.so9
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
=cMARKETS AND FINANCE

20. western. s35OQ520. yearlings
! SIS. 50I6.25. lambs. native. and western.
4 81 % 1850.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
LOCAL STOCKS.

The following quotations Furnished
by Lewis q. Gorton. l4l3 Majestic bldg.
lime Q 1908.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
PRODUCE.

Assessment paid.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03

GA - q RIA.
Bs.n Ii. zIhs knd You Have AIxan SOE,
''ss s:''"I;sxzEzxa., : -''....
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
SENATOR FORAKER.

For obvious reasons | do not care
to criticize what Secretary Taft
thought It appropriate 10 say at Gea.
Grants tomb beyond the single re-
mark that whether Gen Grant may
have had some weaknesses II Is evil
dent that Secretary Taft has his
Weaknesses also"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
WIN. e. CHANDLER.

II was not aware OF the facts stated
by Secretary Taft and am anxious 10
disbelieve them. II they are true,
regret that the secretary rejoiced TO
revive them and give them worldwide
publicity at the tomb of the matchless
general whose victories in arms saved
the American union from dismember.
ment and gave freedom and the ballot
TO four million (now ten miilion) OF
colored citizens OF the United States.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
GEN. o. o. HOWARD.

Il have thought the historic state.
ment concerning Gen. Grant at Fort
Humboldt. Cal, as commonly render.
ed. TO be erroneous. The motive CT
Secretary Taft in using II was intrtn.
sically noble. II apears TO me that |
have never known a statesman moro
after my own heart than Mr.. Taft"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-03
MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN.

IF Secretary Taft uttered the state
ments accredited to him II Is to be re-
GREETED. knew Gen. Grant intimately
and never heard OF such "a thing. Il
Is disloyalty TO his memory al this
time for such statements To be made.
and I am deeply pained to think IT.
should have been done. We are all
loyal TO our commanders, and such un.
fortunate incidents as this Is to be
sincerely and universally regretted &"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24

ated In frescoes. The walls likewise
are done IN colors. The great cleo
troliers OF glass hay .ging from the
ceiling contain more than half
thousand incandeseent lamps. for oc-
casional use when the president and
his family or guests OF state arrive or
depart at night. The floor is inlaid
with rare woods highly polished and
waxed. and the massive furniture Is
Of red leather and mahogany.
To enter this wonderful room. Mr..
Roosevelt does not 60 out into the
vesubule. the way by which be came.
but passes through another door d.
rectly into it from his private apart
ment
It ought to be made clear. however.
that convenience IN the receiving Of
important guests Is only an Incidental
object held In view IN providing this
magnificent private railway station
for the use Of the president Of the
United States.
Its main purpose Is to secure priv
acy for the chief executive when be
arrives at or departs from the nation
al capital One may add that the De.
scrlptlon above given looks forward
just little. inasmuch as the union
station is at present barely completed.
and the presidential wing has not yet
received Its furniture.
The use Of the presidential wing Of
the new station VIII bar all cranks and
other intruders such as dog the foot
steps Of president when be travels.
The Garfield tragedy. Of which the old
Pennsylvania station was the scene.
could not have occurred had the presi-
dent been safeguarded as future presi.
dents Will be In this new station.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24

the aged railroad magnate. When Mr..
Plant died. ia June. 1900, at New
Haven. Conn. his estate was worth
$1,000 000. The point IN the contest
was whether Mrs. Plant should re-
ceive an annuity Of $4,000 by the
terms OF the viii or have the win set
aside and get about 100000. The
contest depended on a codicil making
the heirs Of Mr.. Plants six-year-old
grandson the residuary legatees and
tying up the fortune until the youngest
son Of the grandson reached his ma
iority.
When the case came up for trial.
before Justice Leventritt. In the su-
preme court, just seven years ago,
lawyers believed that the suit was q
doubtful one. The codicil could be
set aside If the viii was offered for
probate IN New York. Connecticut
was the only state in which such a
provision would be legal
SO the case turned on a question
Of whether Mr.. Plant was
a resident Of New York or Of Connect
cut. He went to Connecticut a few
days before his death. 50 the contest
ant claimed. TO avoid the New York
law and establish a residence in New
Haven.
Lawyers say that Mr.. Guthrie de-.
served all the credit he got for win
ming the suit. TO hits persistence in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24
The ROMANCE or a RUSSIAN
PRISON WAR0ER.
lis Wife Liked DaintIes and That d
the Reason the Prisoner Never
Received the Cake with
re Hidden Gun.

