The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-08
FOURTH Of MARCH
IN WASHINGTON
Local Committees Plan to Out
do All Previous CeIebra-
tons of the Kind.
USUAL R0BBING SCHEMES
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES
PREPARING FOR HARVEST.
Special to The Herald)

Washington, Feb. Washington has
begun active preparations for the in
auguration of President Taft. Com
mittees are at work for the big parade,
for fireworks on the night of March
9Th. for the brilliant inaugural ball to
he held In the Pension Office, and for
every other feature of the big event.
Reviewing stands are springinz up
along the line of the parade. from the
capitol 10 the White House. Windows
I'm stores and houses and hotels along
Pennsylvania avenue are on the mar
ket for the day; seats on the stands are
already on sale, long In advance of the
completion Of the stands themselves;
souvenirs of all kinds are finding their
way into the stores. and the town is
generally getting busy" as it does only
once in four years.
Sig Time Certain.
Al signs point 10 a great big ceie-
brstion; it is the aim of the local man
agers to Guido ali previous Inaugural
tons. and it seems at this day as
though they might succeed. All the
leading hotels are booked TO their linn
il, and at the atrociously high rates
that always prevail here during inaug-
uratiOn week. Boarding houses are fill
ing up; citizens are preparing for the
reception of guests, and everybody Is
getting ready to celebrate. You can
get rooms in Washington anywhere
from 81 to $50 per day, and if YOU want
2 room in one of the big hotels, look
ing out onto Pennsylvania avenue,
where the parade will pass, you can
get it, or rather you could have gotten
q. g. -.
strange thing is that people will pay
these prices, but they always do. And
the greed of the Washington hotel
keepers is the one disgTaceful thing
about every inauguration. From this
the moral can be drawn; When you
go TO Washington. for the inauguration,
stop with your friends.
Many Want Jobs.
Senators and members Of congress are
being overwhelmed with demands for
appointments i'm the census Office. The
time is approaching when the census
bureau VIII increase its force. and put
on about 5000 extra temporary clerks,
stenographers, etc. for handling the
returns of the census. which VII be
taken next year and as these jobs
carry very fair salaries. with compare
heavy demand These appointments
are not under civil service, though ap-
pOintees. before getting on the pay
roll. are Obliged TO pass a nOn-com-
petitive examination to determine their
fitness. Eastern congressman and SEN
ators are receiving applications by the
score; fewer come from the west, be-
cause OF the expense of getting to
Washington. Nevertheless. there are
applicants aplenty from even the far
distant states; many more than can be
cared for. Senators will probably have
about ten appointments each, and COM
gressnen about five, though no fixed
schedule will be observed, much de-
on the ability Of the individual
10 grab the patronage while it is avail
able.
Ambition Of New Senators.
New members Of the senate, and SEN
atOFs who have not yet completed their
first term. are anxious that the next
senate shall fully organize Immediately
after the 9Th of March. This is desir-
able in order that the younger men may
get better committee assignments than
they now have. or that new men may
get some sort of recognition without
waiting until December. It is custom
Tor some specific purpose. to organize
only the committees dealing with that
subject. and if precedent is followed,
TIE senate viii not fully organize until
December. But the younger senators
are anxious that precedent shall be set
aside for once.
Break" by Presidents Daughter,
Miss Katherine Elkins and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth met ct an after
noon function in Washington a few
GAYS ago. They chatted impersonally
lot few moments. and then Alice.
IN her frank Rooseveltian manner.
came out with this one:
j suppose after your morganatic
marriage with the Duke of Abruzzi you
won't speak to US common fOlks7"
Miss Elkius fiared up; her color
showed her temper. Her eyes fairly
danced II think I'll begin right now"
she replied. and turning on her heel.
walked away. leaving the presidents
daughter wondering whether she haJ
made a truly serious break.
Heyburn's Argument.
When the senate was discussing the
proposition TO increase the salaries of
inc president. speaker. federal judges
ana others. Senator Hepburn of Idaho
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