The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-09-03
ALL WASHINGTON ANXIOUSLy
AWAITING RETURN OF PRESIDENT
By F. J. Dyer.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-President
Taft is due to arrive in Washington for
a few days about the 26th-the date
not being exactly ascsrtainabls from
telegraphic dispatches. Although he
will be here but very brief period Of
time, the event Is Of great importance
ito Washington. Politicians viii turn
their footsteps hitherward instead Of
toward Beverly. many persons who
would tarry longer at the summer re-
sorts will hike to the capital, the
tradesmen win perk up and put fresh
goods on display, the white house and
the annexed executive Offices will be
given an extra dusting and furnishing;
IN short Washington will for the once
awake and cast of the slouchfulnsss
and slumberous mood which has held it
in thrall all summer long.
It will mean in effect q renewal of
ofhcIal activity in Washington. Pos
sibly the president may do nothing of
much Importance which could not be
done by him while in Beverly. but he
viii again be at his desk in the white
house and the sun will again smile ON
Washington. The trades people Of the
capital would rejoice il the president
and his cabinet and the host Of less
important functionaries, would never
remove themselves lrom 1t for long
periods of time. They speak of the
old days when the president remained
in close proximity to the capital ali
summer long. There was President
Cleveland who lived at Red Top, out
where now is Cleveland park, very
fashionable and rapidly growing sub
urban section. He never went away to
seek cooler place for the summer
season. And before him, presidents
found the environs Of Washington good
enough to spend the heated term in. No
doubt it would make business better.
but officialdom does not concede that !,
the good of the business world il
paramount, and the disposition to seek
change and rest is growing. Without
doubt there is too much inclination
among American men to slave con.
, tinuously at business and to take too
little rest and recreation. The presi-
dent, unfortunately. is unable to get
complete rest even when he turns his
back on Washington. He merely trans
forms his activities to a new scene. and
the cares of office still surround him
like nimbus.
Cotton sssd Prodncss =
The department of agriculture hsK
been devoting great deal of attention
to cotton seed poducts, and the de-
lpartment of commerce and labor has
been seeking with diligence for new
markets and a bigger outlet for the
latter. 1t has become very hopeful
for the future of the oil of the cotton
seed. The late chief of the bureau of
manufacturers, Maj. John M. Carson,
who is about to 60 abroad to study
ways and means to extend the COM
merce of the United States, reported
recently that the "world interest in the
utilization of oil seed to to the highest
degree continues, and the dissemination
of special information relating thereto
materially benefits American COM
meree in such products.
Cotton seed oil is growing in esteem
as table oil. 1t is used to consid-
erable extent in olive producing coun-
tries as in Spain. Cotton seed oil may
not be imported unless it be first de-
natured so that there shall be no dan
ger of it's being mixed with olive oil,
lowering the quality of the latter.
France has put duty Of slightly moro
than one cent per pound on cotton seed
oil. Italy has put duty Of 46.85 per
220 pounds on cotton sed oil, and still il
is imported to some extent. Austria
has put on a phohibitive duty of 48.12
per 220 pounds. Turkey now permits
the importation of conestible cotton
seed oil and the quality sold there il
rapidly increasing. Italy has reduced
he duty on cotton seed oil to $40 per
pounds, which is not prohibitive.
In Scandinavia cotton seed oil is re-
placing peanut oil in the manufacture
of the best grades Of Margarin. It is
being tested also for sardine packing
Bulgaria prohibits the importation Of
cotton seed oil unless it Il denatured,
. but about 5000 barrels annually are i'm
ported into Servia. Roumania placed
on cotton seed oil duty six times as
high as on olive oil. There seems to be
cotton seed meal in Europe, but efforts
are being made systematically to over
come it.
The shortage Of vegetable oils 10
bringing tn ecotton product into great
er prominence, and the demand for cot
ton seed oil and cotton seed meal 10
bound to increase steadily.
Esperanto In the Schools.
, Efforts have been made, following
the holding of the International Con
gress of Esperantists in Washington,
, to induce the board of education to
have that substituted for other Ian.
} guages taught in the public schools.
The advantage Of q universal medium
for the exchange Of thought among the
different nations is generally recogniz-
! ed but in view Of the many previous
.. failures to introduce a manufactured
language Esperanto will have to prove
it's worth. The sentiment in Washing
ton seems to be that languages like
French and Spanish are at present more
necessary than the new aspirant for
favor, and it is not likely that Esper-
anto will be added to the curriculum.
Still, there was much interest over the
Esperanto congress, and without doubt
large number of persons felt induced
to take up the study of the new kind
of talk.
RETURNS TO RESUME CHARGE OF
prTRT,TC SCHOOLS