Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-26

Army officers generally consider ath- |
letics of prime Importance to TIE en-
listed men, and competitive athletic |
events are held annually In all mill |
tary departments. The War Depart |
ment wants to encourage the move
ment, and for that reason it is now |
recommended that an allotment be |
made for suitable prizes, to be com
peted for at these meets. At present |
there is no way of providing funds for |
this purpose save by the soliciting of |
subscriptions in part from the compel |
itors themselves. There is objection to |
this method as it makes the success or |
failure of military athletic meets de- |
pend too largely upon voluntary con-
tributions. 1t is believed that prizes |
for proficiency in athletics should come |
direct from the government.
Col. w. p. Hepburn, chairman of the |
committee on interstate commerce, has |
requested an opinion from Comptroller |
Tracewell of the treasury relative to |
Congressman Nye's bill for extending |
, the time for constructing the Fort |
Smelling bridge. Mr.. Hepburn makes |
point that inasmuch as the appro |
priation for the bridge was contained |
in the sundry civil bill for 1907, the |
money appropriated must be usd |
within the current year. and that an
extension of the time for completing
the work on the bridge might require
an extension of the appropriation also. |
-:
In response 70 the Foraker resolu- |
ton, the President has given to the |
Senate the documents in the case of |
the dismissed negro soldiers connected |
with the Brownsville (Tex.) raid. |
Among them is a letter from the then |
Secretary of War Taft asking the en- |
ployment of detectives to establish the |
innocence of as many as possible of |
the dismissed men. Thus far $4,000
has been spent in the employment Of |
private detectives for that purpose
-
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth narrowly |
escaped being tlHmpied beneat the |
hoofs of a pair of spirited horses the
other day when she was caught be-
tween an ambulance and a carriage in
front of the New National Theater.
The Presidents daughter screamed and
as the prancing animals were about to
spring upon her, Policeman Cats
leaped forwad and grasped her by the
1o,. 70 l,n ciH II
-:
Secretary of the Navy Newberry is
explaining to Congress plans for new
type of warship larger than any now in
process of construction in this country.
The design favored contemplates a dis
placement of 23,500 tons and the
armament consists of Pinch guns. 1t
will have broadside 20 per cent
larger than that of any warship afoat
or building in the world.
-
Secretary of the Interior Garfield |
has sent protest to Congress against
the price which the government has
placed upon the school lands in North |
and South Dakota. He insists that the
Indians should be paid $3.50 per acre
instead of S1.25, which is provided for
in the act for the purchase of The prop
erty.
An order issued by the secretary of
commerce and labor transfers to the
bureau of fish and fisheries absolute
jurisdiction of the Alaskan seal fish
cries. Heretofore the licensing of the
killing of seals in the Pribyloff islands
has been vested in semi-independent
office of the department of commerce
and labor.
The increase in the alien population
of the United States in the year ending
Sept so last was only 6,29S. According
to Secretary Strauss 724112 foreigners
came to this country between Oct. l,
1907, and Sept 80 last, but during the
same period 717,S14 left for their own
countries.
Postmaster General Meyer announced
that he would not renew his order is
sued in December, 1907, permitting de-
livery to charitable organizations of
letters addressed to Santa Claus"
Complaint had been made that the
practice leads to beggary. Last year
$4,000 of these letters were distributed.
-:
Delivery of the entire issue of $780,
100000 Panama canal bonds sold I'M
der Secretary Cortelyou's recent offer
and shipments to the successful bidders
has begun. Several millions in value
were sent to New York and these will
be followed by others as rapidly as
the cash in payment is received.
-:
The American Red Cross Society
made its first contribution to the relief
of the Italian earthquake with gift
of $4,000 left over from the contribu-
tions to the California fund.
-.
Chairman Payne of the house ways |
and means committee strongly inti- |
mates that wood pulp will be placed on |
the free list in the new tariff bill. 1t |
is not certain that steel viii go on |
the free list, bus the Payne bill is
liable to contain free hides and free |
lumber.
The nut trees of the world are ca |
2able of supplying food all the year
a-pund to all its Inhabitants, accord
ing to the vegetarians.
81
More than 5000 bicycles were recent