The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-06-05
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

President Taft has been elected hon.
orary president Of the newly formed
National League OF Unitarian Laymen,
organized at Boston.
s. N. D. North. director of the
census, has rendered his resignation
and 1t has been accepted. E. Dana
Durand. deputy commissioner of cor
porations, has been nominated to sue
ceed Mr.. North.
The plans for the Denver public
building prepared by the firm OF
Tracy. Swartwout & Litchfield have
ben approved by the cabinet board.
consisting of the postmaster general.
secretary OF the interior and secretary
of the treasury.
In order to study the intensity Of
the suns rays and the effect Of any
variation in them upon the earth, c.
G. Abbott, director of the Smithsonian
Astrophysical observatory, has left
Washington for Mount Wilson. Cal.
where he will remain during the sum-
mer and fall making obstrvations.
Mrs. Virginia McClurg, president of
the Mesa Verde National Park Asso-
citation. has requested the director Of
the Smithsonian institution to permit
relics from the park to be stored in
the capitol building at Denver until a
permanent building for their preserva-
ton is erected in the park.
President Taft has been informed
that the English grand lodge of Ma
sons has granted a dispensation for
the organization of blue lodge Of Ma
sons at London, Eng, to be composed
entirely of Americans. The dispense
ton was granted by the Duke of Con-
naught. grand master Of the grand
lodge of England. The duke and
President Taft will be made the first
honorary members of the lodge.
Senator Curtis of Kansas has in
troduced the interstate liquor ship
ment bill prepared by the National
Anti-Saloon League and introduced in
the House by Representative Langley
of Kentucky. This bill prohibits the
shipment Of liquor from outside a state
or territory where shipment to such
point would be unlawful from other
points within the same state or terri
tory.
Senator Bailey Of Texas and w. S.
Manning. representative Of the New
York Times in the Senate press gal
lery, exchanged blows as a result of a
conversation they had in reference to
an article printed by the New York
newspaper questioning the sincerity
OF the senator in his course on the in
come tax. They we're separated be-
fore either was injured. Bailey on the
floor of the Senate denounced Manning
violently, calling him q liar.
The officers of the signal corps Of
the army, who have conducted all Of
the aeronautical tests for the United
States government, are greatly en-
couraged by the reports of Zeppelin's
great flight. They believe that it will
have the effect of arousing public in
terest in the United States to support
the desires of the army officers for q
suitable appropriation for the aero.
nautical work. General Allen, chief
signal officer, favors the Zeppelin type
Of airship in preference to the aero
plane for army purposes.
The Supreme Court Of the United
States, in the case of the Common
wealth of Kentucky VS.. the Adams Ex-
press Company, has decided that an
express company has right to ship
liquor into local option county, con-
trary to the law of the state.
Speaking to the colored graduates
Of Howard University, near Washing
ton, President Taft declared that
never at any time has the future of
the negro, as a race, appeared more
hopeful and bright than at the present
day. He presented diplomas to . class
OF over 100.