The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-02-26
NOTES FROM WASHINGTON
Especial Correspondence.)

Fairbanks Contemplating Tour
Vice-Presidont and Mrs. Fairbanks
are contemplating taking trip
around the world shortly after the ad.
journment Of Congress. They prop,
ably will take a steamer at San Fran
cisco, visiting Hawaii and the Philip
pine Islands, then China and Japan,
and returning via Europe. The time
OF their return is not definitely fixed
Valuable Rug For White House.
rug said TO be worth more than $780,
200, and claimed to be the finest in
the world, was presented TO the White
House rew days ago as a gift to the
nation, and was accepted by Presi-
dent Roosevelt The donor was II. NJ.
Topakyan, a rich Armenian OF New
York city. The rug is six and one
half feet long and four and one-half
feet wide, is of imperial silk, heavily
jewelled.
Protection Of JeWs.-A step toward
procuring recognition of the rights Of
American Jews to travel through Rus
sia was taken the other day when the
House committee on foreign affairs
agreed to urge the House to pass a
Joint resolution on the subject. The
resolution requests the President to
renew negotiations with Russia to
procure, by treaty or otherwise, uni
form treatment of American citizens
holding American passports, in order
that all American citizens shall have
equal freedom to travel and sojourn
in Russia withoSlt regard to race.
creed or religious faith.
New England's Beau Brummels.-lhc
list of Beau Brummels for the inaugu
raj ball was announced here today by
state. The New England gallants In
the list comprise noted names in po.
lite annals. The two senators from
each state selected the fortunate men,
who will represent them and all their
constituents at the brilliant gathering
These New Englanders are: Maine
Col. Frederick Hale of Portland, son
Of Senator Eugene Hale, candidate
for Congress from the first district
and once a member of the Governor S
staff. New HampshiTe-Col. Rufus n
Elwell of Concord, former speaker of
the Legislature. Vermont-Collins M
Graves of Bennington. -Massachu
setts-Col George II. Doty, chairman
of the Republican state committee
Rhode Island-H. p Cross of Provi
dence. Connecticut-Louis r. Chen
uey of Hartford.
Lincoln MedaIions.-Did Lincoln
part his hair on the left side or on the
right side? That is the question which
is worrying Director OF the Mint
Leach and his ASSISTANTS. Upon it's de-
cision will depend the fate OF large
number OF memorial medallions which
have recently been struck at the Phil
adelphia mint These medallions We're
designed TO commemorate the centen
ary celebration of Lincoln's birth
They are understood to be artistic
and handsome. Samples were passed
around for examination by govern
ment officials and others. A critic,
who claimed TO speak from personal
knowledge, has discovered that the
medal shows Lincoln's hair to be
parted on the right side. This critic
insists that Lincoln wore his hair
parted on the left. He has called the
attention of the mint director TO the
matter. Director Leach wishes the
medal to be historically accurate Ac-
cordingly he is having an investiga-
tion made to ascertain on which side
Lincoln did part his hair. All Of the
available Lincoln portraits are being
examined. So far, il is said. the
search has disclosed the fact that Lin
coin wore his hair parted on the left,
although some pictures show the
parting on the right. If the investi-
cation bears out this preliminary con-
clusion, all Of the medals so far
struck off will probably be destroyed
and new dies made showing Lincoln's
hair as he wore il parted on the left,
and new lot of medals minted.
Service Has Not SuHered-RespOn-
siblc officials connected with detec-
ton Of crime in four branches of the
government have testified i'm sub
stance, that the limitation of the use
of the secret service operators OF the
| treasury department has not been i'm.
| furious TO their respective services
They were Chairman Knapp of The
/ Interstate commerce commission, VIII
! liam l.. Solcau, disbursing clerk of the
department of commerce and labor
/ G. w. Trowbridge. chief of revenue
| agents, and Assistant Secretary
| James p. Reynolds, of the treasury
department, i'm charge OF the customs
! service.
Their testimony taken at hearing.
/ on the sundry civil appropriation bill
/ just made public and by the house
committee on appropriations. With
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