Among the prisoners under the
Charge OF a certain prison warder az
Warsaw was a man named Schneider.
flo was BY occupation a bookkeeper,
and his skill IN that direction had at
ength eliminated In a charge Of fraud.
AT the time Of this story be was await
Ing his trial.
A little while suficed to show that
Schneider was suffering already from
he effects Of prison life and fare.
Learning Of this. his friends, having
discovered the warder under whose
charge Schneider had been placed, in
trusted to him daily baskets Of deli
cacies for the imprisoned man.
AT first the warder had demurred at
.he proceeding, and had pointed out
that it was contrary TO regulations for
prisoner to receive food from out
side However, the advantage TO his
pocket that the action Afforded, even
without considering the pleasure Il
provided his wife and family to inspect
and sample the delicious contents Of
the baskets. filed him with an un-
wonted solicitude for his aiIing pris-
Jner.
So It happened that in a few weeks
the regular arrival Of provisions be-
came a source Of pleasurable excite
ment in the warder's house. More
did it become so when one day, among
)ther delicacies. handsomely-deco-
rated iced cake stood out conspicuous
+. ". This must be for the children, de-
cided the warder's wife
1t may be that it. crossed her mind
that what she contemplated was not
exactly IN accordance with the ethics
of honesty. Still. the prisoner was
aware that il was not right that he
should receive food from his friends.
Thus she eased her conscience, and
having determined to allow the pris
oner half the cake, proceeded to cut
through the thick coating Of sugar
icing. Further than this the knife re
fused to go The warder's wife be
came perplexed. The cake must be
baked to a cinder.' she remarked tC
her husband after a further fruitless
attack.
A horrible suspicion crossed The
warder's mind. Might not this limo
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24
ALrooErAER Zoe LoeIcAl.


The parents we're eating their frst
meal with their son after his return
from college.
Tell us, John said the father.
what have you learned at collegeg"
"Oh, lots Of things said the son. as
he recited his course OF studies.
Then" he concluded. 4 also studied
logic"
Logic" said the old man: what is
that7"
ITS the art Of reasoning" said the
son.
The art Of reasoning?s said the "a
ther What is that, my boyg"
Well" replied the son, slet me give
you a demonstration How many
chickens are on that dish, fatbevg"
Two" said the old man.
Well said John. I can prove
there are three" Then he stuck his
fork In one and said: "That Il one.
isn't it7'
Yes said the father.
And this is twog atIeklng The fork
10 the second.
Yes, replied the father again.
We'll, don't one and two make
threeT replied John trlumphantly.
We'll, l declare" said the father.
you have learned things at college.
Well, mother" continued the old man
to his wife, a will give you one Of
the chickens 70 eat and Tll take the
other, and John can have the third.
How 10 that. Johng"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24
View Of New Union Station Showing
the Presidential Wing and
Private Entrance.

will want to show exclusive honors
These presidential apartments form
an entire wing OF the structure and
Is In effect a railway station complete
In itself-a luxury the Ike OF which
is enjoyed BY no foreign monarch.
For. one should explain, nobody ex-
cept Mr.. Roosevelt and his successors
during their terms Of Office. Is per
mitted to use this wing OF to enter It's
magnificent state apartments reserved
for the chief executive Of the repub-
lie.
The private entrance, Il viii be
understood, IS at the front Of the
building. whereas the visitors are ex.
pected to come in at the rear 1t
opens into a yestibule 80 feet wide by
20 feet IN depth. on the righthand
side Of which Is a door leading Into
the private room aforesaid This room,
Of considerable size. mas a lofty cell.
ing decorated In colors and gold. Its
walls are adorned with panels Of blue
silk. Here and there over the polished
hardwood floor are scattered costly
Oriental rugs. and ali Of the furniture,
including a massive table which
stands in the middle. Is Of mahogany.
Il is here that the president would
wait to receive. let US say, some Wis
iting king or other distlnt ished guest
from foreign land.
The state reception room Is the
most important feature OF the presi.
Dental railway station. It Is OF great
size--7O feet IN length, and with a
high vaulted ceiling beautifully decor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24

The Berliner Tageblatt reviewing a
recently published biography Of
Thoma2 A. Edison. tells Of the trials
imposed on the inventor because Of
the unwarranted connection OF his
name with catch-penny novelties.
Some Of the well-known anecdotes are
retold, and the scientist is constantly
referred to as the wizard OF Mungo
Park Mr.. Edison formerly lived at
Menlo Park. n. ].
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24
outhrIe's Gig Victory.

Equally remarkable IN Ia way was
the fee William d. Guthrie received In
the Plant viii contest He was Of
counsel FOR Mrs. Margaret J. Plant,
the widow oE Henry 9radley Plant,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24


gathering evidence that should make
Mr.. Plant a New Yorker and set aside
the codicil, to his skill in presenting
1t and questioning the witnesses, Mrs
Plant owed the $7.OOO,0OO her attorney
won for her Mr.. Guthrie's fee is said
to have been between ten and IA per
cent. of this fortune, somewhere be-
tween $750,O00 and $1,OOO,0OO
OF the many big fees Mr.. Guthrie
has received, the most significant was
the $4,000 paid to him in the proceed
ings to test the constitutlonality Of
the income tax. It was a case in
which methods counted for more than
fees, and Mr.. Guthrie's tactics made
his fame national. He devised the
method under which the proceedings
should be brought so that they would
not violate the statute against suits
to restrain the assessment or colIec-
ton of federal taxes. He drafted all
the papers and made the opening ar
guments before the United States su-
preme court.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-02-24
APARTMENTS FOR PRESIDENT
AT WASHINGTON STATION.
Magnificent New Railway Depot Just
Finished Has Suite Of State
Apartments for Exclusive Use
Of Chief Executive.

There Is a presidential wing to the
splendid new marble union depot at
Washington which Is designed for the
exclusive use of the president and
such dignitaries as shall come to
Washington to see the president and
toward whom the state department