The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-08


work OF the Bureau Of Chemistry.
a meeting of the officials Of the Va
Tious departments charged Win AilS
duty or ordering printing from the Gov
eminent Printing ONCE was held ln ne
Office of Dr.. George g. ldAFeniiet, clileL
III the printing division of the Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor yester-
day afternoon for the purpose OF Iornu-
latlng a standard form 10 be used IN
making acquisitions on the printing
Office Tor work.
Heretofore each department has used
a TequlsitiOn form OF its own cCnStruc-
ton. and no two were the same. The
Printing Once experienced trouble IA
handling the various blanks and the
Public Printer suggested TO the depart
meats the desirability of adopting a
Uniform blank. AT the meeting yester-
day a blank embodylng the best points
Ia those used by the various depart
ments was adopted as the standard.
and this form VIII be used hereafter
by all tie departments.
The meeting. which was attended BY
: all Of the printing clerks and ofiicials
interested, was presided over By Dr.
Havenner.
! The kiosk has arrived Willis L
| Moore, Acting Secretary Of the Depart
/ ment Of Agriculture, gives his word that
1 the kiosk has not only arrived but
/ that il is being put in first-class condl-
/ ton 70 be erected on che Of the most
4
I all may step up and view II,
/ The kiosk or open pagOda. IS some
/ thing new for Washington and IL eX-
/ pected TO attract a great deal or at
/ tentiou. Il Is explained by Prof Moore
/ that the kiosk is a small iron frame sf-
1 fair with a peek-a-bOO waist effect
| that permits free circulation OF the
| currents and in which Instruments for
! registering climatic conditions viii ba
Prof Moore desires the washington
lpublic 10 have a standard Instrument
! for ascertaining the downtown tenn
/ perature. and he is therefore preparing
10 erect the kiosk as soon as he receives
! permission 10 do so from Colonel Brom-
/ well, superintendent OF public build
| ings and grounds.
The kiosk Is going 10 be something
/ more tnan a mere thermometer. one
/ viii be able 90 see the daily weather
/ map, the Genealogical chart, as We'll
| as a general weather exhibit which VIII
| enable Oae 70 get as miserable as pos
! sible.
The Library Of Congress has just re-
! ceived from Former Mayor George D
/ Todd OF Louisville, KY, 4 valuable
| collection OF books and papers let him
by mis- greats grandfather, Judge Harry
I lines, the first Federal Judge Of Ken
! lucky. The books and papers embrace
! a complete history OF Kentucky from
/ 1888 10 1916. and most or them are IN
y y
papers is an account OF the trial OF
! Aaron Burr for treason There IS also
I a full assount Of the proceedings or TIE
| Democratic Society Of Kentucky OF the
] early days. and a full-bound copy OF the
/ palladium and Western World. an
/ old-tin1e newspaper The papers were IN
/ the Todd family for over a century.
| Librarian Putnam has written let
/ ter to Mr. Todd thanking him for
i the papers. which. he says. are anon 3
| the most valuable received by the Con-
/ gTessiOnal Library in recent years.
| Copies OF the August number OF tbs
In. F. D. News. the official organ OF the
/ National Rural Letter Carriers AssOCia-
/ ton, published at Chicago, H. have
/ been received by officials Of the Postof-
| fee Department, containing a severe at
tack on former Fourth Assistant Post
master General Joseph 7. BristOw, who
| has Just received the Republican nOnt~
nation for United States Senator Il
The August issue Of the publication
was brought out in advance and freely
circulated in Kansas. with a view u
lining up the rural carriers against Bris-
tow IN the primaries Mr. BristoW 9
/ record AZ an official OF the POscofdcs
| Department is vigorously assailed. and
an appeal was made 10 tho carriers 70
u work against him in the primaries.