Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-04-23
(By Daily Leaders Special Cores
pondent.)

4 Thy Daliy Leaders SpeMai CorreS-
pondent.)
Washington. April 23-The WHITE
House tennis court, made famous by
ex-President Roosevelt AID mis- ten
ms cabinet. where the Bishop OF
London beat the president at his
own game and where Jimmy" Gar
field. Juserald and Pinchot miss al
Numerically" as Mr.. Roosevelt would
say. will soon be thing OF the past.
1t Is proposed to build one
story extension to the White House
office building which will cover the
tennis court. The sum OF $4,000
was appropriated in the suniry civil
bin and becomes available July 1.
Plans for the extension will soor
be submitted to the president.
What to name our battleships aft
er the names OF the various states
have been exhausted is a problem
the navy department will soon have
to face. Only recently in order that
two OF the new battleships might be
| given the names of state 1t was nes-
| essary to change the names OF two
little naval craft, long since antigua
ted and now out OF commission.
They were named Nevada and Ar
kansas. and by the shift these two
names will be available for two OF
los tnc h,,tl
though 1t is alleged that to change
| the names of naval vessels will sure
ly hoodoo the craft, the states OF
Nevada and Arkansas insisted upon
being represented in the battleship
fleet, and the senator's and represen
natives from those states pointed out
that nobody cared whether the little
craft were hoodooed or not, and
finally won out over the supersti-
tious
1t Is probable that when the
names OF states are exhausted the
department viii fail back upon the
| names of historic craft, such as Con
stitution, and Hartford, Bon Homme
Richard, etc.
This is one on u.s. said Frank
p. Henry, lawyer, OF Chicago, who
visited Washington recently. cat
least 1t has gone the rounds OF our
papers, and I don't know whether
you have ever heard the story here.
"A Chicago business man." said
Mr.. Henry, while recently visiting
Washington, was one day walking
down Connecticut avenue with
friend, when the latter in indicating
the passing of various distinguished
persolages, said:
There's justice Holmes across
the street.
Homes?' came from the Chica.
go man.
Yes the distinguished jurtst;
member of the supreme court; son
Of the great DR.. Holmes
Was he detective2' asked the
man from our town.
Then perceiving the expression OF
disgust and amazement that cams
to the face of his friend, he hastily
added:
But, OF course, mot. Now that
| remember, Sherlock Holmes was
fictitious character anyway"
Senator Jonathan Bourse, Jr., Of
Oregon, who is looked upon as Il
strong probability for President
Taft's "golf cabinet" has called sew
eral times at the White House since
the inauguration. AS yet however,
he and the president have not had
game Of golf together, owing to Nj
Taft's being kept in the Whf.e House
by pressure OF work.
AT Hot Springs, Va, and at Au-
gusta, Ga. the senator was Mr.. Taft's
favorite golf companion. Bourne Is
a good man to play with. AN expert
player himself he always encourages
his companion. Besides, the senator
is always in good humor and never
wants to talk politics while the game
is in progress.
The proposition to increase the
salary OF the president of the United
States occasioned wide discussion
not only in Washington, but through
out the entire country.
When one remembers that the
doors OF the White House always
swing outward and that there is
continuous procession passing thru
the rooms on the first floor, one can
realize the wear and tear resulting
from these tramping feet, and the
wonder is that the presidents OF the
United States were not paupers
when they left the White House.