Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-02-11
WEATHER FOR
INAUGURATION.
Already They Are Talking About
It In Washington.
EARLY SPRING PREDICTED.

Eight Years Ago the Weather Man
Was Badly Fooled on March +Sen-
ator Bob Taylor Is Popular as an
observation-disclosures Clerks For Liq-
uor Houses at Capital.
Washington, Feb. 5.-[Special. AL
though it is several weeks off, the
members of the committee to arrange
for the Inauguration of Judge Taft are
already sounding the officials of Uncle
Sans weather bureau as to what the
elements are likely to do about that
time. The most that can be promised
is that the indications point to an
early spring. In this part of the coun-
try it has been so mild all winter that
the country people had been unable
up to Feb. 1 to gather any ice, and
there has been no skating on any of
the lakes or ponds around Washing
ton, much less on the Potomac river,
which usually is frozen clear across
several times during the winter.
Eight years ago Professor Willis
Moore, chief of the weather bureau,
personally undertook to have on hand
ideal weather for the second Inaugural
tion of President Mckinley. At mid
night after all the reports had been
received Professor Moore over his
own signature announced positively
that it would be clear and beautiful
here, adding that he would stake his
reputation on that. 1t rained hard all
day. The storm cloud gathered around
Harpers Ferry, in West Virginia, sud
denly, and it was clear all over the
country with the exception of a small
spot, which included the Capital City.
A Notable Entertainer.
At business mems banquet the 9TH
CT night Senator Bob Taylor of Ten
nessee, who has national reputation
as wit, was introduced by the toast
master in humorous vein, and he re-
sponded in a like strain. His topic
was, "Will Hunt For His Subject as
Ee Goes Along" At the outset he
said that when a public man spoke it
should be in a serious way, but on that
occasion he would play his role. He
did not know whether his remarks
would be comedy or tragedy, but after
a few moments reflection had decided
that comedy was better, and in order
to please his audience and have his
listeners understand him he would
"travel shallow" This caught the au-
ditors, and for forty minutes the Ten
nesseean was kept on his feet, although
each speaker was allowed only twenty
minutes. Senator Taylor is an en-
chanting singer as well as speaker,
and he has a way of improvising
brief song that makes a hit, and this
feature of his remarks never fails to
provoke the liveliest merriment.
Liquor Houses Employ Women Clerks.
The Capital City has several whole
sale and retail liquor concerns which
are building up thriving trade among
the families of Washington. They ad-
vertise in the papers that they have
''lady clerks" who will wait upon GUS
toners and that, when desired, unlet-
tered wagons and unlettered packages
will be sent out. This has stirred up
the ire of Representative Sims of Ten
nessee, who has introduced a bill pro-
hibiting any license from being issued
to these firms persisting in having
women in their employ. The anti-sa-
loon leagues claim that such estab-
1ishments are increasing their trade
heavily by having these women clerks,
and as it is very easy to get the whole
sale and retail license here their fear
Is that many more such establishments
will spring up and that women will be
induced to buy intoxicants who would
not go to places where the employees
are all men.
Want a National Consular School.
All sorts of schemes are being orig
mated to increase the government ex-
penditures. Enthusiasts have induced
Congressman Lowden of Illinois to in
troduce bill for the establishment in
Washington of national consular
school. 1t Is proposed that this shall
be under the domination of the depart
msnt Of state, and that the instructors
to be engaged shall be designated by
the bureau of education, and that the
compensation of the instructors shall
be fixed by the state department Ex-
aminations are now being held for
consular positions. Men who have
stood these tests say that the average
question asked of an applicant is on
the fool order and has little or moth
ing to do with a persons qualifica-
tions.
Little Danger Of Competition.
A few years ago statements came
from Brazil that experiments in to-
bacco culture in that country were so
successful that eventually the Bra
zilians would be producing an enor-
nous crop of rather fine quality that
would eventually compete successful
ly with American tobacco in Europe.
The United States consul general at